Living Sculptures

More Living Sculptures near Broken Hill, NSW.

Before we go any further I would like to thank Jose for painting a beautiful picture of the Tamar River in my city, Launceston.  Thank you.

When people travel in the Outback and or people living in the outback distance is never an issue.  If you ask someone how far it is to a certain place, the answer is often 'just down the road'.  That could mean 300km, or 5 hours drive or so.  Within that distance there are no houses or towns however, there is a place to buy petrol with a roadhouse attached to buy a meal.  We always took water and extra petrol when travelling the outback and indeed had to use the latter many times.

There are a few Stations planted here and there in the Outback with a Homestead and it could be 150 to 250km from the Homestead to the main highway so on the Stations there are freezers, the power isn't real realiable as generators are used, water is scarse if there is no bore water.   I have a cousin and his wife who travelled extensivly within Australia and they both worked on Stations all over Australia for many years after other successful careers and I did receive many letters by snail mail back then from them as email were not available. I presume many Stations have the Internet these days and from memory it did arrive during my cousins being on different Stations but with limited use.

 Stations in Australia -  other places in this world might call them a Ranch.

Living Sculptures,

Broken Hill Living Sculptures the Living Desert is nestled amongst the Barrier Rangers and is about 12km from the City of Broken Hill.  It's a unique 2,400ha reserve which was established in 1992.  The scenery within the reserve is breathtaking and can be enjoyed via the numerous walking trails.

The sculptures are on the highest hill inside the reserve and there are 12 sandstone sculptures, created in 1993 by a group of artists from all over the world, which are now one of the top attractions in Outback NSW.  The area is closed due to Covid-19.

The distance to Broken Hill is 1,375 km from where I live.

This was our first and only trip from Tasmania to Broken Hill in 20 years of travelling. We took travelled in our car staying in Motels and eating out.

 

Living Sculptures of Broken Hill

9 km from Broken Hill, NSW Australia you will find The Living Sculptures being 12 in all.  These large sculptures are of sandstone were sculptured by artists from around the world.  Worth the fee to view.

I have seen photos with the sun coming through the middle of the circle which makes it look very different.

Broken Hill. NSW. Australia

Travelling to Broken Hill in the State of NSW,  Australia was wonderful with so many new things to see, such as wide open spaces, wild goats, camels and feral pigs wondering around a long our journey.  I recall the pigs walking down the centre of the road on the white line.  At first in the distance we wondered what on earth was up ahead, could it be Eagles as they are so daring that they stay in the middle of the road eating the road kill as you drive past them.

Broken Hill is in NSW but being close to SA, (across the border) Broken Hill adopted their time - yes, a bit confusing. 

The Trades Hall is the first privately owned one in the Southern Hemisphere.  Built & paid for by the people of Broken Hill it stands as a monument to all workers past and present.  It's the home of the Union movement since it was built in 1905.  The first attempt was in 1890 & a rather long story.

I took this photo with my 2nd owned Digital Camera, Samsung.  The first Digital Camera I had was a Kodak.

The Town Hall, Broken Hill NSW. Australia.  Built in 1890 the majority of the structure was demolished in 1970's, but the facade was preserved.