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Outside of Broken Hill there is a lovely sculpture park built on top of a low hill with a perfect view of the surrounding country.
Some form of desert pea.
Upward to the summit.
The sun begins to to set.
Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium April 2, 1993 to May 23, 1993.
Broken Hill in the distance.
The exact location of the sculpture park.
The Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum holds an exquisite collection of minerals pulled from the mines of Broken Hill. Each specimen is dazzling in its beauty and rarity.
The timbers in this portion of the museum were pulled from one of the local mines. The wood originated in the forests of Oregon and was shipped across the ocean and a continent to shore up the tunnels around Broken Hill.
A mining shack from the first part of the 20th century graces the exterior of the museum.
A local miner and his wife enjoying retirement.
Leaving the verdant rolling valleys of Clare, the expedition struck out for Broken Hill and the vast flat of the interior of Australia.
Wind power stations on the horizon.
The further north and east the expedition progressed, the drier the landscape became.
A train on the way south toward Adelaide.
Once again, the vast flat of the interior opened before the expedition.
Don’t forget to rest!
Near the border with New South Wales, the expedition stopped for lunch at an isolated roadhouse. The inside was plastered with road train memorabilia. The lone worker who doubled as cashier and cook pulled out some kangaroo meat to make a few burgers. He reminded the expedition of certain characters from the American movie Deliverance. The expedition moved on quickly to Broken Hill.
