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Flowering gum (Corymbia (Eucalyptus) ficifolia), 1930’s. Photo: Albert and Margaret Morris, courtesy of the Barrier Field Naturalists’ Club and Broken Hill City Library.
1930s hand coloured photograph showing the success of the bush regeneration scheme in 1938. Photo: Albert and Margaret Morris, courtesy of the Barrier Field Naturalists’ Club and Broken Hill City Library.
Greening the Silver City: seeds of bush regeneration explores the
collaboration between community and industry in creating one of the
first bush regeneration sites in Australia. In 1936, the Barrier
Field Naturalists Club led by Albert Morris enlisted the help of a
mining company and through the process of native revegetation,
defeated the drifts of sand that were swallowing the outskirts of
the famous mining town. This exhibition was developed by the
Powerhouse Museum in collaboration with Broken Hill City Council and
community and supported by Movable Heritage NSW.
Greening the Silver City
6th February 2010 to 26th April 2010
6th February 2010 to 26th April 2010