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Broken Hill

noun

  1. a city in western New South Wales, in southeast Australia: mining center.
  2. former name of Kabwe.


Broken Hill

noun

  1. a town in SE Australia, in W New South Wales: mining centre for lead, silver, and zinc. Pop: 19 834 (2001)


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The goldfields of Australia are historic, and the silver, lead and zinc mines of Broken Hill deserve particular mention.

In addition Broken Hill is the centre of one of the largest pastoral districts in Australia.

This was a bit of a steep broken hill that overlooked upon the west a moorish valley, full of ink-black pools.

They are very tame and live in holes amongst the rocks or make burrows in the gully banks and broken hill sides.

The Broken Hill contract completed, he found new problems as a mining expert and manager of men in China.

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