New South Wales » Broken Hill

Broken Hill is a mining town which is also very popular amongst Australian artists. The town is known as ‘Silver City' and still mines for Silver, lead and zinc today. However there is only one mine that is still open today. When you get here be prepared to change your watches. Although Broken Hill is part of NSW, it is only 509km from Adelaide, whilst 1170km from Sydney. It shares the central time with South Australia, and also shares the same telephone code of 08.

If you’ve ever seen the programme ‘Flying Doctors’, then you may be interested to find out more about how it works at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Base. You get to have a full look around the base as well as the aircraft. You can also join a tour of the area, with some heading out to the Mootwingee National Park, the White Cliffs as well as around the town itself.

There is a variety of things to do in Broken Hill. Being a mining community there are several mines and mining museums that you can visit, where you really get to experience what life is like working down a mine. The city is also popular amongst artists, and so there are a number of art galleries which you can visit. The main one is the Broken Hill City Art Gallery, although there are also a number of smaller ones which are worth while. There are also several other museums around the city telling the history of the area, which are very interesting.

Of an evening, Broken Hill stays open and begins to party. The various pubs and plentiful clubs around the city offer food as well as atmosphere, staying open most of the night at weekends. The Musicians Club is popular amongst Two-Up players, so for a bit of gambling head here.

The city is easy to get around, as it is set out as a grid. The main street where you will find shops, restaurants and accommodation is Argent Street. The train station is a shirt walk east from here, and the bus stop is outside the tourist information centre on the next street up from here. There are buses to both Adelaide and Sydney, run by Greyhound. You can also get to these places by train. If you are looking at heading over to Perth, you can also hop on the Indian Pacific which passes through.

There is a range of accommodation in Broken Hill ranging from campsites and hostels to hotels. Prices also range as well, although it isn’t too expensive.

Broken Hill Weather
Forecast featuring todays current weather conditions in Broken Hill, New South Wales.The Broken Hill Weather Forecast also features a four day planner, including current temperature, wind, rainfall and predicted temperature and weather conditions for Broken Hill.

Min 7.2°C Max 20°C
Rainfall 0.0mm
Normally in March
Average Min 15.5°C
Average Max 29.0°C
Rainfall 19.4mm
So far this March
Average Min 19.4°C
Average Max 32.3°C
Rainfall 30.8mm

Broken Hill Ap 20:30 EDT
Temperature 16.0°C
Dew point -0.2°C
Humidity 33%
Feels like 16.0°C
Winds Calm
Wind gusts 0km/h
Pressure 1018.5hPa
Rainfall 0.0mm

Events

Agfair (EVENT)
DATE / TIME: 02 May 2008 - 03 May 2008 (8.00am to 5.00pm Daily)
LOCATION: Broken Hill, Broken Hill, New South Wales - Australia
DESCRIPTION: Agfair is a traditional agricultural trade fair and field day focusing on dry land agriculture. Agfair is a strong partnership between the Rotary Club of Broken Hill and the Pastoralists Association of West Darling. Attractions include agricultural, horticultural, machinery and equipment displays,

ARB Warn Outback 4x4 Challenge (EVENT)
DATE / TIME: 16 May 2008 - 25 May 2008 (TBA)
LOCATION: Broken Hill, Broken Hill, New South Wales - Australia
DESCRIPTION: The year 2008 sees the 10th Anniversary of the ARB Warn Outback 4x4 Challenge and it's going to be one hell of an event. Competition manager Paul Vanderhorst just returned from Broken Hill and he is working on five different properties in an attempt to offer the most exciting special stages ever to