640 Chapple Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Absalom Gallery is owned and operated by Jack Absalom.
You are welcome to view and buy his original art works as well as prints, placemats and books.
Jack has DVDs of his many films on sale and there is also a magnificent display of opal stones and opal jewellery.
If Jack is not on one of his many outback trips he would love to have a chat to you on your next visit to Broken Hill. ...
Corner Crystal and Bromide Streets, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum displays minerals, gems and interesting props regarding mining in Broken Hill and the town's special gift of minerals are displayed. This museum is not a static collection of rocks but a dynamic and active interpretive centre. With the many hands-on exhibits, light, sound and movement, visitors can discover some of the beauty and mystery of the world o ...
Federation Way (Line of Lode), Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Enjoy spectacular views and stunning sunsets whilst having dinner in their fine dining Al a Carte restaurant, Broken Earth Cafe Restaurant. If you can't make it for dinner you can still enjoy the views during the day when indulging in a dish from the lunch menu or coffee and some cake from their freshly baked selection. No matter what time of the day you visit you will enjoy great food and sophist ...
404-408 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery houses an extensive collection of Australian colonial works including James Coutts Michie and James Ashton along with several important Victorian painters such as Arthur Hacker RA. The Gallery also has a nationally recognised collection of early 20th century Australian paintings including works by Margaret Preston and Arthur Streeton through to contemporary wor ...
Route along the Darling River, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Darling River Run is a trip through time and the heart of Outback NSW. Best done by four wheel drive it runs between Brewarrina in the North and
Wentworth in the South, taking in Broken Hill, Lake Mungo, Kinchega and Mount Gundabooka National Parks which are just astonishing, and classic outback
towns like Wilcannia, Menindee, Pooncarrie, Tilpa and Louth.
The drive more or less tracks ...
Corner Argent and Garnet Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Duke of Cornwall Park has two tennis courts for hire. Keys can be picked up at the Visitor Information Centre on the corner of Bromide and Blende Streets. Courts can be hired during the day or after sunset. The park also includes a play area for kids, picnic tables and free gas barbecue. ...
13 kilometres off Silverton Road, Apollyon Valley, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Historic Daydream Mine was founded in 1881, before the beginning of the Broken Hill Mining Company (BHP). The mine is just a 40 minute drive from Broken Hill. Drive through some of Australia's great outback scenery into Apollyon Valley then take a one hour fully-guided underground and surface tour of the old mine workings to see how this mine once operated, some of the miners were only boy ...
65 Williams St, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Julie Hart has fast become recognised as a vibrant young landscape artist, with unlimited potential in her field, who is not only able to create and capture a surreal depth of image, but also a perception of movement in her paintings, that many dream of, but few ever attain.
Julie carries the prestige of the Hart name, but as yet not the price and this creates an excellent point at which to sta ...
Federation Way, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Line of Lode Miner's Memorial and restaurant is a dramatic, iconic new structure on the edge of the mullock heap that dissects Broken Hill. It is a memorial to the 800 or more miners who lost their lives working along the Line of Lode. The building itself is a metaphor for the underground lives of the miners, evoking the damp, claustrophobic underground environment and audio-visuals of miners at w ...
Mutawintji Road, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Mutawintji is special place; you can feel it when you're there. You may not be able to quite put your finger on what it is, but the beauty and tranquillity of this place will remain with you long after you leave.
Mutawintji has been a significant place in the lives of local Aboriginal people for a long time. In years gone by it served as a place for large gatherings where business, social and c ...
Galena Street (opposite Centro Shopping Centre), Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
The Riddiford Arboretum features trees and shrubs of the region and is located opposite the Centro Shopping Centre. It was set up in 1988 on land that was a repair and oil transfer depot for the Silverton Tramway. It is named after Walter Riddiford, Mayor of Broken Hill from 1949 to 1962. But it is also a tribute to Albert Morris, a self-taught botanist who was responsible for establishing the Reg ...
Silver City Highway, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
Sundown Nature Trail is situated in the rocky Sundown Hills, on the northern edge of Broken Hill Common.
The hills are sparsely vegetated with tough, perennial plants adapted to the harsh, dry environment and in good seasons, ephemeral
grasses and wildflowers.
Native animals can be easily seen.
The walk is best in the hour immediately before or just after sunrise.
Suggested time t ...
Silver City Highway (Wentworth Road), Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880, Australia
A rare sight in the middle of the outback, a beautiful park with a lake, big grassed areas and a newly built adventure playground for the kids. Relax in the
shade of a tree, have a picnic or a stroll around the lake and watch the ducks. This park is part of the Peilya Mine and from the park you can observe the surface structure of one of the few still operating mines in the Broken Hill area. ...
