Miner's Memorial

Hilltop Broken Hill memorial naming miners killed in the city's long mining history.

Broken Hill's Miner's Memorial stands on the Line of Lode, above the town that grew from one of the world's great silver-lead-zinc deposits. Its long list of names is the point: the memorial records the miners who died in accidents and industrial disease across more than a century of work underground.

The building is stark and exposed, which suits the subject. From the top you get a clear view across Broken Hill's grid, slag heaps, desert light, and the mining scar that made the city possible. Visit near sunset if you can; the memorial is sombre, but the outlook is magnificent.

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