Heroes, Larrikins and Visionaries of Broken Hill Walk
Western Front Association Central Victoria BranchHeroes, Larrikins & Visionaries of Broken Hill Walk
An easy to follow self-guided tour through interesting parts of town. Meet some of our remarkable characters. Take home a souvenir certificate. Distance 1.7km return. Allow 1 hour.
The Walk consists of 25 stainless steel numbered plaques along the way from the station.
There are two military personalities:
- 8, Lieutenant Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the Japanese massacre of nurses on Banga Island during WWII, and leader of local Anzac parades after the war; and
- 14, Private Reginald Inwood VC, awarded the Victoria Cross for sustained bravery over a period of three days under heavy fire in WWI.
There is also a plaque commemorating the so-called 1915 ‘Battle of Broken Hill’:
- 20, Jihad, two devout Moslems declared a holy war on Broken Hill on New Year’s Day 1915. They ambushed the picnic train from Broken Hill to Silverton. They killed four locals and were quickly despatched after a chase.
