Day 5 of our Broken Hill adventure kicks off with a visit to White's Mineral Art and Mining Museum owned and operated by Kevin "Bushy" White and his wife Betty. It is she who is in charge this morning, and we are ushered into a small, low-ceilinged area, its size and dim-lighting atmospheric of being in an underground … Continue reading When Mining meets Art in Broken Hill
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Silverton – The Ghost Town
Day 4 of our Broken Hill adventure After lunch we jumped back into the coach supplied by Silver City Tours, and headed off for a visit to Silverton. We had a different driver today, and not to be out-done by Wayne, he offered up this in the "Dad" joke category: "The only thing sillier than an emu … Continue reading Silverton – The Ghost Town
The Battle of Broken Hill – New Year’s Day 1915
It was spotting with rain (yaaay!) as, after lunch on Day 4 of our Broken Hill adventure, we drove past this object on our way to Silverton. It may look like an ancient broken down rail wagon, but au contraire, you can be sure there is a story behind it, and I am about to give you … Continue reading The Battle of Broken Hill – New Year’s Day 1915
The Reluctant Retiree 