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110 years since picnic train tragedy
ON New Year’s Day 1915, more than a thousand Broken Hill locals boarded a passenger train with plans to spend the day picnicking in Silverton,…
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Quakes shake region
THREE earthquakes in three days in the Far West were seemingly unrelated, according to GeoScience Australia. Senior seismologist Phil Cummins said the earthquakes that slightly…
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Santa brings new ride for raffle winner
WHEN Lions Club of Broken Hill announced the winner of its Christmas raffle grand prize, a brand-new car, the lucky recipient couldn’t believe his luck.…
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The cost of quitting
WHAT will be the long-term cost of leaving the Local Government NSW Association? That’s the question being asked by the former president and local Broken…
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Southern Cross offloads regional TV licences
THE Spencer Gulf/Broken Hill television licence has been sold to Network 10 as part of Southern Cross Media Group Limited’s review of the company’s non-core…
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Have your say on power outage
AN Environment and Planning Committee will hold an inquiry into the city’s power outage crises. Barwon Member Roy Butler said he requested a government inquiry…
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Attard’s application to change operating hours delayed
A DEVELOPMENT application around a change in hours for a business in Broken Hill’s industrial area didn’t get up as Council was unable to field…
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Management and maintenance on right road
A NEW system for the management and maintenance of roads in NSW is being developed by the State Government. Councils are being asked to have…
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Push to fund Cobalt Blue expansion
BROKEN Hill City Council are requesting funds from the Regional Development Trust Fund be quarantined to support the transition of Cobalt Blue’s development. In November…
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No more Welcome to Country
THE Malyangapa Native Title Claim Group has announced it will no longer conduct Welcome to Country ceremonies for white Australians. Applicant representative Mark Sutton said…
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$1.8M paves way for festival goers
THE NSW Government has announced a critical access road used during the Mundi Mundi Bash is set to be sealed. As part of a $1.85…
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2025 rolls in with a bang – Broken Hill New Year’s Eve photo gallery
Revelers turned out to Sturt Park on New Year’s Eve to see in 2025. Pictures: Adam Gosling Subscribe or Login to see the rest of…