Australian Geographic

SILVERTON, NSW

F IT WASN’T for the small community of artists, its desirability as an outback setting for movies and the seemingly never-ending tourist trade, Silverton would be little more than a ghost town on the desert’s edge. Located west of Broken Hill and close to the South Australian border, this once thriving mining town had a population of 3000 during its heydey in the late 1800s. Now it’s little more than a few historic buildings, the remnants of vibrant streets, several art galleries and a pub. There are a few

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