SPORTING talent from Broken Hill, Campbell Day is the lone Barrier cricketer playing in the 2026 South Australian Cricket Association country cricket championships, being held…
ARTIST and tour guide Clark Barrett’s journey to Broken Hill is uncannily similar to the story of John Grant, the main character in Wake in Fright. Barrett, who’d spent his…
BROKEN Hill-based filmmaker Jason King was involved in the most recent mini series adaptation of Wake in Fright, shot in Broken Hill and released in 2017, and said that while…
SILVER City Butchery has officially opened i, with the business already a hit. “It's been pretty flat out this morning,” said Josh Dyke, who was behind the counter on opening…
SIXTY five years after the release of the novel Wake in Fright, the enduring ties between the now cult-classic novel and film, and the town of Broken Hill persist. Despite…
BEFORE trains, cars and trucks carried supplies to remote outposts across Australia, camels did the work. Alongside the camels, cameleers from regions in Pakistan, India, Iran, Egypt, Afghanistan and more…
THIS Sunday, World Religion Day will be observed at the Y Women at 349 Blende Street, hosted by members of the local Baha’i community. All religions are welcome to the…
North Broken Hill Bowling Club Saturday 10 January Very pleasant low 30s weather attracted 22 social bowlers who enjoyed the benefit of our club’s shelter shade. The winning combination featured…
PETERBOROUGH’S 37th rodeo saw some of Broken Hill’s best barrel races travel to the South Australian town on the weekend to compete in the red dirt. Grace Norley has been…
A BIG bang gave residents, in McGowen Lane, a shock last week. As demolition work continues on Willyama High School, the company responsible for removing the rubble, McMahon Services, had…
EXTREME heat in the region has caused a number of power outages. Last Friday residents in North Broken Hill and Railwaytown experienced power loss during the 42-degree day. But there…
