Australia, New South Wales
Silverton NSW
Silver-boom ghost town
Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Coins and tokensAlso reported: eyes-only: building ruins, gaol and hotel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Silver-lead boom town of 3000 people in the 1880s-90s, emptied when Broken Hill's lode proved richer, municipal council dissolved 1907
Town history, gaol, hotel, tramway and 402-grave cemetery documented, period refuse scatter around the townsite follows from the abandonment record
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Extreme summer heatOpen mine workings, snakes, remote with limited services
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.