Silver City

Sunshine? Yeah, you bet – but I had to go 1000 clicks inland to find it, well away from the coastal drenchings this week.

Where? Broken Hill or ‘The Silver City’ (as it is sometimes called) is a city forged out of a hill that consists of almost pure silver, lead and zinc. Broken Hill is Australia’s first mining town (1883) and where the ‘Big Australian’ was born (BHP).

Walking the streets of Broken Hill and neighbouring Silverton is like stepping back in time. Donkeys, Emus, Horses, Goats roam the streets of Silverton as you keep an eye out for Mad Max and his Interceptor. There are a lot of outback artists and galleries, following the steps of the great Pro Hart who lived in Broken Hill for 77 years.

The dirt is red, trees only grew on creek lines, the air is dry and it’s bangin’ sunshine – every damn day.

:: uge

BHP's humbling beginnings

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The quintessential outback pub - Silverton Hotel

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Broken Hill - heritage town

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Solo - Sundown Trail, Broken Hill

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Every 7 minutes one of these rolls past and shakes the earth

You can buy a house in Broken Hill for under 80k

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Little bit like the Opera house design

Mad Max was 'ere!

The Pink and Greys

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Transport!

Renewables - let's see more of this

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Sunny, cloudless - all day long

Our rent-a-car

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