• Broken Hill.

    March 5, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    They found silver here. There wasn’t any water, but they came anyway.
    A town with a history of struggles and boom. Home to militants and artists. A place in which to hide or explore. An environment that was very poorly treated by pastoralists and miners alike and is still recovering.

    So many pubs - past and present
    So many art galleries including one with 3 stories of Pro Hart’s works.
    So many holes in the ground including the Day Dream Mine at Silverton where we did an underground tour with Mum, earning here the status of the oldest person to ever complete it. In places it was very rough, very steep and very low.

    Funny feature #1. Terrible internet service. Why is it so. In W.A. the strength of the internet informs that you are near a mining town.
    Funny feature #2. We are in NSW but on S.A. Time zone and phone area codes.
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