I've been absent from Blog land for a while because my dear Hubby and I and a couple of our friends went on a short holiday to Broken Hill. For those of you who have never heard of it, Broken Hill is a mining town just across the South Australian border in New South Wales. It is the place where BHP was born. I have to say it is a fabulous place to visit. Chock-a-block full of history and so very much to see. I thought I would share a few of the photos we took while we were there.
This is a shot from the train. Have no idea exactly where we were when I took it except that it was somewhere between Peterborough and Broken Hill.
This was taken in the main street of Broken Hill.
The only piece left of BHP's original office is this chimney.
The Miner's Memorial.
Approximately 8oo men have died in the mines since they were opened in the 1880's, the youngest was only 12 years old.
The plaques show their names, their ages and the way in which they died.
As you can imagine, we were all very subdued while walking through. Although there are no remains here, it is a very haunting place.
The Memorial stands on the top of the Line of Lode which runs through the middle of Broken Hill so, no matter where you are in the Town, it can still be seen.
This is one of the abandoned mines. There are still two mines operating here which is great for local employment but both these mines are owned by overseas Companies so neither the money nor the product stays here.
No idea what these tanks were used for, just thought they looked interesting.
The two cages on the right is what took the men below ground and also brought the ore to the surface. Luckily, conditions have changed a great deal over the last 100 hundred or so years and it is a lot more comfortable and a lot safer to work in the mines now.
This is Broken Hill looking down from the Line of Lode.
As I said at the beginning of this post, Broken Hill is a fantastic place to visit. We went on a Bus Tour nearly every day of our 9 day stay and we still missed quite a bit. The people are so friendly and helpful and there are lots of little specialty shops and Art Galleries to look in. Lots of eating places too and the food was absolutely delightful.
These are just a few of the photos we took around the town, there are heaps more from the bus trips we did. We went to White Cliffs and Silverton and we did the Sunset tour of the Big Sculptures and we also went to Menindee Lake and Kinchega National Park, so there are a lot more photos. If there is enough interest I'll show some more in the next few weeks.
Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.
This was taken in the main street of Broken Hill.
The only piece left of BHP's original office is this chimney.
The Miner's Memorial.
Approximately 8oo men have died in the mines since they were opened in the 1880's, the youngest was only 12 years old.
The plaques show their names, their ages and the way in which they died.
As you can imagine, we were all very subdued while walking through. Although there are no remains here, it is a very haunting place.
The Memorial stands on the top of the Line of Lode which runs through the middle of Broken Hill so, no matter where you are in the Town, it can still be seen.
This is one of the abandoned mines. There are still two mines operating here which is great for local employment but both these mines are owned by overseas Companies so neither the money nor the product stays here.
No idea what these tanks were used for, just thought they looked interesting.
The two cages on the right is what took the men below ground and also brought the ore to the surface. Luckily, conditions have changed a great deal over the last 100 hundred or so years and it is a lot more comfortable and a lot safer to work in the mines now.
This is Broken Hill looking down from the Line of Lode.
As I said at the beginning of this post, Broken Hill is a fantastic place to visit. We went on a Bus Tour nearly every day of our 9 day stay and we still missed quite a bit. The people are so friendly and helpful and there are lots of little specialty shops and Art Galleries to look in. Lots of eating places too and the food was absolutely delightful.
These are just a few of the photos we took around the town, there are heaps more from the bus trips we did. We went to White Cliffs and Silverton and we did the Sunset tour of the Big Sculptures and we also went to Menindee Lake and Kinchega National Park, so there are a lot more photos. If there is enough interest I'll show some more in the next few weeks.
Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.
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