Poetry Pilgrimage to Broken Hill
POETRY PILGRIMAGE TO BROKEN HILL
AN EXTENDED WEEKEND OF HOSPITALITY SIGHTSEEING HISTORY ART POETRY

THE MAYOR OF THE SILVER CITY – BROKEN HILL
INVITED
POETRY AT THE PUB in NEWCASTLE - THE CITY OF STEEL
TO POETRY AT THE PUB in BROKEN HILL
AND EVERYONE WAS WELCOME!

Date: 2nd to 4th October 2010
the main event was a wonderful reading on Sunday 3rd October - from 4pm
Venue: ‘Mulberry Vale’ – about 5k from Broken Hill Central
Free transport was available from Broken Hill Central.

...beyond the Darling River on the edge of sundown... Broken Hill and the inspirational outback... the vibrant earthy colours and magical light of this landscape have drawn film-makers and artists here to capture its special quality... it packs a powerful emotional punch, this dark red soil... there’s definitely a spiritual element in this country... graphic testimony to the struggles of the mining pioneers... the Hill that changed a Nation...
- from: Broken Hill: the accessible outback, edition 17, 2010

Why a Pilgrimage?
Broken Hill and Newcastle have rich traditions as mining/industrial towns, but they also share poetic heritage with their ’Poetry at the Pub’ groups. Both groups have been going continuously since the early 1980s – this is the first time they had had an official ‘face off’.

Accommodation: was provided thanks to the wonderful Dallas Hunt at The Tourist Lodge 100 Argent Street Broken Hill – ph: 08 8088 2086
(where Broken Hill Poets in the pub and Dallas had organised a great deal for us) thetouristlodge@bigpond.com

Thanks to the two trusty organisers Bill Tibben 0404 210 438 in Sydney AND Ray Cook 08 8088 4272 in Broken Hill