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Broken Hill Destination Guide

Discover Broken Hill in Australia

Broken Hill in the region of New South Wales with its 17,395 habitants is a town located in Australia - some 497 mi or ( 800 km ) North-West of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Broken Hill

Local time in Broken Hill is now 03:13 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Broken Hill " with a UTC offset of 10.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Adelaide, and Stephens Creek. When in this area, you might want to check out Adelaide . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Broken Hill ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Road Train Crashes Tidy Town

1:20 min by leokimvideo
Views: 37960 Rating: 4.07

Huge Road Train Truck (42 wheels) wrecks quiet tidy town roundabout. Number plate was obscured with dirt. Video caught while on consignment shooting a video about a UFO hot spot in outback Australia. ..

Indian Pacific

9:29 min by Raj Jani
Views: 6690 Rating: 3.86

A journey aboard the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Adelaide lasting almost 24 hours. Includes footage for Broken Hill en route. ..


Driving Across Australia Broken Hill Vistors Center Lookout 28 4 09

6:20 min by Owen Muddle
Views: 717 Rating: 3.00

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Silverton and Broken Hill Gavinc's photos around Silverton and Broken Hill, Australia

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 659 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Gavinc's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these video ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Broken Hill Correctional Centre

Broken Hill Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and medium security prison for males and females, is located in Broken Hill, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced and unsentenced felons under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.97 141.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Prisons in New South Wales

Broken Hill, New South Wales

Broken Hill is an isolated mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton, has roots in the town. Broken Hill is located near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (national route 32) and the Silver City Highway (national route 79), in the Barrier Range. It is 220 m above sea level, has an average rainfall of 235 mm and summer temperatures that reach well over 40 °C .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.95 141.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Cities in New South Wales, Mining towns in New South Wales

City of Broken Hill

The City of Broken Hill is a local government area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area contains an isolated mining city, Broken Hill, located in the outback of New South Wales and is surrounded by the Unincorporated Far West Region. The City is located adjacent to the Silver City and Barrier Highways and the Great Southern railway line. The Mayor of the City of Broken Hill Council is Cr. Wincen Cuy, an independent politician.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.95 141.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas of New South Wales

Broken Hill ore deposit

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.95 141.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Economic geology, Lead mines in Australia, Mines in New South Wales, Silver mines in Australia, Underground mines in Australia, Zinc mines in Australia

999 ABC Broken Hill

999 ABC Broken Hill is an ABC Local Radio station based in Broken Hill and broadcasting to the surrounding outback region in New South Wales, including the towns of Menindee, White Cliffs and Silverton. The station began as 2NB in 1948, originally broadcasting on 760 AM. It now broadcasts on the main AM frequency of 999 kHz along with a low power FM repeater.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -31.95 141.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Radio stations established in 1948, Radio stations in New South Wales

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Broken Hill