S70127.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Matron Gladys Vanse Hospital Annexe
S701B.jpg=Tuesday morning a short walk to the lookout above the park, shows mines and the Barrier Highway leading to Wilcannia
S70119.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "Silver City Comet" cow catcher and driver's cab
S73011.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Trades Hall c1898
S7299.jpg=Wilcannia - Court House and Police Station complex and the old Queens Head Hotel.
S7302.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Line of Lode miners memorial.
2910.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos near the Court House. We took so many pictures that we've put most into a separate slide show.
S701B1.jpg=Tuesday morning a short walk to see some of the unique Broken Hill (corrugated iron) houses.
30.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Views from the memorial
S7297.jpg=Wilcannia - On the corner of Reid Street and the Barrier Highway is the elegant Post and Telegraph office (1880) and its attached residence. The residence, a handsome home for the postmaster, is a two storey dwelling with fine ironwork on the upstairs veranda.
S7019.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Minerals display
S70117.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Boiler and Bottle Capping machine from Shelleys Cordial factory (1896 to 1986). Winder from North Mine (1920)
S70125.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Matron Gladys Vanse Hospital Annexe was originally the STC mechanical engineers office (1888)
S72913.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; Sandstone sculptures at the intersection of the Barrier Highway and Reid St (the main street)
20170429_121304.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; looking across the Darling River to the Victory caravan park
S73018.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Town Hall facade (1891)
2912.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos near the Court House.
20170428_160452.jpg=Wilcannia - A spot of fishing on the Darling River. The large gum tree on the far bank has been toppled by floodwater, but it is still surviving even though most of the roots are exposed.
292.jpg=Wilcannia - Carp in the muddy Darling River.
S730.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Near the tourist information centre
S7295.jpg=Wilcannia - park beside the old (centre lift) bridge (18986)
S7012.jpg=Broken Hill - Junction Mine Winder House and water tanks
S70110.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Minerals display
S7282.jpg=Wilcannia - huge River Gums in the Victory caravan park
286.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos at the Darling River weir.
29.jpg=Wilcannia beside the bridge - Mallee Ringneck (page 266)
S73021.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Court House (1889)
S7309.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Kintore Reserve
S70123.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC passenger carriage
S729Pan04.JPG=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; looking across the Darling River to the Victory caravan park
28.jpg=Cobar to Wilcannia - we have seen a lot of wild/feral goats near the road since we crossed the NSW border
S70114.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - A very early wood turning lathe, more recent large metal lathe, a corrugated iron roller
S701B5.jpg=Broken Hill  houses some of them are pretty untidy and some well maintained
S7285.jpg=Wilcannia - A spot of fishing on the Darling River. We (ie Joy) caught only Carp and a couple of small Perch. A bit of fun all the same
20170501_155528.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Hornsby stationary engine
S73025.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Emu statue at the tourist information centre shows how big a full grown male can be.
S7293.jpg=Wilcannia - park beside the old bridge
283.jpg=Cobar to Wilcannia - wild/feral goats
S7306.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - We were held up by a very long goods train after the memorial
S73016.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Former Royal Hotel (1889), Theatre Royal Arcade (1889), new town centre mall and "Women of Broken Hill" memorial
S7014.jpg=Broken Hill - Junction Mine layout
S70122.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC wagons and carriages
281.jpg=Cobar to Wilcannia - wild/feral goats
2914.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - our first view of a mine and slag heap
304.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Views from the memorial
S73023.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Post Office and Telephone Exchange
S70112.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Minerals display
WEMW (12).JPG=Wilcannia beside the bridge - Mallee Ringneck (page 266)
S7011.jpg=Broken Hill - Junction Mine Headframe c1890s
S70129.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "W" Class Locomotive
S70116.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "Silver City Comet" was the first fully air conditioned diesel powered train in the British Empire (Commonwealth)
S7291.jpg=Wilcannia early morning walk
S7304.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Line of Lode miners memoria
S7016.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Railway phones used by Silverton Tramway Co (STC): no British Ericsson
S70120.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - SAR "T" Class locomotive (1908) and STC"Y" Class locomotive (No1 of 1888)
S73014.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Astra Hotel (1891) for lunch
302.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - BHP historic mine (closed)
S7298.jpg=Wilcannia - The old bridge, power pole artwork and the ANZAC memorial
S72911.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk
S701B3.jpg=Broken Hill  houses many of them are entirely made using corrugated iron and some reasonably well modernised/refurbished
287.jpg=Wilcannia - At the Darling River weir, these Heron and Egrets are watching the spillway for their feed.
S7018.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - in the Minerals display room. Most of the contents of the room were a collection donated by Mrs Tess Alfonsi.
S7301.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Mining equipment at the memorial
S73020.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Technical College (1900)
S70118.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "W" Class Locomotive
S73012.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Old house (1890) now NSW Teachers Union, Sabey and Co (1910)
S728.jpg=Wilcannia - A spot of fishing on the Darling River.
WEMW (10).JPG=Wilcannia beside the bridge - Egret (page 130)
S73010.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - The Syndicate Of Seven, the original members of Broken Hill Mines Company. City Council Admin Centre and the old Barrier Daily (newspaper 1904)
S701.jpg=Broken Hill - Browne's Shaft and Lookout and the Junction Mine
S70126.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum yard views
S701Pan11.JPG=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "W" Class Locomotive
S7303.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Line of Lode miners memorial commemorates more than 800 lives lost in the mines
S73019.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Central Police Station (1890)
S7283.jpg=Wilcannia - The Victory caravan park is located on the banks of the Darling River.
S73022.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - War Memorial
S70124.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - in the bottom centre is a Bitumen Spraying Machine, horsedrawn and used by the Broken Hill Council.
S7308.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Kintore Reserve
285.jpg=Wilcannia - At the Darling River weir, Whistling Kites also on the lookout
S70111.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Minerals display
299.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos near the Court House.
20170501_154825.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - SAR "T" Class locomotive (1908)
S72914.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; at the intersection of the Barrier Highway and Reid St (the main street)
20170429_115724.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; Club Hotel (1879) The Club Hotel on Reid Street was built on the site of the town’s first hotel. It was nicknamed the "Five Alls" after an English aphorism:\
First - The Clergyman - I pray for all. Second - The Lawyer -I plead for all. Third - The Doctor - I heal all. Fourth - The Soldier - I fight for all. Fifth - The Farmer - I pay for all.\
A suitably rural joke about the unfairness of life for the farmer.
291.jpg=Wilcannia early morning walk - Darling river and remains of the old wharf
S7281.jpg=Wilcannia - A spot of fishing on the Darling River.
2911.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos near the Court House.
S73017.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Pirie Building (1891), Palace Hotel (1889) with the Line of Lode memorial on the hill in the background
S7013.jpg=Broken Hill - Junction Mine Headframe and water tanks
20170501_151553.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Railway phones used by Silverton Tramway Co (STC): no British Ericsson
282.jpg=Cobar to Wilcannia - wild/feral goats
2915.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk; London Standard Chartered Bank (1887). It is now used as the Central Darling Shire Council Chambers.
303.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - BHP historic mine (closed)
S7294.jpg=Wilcannia - park beside the old bridge
S72910.jpg=Wilcannia - where many of the old buildings are in disrepair
01.jpg=North Mine in the distance
S73024.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Cribtin snack bar
S701B4.jpg=Broken Hill  houses some of them are pretty untidy and some well maintained
S73015.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Kidman building (1888), Theatre Royal Hotel(1889), Tatersall House (1892)
S70113.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Early Ticket Office and a stand of hand tolls nearby
S7284.jpg=Wilcannia - A spot of fishing on the Darling River.
S7292.jpg=Wilcannia early morning walk - Darling river
S7015.jpg=Broken Hill - Junction Mine Managers House now seems to be a dumping ground for old cars
WcanniaMap.jpg=Wilcannia tourist information map
S70130.jpg=Broken Hill - Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum
284.jpg=Cobar to Wilcannia - wild/feral goats
2913.jpg=Wilcannia - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos near the Court House.
S7307.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Kintore Reserve
S70121.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "W" Class Locomotive, driver's platform and coal bin.
20170430_150806.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - Post Office (1892)
WcanniaWharf.jpg=Wilcannia Bridge was built in 1896
301.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Views from the memorial
S72912.jpg=Wilcannia - Historic Walk
S701B2.jpg=Broken Hill  houses many of them are entirely made using corrugated iron and many have distinctive assymetric roof shape
20170501_150920.jpg=Broken Hill - Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum
S70115.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - STC "W" Class Locomotive
S729Pan03.JPG=Wilcannia - Court House (1880) where we spent considerable time enjoying the antics of a large flock of Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos
S7017.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Dodge Rail Car (1938) used by Silverton Tramway Co (STC).
S70128.jpg=Sulphide St Railway and Historical Museum - Matron Gladys Vanse Hospital Annexe
S7286.jpg=Wilcannia - Where we were fishing on the Darling River, the growth was mostly a tangle of prickles and creepers except for one pretty bush..
S729.jpg=Wilcannia - Darling River up, and downstream from the old bridge
S73013.jpg=Broken Hill heritage walk - West Darling Hotel (1891) with a Sunday car parked nearby Ford MKII Zephyr
S7305.jpg=Broken Hill, NSW - Mining equipment at the memorial