Broken Hill’s Railway Station (Far West New South Wales, Outback Australia)

            The ‘new’ railway station on Crystal Street was opened in 1957 by innovative Labor politician Ernie Weatherall, who held ministries for Education, Transport, and Conservation. 

At the time of building, Broken Hill’s new station was the largest and most expensive outside Sydney Central Station. The building is an example of the new ‘modern approach’ to railway architecture and, since few sites of this scale were constructed at this time, it is also a rare project. The capital investment in the station buildings reflects the political needs of the time, the post-war boom, and the national importance of mining revenue being generated in Broken Hill. It is an excellent example of post-war international architectural style.  Until its cessation in November 1989, Broken Hill was the terminus for the Silver City   Comet from Parkes. It was also the terminus for Australian National's Silver City Limited from Adelaide from December 1986 until 1990.

The Railway Station has been adaptively reused as the Sulphide Street Railway and Historical Museum, a complex that houses the Silverton Tramway Company locomotives and memorabilia in the original 1905 station building and grounds. The Broken Hill Migrant Heritage Museum, Hospital Museum, Ron Carter Transport Pavilion and the Tess Alfonsi Mineral Collection are all housed on-site. The museum is open on weekends.

It was also one of the most expensive station buildings constructed reflecting the political needs of the time. The juxtaposition of the now derelict first station building opposite, in pre-cast concrete construction which was a standard country station building highlights the contrast between the new and the old buildings.  The scale of the newer building belies the potential needs of the station and it is closely aligned to the major Victorian station buildings in design intent

Source: Visit Broken Hill & New South Wales Heritage Register.

Taken on: January 1, 2023

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