EXPLORING THE STORIES OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST HERITAGE CITY
In this entertaining short live show, you’re invited to step back in time to May 1919, and explore the city’s mining past as you join local actors in a ‘union meeting’ of the Amalgamated Miners Association (AMA), set on the eve of the strike action that changed Australia forever. Building on previous strikes, the ‘GreatDig deeper >
Postcards were the ‘Social Media’ of years gone by. See history come to life through the development of reproduction props, costumes, and Augmented Reality Postcards inspired by famous Broken Hill postcard photographs featuring short video clips produced locally for ‘United We Stand: Strikes Scabs and Solidarity in Broken Hill’. INSERT PIC OF one or twoDig deeper >
Ten working women pose for the photographer. They range in age from sixteen to sixty and each holds a garment…
The Award for Miner’s wages and conditions established in 1906 expired on December 31st 1908. The Mining Manager’s Association held…
Tom Mann the Social activist from Great Britain addressed the Women’s League on Wednesday 14th October, 1908 urging them to…
Ill feeling toward the Broken Hill Proprietary Company ran high during the days when workers were locked out from the…
YOUR GUIDE TO BROKEN HILL & SILVERTON MUSEUMS
The best way to experience Broken Hill history is to visit a local museum and get hands on with the amazing heritage the region has on display. Check out some of the best local museum experiences.
A Journey of Discovery, Diversity & Survival in Broken Hill & Silverton
