Museums and Galleries of Broken Hill

Broken Hill is still principally a mining town, but has many museums and galleries which are worth a view. The railway museum was our first visit and my favourite.

I always visit the computer room first!
I always visit the computer room first!

I loved the old surveying equipment. I am sure this is very close to what my grandfather used in his surveying days.

Surveying equipment used by the railway engineers
Surveying equipment used by the railway engineers

The astonishing thing for me was that Broken Hill was a major rail junction. There was a tram line that ran from here to Silverton, which is now a ghost town. These steam trains pulled that train.

Old Engines of Broken Hill
Old Engines of Broken Hill

They also had the Silver Comet, a diesel train that used to connect the various mining towns.

Silver Comet crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Silver Comet crosses the Sydney Harbour Bridge

There was a lot of cute paraphernalia from the train ways. I liked this inspection car.

BetterThanThePedalVersion

The next museum was the silver mint – lots of lovely things to see and buy, but no photos allowed. Finally, we visited Pro Hart’s gallery. A video presentation told me a lot about this artist – I just thought he messed up carpets.

ProHart