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Silverton Gaol Museum

Attraction - Building and Structure, Museum


Silverton Gaol (1889) - only a few years after the gaol was built, all of the action shifted to Broken Hill. Now a museum, it displays photographs,
documents, household items and pastoral and mining equipment. One document is a bill of sale by which James Poole tragically exchanged his share in the
new Broken Hill mine for steers.

One of the real curiosities is the coroner's bath! This was filled with preservative and bodies were placed in it until the coroner came from Sydney. In the
days before the railway this could take up to three months.

Open Time


9.30am - 4.30pm Daily		 

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Contact Details:


Silverton Gaol Museum
Burke Street
Silverton, NSW 2880
Telephone: 08 - 8088 5317
Email: tourist@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.visitbrokenhill.com.au
Entry is free!

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