Broken Hill Historical Society

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In town for Mundi Mundi Bash? Visit our museums. 1: the Synagogue Museum

By bhhsociety on April 13, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

You’ve made it into town from all over Oz, and from even further afield, and then maybe you’re heading out to the Mundi Mundi plains. While you are in town (before or […]

What a year for the Historical Society

By bhhsociety on November 24, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

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. […]

Some research on Australian camels, cameleers, and early Silverton

By bhhsociety on October 8, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Vale Kevin ‘Bushy’ White

By bhhsociety on September 20, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

It is with great sadness the Society notes the death of Kevin ‘Bushy’ White across this last weekend. Bushy most recently had been an acclaimed Guest Speaker for Society General Meetings, once […]

‘Faith, footie, baking bread and juggling school’

By bhhsociety on August 2, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Below is a link to a delightful but brief segment from the ABC’s Landline as an entry into Heywire and focusing on Jusuf, a teenager from Broken Hill’s Sufi Community who is […]

‘Renewal in the Desert’ film launched today at 5.00 pm online

By bhhsociety on July 16, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Landcare Broken Hill invites you to link in to a very special online event being held by the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) this Friday afternoon at 5.00pm (ACST), 16 July, […]

News from Silverton School Educational Museum

By bhhsociety on June 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

In the last little while, our very busy Facebook page has been taking it in turns to show you one of our four museums at the top of the page. In the […]

Videos on history of cameleers in Outback Silver City

By bhhsociety on May 27, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Just added the three superb videos on the history of the cameleers in Broken Hill and the Mosque, now Mosque Museum, to the Society’s Mosque Museum page. The videos were developed across […]

Can you help with a research query about the old coach route from Ivanhoe to Menindee?

By bhhsociety on May 25, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Recently we had the following fascinating request from Judy Boland. If you have any information that can help her, Judy’s contact details are below her description of what information she’s looking for. […]

Fabulous Centenary Exhibition from Barrier Field Naturalists’ Club

By bhhsociety on May 24, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

How many folks know/remember that it was the Barrier Field Naturalist’s Club, now just over 100 years old, who also kicked off the Broken Hill Historical Society? From early June they’re putting […]

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