JAMIE HLADKY: SILVER CITY, LODE OF LEAD
Suburban homes in Broken Hill, New South Wales during rare desert rains.
The megatonnes of lead-zinc-silver under this place founded billion dollar corporations and funded modern Australia. This established an enduring national overreliance on extractive industries. The town itself was prosperous to the 1970s, but declined as consolidation and mechanisation moved local labour out of the mines.
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Originally from Manchester, UK, I've lived and worked in southeast Asia and Australia, and been lucky enough to travel fairly widely over time. I often make long journeys but prefer to experience travel at a human pace. Once, I rode the international rail network for over 20,000 km from Singapore to Manchester, to make the journey without flying, and to see what was in between those two sometime homes. I'm now firmly based in Canberra, Australia. I spend my free time on long drives, trying to see as much of this huge strange country as possible.
I live and work on Ngunnawal country. I respect their enduring culture and I’m grateful for the welcome, safety and kindness that have been afforded to me by this beautiful place.
The megatonnes of lead-zinc-silver under this place founded billion dollar corporations and funded modern Australia. This established an enduring national overreliance on extractive industries. The town itself was prosperous to the 1970s, but declined as consolidation and mechanisation moved local labour out of the mines.
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Originally from Manchester, UK, I've lived and worked in southeast Asia and Australia, and been lucky enough to travel fairly widely over time. I often make long journeys but prefer to experience travel at a human pace. Once, I rode the international rail network for over 20,000 km from Singapore to Manchester, to make the journey without flying, and to see what was in between those two sometime homes. I'm now firmly based in Canberra, Australia. I spend my free time on long drives, trying to see as much of this huge strange country as possible.
I live and work on Ngunnawal country. I respect their enduring culture and I’m grateful for the welcome, safety and kindness that have been afforded to me by this beautiful place.