Broken Hill • Find • State Library of South Australia

Gourlay photographs

c. 1900, Photograph, B 71636/1-4

Four photographs documenting D Gourlay's working life - as a driver to Dr A. Winks of Norwood, and working in the mines at Broken Hill. See 'contents' for details of individual photos.

Port Pirie Smelter was built in 1889 to treat the Broken Hill ore. The first load of ore arrived by road. In 1931 the Softener Furnace brought into service the new Continuous Refinery. This was completed in 1934. By this time Port Pirie had become the biggest lead smelter in the world. It processed lead and zinc from Broken Hill.

Cairn of Stones near Broken Hill

1933, Photograph, B 6285

Cairn of stones erected by Captn. Sturt on Mount Vulcan about 13 miles east of north of Broken Hill. "Sturt's Station no. 2"in 1844.

Cairn of Stones near Broken Hill

1933, Photograph, B 6286

Cairn of stones erected by Captn. Sturt on Mount Darling about 8 miles north east of Broken Hill, in 1844. "Sturt's Station no. 3" Cairn discovered and restored by E.B. Dow, Broken Hill.

Captain Sturt Monument

1937, Photograph, B 10021

Captain Sturt Monument at Broken Hill. Notes on the back of the photograph say "Monument erected at the Stephens Creek pumping station, Broken Hill in honour of Captain Sturt. Unveiled October 30, 1937. Cairn erected in 1937 by members of YMCA. Bronze tablet supplied by the Barrier Field Naturalists Club. Photograph taken in 1937. The plaque on the monument says "The Pass" Captain Charles Sturt camped here Oct. 24, 1844, Nov. 4-22, 1844, Dec. 17-18, 1845".

Shoeing bullocks

c. 1920, Photograph, B 17660

Shoeing bullocks (working) north of Broken Hill.

Broken Hill : Zinc Corporation

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/14

Zinc Corporation. Shows chimneys and work buildings. Herbert Hoover, later president of the United States, first succeeded in his endeavour to extract zinc from ore in a cost-effective manner when he formed the Zinc Corporation in 1905.

Broken Hill: Railway Station

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/16

Silverton Railway Station in Sulphide Street. A steam train at the station with passengers waiting to board. The Sulphide Street Railway Station was erected in 1905 by Silverton Tramway Co. using stone from the Black 10 Mine. Most of the original internal detailing survives, including pressed metal ceilings, marble mantle pieces and tile floor. In 1981 the Sulphide Street Railway and Historical Museum was officially opened on June 13.

Broken Hill: Refreshment table

c. 1910, Photograph, B 54756/25

Women serving cups of tea behind a refreshment table.

Broken Hill: Camel rider

c. 1910, Photograph, B 54756/26

A man sitting on a camel.

Broken Hill : Mine scene

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/34

A mound of tailings (or a slag heap) beside a shaft. Workers around the base of the mound.

Broken Hill : Mining scoop

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/37

A mining scoop at work.

Broken Hill: Open cut mine

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/43

An open cut mining area.

Broken Hill: Old chimney

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/46

An old chimney kept as a historic monument.

Broken Hill: Stephens Creek

c. 1907, Photograph, B 54756/48

Stephens Creek water supply. Water can be seen falling over the wall.

Photograph album of the Parker and Davidson Families

Parker (Family), 1915, Photograph, B 71787/380-409

The album shows aspects of station life at various sheep properties in the far north east of South Australia and the Broken Hill region, among them Buckalow, Bimbowrie, Oulnina Park, Telechie, Burta, Topar, Tantallon and Yalcowinna as well as visits to other stations in New South Wales and Victoria namely Morundah, Widgeongully and Tolarno. Three young women thought to be Grace Langloh Parker (1895-1987) and her sisters Wilga Maud (1898-?) and Una Geraldine Davidson, nee Parker (1901-1986) are central to many of the photographs and it may be that the album was compiled by Grace Parker. Holiday visits were made to Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Inman Valley, Second Valley, Mount Gambier, Portland Victoria, Sydney and Tasmania. A number of photographs relate to the BHP towns, Iron Knob and Broken Hill. Two of the Parker daughters, thought to be Wilga and Grace, accompanied their Mother on a voyage from Sydney to the Celebes and Java in 1926, including sightseeing at Macassar in the Celebes, the Mount Bromo Volcano, Sand Sea, Borobodur, and other places in Java, with the homeward voyage via Singapore, Port Darwin, Thursday Island and Cairns.

Man wearing costume

Jenkinson Studio, 1908, Photograph, PRG 1449/1/3

A man standing with his back to the camera in a photographic studio in Broken Hill, wearing a dark suit on which has been attached a variety of shaving and pipe-smoking items and tobacco pouches. On his head he is holding a cylindrical container advertising Capstan tobacco. He is wearing roller skates on his shoes. A hand bill for Lawrence's Tobacconist with the date 10 September 1908 suggests this may have been part of a local advertising campaign in Broken Hill. 10 September 1908.

Cyclist and bicycle

Petts, Charles Alfred, c. 1909, Photograph, B 76480

Cyclist, name unknown, poses next to his bicycle in front of an admiring group of spectators. Photograph is believed to have been taken in Broken Hill. Back of photograph has 'R. Temme by C. Petts' in pencil. It appears to have been removed from an album.

E.S. Wigg & Son's general map of the Barrier Ranges mineral fields, (silver, tin etc.) [cartographic material] / compiled by W.H. Tietkins & R. Garlick Holwell

Tietkens, William Henry, Archival map/chart, PRG 5/46

Topographical map of the Barrier Ranges mineral fields, New South Wales. Index to mines at Broken Hill, Euriowie, Thackaringa, Pinnacles, Rockwell Paddock, Waukaroo Relief shown by hachures. Map was among the papers of Professor J.B. Cleland.