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Line of Lode Broken Hill Line of Lode Miner's Memorial and restaurant is a dramatic, iconic new structure on the edge of the mullock heap that dissects Broken Hill. It is a memorial to the 800 or more miners who lost their lives working along the Line of Lode.

Depot Glen Pooles Grave and Sturts Cairn Milparinka In 1845 Captain Charles Sturt and his expedition ventured into the region now known as the Corner Country. The region was in severe drought and the summer was unbearably hot.

Absaloms Gallery Broken Hill The Absalom Gallery is owned and operated by Jack Absalom. You are welcome to view and buy his original art works as well as prints, placemats and books.

Glengarry Hilton Glengarry The Glengarry Hilton is one of the top ten Bush Pub's located in the heart of the Black Opal mining Field 75 kilometres north of Walgett or 75 kilometres west of Lightning Ridge.

Historic Daydream Mine Apollyon Valley Historic Daydream Mine was founded in 1881, before the beginning of the Broken Hill Mining Company (BHP).

Milparinka Courthouse Interpretive Centre Milparinka The Milparinka Courthouse is a beautifully restored sandstone building which forms the hub of the Milparinka Heritage Precinct.

Orange World Mildura Orange World has a tractor train tour of the orchards, with informed commentary on the unique facets of the industry that relate only to this area. The tour also includes the nursery, varietal plantings, lookout tower and packing shed. Fruit grown include oranges, mandarins, grapefruit and avocados.

Milparinka Heritage Precinct Milparinka The Milparinka Heritage Precinct is a complete surprise. It's a beautiful place in the midst of a desert landscape where the spirit of the past merges with the present.

Kinchega National Park Menindee Imagine enjoying a picnic, in the shade of a majestic old River Red Gum, on the banks of the iconic Darling River. Kinchega National Park extends south from Menindee township in the Western NSW.

Red Earth Opal Showroom and Cafe White Cliffs The Red Earth Opal Showroom and Cafe is a family run business providing freshly ground coffee and home style cooking for the weary traveller. Offering White Cliffs finest opal jewellery in gold, white gold and silver direct from our own opal mines.

Sturt Park Reserve And Titanic Memorial Broken Hill Sturt Park was first gazetted as the Central Reserve in 1895 and was officially known as Sturt Park in 1944, to commemorate the centenary of the inland explorations of Captain Charles Sturt in 1844-45. Near the rotunda, stands a memorial to the heroic bandsmen on the ill-fated Steamship Titanic who continued...

Old Wentworth Gaol Wentworth The Old Wentworth Gaol offers a self-guided tour that gives you a chance to inspect the inside of a fascinating historical landmark, designed to serve a vast region.

Fergie Memorial Statue Wentworth The ’little grey’ Ferguson tractor wrote itself into the annals of local history through the integral part it played in saving Wentworth from the 1956 floods. Flood waters raced towards Wentworth via both the Darling and Murray rivers, resulting in a third of Wentworth going under water.

Cobar Heritage Walk Cobar The Cobar Heritage Walk starts at the Great Cobar Heritage Centre.

School Of The Air Broken Hill This unique school conducts school lessons via satellite for children living on remote outback station homesteads. It is an essential service for families living in the outback, and offers you a fantastic opportunity to gain an understanding of the operations of a School of the Air.

Milparinka Architecture Trail Milparinka There are few buildings left standing in Milparinka, but those buildings that do, are representative of the colonial architecture of the late 1800s.

Bells Milk Bar and Museum Broken Hill For generations people have been coming from far and wide to taste the famous sodas, spiders and milkshakes from this magical and special shop. You can get a real taste of Broken Hill history as you sit in this unique and authentic 1950s milk bar.

Cameron Corner Store Tibooburra Cameron Corner Store is located at the junction of New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. Cameron Corner was surveyed in 1880 by James Cameron. It is one of the most remote locations in Outback New South Wales.

Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery Broken Hill The Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery houses an extensive collection of Australian colonial works including James Coutts Michie and James Ashton along with several important Victorian painters such as Arthur Hacker RA.

Wentworth Wharf Wentworth The Wentworth Wharf was originally built in 1879 using local timber and was a major landmark of the town - a hive of industry. Throughout the riverboat era Wentworth was the busiest inland port within NSW (third busiest port after Sydney and Newcastle).

Darling River Run Broken Hill The Darling River Run is a trip through time and the heart of Outback NSW.

Broken Hill Heritage Trail Broken Hill The Broken Hill Heritage Trail is a two hour sign posted walking tour past many outstanding heritage buildings.

Club in the Scrub Grawin The Club in the Scrub is the hub of social activity in Grawin.

Lake Victoria Wentworth Lake Victoria is a fascinating place that embodies both Aboriginal and military history in addition to being a major water source for people in New South Wales, Victoria and other major towns and cities throughout South Australia.

Silverton Gaol Museum Silverton Silverton Gaol (1889) - only a few years after the gaol was built, all of the action shifted to Broken Hill. Now a museum, it displays photographs, documents, household items and pastoral and mining equipment.

Sturts Steps Touring Route Milparinka Sturt's Steps Touring Route is an unsigned route linking Broken Hill with Tibooburra.

Railway Mineral and Train Museum Broken Hill The Railway Museum building was erected in 1905, from sandstone quarried from the Block 114 Mine Lease, replacing the original timber and iron station built in 1888.

Perry Sandhills Wentworth The Perry Sandhills are on the edge of the flood plain that includes Thegoa Lagoon. They are ancient and include Aboriginal cultural heritage areas.

Sturt National Park Tibooburra Sturt National Park is one of NSW's largest nature conservation reserves.

Junction Island Nature Reserve and Canoe Tree Wentworth The Junction Island Nature Reserve and walking track is the shoal of land between the Darling and Murray Rivers.

Gundabooka National Park Bourke Gundabooka National Park is approximately 50 kilometres south of Bourke.

Fort Bourke Hill Lookout and Open Cut Mine Cobar Fort Bourke Hill stands to the east of the Cobar township and rising to 300 metres above sea level, it affords the visitor a wonderful vista of the Cobar landscape.

The Living Desert Sanctuary Broken Hill Within the Living Desert Reserve there are two must see major attractions which are the nationally known Sculpture Site and the Flora and Fauna Sanctuary. The Sculptures comprise 12 sandstone artworks which highlight the skyline, all with a story to tell.

Walk In Mine Lightning Ridge The Walk In Mine is the most easily accessed mine, and the longest running tourist attraction in Lightning Ridge. Originally a working opal mine, the Walk in Mine opens up an amazing world underground even to many elderly folk.

Cobar Miners Heritage Park Cobar Just over the road from the Great Cobar Heritage Centre, the park was completed in August 2002 to commemorate the miners who lost their lives in Cobar mines. Some of the...

Milparinka Shed Museum Milparinka Housed in a purpose built shed, the Milparinka Shed Museum is a collection of museum and interpretive pieces from the region's station properties.

Mutawintji National Park Broken Hill Mutawintji National Park is a special place; you can feel it when you're there.

Black Queen Lightning Ridge Black Queen, Theatre on the Ridge. A house built with 14,000 coloured bottles, enchanting stories around the fire, a priceless collection of antique lamps, one truly enlightening experience. The multi award-winning Black Queen weaves drama, stories and history around a hand-crafted museum of light.

Rufus River Wentworth It was Charles Sturt who named the Rufus River, apparently in honour of his 'friend McLeahy's red head'. He was also the first white man to encounter the Aborigines of the area, as he and his crew rowed down the Murray in 1830.

Balranald Heritage Trail Balranald Various early explorers - including John Oxley in 1817, Charles Sturt in 1830 and Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1836 - visited the area. It was Mitchell's enthusiastic comments about the quality of the land in the region that encouraged settlement, and Balranald was gazetted in 1851.

Possum Statue Wentworth The "Possum" lived for 50 years as a hermit around the Wentworth area. A life size statue of a man known as "The Possum", who when disgruntled by life during the "Great Depression" took to living off the land in and around Wentworth.

Great Cobar Heritage Centre Cobar The Great Cobar Heritage Centre is the former Administration Building (circa 1910) of the Great Cobar Copper Mine. The centre captures the essence of Cobar, housing an outstanding collection of exhibits which date from the early 1870s to the present day.

Penrose Park Silverton Penrose Park was opened in 1937 as a recreational reserve for miners and their families.

Barrier Ranges Sunset Sculptures Broken Hill The Sculpture Symposium was created in 1993 by Lawrence Beck and 12 sculptors from countries including; Georgia, Syria, Mexico, Bathurst Island and Australia, all of whom have created sandstone masterpieces.

Royal Flying Doctor Service Bruce Langford Visitors Centre - Broken Hill Broken Hill The Bruce Langford Visitor Centre combines a museum, theatre and shop, with interactive displays showing the history of the Service, as well as tributes to the doctors, pilots and flight...

Art on Argent Gallery Broken Hill Art on Argent Gallery is locally owned and operated displaying art works from Howard Steer, Roxanne Minchin and Shane Gehlert to name a few. Art on Argent Gallery also stocks...

Milparinka Heritage Walk Milparinka A heritage walk around the old streetscpae of Milparinka includes significant locations such as the early post office, the first Commercial Bank in the far west, the Milparinka Public School...

Afghan Mosque Broken Hill The Mosque is situated on the site of the former 'Camel Camp' where Afghan and Indian Camel drivers loaded and unloaded their camel teams, from the earliest days of Broken Hill.

The Heroes Larrikins and Visionaries of Broken Hill Walk Broken Hill The Heroes, Larrikins and Visionaries of Broken Hill Walk is a 1.7 kilometre easy walk from the Railway Station to Billygoat Hill.

Mungo National Park and Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area Mungo Mungo National Park is recognised for its outstanding international value as part of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area and well-known for the record it preserves of ancient lives and stories.