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The term Broken Hill was first used by the early British Explorer Charles Sturt in his diaries during his search for an inland sea in 1844. Western plains towns far away from the major rivers, such as Broken Hill, owe their existence to the mineral discoveries made in the decade after 1875, when spectacular deposits of gold, silver, copper and opal were found.
Old Kintore headframe, now a museum exhibit, Broken Hill Former Delprat mine, Line of Lode, Broken Hill, 2017. The Broken Hill Ore Deposit is located underneath Broken Hill in western New South Wales, Australia, and is the namesake for the town. It is arguably the world's richest and largest zinc-lead ore deposit.
Broken Hill Town Hall Broken Hill Technical College In 1933, Broken Hill was the third largest urban incorporated area in New South Wales, having a population of 26,925. [ 58 ] Broken Hill's population peaked at around 30,000 in the early 1960s and has shrunk by one third since the heyday of the 1970s zinc boom, with the decrease attributed to ...
2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Broken Hill [90] Party Candidate Votes % ±% For A Better Broken Hill Tom Kennedy 7,419 70.42 Labor: Darriea Turley 1,707 16.20 Team Broken Hill Dave Gallagher 1,410 13.38 Total formal votes 10,536 96.84 Informal votes 344 3.16 Turnout: 10,880 Two-candidate-preferred result For A Better Broken Hill Tom ...
The Broken Hill Town Hall, completed in 1890, was the council seat until 1968. Following a petition submitted by residents to the Colonial Secretary on 2 May 1888, the Municipal District of Broken Hill was first incorporated on 22 September 1888.
Gold specimen from Tibooburra, size 5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm. The Albert Hall in Tibooburra, NSW Clifton Pugh mural in the bar of the Family Hotel, Tibooburra. The borrowed effects are found in the works of Norman Lindsay and the outstretched arms of the central figure is a recurring motif in Arthur Boyd's paintings. 1976 Main street of Tibooburra looking towards the Charles Sturt memorial Post Office ...
Charles Rasp, born Hieronymous Salvator Lopez von Pereira, [1] (7 October 1846 – 22 May 1907) is known as the first person to identify the economic potential of the ore deposits at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. He was born at Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg, where he was educated and he was trained in chemistry.
Broken Hill is a city in western New South Wales, Australia. Broken Hill may also refer to: City of Broken Hill, the local government area containing the Australian city; Broken Hill ore deposit; Broken Hill mine; Broken Hill, a 2010 American film; Kabwe, a city in Zambia formerly known as Broken Hill; Kabwe mine in Zambia formerly called ...