Places to stay, people to see

BROKEN HILL

Stay

Although Mt Gipps Station, 40km north of Broken Hill, covers around 34,000ha these days, it is still a working sheep station. Stay where it all began in accommodation including three-bedroom Rasp’s Cottage (from $180 per night); shearer’s quarters ($35 per person), or a powered caravan site (from $35 per night). Activities include bushwalking, farm tours and stargazing. mtgipps.com.au

For those camping or caravanning, the Starview Primitive Campsite, 12km from Broken Hill, is set within the Living Desert State Park. There are 15 unpowered caravan sites, showers and toilets, a gas barbecue, and star-view chairs for sensational stargazing. The cost is $25 per night. Park entry is $7 per camper for the duration of your stay ($10 per adult daily). Details at visitbrokenhill.com

Broken Hill’s Palace Hotel has accommodation, from pub-style rooms with share facilities from $90 per double per night to the glamorous Priscilla suites where the characters in the movie stayed from $265. thepalacehotelbrokenhill.com.au

Visit

For information about the Silverton School Museum, Broken Hill’s Synagogue of the Outback, and Silverton Gaol Museum, visit brokenhillhistoricalsociety.com

For more information on visiting Broken Hill and Silverton go to visitbrokenhill.com