Broken Hill (the Silver City)

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Broken Hill (the Silver City) is a historic mining city in far western New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its rich silver, lead, and zinc deposits and its distinctive outback heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
mining city
continent Australia
country Australia
demographicType regional population centre
distanceFromCoast far inland
economicBase mineral extraction
services for mining industry
geographicalSetting Australian outback
hasBuiltHeritage historic streetscapes
mining infrastructure
hasCharacteristic arid climate
remote location
strong mining culture
hasCulturalTheme mining heritage
outback lifestyle
hasEconomicActivity mining
tourism
hasIdentity mining town
outback city
hasIndustry base metals mining
hasLandscape semi-desert surroundings
heritageStatus historic mining centre
isInland true
knownFor lead mining
outback heritage
silver mining
zinc mining
locatedIn far western New South Wales
nickname Silver City NERFINISHED
partOf Far West region of New South Wales NERFINISHED
region Far West New South Wales NERFINISHED
resourceType lead deposits
silver deposits
zinc deposits
state New South Wales
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism
outback tourism
transportRole regional service centre
urbanType regional city

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City of Broken Hill administrativeCentre Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Barrier Highway connects Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
New South Wales state highway network connects Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Broken Hill line connectsTo Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
City of Broken Hill contains Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Outback New South Wales contains Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Yancowinna County contains Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Barwon containsTown Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
BHP Group foundedInPlace Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Barrier Ranges hasCity Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Yancowinna County hasMajorUrbanCentre Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Regional New South Wales hasPart Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
South Australian rail network includesCity Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
City of Broken Hill jurisdictionOver Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill urban area
City of Broken Hill namedAfter Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Silver City Highway namedAfter Broken Hill (the Silver City)
Barrier Ranges near Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Baaka passesNear Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Barrier Highway passesThrough Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Silver City Highway passesThrough Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
City of Broken Hill seat Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill
Broken Hill line terminus Broken Hill (the Silver City)
this entity surface form: Broken Hill