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1160 kilometres, 720.8 miles, west of Sydney in the New South Wales outback is the mining town of Broken Hill in Wiljali country, population 21,000. Being 500 kilometres, 310.7 miles, east of Adelaide, Broken Hill operates on Central Standard Time rather than Eastern Standard Time, making it a half hour behind the rest of New South Wales. The towns green parks and colourful gardens create an oasis in a semi-desert region.
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Broken Hill was founded to serve the miners that work in the lead, silver and zinc mines.
While many mining towns in outback New South Wales and all over Australia have become ghost towns, Broken Hill remains but is not completely dominated by mining.
Central Broken Hill Outback NSW - New South Wales
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