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  Broken Hill, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broken Hill is an isolated mining city and Local Government Area (see City of Broken Hill) in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 21,000.
Broken Hill is a major base for both the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and School of the Air and the town and its surrounding are frequently used by film-makers for shooting movies, television programs, video-clips and commercials.
Broken Hill was the scene of the worst incident of terrorism in Australia, when in 1915 two Turkish nationals fired on a trainload of picnickers, killing three and wounding six.
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 News from Downunder 2004 - Broken Hill, New South Wales and Sydney
Broken Hill, New South Wales and Sydney
When the border with New South Wales was reached from the South Australia side the NSW Colonial Government refused access to the 'foreign' company and eventually a private tramway had to be set up to link the rail head at Cockburn to Silverton.
The main ore deposits at Broken Hill were found by Charles Rasp, a boundary rider on the nearby Mt Gipps Station in 1883, he was actually a German food technologist but had been excited by all the nearby discoveries and tried his hand at prospecting.
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 Secondary Minerals of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Broken Hill is the type locality for about fifteen minerals, nine of which are secondary in nature.
Broken Hill is known as the Silver City, so it is perhaps appropriate that we begin with the native metal itself.
Broken Hill is also the type locality for an iron hydroxide, bernalite.
www.crocoite.com /opencut/bhsecmin.htm   (1373 words)

  
 Mimetite and wulfenite from the Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales Mineralogical Record - Find Articles
Hill deposit and the knowledge of the Broken Hill orebody were greatly expanded.
Mimetite and wulfenite have long been considered rare in the oxidized zone at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and specimens are highly prized by collectors.
The scarcity of mimetite specimens recovered during early mining operations is probably not surprising, considering the often inconspicuous appearance of the species compared to the more spectacular specimens that were recovered of many other minerals for which Broken Hill is famous, such as pyromorphite, smithsonite, cerussite and anglesite.
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 Australian Broken Hill Minerals
Broken Hill, in the Barrier Ranges of New South Wales is one of the planets mineralogical highlights.
Broken Hill specimens are no longer mined as access to the mines has been shut down.
Native copper from Broken Hill is difficult to obtain.
www.collectorscorner.com.au /Gemstones/AustBrokHill.htm   (340 words)

  
 Broken Hill and Litchfield National Park, Australia
Nearby Broken Hill is in excellent shape compared to most Outback towns.
It has been said that Broken Hill probably contributed more to the growth and development of the Australian economy than any other place in the nation.
These days, Broken Hill is known for its mineral-related activities, architecture, famous artists like Pro Hart and Jack Absalom, and the art galleries and Sculpture Symposium.
www.lonker.net /travel_australia_3.htm   (455 words)

  
 BROKEN HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES OUTBACK, AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN BROKEN HILL, THINGS TO DO IN BROKEN ...
Broken Hill is a mining town which is also very popular amongst Australian artists.
Although Broken Hill is part of NSW, it is only 509km from Adelaide, whilst 1170km from Sydney.
The main one is the Broken Hill City Art Gallery, although there are also a number of smaller ones which are worth while.
www.australianexplorer.com /broken_hill.htm   (561 words)

  
 Mineralogy and Petrology - Broken Hill, NSW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Broken Hill silver-lead-zinc deposit in western New South Wales is Australia's premier mineral locality.
The Mineralogy Section has been studying the mineralogy of the the weathered or "oxidised zone" at Broken Hill.
Several new mineral species such as bernalite, mawbyite, segnitite and kintoreite have been recorded during this study.
www.mov.vic.gov.au /mineralogy/bhilldoc.html   (141 words)

  
 Broken Hill - New South Wales - Australia - Goway Travel
Leaving Broken Hill, travel north for 120 kilometers to a working "outback" sheep station.
This family owned property is unique as it incorporates a privately imposed and now registered natural sanctuary for fauna and flora as well as an abundance of Aboriginal Rock Art.
Back to Broken Hill for lunch and transfer to the airport or train station.
www.goway.com /downunder/australia/nsw/nsw_brokenhill.html   (193 words)

  
 WELCOME Broken Hill Accommodation Book Online, Broken Hill Visitor Centre, Broken Hill New South Wales, Broken Hill ...
The town of Broken Hill is its own graphic testimony to the struggles of the mining pioneers.
Broken Hill is the stepping off point for the greater outback NSW experience, be warned though that 3 days will not be long enough to do it all, youll need to plan at least 7 days to get around to meet the people and see the diverse countryside that is truly Australian.
A visit to the outback of New South Wales begins in Broken Hill, be prepared to be inspired, because once youve been here youll understand why the locals love their place.
www.visitbrokenhill.com.au   (488 words)

  
 BROKEN HILL
Set in the sand hills of Mulyungarie, a lone horseman herds cattle over a desolate paddock tinctured orange by a deepening bronze that bleeds across land and sky.
His arms, by contrast, are constantly in motion--swinging to and fro like the stirred branches of a eucalyptus as you survey the expanse of his personal landscape.
The holder of one of the largest private collections of European masters in Australia, Hart--in addition to being a world-renown painter and sculptor--also collects vintage cars and motorcycles, is a crack shot, a weight lifter, and a local philanthropist and hero whose controversial political views are mildly described as somewhat eccentric.
www.travellady.com /articles/article-brokenhill.html   (1207 words)

  
 Broken Hill, New South Wales - Travelmate
But in recent years artists who have found their inspiration in Broken Hill, have grabbed as much media attention - as analyses of the incredible wealth produced by one of the world’s greatest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits.
Although painters have been trying to capture the light and colours of the Hill for more than 100 years, it wasn’t until Pro Hart and the so-called bush and naive artists burst on the scene with their starkly-lit imagery that the school flowered.
Broken Hill in Outback NSW is so rich in an often turbulent history that no one museum could ever do the region justice.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=228   (417 words)

  
 Images Australia - Broken Hill, Photos, Art, Music, Poetry
Broken Hill in New South Wales was created to serve miners in the super rich silver - lead - zinc mines of the Barrier Ranges.
Like an artificial oasis it is situated in the vast semi desert lands of Western New South Wales.
Multiculturalism is not a new thing it has always always always been a feature of Australia.
www.imagesaustralia.com /brokenhill.htm   (356 words)

  
 Rhodonite: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Rocks & Minerals - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It occurs near the top of Stoney Mountain at Winchester, at Keene, and southeast of Hinsdale, Cheshire County, and elsewhere in New Hampshire and is reported from Haddam, Middletown, and Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
Exceptionally well-crystallized zinc-bearing rhodonite (fowlerite) was a locally abundant gangue mineral at Franklin and, to a lesser extent, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey (Palache 1935).
For a comprehensive, modern description of rhodonite and associated minerals from Franklin and Sterling Hill, the reader is referred to Dunn (1995).
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 Alternate history of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I had wanted to return to Broken Hill for some time, my last trip having been about ten years ago, and wanted to ensure at least one trip out to the Pinnacles mine before it became impossible to do so.
Late afternoon was spent back in Broken Hill at the tourist centre (a nice display of minerals, courtesy of the Pinnacles operators), and the Geo Centre.
Milton has a terrific Broken Hill mineral display and it is a must see for anyone visiting the Hill (for details, see the "Broken Hill" issue of the Australian Journal of Mineralogy).
www.crocoite.com.cob-web.org:8888 /opencut/bhalt.htm   (841 words)

  
 Comic book scenes may come to life as movie in Broken Hill » ABC New South Wales » Local News
Broken Hill is considered the favourite of three potential locations for parts of the film, which will involve up to 300 people and two weeks shooting.
Broken Hill has been the location for many major films, including Mad Max 2 and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.
Meanwhile, Australian director Baz Luhrmann is reported to still be working on the script for Alexander the Great and has been to Broken Hill to inspect locations.
www.abc.net.au /nsw/news/200411/s1235606.htm   (225 words)

  
 Sydney & New South Wales Tourism-Accommodation, Maps, Attractions NSW (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Accommodation in New South Wales covers the whole range from basic camping grounds to five star luxury hotels.
New South Wales is made up of 16 diverse regions.
On the southern New South Wales border, the wide and beautiful Murray Darling River system has leisurely house boats and paddle steamers for a leisurely look at one of our famous rivers, lined with imposing river gum trees.
www.visitnsw.com.au.cob-web.org:8888   (1547 words)

  
 New South Wales Map, Broken Hill,Australia map, accommodation, Australia
Map shows Broken Hill region New South Wales and eastern South Australia.
Tourism in New South Wales is well established.
The Map of Eastern New South Wales is linked to a total of 43 maps covering the entire continent of Australia.
www.auinfo.com /Broken-Hill-NEW-SOUTH-WALES-MAP.html   (168 words)

  
 Broken Hill, New South Wales Holiday Homes & Houses to rent - Australia
Ruby's Cottage, Cottage in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Visit the Living Desert located minutes out of town and view the sunset atop the hill amoungst the carvings.
Take a tour in one of Broken Hill's many underground mines.
www.holidayhomes.co.nz /australia/new_south_wales/2824.html   (289 words)

  
 Hotels in New South Wales Broken Hill | aleb.org
Discover the accessible outback of Australia whilst visiting the Broken Hill Overlander Motor Inn.
Welcome to Broken Hill, Australia and the Best Western The Silver Haven Motor Inn where you will enjoy Australian hospitality.
Opened January '97 as New York's newest luxury hotel, Trump International Hotel & Tower is the collective work of several of the most noted creative talents....more
www.unitas-usa.com /Australia/New-South-Wales/Broken-Hill/index.html   (188 words)

  
 [Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia from the top of the British mine] (March 26, 1920)
[Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia from the top of the British mine] (March 26, 1920)
In the summer of 1919, Sawyer and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia, to head the Rockefeller Foundation's new hookworm control campaign there.
Mining towns such as Broken Hill in western New South Wales were considered, because miners in other countries often suffered from hookworm.
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 Australasia
Lustrous green crystals forming spherical groups on a limonitic matrix in a 3.8x3.2x3.0 cm box.
Light emerald green to darker green groups and spherules on matrix.
White to light-grey tabular to prismatic crystals with a greasy lustre.
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 Perilya (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Company owns and operates the Broken Hill mine in New South Wales, Australia and is one of Australia’s largest zinc-lead-silver miners.
Perilya is also a gold producer at its Daisy-Milano gold mine in Western Australia and has interests in exploration for gold and base metals and investments in the energy and minerals sectors.
Perilya approves staged development of Potosi mine at Broken Hill 19th October 2006
www.perilya.com.au.cob-web.org:8888   (138 words)

  
 Broken Hill Hotels: Read Broken Hill Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
Broken Hill to Port Pirie and on to Coober Pedy (5 replies, 3:18 pm, March 08, 2006)
Transport within Broken Hill township (1 reply, 6:50 pm, March 07, 2005)
TripAdvisor™ provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on hotels in Broken Hill, including Broken Hill resorts, inns and B&Bs.
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 Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
The Titanic Bandsmen, led by Wallace Hartley, really did play on to almost the very end, by all accounts.
For tours of the Broken Hill area, including the Titanic Bandsmen's Memorial, see Broken Hill's Outback Tours web page.
www.pottsoft.com /home/titanic/broken_hill.html   (161 words)

  
 Best Western Broken Hill Oasis Broken Hill - online hotel reservations
The Best Western Broken Hill Oasis is in a quiet location, close to shops, YMCA, tennis, and basketball courts.
Our goal is to offer you the widest possible choice of accommodation, with the best deals and discount rates for your next vacation, city break or business travel.
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 Broken Hill Hostels & Backpacker Travel Products - Broken Hill, New South Wales Hostel Accommodation, Package, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Book your Broken Hill hostel accommodation online now.
Find backpacker hostels, youth hostels, traveller packages and products for Broken Hill New South Wales now.
Mario’s Palace Hotel is located in the heart of Broken Hill and was built in May 1888 but was know as Broken Hill Coffee Palace.
www.vipbackpackers.com /regions/Broken_Hill.aspx   (140 words)

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