The Synagogue of the Outback Museum is now opening its usual three days a week. It will be open Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 3pm. The usual Covid-safe requirements for […]
Visiting our museums in the holiday period
With Covid rules and regulations changing so quickly and Omicron lurking, the Society is kept on its toes trying to make decisions to protect our visitors, and our marvellous volunteers, as we […]
What a year for the Historical Society
A lot has happened with the Broken Hill Historical Society (BHHSoc) in 2021. It’s true, sadly, that it’s been a year pretty much the same as with other cornerstone organisations in town. […]
If you are researching family history, please, don’t start here!
And other bits and pieces, as on we go. First, if you want to research family history, we are asking that you don’t start with the Broken Hill Historical Society. Please. Because, […]
Silverton Gaol Museum re-opens Monday 1st November!
AND WE’RE CELEBRATING AGAIN! The Silverton Gaol Museum is now re-opening next Monday, 1st November. This Museum, housed in one of the Society’s heritage buildings, the old Silverton Gaol, is renowned both […]
And, the Mosque Museum is now open for visiting!
Hi folks, just letting you know that from tomorrow the Society’s Mosque Museum is re-opening via appointments (call the Coordinator – see web page) and for visits Fridays between 11am and 1pm […]
We’re celebrating! Synagogue Museum opens Monday 25th!
The Synagogue of the Outback Museum is re-opening on Monday 25 October! The Museum is, from the 25th onwards, open Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3pm. If visiting you […]
Are our museums open or closed?
At the moment, the Society museums will remain closed. Some may open on the 25th October or the 1st November. So, the following Society museums remain closed: Mosque Museum Silverton Gaol Museum […]
Some research on Australian camels, cameleers, and early Silverton
Recently, a Society member, former Secretary, and now Mosque Museum volunteer, Gary Cook, has shared some of his research on two local historical areas: Australian camels and cameleers, and early Silverton. You […]
Society museums remain closed until further notice
Updating again on the NSW Covid lockdown and Society Museum closures. The Far West lockdown has so far not been rescinded. The State Health Dept had earlier advised that lockdown will continue […]