tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74255901662647811342024-02-08T13:50:05.161+11:00ilovebrokenhill.com<strong>Australia's first Heritage Listed City Broken Hill</strong> is brilliant in so very many ways says Melbourne Australia's Jane Deany.
With fantastic art and galleries, history (Silver mining - BHP) and the fabulous desert colours too .... <strong>I just love it as my blog says!</strong>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.comBlogger343125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-17252172727204091192021-12-09T00:29:00.003+11:002021-12-09T01:33:35.015+11:0010 year blog anniversary today - 8 December 2021<p>The heading says it all. December 8 is the blog's 10 year anniversary. I have not visited Broken Hill for three years. I did have two good trips in 2018 and spent about 5 weeks altogether then. The last two years obviously have been all too hard with COVID-19 issues.</p><p>You can see the published date as well as evidence of how many posts I have done over the last ten years, that being 343 posts.</p><p>I confess I have not blogged much lately, but overall, 34.3 posts per year on average is pretty regular, especially considering I live in Melbourne!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzbicxyIkiBGMuR8yqqiSn1ujilkXjfQrADf0bCnOfRHyb-5CZOvlAFiXTyJXZR7BbanDBFMz9EwgcmblKbgjEwDawwPog4C6jFt5QsBp6gWm24Js3EAnRLKtOTfqrtNfY5cPGSfg_0KUGOMnwBQoS38xKO1vltI-jGjWKboQHMAjGzXTObhPLh1_AFA=s940" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="940" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzbicxyIkiBGMuR8yqqiSn1ujilkXjfQrADf0bCnOfRHyb-5CZOvlAFiXTyJXZR7BbanDBFMz9EwgcmblKbgjEwDawwPog4C6jFt5QsBp6gWm24Js3EAnRLKtOTfqrtNfY5cPGSfg_0KUGOMnwBQoS38xKO1vltI-jGjWKboQHMAjGzXTObhPLh1_AFA=w640-h166" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I'm keen to visit in 2022. See you soon I hope. </p>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-57078686886130766082021-12-09T00:27:00.003+11:002021-12-09T01:19:56.060+11:00Broken Hill is in the federal electorate of Parkes<p>When I first visited Broken Hill in 2002 and for years after that, the Silver City aka #BrokenHill was in the federal electorate of Farrer. Fast forward to the 2016 federal election and the electorate of Parkes included Broken Hill.</p><p>Mark Coulton is the local MP. He is a member of the National Party and has held the seat since 2007.</p><p>I mention all this as we have a federal election coming up in just under six months. And what have I been doing during much of the lockdown over the last two years? I've been following politics more closely than ever.</p><p>I am based in the Kooyong electorate. The local member is the federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg. I expect the next six months are going to be full of fun and games, for want of a better description.</p><p>The map below is still the current electoral map for Parkes.</p><p>There have been changes in Victoria where we have gained an electorate called Hawke (yes, after Bob Hawke). So Victoria now has 39 electorates. There have been quite a lot of boundary changes in Victoria with the redistribution process, as there has been population movement around the state.</p><p>WA will lose an electorate as Liberal held Stirling is disappearing. WA will therefore have 15 electorates rather than 16, from the next election.</p><p>NSW has no change in the number of federal electorates which remains at 47.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdpF2uWpTsqxin1fXnSKtWrE_3zdE7p8ds1e0bxcQUk6tQ7W0D5hS27UJOiNQ58WtCjEhpDyPNNVk4dE03H1cSU7pBG21k9ZfxCtxCWRBMPyWIy6Xf69KdK41s1YxnIU-f0fs7hAvs4GO_vFE5gnYJKeCjd5MlpUWwXtiET9LhUMzzxDtSf_j2aqLt5Q=s1125" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1125" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdpF2uWpTsqxin1fXnSKtWrE_3zdE7p8ds1e0bxcQUk6tQ7W0D5hS27UJOiNQ58WtCjEhpDyPNNVk4dE03H1cSU7pBG21k9ZfxCtxCWRBMPyWIy6Xf69KdK41s1YxnIU-f0fs7hAvs4GO_vFE5gnYJKeCjd5MlpUWwXtiET9LhUMzzxDtSf_j2aqLt5Q=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-1324123820448305352020-12-08T23:59:00.002+11:002020-12-09T01:48:29.250+11:00Broken hill in the news lately<p><b>Broken Hill features in "The Saturday Age", Traveller supplement<br /></b>Melbourne's "The Saturday Age" featured Broken Hill last Saturday, 5 December 2020,<br />on page 5, in the Traveller supplement. The article may have been in the sister publication "The Sydney Morning Herald" also, not sure about that as I don't have a copy.</p><p>I hope the article spurs more people to head up for a visit in the coming weeks and months, especially now the borders are open!</p><p>As an experienced visitor, three days minimum is a suitable time frame, preferably longer. You could keep yourself busy for a week or so without a problem. There's a lot to see and I still haven't seen all the attractions, and I've been visiting for years.</p><p>Here's a link to the <a href="https://traveller.com.au">traveller.com.au</a> website which has the same article, which shows it was originally published back in October 2020.</p><p><b>The Barrier Daily Truth makes the news<br /></b>Recently ABC's "Australian Story" explained the dire situation of Broken Hill's local newspaper, "The Barrier Daily Truth". The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the bottom line due to the loss of advertising revenue. The paper went from a six day per week publication Monday-Saturday, to a once a week offering from late March 2020. It is publishing on Wednesdays and Saturdays at present.</p><p><b>ilovebrokenhill.com<br /></b>Today is the ninth anniversary of my ilovebrokenhill.com blog. The pandemic has kept me away this year. I look forward to visiting again soon. It's been two years since my last visit! In 2018 I enjoyed two visits, and spent a total of over a month in the city. And what a great city it is.</p><p>As my blog says, I love Broken Hill!</p>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-12958934588637091942019-11-08T23:59:00.001+11:002019-11-09T00:42:32.534+11:00Anniversary of first visit is today<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first visit to Broken Hill was seventeen years ago today. I have visited many times since then, but not so far this year. I intend to change that situation ASAP.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mind you, I visited twice last year, and was there for about a month in total and had, as usual, a fab time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I see that the Lifeline annual art exhibition is still on, and it's the 30th annual exhibition no less. The exhibition runs until 8 December.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Karrie Lannstrom has an exhibition via Broken Hill Art Exchange (BHAE), as does John 'Jacko' Alty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Karrie's exhibition is titled "Ocean dreaming in the HeArt of the Hill. It's being exhibited in the Kitchen Gallery at BHAE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jacko's major work "River of Time" is displayed in the old saddlery of the Grand Guesthouse, which is presently part of the BHAE headquarters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both exhibitions finish this weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See link to <a href="http://www.brokenhillartexchange.org.au/2019-Calendar-of-events-Desert-Equinox.php" target="_blank">BHAE</a> for further details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span><br />
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<br />Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-66460594596199273092018-08-18T23:59:00.001+10:002018-08-19T00:42:20.885+10:00Muriel Hunter a Broken Hill midwife in the making, and a 2018 Heywire winner<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I learned about NSW indigenous Australian Muriel Hunter on a recent <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/landline/" target="_blank">Landline</a> episode on the fabulous <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/" target="_blank">ABC</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Muriel was one of the group of 2018 '<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/about/" target="_blank">Heywire</a>' winners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Her family background is from a large family in the Barkindji and Wonkamarra tribes in the Wilcannia and Bourke regions of north central New South Wales.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At age six, she, together with five of her six siblings, was taken into foster care in Broken Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She poignantly says "I thought I'd done something wrong."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Congrats to Muriel Hunter, ABC heywire winner <a href="https://t.co/ep12x0ogNi">https://t.co/ep12x0ogNi</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">— ilovebrokenhill (@ilovebrokenhill) <a href="https://twitter.com/ilovebrokenhill/status/1030819773817401345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I won't spoil her story, which you can find by following this</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/heywire-winner-muriel-hunter-broken-hill-nsw/9156412" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">link</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to the story which appears on the ABC website's 'heywire' section </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/heywire-winner-muriel-hunter-broken-hill-nsw/9156412">http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/heywire-winner-muriel-hunter-broken-hill-nsw/9156412</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I found her story inspiring and you may too. You can see her telling her story in a brief two or so minute clip, as well as read about her by following the above link.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After some challenging times, she is well on the way to realising her career dreams to become a nurse and midwife, so as to help her community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love stories like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/" target="_blank">Heywire</a> has been running since 1998, so twenty years as of this date. It aims to give young Australians the chance to tell a story about their life in their regional town, and potentially 'win a money-can’t-buy experience' (quoting the ABC's <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/heywire/" target="_blank">heywire website</a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-74374409195404414902018-05-12T23:28:00.000+10:002018-05-12T23:40:51.640+10:00Broken Hill art gallery list updated on ilovebrokenhill ... see footer<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Broken Hill (and Silverton) art galleries list has been updated on my <a href="https://www.ilovebrokenhill.com/" target="_blank">ilovebrokenhill</a> website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please scroll to bottom of the site for an up to date list of all the galleries in #BrokenHill and #Silverton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are over 25 galleries. There could even be more which you may stumble upon. New ones seem to spring up quite often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As of this date, the <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/explore/broken-hill-regional-art-gallery" target="_blank">Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery</a> is hosting several art exhibitions. The gallery has an active exhibition schedule. See their <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/explore/broken-hill-regional-art-gallery" target="_blank">website</a> for details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The West Darling Arts at the Town Hall Facade space has a current exhibition and the Broken Hill Art Exchange (BHAE) has just moved to the Grand Guesthouse this week. The BHAE is just finishing setting up after their move, so not ready for visitors for a week or so. All three exhibition spaces are in #BrokenHill's main street - Argent Street. See my gallery list for the exact addresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-50955741154498272632018-05-08T23:50:00.000+10:002018-05-09T10:07:55.144+10:00The beauty and colour of Broken Hill<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have just spent five days wandering around the heart of Broken Hill. The city is buzzing with energy and it's great to be back. My last visit was July 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Renewable energy projects are on the go in a number of locations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A <a href="https://www.waternsw.com.au/projects/murray-to-broken-hill-pipeline" target="_blank">water pipeline from Wentworth to Broken Hill</a> commenced construction earlier in 2018, and when finished at the end of the year, will create water security for the city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many houses have new roofs courtesy of a hailstorm back in November 2016, so although a shock at the time, a lot of good has come out of that natural weather event.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are lots of jobs too for the roofing crews. The pipeline project is said to create 150 local jobs, with a peak construction workforce of around 500 jobs. Mining related jobs are also cropping up, as there is still quite a bit of mine activity. Maybe more on that another time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I came up from my hometown Melbourne to catch the tail end of the inaugural <b>Heritage Festival</b> which ran for two weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It was fantastic to hear the fascinating talk given by Professor Simon Molesworth AO, QC on the final evening of the event last Friday. The setting for the talk was the historic Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery situated in Argent Street, Broken Hill's iconic main street. Prof. Molesworth was one of the key drivers in helping #BrokenHill to become the first National Heritage Listed City in January 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I then took the opportunity to attend the biannual two day <b>Agfair</b> at the Broken Hill racecourse. With exhibitor numbers up on 2016, and coming from far afield and locally, my first Agfair was a lot of fun. There was a sold out fundraiser ball on the final night. The charity being the <b>Royal Flying Doctor Service</b>. I missed out on that one with all 500 tickets sold. Next time perhaps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There seems to almost always be an event on in Broken Hill. That's one of the many reasons "<b>I love Broken Hill.</b>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is so much happening in the city it is hard to know what to write about. So I will save it for another time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will just finish by saying that the weather has been glorious every day - low twenties. Sunny mostly, still, and beautiful clear starry nights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This afternoon was yet again a fabulous opportunity to take some more photos. See my photo of <b>Browne's Shaft Headframe at Junction Mine</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-26015816268636854892018-02-17T23:30:00.002+11:002018-02-17T23:30:46.753+11:00One month to go to the famous Broken Hill St Patrick's Races 17 March 2018<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every so often the <a href="http://stpatricks.org.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>St Pat's Races</b></span></a> in Broken Hill, occurs on the actual day of St Patrick's Day and 2018 is one of those years. I was there the last time it happened.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So start planning your <b><span style="color: #38761d;">green</span></b> gear!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The event is one of only 2 annual horse race meetings in the Silver City aka #BrokenHill.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And for a bit of unrelated trivia. I was just looking at where my online audience was right now, that is Saturday evening 17 February and surprisingly, there was activity in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Honduras</b></span></a>! Hi to everyone in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras" target="_blank"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Honduras</b></span></a>. Also hello to viewers in Germany and of course Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">JD @ </span><span style="background-color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ilbh</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-9106542352539890072018-02-14T23:29:00.003+11:002018-02-14T23:29:35.416+11:00I love Broken Hill, so happy Valentine's Day 2018 #BrokenHill<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thinking of you today #BrokenHill on this day about love. You're hot! Well not too bad today 15 - 33 degrees celsius. Sounds very pleasant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Changing the subject, to a heavier note (sorry), but just wanted to share this idea pronto.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came across this great suggestion by Scott Hammond of Broken Hill Lifeline on Twitter via ABC (when searching what was going on in Broken Hill at the moment #BrokenHill) - </span><br />
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The CEO of Broken Hill's Lifeline Scott Hammond recently told me that society should rate suicide first aid courses with the same importance as regular first aid training or swimming lessons. Here are some signs that someone may be feeling suicidal: <a href="https://t.co/yJSjfX4iZC">https://t.co/yJSjfX4iZC</a></div>
— Sofie Wainwright (@SofieJW) <a href="https://twitter.com/SofieJW/status/961354270598610944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-47496512374481831092018-01-08T23:59:00.000+11:002018-01-09T00:20:50.203+11:00Happy New Year Broken Hill from Melbourne blogger Jane Deany<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy New Year <b>Broken Hill</b> from <b>Melbourne</b> <b>blogger Jane Deany.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As the sun set last night, by the <b>Yarra River</b> (left) at the end of my street, it was good to be in <b>Melbourne</b> at this time of year, when many people are away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But I'm looking forward to my next #<b>BrokenHill</b> visit as soon as I can get back up there. After all, it's only an 840kms drive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I very much enjoyed my last visit in July 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There have been at least two changes since then, which I'm very keen to experience upon my next trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Silly Goat</b> has moved to a newer, bigger premises; and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Broken Earth Cafe</b> has re-opened, after being shut for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No doubt there are many other changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope the summer isn't too hot for you all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And, in my annual 'plug', it's a great time to visit this fabulous outback, heritage listed city, (Australia's first <b>heritage listed city</b>) during the school holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why? You will have a great time! I always do. And, it's only about a day or so drive from Melbourne, Adelaide (513kms approx.), or Sydney (1144kms approx.). You can fly, or catch the train - '<b>Indian Pacific</b>' from either Adelaide or Sydney.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-43312190382427568552017-12-08T23:59:00.001+11:002018-01-09T00:22:13.990+11:00Same sex marriage receives royal assent today<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Earlier today on 8 December 2017 the Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove gave Royal Assent to the Same Sex Marriage bill after yesterday's historic vote in federal parliament and was passed into law. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So whether you're in Broken Hill or anywhere in Australia, same sex marriage will now be legal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At midnight (in one minute) the law will take complete effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first marriages can take place in the second week of January 2018 as a couple needs to lodge a notice of intended marriage, a month before the marriage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">#historic #ssm #samesexmarriage #love</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-21241480200547128202017-12-08T23:58:00.001+11:002017-12-09T00:19:05.666+11:00I still love Broken Hill and my blog will continue into it's seventh year<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Six years ago today I started www.ilovebrokenhill.com and you know what I still love visiting #BrokenHill and talking about this fabulous outback city.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Stay tuned as the coming year will be a more active one after taking a little time out from my regular blogging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-28740873692251749022017-07-18T23:58:00.000+10:002017-07-26T22:15:21.484+10:00Drag Bingo yes, you heard it #dragbingo. Where else but #BrokenHill<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There's a regular thing happening monthly on a Tuesday night in downtown #BrokenHill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What you might ask? It's 'drag bingo'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where you might ask? At The Palace Hotel Broken Hill no less. Or should I say - no surprise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tonight it was a full house and the room was buzzing and very colourful language was flying as the #bingo numbers were called.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you're not into bingo, it might still be worth a look for something different to do. Everyone seemed to be having a great time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don't worry if you forgot your drag outfit, that's optional. The number callers more than make up for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I recognised local Palace Hotel staff member Brendan Barlow (red head) AKA Shelita Buffet. Her 'fellow' bingo caller (assistant?) is Chris Harvey AKA Christina Kneesup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-27030414286118377732017-07-08T23:58:00.000+10:002017-07-09T00:36:53.982+10:00Pro Hart Outback Art Prize exhibition #BrokenHill until 13 August 2017<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The winners of the annual <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/explore/regional-art-gallery/pro-hart-outback-art-prize" target="_blank">Pro Hart Outback Art Prize</a> were announced on the exhibition's opening night Friday 30 June 2017, and the exhibition runs until 13 August 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Congratulations to the winning artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah with his distinctive piece 'Footprint'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Congratulations to Abdul-Rahman Abdulllah, winner of the 2017 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Encouragement: Andre Schmidt <a href="https://t.co/oW92ZBayKp">pic.twitter.com/oW92ZBayKp</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">— Broken Hill Council (@BrokenHillCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrokenHillCity/status/880720446366375936">June 30, 2017</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Kristin Haskett's 'untitled' work won second prize.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Andre Schmidt won the encouragement award with 'River-Flats Evening'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This year the judge was art journalist Kon Gouriotis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Two hundred and sixty four entrants 'addressed' the theme 'outback'. From these, 43 finalists were chosen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here's a <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-03/carved-wood-sculpture-takes-out-broken-hill-outback-art-prize/8673048" target="_blank">link</a> the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-03/carved-wood-sculpture-takes-out-broken-hill-outback-art-prize/8673048" target="_blank">ABC Broken Hill's </a>report about the opening night. I was lucky enough to attend the awards opening night two years ago and it is one of the social calendar highlights for #BrokenHill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The prize has been renamed from 'Outback Open Art Prize' to 'Pro Hart Outback Art Prize' to honour Pro Hart and his family's contribution to the arts. Pro's wife Mrs Raylee J Hart and the Broken Hill City Council generously support the prize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-37700461023720281912017-07-03T23:58:00.002+10:002017-07-04T23:00:25.812+10:00Our Languages Matter - NAIDOC 2017 in #BrokenHill and #Australia wide<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2017 <a href="http://www.naidoc.org.au/about" target="_blank">NAIDOC</a> week has begun. It runs from 2 - 9 July 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This year's theme - '<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Our <span style="color: red;">languages</span> matter</b></span>'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"The importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages will be the focus of national celebrations marking NAIDOC Week 2017."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-2314194580373716682017-03-08T23:48:00.000+11:002017-03-08T23:58:30.124+11:00International Women's Day 2017 in Broken Hill includes Gaara Arts exhibition at Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Art Scene</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On this International Women's Day 2017, in Broken Hill recognition of women includes Gaara Arts' exhibition 'Out of the Zone - Gaara Arts Cabinet Exhibition' at Broken Hill's fabulous Regional Art Gallery.</span><br />
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Now open at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrokenHill?src=hash">#BrokenHill</a> is 'Gaara Arts' featuring local women artists. Visit before March 31 → <a href="https://t.co/53dku9wCje">https://t.co/53dku9wCje</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WestDarling">@WestDarling</a> <a href="https://t.co/CGmBtjJNlr">pic.twitter.com/CGmBtjJNlr</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who is Gaara Arts you might ask? It's Broken Hill's all women art group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">See link <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/explore/regional-art-gallery/exhibitions" target="_blank">here</a> for details about the exhibition together with several other current exhibitions, which include the Far West Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Prize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-7060346399561461992017-02-28T23:58:00.002+11:002017-03-01T09:23:12.525+11:00Broken Hill tourist season hots up 1 March 2017 when weather cools ...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tomorrow, 1 March 2017 is ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the beginning of the annual tourist season in Broken Hill, so start planning your trip to Australia's first heritage listed city now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Autumn is one of the best times to visit #BrokenHill as the summer heat starts to fade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The picture at left is a sign you should encounter on the Silver City Highway as you head north from Melbourne, Mildura and/or Wentworth towards Broken Hill, AKA the Silver City.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers, e</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">njoy your trip and I recommend more than a one night stay as there's so much to see and do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-67766750590945031722017-01-01T23:48:00.002+11:002017-01-01T23:51:55.038+11:00Happy New Year 2017 Broken Hill and everyone - it's all about time today<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy New Year for 2017. Today is all about the passing of time. One interesting fact about Broken Hill is that although the city is situated in New South Wales which runs on </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Australian </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT), #BrokenHill actually uses Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT), the time zone used by South Australia. The reason being that the city is relatively close to the South Australian border and the nearest capital city is the South Australian city of Adelaide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you drive north up the 683 km Silver City Highway, about 40 km south of Broken Hill you will come across a sign, see pictured, advising that you should turn back your clock/watch by half an hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Broken Hill is unique in Australia because of this arrangement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I remember my second trip to Broken Hill on New Year's Eve 2005-6. It was fun for me to be able to celebrate two New Year's Eves, the first one back home in Melbourne Victoria which is another one of the Australian states using the Australian Eastern Daylight Time, and then half an hour later, celebrating again with everyone else in Broken Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That's a little bit of trivia about Broken Hill to start 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy New Year everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0Broken Hill NSW 2880, Australia-31.9539135 141.4539396-33.6707295 138.87215260000002 -30.237097499999997 144.0357266tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-74165148277676131552016-12-18T23:18:00.000+11:002016-12-18T23:18:04.451+11:00Browne Shaft Headframe at Junction Mine Broken Hill<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gbpva9Uz0BA3sWB_PP9euqs9HWajUgNddL36jfdYIMUVK5Cc8fSAV4Lfy0XSB4hUZQaFaw5kH2kVHDwTYfRut4QbdOZZHYUl93RD95GQ1Da8sMsQ19gmIBoAaWTh1oBUwRTnZqn8G2zP/s1600/2013-01-28+07.03.56+Junction+Mine+Browne+Shaft+Broken+Hill+morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gbpva9Uz0BA3sWB_PP9euqs9HWajUgNddL36jfdYIMUVK5Cc8fSAV4Lfy0XSB4hUZQaFaw5kH2kVHDwTYfRut4QbdOZZHYUl93RD95GQ1Da8sMsQ19gmIBoAaWTh1oBUwRTnZqn8G2zP/s400/2013-01-28+07.03.56+Junction+Mine+Browne+Shaft+Broken+Hill+morning.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Junction Mine Browne Shaft Headframe</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently tweeted about www.ilovebrokenhill.com's 5th anniversary. The image I used, which is currently this blog's header image and the picture in this post, prompted the query, is that Browne's Mine? The question was posed by an ex Broken Hill resident.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I must say 'well spotted' to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I admit, I was initially actually unsure of the headframe's name, so I rang the very helpful #BrokenHill visitor information centre, and together with their help and also reference to Elizabeth Vines' 2010 "Broken Hill A guide to the Silver City" we confirmed the details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The picture is of Junction Mine's wooden headframe that was erected over Browne Shaft in the 1890's. It is the oldest remaining headframe on the #lineoflode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can see the mine and associated buildings on the Menindee Road, just on the edge of Broken Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The image was taken by me around 7am in January 2013. Isn't the light lovely. It's one of the features that Broken Hill is know for i.e. great light and natural vivid colours. It is another reason why Broken Hill is so popular with artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-60955800895378884982016-12-08T23:36:00.002+11:002016-12-18T23:21:12.927+11:00Happy 5th Birthday ilovebrokenhill.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mystery* mine headframe near visitor centre Broken Hill</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is <a href="http://www.ilovebrokenhill.com/">www.ilovebrokenhill.com</a>'s 5th birthday today 8 December 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks to the over 172,000 people who have visited my blog over the past 5 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Broken Hill has often been in my thoughts over this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">May the city thrive and prosper in the coming years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will continue to post on a semi random basis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please stay 'tuned'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*Okay, so the mystery mine headframe is from the Kintore Shaft at the Central Mine. The headframe was moved to the 'Kintore Reserve' in Blende Street, from Central Mine in 1984 to make way for open cut mining activities.</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-43557485956764166462016-11-28T20:00:00.000+11:002016-11-28T20:00:10.511+11:00Ann Rogers of Broken Hill<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was very sad to learn that Broken
Hill’s Ann Rogers had died on 7 November 2016 after a brief battle
with cancer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ann was an amazing woman who was
involved in so many aspects of community life in Broken Hill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was the President of the Broken
Hill Chamber of Commerce and Manager of the local Robinson College
and Alesco Learning Centre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She also was a generous volunteer. She
seemed to have her finger in many pies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She coordinated the Fringe Festival in
2014 and 2015. Ann supported Patton Village where the Festival was
held, in many ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was previously the General Manager of the
Broken Hill Legion Club.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I met Ann several years ago when I
approached her to look at running a social media course at Robinson
College. She was very open to the idea. The main stumbling block for
myself to run the course was the logistics of it all (given I am
based in Melbourne).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She will leave an incredible gap in the
Broken Hill community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her passion, energy and warmth will be missed.</span></div>
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Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-52990056201458639932016-08-22T21:08:00.000+10:002016-08-22T21:08:02.525+10:00Siesta ilovebrokenhill, #BrokenHill, #Twitter, #BrokenHeel shout out<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi everyone,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well I may be a little missing in action on <a href="http://www.ilovebrokenhill.com/">www.ilovebrokenhill.com</a>, but I certainly haven't forgotten about you and I have been keenly keeping an eye out on news of the fabulous and first Australian #HeritageListedCity AKA #BrokenHill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So whilst I take a little time out from regular blogging right here on <a href="http://www.ilovebrokenhill.com/">www.ilovebrokenhill.com</a> (I will make the occasional cameo, like now).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After four years of very regular posting, everyone needs a holiday, however, I'm still #microblogging via #Twitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just keep an eye out for #BrokenHill and you will see me retweeting and favouriting on a regular basis with my <a href="https://twitter.com/ilovebrokenhill" target="_blank">@ilovebrokenhill</a> Twitter account. Only problem with this is that, still, not a lot of Broken Hill folks use Twitter. Oh well, each to their own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, whilst I'm here, and I have your attention, don't forget the #BrokenHeelFestival is coming up once again on 9-11 September 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is their website <a href="http://www.bhfestival.com/">http://www.bhfestival.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-23582666213215821162016-03-08T22:51:00.002+11:002016-03-08T22:52:22.739+11:00Gaara Arts Inc celebrate International Women's Day 2016 in Broken Hill<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Art Scene</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On <a href="http://www.internationalwomensday.com/" target="_blank">International Women's Day 2016</a>, Gaara Arts Inc continues to hold the group's annual art exhibition titled "Looking Forward, Looking Back - A Woman's View" at the <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/explore/regional-art-gallery/explore/broken-hill-regional-art-gallery/exhibitions" target="_blank">Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Gaara Arts Inc is Broken Hill's all women art group.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also on display is an exhibition by Gayle Rodgers titled "Inspired" and the 2016 Far West Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Prize exhibition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Exhibition details -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Date - From Friday 29 January 2016</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Place - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Address - 404-408 Argent Street, Broken Hill</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Phone - 08 8080 3440</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hours - Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For more details see the following link to the Broken Hill City Council's <a href="https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/events/art-gallery-exhibitions/exhibition-opening-2016-far-west-aboriginal-and-torres-strait?mc_cid=839a80c87b&mc_eid=b4e97562ae" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The exhibitions will all run until 13 March 2016.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The timing of the Gaara Arts exhibition is designed to coincide with <a href="http://www.internationalwomensday.com/" target="_blank">International Women's Day </a>which this year is on 8 March - today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I congratulate the women of Gaara Arts for their continued contribution to the rich art scene in Broken Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Enjoy, cheers Jane Deany</span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-44265549680009976892016-03-06T22:34:00.000+11:002016-03-06T22:34:06.092+11:00'Today' show 'We Love Australia Week' in Silverton 7 March 2016<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/" target="_blank">Channel 9's 'Today' show</a> will be touring Australia this week and tomorrow morning, Monday 7 March 2016 finds team member Ross Greenwood in ghost town #Silverton, some 26 km from Broken Hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Filming will be on between 5.30 am - 8 am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow">@thetodayshow</a> tomorrow morning 7 March 2016 from 5.30 am, they're in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Silverton?src=hash">#Silverton</a> near <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrokenHill?src=hash">#BrokenHill</a> <a href="https://t.co/Eif43Xw5OA">https://t.co/Eif43Xw5OA</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">— ilovebrokenhill (@ilovebrokenhill) <a href="https://twitter.com/ilovebrokenhill/status/706437363283562496">March 6, 2016</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can get there under your own steam or catch the free shuttle bus at 5am and 6am which leaves from the Broken Hill Visitor Information Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you can't make it, just tune into free to air Channel 9.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Today show team will visit a number of special Australian destinations over the week-long road trip. You can find out more on their website - <a href="http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/">http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/today/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sounds like a lot of fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cheers, Jane Deany</span><br />
Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425590166264781134.post-23899084047201313512016-02-08T22:38:00.000+11:002016-02-08T22:38:20.172+11:00Happy Chinese New Year for 2016 to Broken Hill residents and everyone worldwide<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It's the year of the Monkey in 2016, I do hope everyone enjoys the Chinese New Year celebrations.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Happy Chinese New Year.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Cheers, Jane Deany</b></span>Jane Deanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200031207850089945noreply@blogger.com0