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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.
Starting in 1915, the concentrates were treated entirely in Australia. The central part of the lode was depleted by 1940 and production was concentrated in the north and south ends. Properties in the 1950s included North Broken Hill Limited, Broken Hill South Limited, The Zinc Corporation Limited, and New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited ...
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 ...
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 Kennedy 7,841 80.29 Labor: Darriea Turley 1,925 19.71 For A Better Broken Hill hold: Swing
They purchased a 14-acre (5.7 ha) site and built the church that is now known as Holy Cross Catholic Church at 2300 Main Street. On April 27, 1996, the old building was transferred to the Batavia Park District and serves as the assembly hall of the Eastside Community Center.
The only city in the Far West is Broken Hill. Other significant towns are Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Ivanhoe and Wentworth. Ninety-five per cent of the region is uncleared. [4] Major economic activities are mining and extensive pasturing.
Mundi Mundi is one of the four original stations in the Barrier Range settled through the early 1870s, along with Mount Gipps, Corona, and Alberta Stations. [1] The property was established by the Whitting family, who were running stock in the area from the 1860s when the property had an occupied an area of 372,000 acres (150,543 ha) [2] or 600 sq mi (1,600 km 2). [1]
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 ...