Broken Hill Historical Society

A very special happening is taking place in Broken Hill on Sunday morning August 13 at 10.30 am in the forecourt of the Synagogue of the Outback Museum – in Wolfram Street. […]

Looking for more to do when you come to the Mundi Mundi Bash? How about following the cameleer trail? Begin at the Broken Hill Mosque Museum. Why? Because a fascinating cameleer past […]

You may have missed last Tuesday’s episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ focusing on Jenny Brockie, recently retired from hosting Insight on SBS TV. This episode has a big story […]

‘Facebook group helps tell stories of the Hill’ by Jason Irvine, January 10, 2023 Social media may not always be a force for good, but an amateur history buff with a love […]

The Mosque Museum is celebrating Broken Hill’s history of cameleers on Friday 21 October. The attached pic lets you know what time and what’s happening. If you have a cameleer background in […]

Every now and again someone who visits one of our museums (those run by the Historical Society) writes a note of appreciation. This one came to the BH Council’s Visitor Information Centre, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]