Once a vital trade route, this stretch along the banks of the Darling River is home to countless Indigenous heritage sites, historical buildings and scenic river views.
The towns of Wilcannia, Tilpa and Louth all began their lives as important river ports on the banks of the Darling River.
They served as loading points for cargo-carrying paddle steamers heading down the Darling and into the Murray. Before this, the river was known as “Barka” for tens of thousands of years, serving as the lifeblood of the Paakantyi (Barkindji) people to this day. Today, these small towns are hidden gems, each with their own unique stories to tell.
Tom is all about adventure. Whether it’s wandering through city streets or hitting the road in the great outdoors, Tom loves to capture the stories of the people and places he encounters in his travels. He has always been drawn to places that are out of the ordinary, so naturally Broken Hill has become a favourite destination of his.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Broken Hill and the Outback acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout the Far West region of NSW and their connections to land, waterways and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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