News archive
This is an archive containing every news story ever posted on the BDT website. If you’re looking for a specific article, try the search box at the top right hand side of this page. Otherwise you can just browse the archive by selecting a year and month below.
October, 2017
Testing days are underway
Originally published: Wednesday, 18th October, 2017
It’s the time of year when year 12 students across the state commiserate over the shared pain of weeks of HSC tests.
Council finances finalised
Originally published: Tuesday, 17th October, 2017
The draft financial statements for City Council have been completed and will now be presented to the public along with an auditor’s report.
Morning tea at the BDT
Originally published: Tuesday, 17th October, 2017
The staff at the BDT are set to be very busy over the next couple of days, baking an array of sweet and savoury goods for a morning tea.
Florals, colours tipped for S.C. Cup fashions
Originally published: Monday, 16th October, 2017
Florals and a bold mix of colours are expected to be a fashion hit at the Silver City Races next weekend.
Greg joins MND fight
Originally published: Sunday, 15th October, 2017
Greg Maxwell and a band of trikers will be heading off this morning to ride to Menindee all in the name of Motor Neurone Disease.
Outback calls artist
Originally published: Saturday, 14th October, 2017
A Melbourne-based installation artist will be in the region next month to put together his next piece.
Chris tunes in
Originally published: Saturday, 14th October, 2017
Chris Rawlins is a happy man because he can hear again.
Double demand
Originally published: Saturday, 14th October, 2017
Vinnies hands out 38,000 energy vouchers
Hottest ticket in town
Originally published: Friday, 13th October, 2017
If you’ve travelled to Africa lately and noticed how well dressed the babies are over there, chances are you’ve stumbled across some of the fantastic work by Broken Hill’s Quota Club.
Billion dollar burden
Originally published: Thursday, 12th October, 2017
A local petition against the Murray River pipeline was tabled in parliament by the NSW Opposition yesterday, at the same time as the Government gave the order to begin its construction.
Get your puds
Originally published: Wednesday, 11th October, 2017
Christmas is creeping closer and so is the time when the RFDS Women’s Auxiliary Christmas Puddings are available to buy.
Left for dead
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th October, 2017
Fruit growers on the Lower Darling River want the state and federal governments to stop changes to the management of the Menindee Lakes that they say will destroy their farms.
Camp ovens at 10 paces
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th October, 2017
The South Broken Hill Hotel beer garden was filled with the smell of hearty bush tucker on Saturday as competitors took part in a cook off.
Young guns on trial
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th October, 2017
NSW Zone State Trials Albury 2017
Safety talk for pilots
Originally published: Tuesday, 10th October, 2017
A safety briefing for local pilots is being held in Broken Hill next week.
River life revival
Originally published: Monday, 9th October, 2017
Summer is shaping up to be a good one for those who enjoy tossing a yabby trap or two into the river.
Battlers’ Bathurst
Originally published: Monday, 9th October, 2017
In a David versus Goliath win, Holden driver David Reynolds has claimed his maiden Bathurst 1000 at a wet and wild Mount Panorama yesterday.
Local connection at draft
Originally published: Saturday, 7th October, 2017
From the Glenelg Football Club and nicknamed “EJ” Eloise Jones was ultra-impressive at the national Under 18s championships collecting the Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards for South Australia and also when playing for the combined Allies team under Crows women’s premiership coach Bec Goddard at these titles.
Leaving the nest
Originally published: Saturday, 7th October, 2017
It’s the end of an era for the Red Robin Deli.
Cafe back on top
Originally published: Saturday, 7th October, 2017
The Broken Earth Cafe on top of the Line of Lode has received great reviews since re-opening its doors just over a month ago.
Ride to Copi
Originally published: Friday, 6th October, 2017
A local man will be cycling from Broken Hill to Menindee next weekend to raise awareness and funding for Motor Neuron Disease.
Great snake study
Originally published: Friday, 6th October, 2017
An Australian Snakebite Project has thrown up some surprising statistics, which challenges many long-held perceptions about where snake attacks occur and how to treat them.
Bob goes solo
Originally published: Friday, 6th October, 2017
Eyebrow pencil, biro and silverpoint - Bob Groves has left no stone unturned for his first ever, and likely only, solo exhibition.
Artist inspired others
Originally published: Thursday, 5th October, 2017
Local artists have paid tribute to the influential artist and teacher Tom Offord, who passed away on Saturday aged 88.
Masters of softball
Originally published: Thursday, 5th October, 2017
The Jesters master’s softball team will travel to Tasmania later this month to take part in the 16th Masters Games.
She’s a real bottler
Originally published: Wednesday, 4th October, 2017
Anyone growing up in the 50s, 60s, or 70s would remember the daily milk round, and some might even remember one of the women who’d make the round, and always had time for a chat.
Ball back after 70 years
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017
It may be a tatty old tennis ball but to former locals Ian Hobba and his sister Judy Fogarty, it’s a treasured reminder of a brother lost.
YMCA move complete
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017
The YMCA has moved to its temporary home in Oxide Street to make way for a $4.59 million redevelopment of its Chloride Street premises.
Musos bust a move
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017
Music is set to return to the Musicians’ Club, as it prepares to launch a new nightclub.
Reunion hailed success
Originally published: Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017
Attendance from locals could have been better but organisers of the city’s first shearers’ reunion have hailed the event a success and promised it will return bigger and better.
