We have driven 25 km out of Broken Hill to the almost
abandoned town of Silverton. It is hard to believe that in the late 1880’s
Silverton was a bustling mining town with a population of 3,000 people. Today,
even the buildings that once used to line these streets are no more—many having
been transported to Broken Hill. A small population of about 60 people keeps
the town ticking. Broken Hill’s mining boom actually began in Silverton but
today, it is the artist’s galleries that draw visitors here.
An eclectic mix of
old world housing, rusted cars and dusty streets is what you see when you first
drive up. But step inside some of the galleries and you are drawn into the
colourful world of the outback and you begin to understand why artists have
chosen to live in what is now almost a ghost town. The beauty of the outback is
not apparent right away. You have to
stay here awhile and scratch below the surface to discover it. Perhaps after you have witnessed a few
sunsets that set the big skies alight or slept under the stars and woken up to
the most brilliant views of the Milky Way, you may begin to appreciate why so
many people have fallen in love with the Australian Outback.
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