Broken Hill South Ltd - Australian Science at Work Corporate entry

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Broken Hill South Ltd (1885 - 1972)

Function: Metallurgy and Mineralogy or Mining

Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Broken Hill South Ltd. mined silver, lead and zinc. The mine was opened in 1885 and closed in 1972 after almost ninety years of operations.

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Location: Broken Hill, New South Wales

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000560. [ Details ]

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