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10 Luck of the Irish17 Pinned Up

25 Dal Pozzo Inquest38 2BHealthy Challenge

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Miles ClothieriMage by NiCCy starlet


miles is shaving off his beard in hopes to raise $5000 for the leukaemia foundation story by loCaltalk

byE byE bEArd

Every March thousands of people shave, colour and wax their hair to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. It’s one of Australia’s biggest fundraising events,

and it is also said to be the most fun! This year’s event is being held from March 10th-12th worldwide.The statistics surrounding leukaemia speak for themselves. Every hour, someone in Australia is diagnosed with Leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma. Every two hours, someone dies from one of these blood cancers. Almost 10 000 Australians will be diagnosed with blood cancers and related blood disorders this year and although survival rates are improving, blood cancer is Australia’s second biggest cause of cancer death.The money raised during the World’s Greatest Shave is used by the Leukaemia Foundation to fund services to support patients and families living with leukaemia and related blood disorders. All of their services are provided free. The fundraising also funds blood cancer research to find better treatments and cures. Since 1998, the World’s Greatest Shave has raised in excess of $106 million.The Leukaemia Foundation receives no on-going government funding, so supporting this event makes their Vision to Cure and Mission to Care possible. The World’s Greatest Shave continues to be the biggest contributor of funds to the Leukaemia Foundation’s multimillion dollar research investment each year.Thousands of Australians turn to the Leukaemia Foundation each year. Thanks to fundraising events such as the World’s Greatest Shave, the Leukaemia Foundation are able to keep these services free and help more people than ever before.

This year, Localtalk’s Editor-In-Chief Miles Clothier will also be taking part in the event. He is hoping to raise $5000 in sponsorship for shaving off his beard of 7 years.Miles’ event will take place at the West Darling Hotel on Friday, 16 March (the night before St. Pat’s) at 7pm. Anyone wishing to sponsor Miles can do so on the night of his shave or by finding a money tin with his face on it at various locations around town.Donations can also be made online at my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/milesclothier, or if you see Miles in the street he has the WGS app on his phone and you can donate by credit card on the spot.


It’s an overcast Saturday in Broken Hill, two days after St Patrick’s Day, and the annual St Pat’s Race Day, Broken Hill’s Melbourne Cup, is due to begin. But there’s a problem: there are no horses, the jockeys having deemed the red-earth track too wet for racing. It doesn’t seem to

matter to the thousands of locals who turn up to celebrate regardless, the only evidence of the equine purposes

of the day being an empty track and a race caller who spends the afternoon in the Lion Nathan tent bemoaning his temporary unemployment.Late in the day, after the various fashion and beauty parades have been walked and won, an ad hoc field of punters contests the only race of the afternoon, galloping down the straight, drinks in hands, toward the finish line, the winner – a burley bloke who’s had a few – celebrating his victory by

jogging into the middle of the track and dropping his strides for the crowd, who whoop and holler like they’ve seen it all before. On Monday, the town gazette, The Barrier Daily Truth, reports police as saying the day went smoothly, the only arrests being a man who became aggressive later in town and another who, blind drunk, didn’t realise until too late that it was a police car he was urinating upon.

luck of thE IrIsh story by jaCk Marks

st PatriCk's raCes 2011iMages by robiN selliCk


an exerpt from robin sellick and jack marx’s book life and times in the republic of

broken hill



The Broken Hill Saint Patrick’s Day Race meeting is steeped in tradition and is an integral part of what it means to be from Broken Hill. I am proud of my hometown and like to tell stories about what things were like back then.

My tale of the St Patty’s races goes something like: ‘I can remember when we got covered in dust, ate flies, drank beer out of plastic cups and went home sunburnt, but it was still a pearler of a race meeting’.

That was a long time ago. Fifty-cent pieces were round back then, a lot of the toilets here were ‘long drops’, and bread was delivered by horse and cart. Things have changed since then and so has St Pat’s.

Since the first meeting on March 19, 1966, the event has attracted record crowd numbers and has become one of Broken Hill’s major tourism events. It is a prestigious race meeting and you don’t have to fight traffic to get there as you would in a city.

The Saint Patrick’s Day Races began in 1965 when John Toms, a well-known local trainer, discussed his idea of raising money for an ailing Catholic School system with Father Pat Murray. Over time, Broken Hill’s annual Saint Patrick’s Race meeting has grown into a week of sport and entertainment that includes the fashion parade, games night, cabarets, Mardi Gras, and harness and greyhound racing. The races have also had some scandalous occasions, with a ‘ring in’ in 1983 and a raid on the Game (Calcutta) night in 1988.

I went to see Cheryl Krutli, the manager of the Broken Hill St Patrick’s Race Club, and she said that the most important thing on race day is to keep the environment ideal for the people. Over the last few years there have been many improvements to the facilities including a modernised members area, the Gary Radford Pavilion and shade sails in the public area. I was also privileged to see this year’s Guinness Gold Harp which has been the main event trophy since 1966. Cheryl said that the local mines have always supplied the mineral stone for the base. This year the stone was supplied by Pasminco and prepared by Zanon Memorials.

st pat’s- then and nowstory by aNdrew west


st Pat's raCesiMage Courtesy of bh st Pat's raCe Club


After enduring multiple years of primary school and finally reaching the top of the chain in year six, you’re suddenly hurled back

into the bottom of the ranks with the introduction into the all-important year seven.

For parents it seems to come all too quickly but for students, it couldn’t come quick enough.

Even though it is the beginning of another journey, it is a long awaited moment for most considering it marks the start of a new experience.

Faced with an overwhelming sense of nervousness and excitement, the fresh group of year sevens in 2012 can expect a number or surprises, obstacles and memories. For those of us who have already completed year seven, there seems to be some things that

people could have told us before we started.For example, it would have been nice if someone had mentioned the overwhelming workload, or the fact that high school seems to be a never-ending maze of corridors and classrooms.

You will have multiple teachers instead of the standard one that you are used to and you will be expected to switch

survIvING yEAr sEvEN story by CaitliN jiNks


“regardless of all of this, remember that

the memories you create will be the

ones you hold forever.”

classes on a daily basis. It may also seem daunting having a collective amount of 17 and 18 year olds sharing the same school and although they will seem intimidating, just remember that in a few years you will be in their position when you reach year 12.

From my experience in year seven, I offer a small amount of advice. Firstly, become involved in as many activities as you can, both sports-wise

and academic-wise. SRC, public speaking and sports teams all help your community involvement and your social network. Secondly, do not be distressed if you feel alone or isolated, as making friends is guaranteed throughout high school. In fact, the people you meet will make an impact on you for years to come. It also isn’t unusual for teachers to make some sort of impact considering you will be working with them for a long amount of time.

Regardless of all of this, remember that the memories you create will be the ones you hold forever. Good or bad, you won’t forget any of it. Don’t worry if you don’t have a satisfying experience in your first year of high school, because you have five more years to fix that. It is intimidating, it is overwhelming, but most importantly, it is going to be the most interesting years of your life.

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so you’ve got your hsc hannah licul

The end of year 12 mourns every moment you ever spent slaving over an assignment the night before it was due, every day you spent with your friends, and every year you moved up into a new grade. The classes, the teachers, and the early mornings all come to an abrupt halt as the most important moment of your schooling life arrives; the HSC. But once you’ve endured the painstaking process of the exams, where do you go? What do you do? Recent graduate of Broken Hill High School, Hannah Licul, tells Local Talk about life after the HSC and proves that university isn’t always the only path to take.

Now that the HSC is over, how did you find the experience?Licul: Challenging. Finding the balance between pushing yourself to make every assignment and test count and also relaxing was hard, but very rewarding. My fellow year 12 students definitely helped me through. I’m so glad I got to share the experience with such a fun bunch of people. They made it a memorable time for all the best reasons. Helpful advice from teachers and the amazing support from my high school were also valuable to my wonderful experience.

What do you plan to do now that you’ve completed high school?Licul: I’m planning on taking a gap year filled with travelling, working and volunteering. I’d love to do all the things I haven’t found the time to do in the past few years. I want to keep busy doing fun stuff and learning about things I’m actually interested in. University is an option but I am also looking into alternative plans such as the Australian Defence

Force and the Royal Australian Air Force.

Will you miss any of it?Licul: Yes, I already do! The structure of school, seeing friends and even some teachers every day are the main things. There are the other things that only happen in high school that made it a great experience. Do not take high school for granted because it is over all too quickly.

Do you have any favourite memories?Licul: All the school excursions, SRC activities, public speaking and lunchtimes/recesses with amazing friends. Even though it was hard, I think the senior years made the best memories.

Do you feel that everyone should go to University?Licul: No, but everyone who has the desire to should definitely be given the opportunity. I think that university isn’t for everyone, just like year 11 and 12 isn’t. You don’t have to go to university to become successful or, most importantly, happy. There are many wonderful jobs that need people who haven’t got degrees.

Do you have any advice for future year 12 students?Licul: I suppose you have to create your own routine but try to find the balance and make it fun and worthwhile for yourself. It will not be easy but it will be very rewarding if you stick with it. Good luck!

iNterview by CaitliN jiNks


“I’d love to do all the things I haven’t found the time to do in the past few years.” haNNah liCul

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dal pozzoinquest

jack marx - from the author

At around midnight on the evening of June 1, 1952, residents in the extreme northern end of Broken Hill were startled by the sound of screams. The following morning, the body of 17-year-old Thelma Dal Pozzo was found in the scrub near Beryl Street, in a vacant lot owned by the Broken Hill Propriety. Thelma had been walking home from a dance at North Hall and was a mere 200 metres from her home when she was beaten and strangled, her clothes torn from her body. For the next few days, local police interviewed more than 200 people who had attended the dance, but to no avail. Her friends had seen her leave for home, but there were no witnesses to the crime. As the days turned to weeks, the town of Broken Hill became gripped by panic; a “sex maniac” was on the loose, and the streets, pubs and dance halls of the town became deserted as the local women stayed within the safety of their homes. In exasperation, local police turned to the Criminal Investigation Bureau in Sydney, who sent its star officer, Detective-Sergeant Raymond Kelly, to get to the bottom of the case. Within days of his appointment, Kelly appeared to have solved the riddle that had so frustrated the police of Broken Hill, extracting a ‘confession’ from 23-year-old Broken Hill boy, Gilbert Ryan. And, on September 4, 1952, Justice John Clancy of the Sydney Supreme Court sentenced Gilbert Ryan to death. Justice was apparently done. Or was it?I stumbled across the Dal Pozzo story while researching for Life & Times in the Republic of Broken Hill, the book I authored with photographer, Robin Sellick, and immediately I noticed that something wasn’t right. For a start, I knew about Detective

“If thelma dal Pozzo had

struggled so violently,

why were there no

scratches or lacerations on Gilbert

ryan?”

Ray Kelly what the world was yet to learn in 1952; that he would be revealed many years after his death to have been hopelessly corrupt, with a long history of extracting ‘confessions’ from suspects by using intimidation and violence. This is exactly what Gilbert Ryan argued in court. Nobody believed him in 1952.As I investigated further, the anomalies in the case just kept piling up. Why did the prosecution fail to introduce blood samples found at the scene of crime? Could it be they didn’t match Ryan’s? If Thelma Dal Pozzo had struggled so violently, why were there no scratches or lacerations on Gilbert Ryan? Ryan’s friends said he had been drinking since 10.30am on the day of the murder, and was last seen staggering home at 9.30pm – how could he have possibly committed the crime two-and-a-half hours later? And what of the boy who was rumoured to have been involved with Thelma, who was seen by workmates in the days after the murder to have scratches on his face. One local man tells me a Broken Hill policeman who was involved in the case went to his grave convinced Gilbert Ryan was innocent. I’ve come to Broken Hill to find out the truth. Anyone who has anything to tell me can contact me on [email protected], or 0416944247.


Art comes in many forms, whether it is visual, theatre or performance, and each year the Arts explode at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The festival is nationally and internationally known, and artists of all genres exhibit, perform and tantalise the taste buds of all art lovers for an outstanding four weeks.

In February this year, I was thrilled to be the first Broken Hill visual artist to exhibit at the Fringe. There was a garden of delights to explore, and opportunities in the honey pot to appease any local artist who may wish to explore the connections on offer through the Fringe Club.

This year another artist will join the Fringe. Imron Comey is a performance artist and his work is a magical marriage of mime and voice with an exotic flair not unlike movement poetry. Imron has

definitely been influenced from his 15 years of travelling to Dili, East Timor, and Borneo, but added to his presentation is a hint of flavour from his birthplace, America. This captivating one-man performance appeals directly to the public, and basically reassesses their individual notions of art in relation to culture.

His performance of the fairytale story of Orpheus captures body and voice in a sequence of ‘happenings’ that involve body, motion, sound and spoken text. There is a shocking relevance to his work where time, space and the relationship between the body and the audience break down the conventional idea of what art really is. Somehow the audience is alone, enthralled or even entrapped within the fictitious dramatic setting of the performance. Theoretically, one could say the audience connects

spiritually to the traditions and the ritual aspect of the event.

Imron is not new to this exotic art form. In his younger years, he performed on the stage and also at the Jakarta Festival of Arts. He has also been honoured with a critique by Peter Goers and Malcolm Fox (the Advertiser), Tony Moore (Theatre Australia), and Wendy Boynton (Rip it Up). Performance art is meant to make you think in new and unconventional ways and the Adelaide Fringe is the arena to communicate to a wider audience. Imron will be performing in March 2012 at the Lion’s Arts Centre’s Iris Theatre on the corner of North Terrace and Morphett Streets, Adelaide.

fringe benefits

story by deirdre edwards

iMage Courtesy of iMroN CoMey


Makes: 25

Preparation time: 15 minutes or less

Ingredients:1 cup plain flour1 cup rolled oats1 cup brown sugar½ cup coconut125g butter2 tablespoons golden syrup1 tablespoon water½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method:1) Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the sugar, rolled oats and coconut.

2) Melt the butter into a saucepan. Add the golden syrup and water.

3) Stir the bicarbonate of soda into the liquid mixture.

4) Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

5) Place walnut-sized balls of mixture onto a greased tray. Bake at 175C for 15-20 minutes.

6) Biscuits will harden when cool.

Recipe notes and facts * For crunchier biscuits, use more golden syrup.

* Anzac biscuits were originally called soldier biscuits and sent to soldiers in World War 1. They kept well on the long overseas trip because there are no eggs in the recipe.

Anzac bicuitsthe perfect snack.

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Improved health, fitness, detoxing and lifestyle change is something that crosses everyone’s mind and is becoming a major issue in society. 2BHealthy, Broken

Hill’s revamped health and supplement store understands this and has invited three local ordinary people to take up a lifestyle change challenge and prove that anyone can achieve amazing results.

Over the next 12 weeks the participants will embark on a physical, mental and emotional journey hoping to transform their lifestyles and bodies, through the help and guidance of two local gyms, the Temple of Fitness and the Powerhouse gym, personal trainer Trevor Williams along with the support of Active Broken Hill and the watching eyes of the public.The participants partaking in the challenge include Cindy Burke, local business owner of Clip Around the Ears, Miles Clothier, Editor of Localtalk magazine, and Kym Mosey, partner of 2BHealthy, all looking to radically change their lifestyles and lead a happier, healthier life.

Trevor Williams has been a qualified personal trainer for 3 years, working previously at the YMCA in Broken Hill, and running his own small personal training business in both Broken Hill and Adelaide. He has been training for 10 years, and has competed in a natural bodybuilding competition coming first in his division. He has been guiding the 2BHealthy team giving them motivation, nutritional and training advice, making sure that Cindy, Miles and Kym are getting results. Trevor is also the front-man contact and sales expert at 2BHealthy on all the latest leading sports supplements ranges.

Diet: everyone’s diet is based around a high protein, moderate carbohydrate and moderate fat eating plan. They are all eating 5 to 7 small meals a day. It is high in unprocessed foods consisting of:

Oats, Brown rice, Green vegetables, Salmon, Chicken, Lean red meat, and Cottage cheese

Each plan has been modified to suit the individual person with quantities of the above varying. Miles and Cindy are allowed a cheat meal every 5 – 6 days. Kym is able to have 2 cheat days a week. Their plans are continually being modified for best results. A big part of their diets include supplements. They help play a very important role in them achieving their goals, but are only a supplement to their diets. Everyone should be using a good quality multivitamin, fish oil and flax seed oil to maintain good health.

Supplements used include:

-Multi vitamin (nutrients, minerals)-Fish oil (essential fatty acids)-Flax seed oil (essential fatty acids)-Vitamin c (immune system, recovery)-Glucosamine + msm (joints)-Oxy elite powder (fat burner)-Jack3d (pre workout, energy)-WPI protein (build muscle, weight loss, recovery)-Maltodextrin (carbohydrate - recovery)-BCAAS (branced chain amino acids – recovery)-Creatine (increase strength, increase energy)-l glutamine (immune system, recovery)

Training program:

Kym is following a basic strength/bodybuilding program to gain lean muscle and strength fast. The diet he is on supports this and enables him to recover quicker and put on lean mass. He is training 5 days a week for 1 hour each day. Miles and Cindy are following a total body workout push and pull routine. This helps them to not only burn lots of calories, but speeds there metabolism up for the next few days and is also great for toning and getting stronger. On top of this they are also now doing 30 mins of cardio after every gym session and once on the weekend which includes steady state cardio and fartlek training, a great combination to burn lots of calories and fat – but very intensive. They have increased their training sessions from 3 days a week to 4 days a week. The entire program is based around progressive overload, which means that the program and intensity progressively gets harder. It is always best to include weight training as well as cardio training into your exercise program as weight training speeds your metabolism up for 24 - 48 hours, while cardio burns lots of calories only while you’re doing cardio. For every additional kg of muscle you can gain, it will also help speed your metabolism up 2 – 6% while you are at rest.

If you would like to find out more about Miles, Cindys or Kyms programs and eating plans, feel free to join the 2BHealthy facebook page and ask questions or come into the store at 371 argent st and talk to our staff one on one.

12 week challenge!


EAT PROTEINAdding protein into your diet can help you to lose weight, it can speed up your metabolism, it helps you to repair your muscles, it can help stabilise blood sugar levels and makes you feel fuller for longer. As you can see he is an all-round good guy and everyone should come to love him. When broken down by your body, not only can this bad boy do the above, but it also helps you to gain lean muscle and is necessary for normal bodily functions, such as hair growth, healthy skin, and a strong immune system. So it is a vital part of everyone’s diet. Protein can come from many different sources, such as chicken, red meats, fish, eggs, nuts, cheeses, legumes, seeds and many others.

For those who struggle to fit these foods in during the day, there is an easy, fast, cost efficient ways to get protein into your diet through protein supplements. If you have ever searched online for protein or been into a supplement shop you will know how overwhelming it is to see so many different brands all claiming to do different things, so I’m going to make it a little easier for you to decide what to buy. If you’re trying to lose weight you need a protein that is low in carbohydrates and fats – like a whey protein isolate or WPI. If you’re happy with your weight and want to add in some protein a WPI is for you too. Trying to gain muscle while maintaining minimal fat, try a protein with slightly higher carbs and fats. If your goals are to put on pure size and strength

you will need a mass gainer, something that is around 50/50 protein to carbohydrates. Remember that protein supplements and all supplements are just that, supplements. They supplement your diet, your diet doesn’t supplement them. Healthy, unprocessed food is king.As you can see this all-round good guy should be a part of everyone’s life. He can help you achieve the body you want and give you the recovery you need to perform at your best.

35 years old and a mother of 3 children and owner of local Hair Salon “Clip Around the Ears”. Cindy leads an extremely busy life, running her business and looking after her 3 children. She has decided to not only proritise her work and family life, but also herself.

42 years old a father of 5.3 children, a Mining & Blast Engineer and partner of 2BHealthy. He has always considered himself underweight and has a personal goal to gain some muscle and improve his fitness.

23 years old Editor-in-Chief of local magazine “Localtalk ”. Miles knows that at his age he should be a lot fitter and healthier, he also wants to reduce his risk of getting diabetes as there is a history of it in his family

the participants

Miles: Weight loss + tone up cindy: Weight loss kym: muscle gain

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thE toy lIbrAry Tell us about the resource and toy library.We are a toy-lending service and we also provide playgroups for parents and children. Toys are free to borrow once you have paid a small membership fee and you can also hire toys for parties. Our playgroups run every day and provide activities for children, such as art and craft and play time.We also have a canteen that stocks various sorts of food, and a play gym and sandpit for the children to enjoy.

Where are you located?The resource and toy library is located at 86 Piper street.

Are there any services you provide that the public may not know about?We have a community outreach van that mainly visits children with disabilities, low income families and aboriginal families. We also make fortnightly visits to Menindee. This service is completely free, to ensure that everyone in our community has access to toys and support.

How much is your membership?We have a low membership fee of $35 for the year and $25 if you have a healthcare card. We try to keep our fees low so that every family can enjoy our services.

Does the toy library educate children?Certainly. Not only do we offer educational toys as well as normal toys, but our playgroup activities provide children with the chance to learn through play. Because children are so young, everything they do contributes to their learning, therefore, through interaction with other children, they learn to communicate and share.

Do you think the toy library helps parents out as much as the children?Yes. Playgroup gives parents the chance to be in an environment with other parents who experience similar issues and parenting difficulties. It gives parents and guardians the chance to relate with others who are raising children of the same age. This is important because parents need to know that they are not alone and that they have a place to come to. We also give parents the chance to relax while they can watch their child play in a supervised and safe area.

How does toy library make an income? We are partly government funded, but it does not cover much so we depend on fundraisers and our membership fees. Fundraisers not only encourage community involvement but they’re also a convenient way to raise money for the services we provide. We try our best to keep our membership fees low because we do not want

anyone to miss out on our services, which is why it is important for the community to get behind us. So far, we have had market days, trivia nights and film premiers to raise funds.

Do you have many volunteers?Over the years we have had a few volunteers that have included members of the public and high school students. Aileen Horton has been with us since 2003 and volunteers her time on a regular basis. It is people like her that we are very thankful for. We also have a hardworking committee that oversees the running of toy library. We are always looking for more volunteers and encourage anyone to help out, even if it is only for a small amount of time.

How long has resource and toy library been open?We first opened in 1977 and have since moved all over town. The original resource and toy library only had two co-coordinators, so it is good to see our progress throughout the years.

What are your opening hours?We are open from 9am until 4pm from Monday to Thursday and from 9am until 1pm on Fridays. We are closed over Christmas, but we re-open on January 18. We encourage everyone to come out and have a look.

levi betts aNd Maddi thoMPsoN iMage by NiCCy starlet


The Broken Hill Slimmers Club provides positive weight loss solutions in Broken Hill. The club follows an optional healthy calorie control eating plan, and exercise for those who are looking to find a healthier way of life. The club, along with a committee, helps members lose weight through challenges and weekly meetings. Outings and fundraising events for charity are also an integral part of the club.

Anne Visser, president of the Broken Hill Slimmers Club, says that the club offers friendship and support to people who are trying to lose weight. Members are given recognition for reaching their goals and awards are given in specific categories to encourage weight loss for all members. Award nights are also held, including an impressive Christmas dinner that is an enjoyable night for all.

This year the club would like to run a 200-kilo challenge, but this can only be made possible with more members. If you are interested in this great opportunity, meetings are held every Tuesday morning from 10am until 11am at the Community Centre, and all are welcome. To join, all you need is an official doctor’s letter saying that it is suitable for you to diet and lose weight. It is also advisable for your doctor to suggest an ideal weight for you. It is only $10 to join and $4 a week from then on.

For further information, contact Anne Visser on 8087 3831.

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the silverton hotel story by aNdrew west

oNE IN A MIllIoN

The Silverton Hotel is the definitive outback pub. It’s a great place for people to go for relaxation and entertainment in a family atmosphere with friendly service. The new publicans, Peter and Patsy Price, and their staff have been there for 18 months and added a few enhancements. What was once a laid back outback pub has been turned into an even more laid back outback pub.

The final resting place for two local antique trucks is the new stage for live entertainment every third Sunday. But people are welcome to bring a guitar or a harmonica and have a jam. The beer garden has a large shaded area with plenty of room for everyone and table tennis for the kids.

I’ve been a patron of the Silverton Hotel for over 33 years and I have to drive home most of the time, so I can’t drink alcohol. I just go there to soak up the atmosphere and meet people from all over the world. The grand old pub keeps charming locals and visitors alike with it’s enchanting outback ambience.

There is a wide range of beers on tap, good spirits, and a variety of wines available at the bar. For special occasions there is also the new outdoor, Ghost Town Bar. Tea, coffee, soft drinks and water are available to ensure that everyone feels at home. The famous Silverton hotdogs are still there on the new menu, along with a whole lot more. The new kitchen provides quality food at a good price to suit a more diverse palette.

One of the most photographed and filmed Hotels in the world, The Silverton Hotel has

forgotten how many movies, TV shows and advertisements it has been in. The memorabilia still adorns the walls and ceilings, and new memorabilia continues to be added as Silverton continues to take history into the future. There are souvenirs and T-shirts so you can take a little piece of Aussie history back home with you to share with your family and friends.

Call in and say g’day to Peter, Patsy and the friendly staff, and relax and soak up some of the atmosphere of the iconic Silverton Hotel. The Silverton Hotel is open from 9am until late every day, except Sunday when it is open from 10am until 10pm.

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Let’s look back over the year’s film releases and choose our favourites. Unfortunately, it must be said that 2011 hasn’t provided us with too many highlights. While there are always great films being released, this is certainly a year devoid of the usual magnitude of excellence.

One thing worth noting is the isolated location of Broken Hill, and because of this there are many films that have been released elsewhere that haven’t quite made it out here yet. While I shall endeavour to list my top 5 films of the year, I shall also include a brief list of upcoming attractions with the potential to make the list in hindsight.

It is also worth noting that as awards season is almost upon us (Academy Awards etc), many studios will delay the release of what they believe to be their best films (usually until late December) in order to give them the best chance come awards time. I’m sure there will be at least one or two of these films that would have made the list. These too, of course, will be listed in the upcoming attraction list.

Here is my list of top 5 films for 2011, in no particular order:

Drive: Neo-noir crime drama about a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. This is a film with lean dialogue, a slow burner whose action takes second place to the character driven nature of the narrative.

Source Code: Sci-fi thriller from Moon director, Duncan Jones. While not crafted with the same contemplative subtlety of Moon, Source Code provides solid, fast-paced action encompassed with a cerebral take on quantum physics that would make Phillip K Dick proud. A rare breed action film with a brain.

The Guard: A belligerent and indifferent Irish policeman is coupled with an uptight American FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling operation. Brendan Gleeson at his comic best. Vaguely reminiscent of In Bruges, also starring Gleeson.

Black Swan: Darren Aronofsky’s visceral masterpiece about obsession. The story of Nina, a ballerina chosen to dance as the swan queen in the New York City Ballet Company’s production of Swan Lake. Nina dances the lead white swan perfectly, but struggles to evoke the passion of the black swan. When seductive newcomer Lily threatens to steal the role from her, Nina is set on a path of obsessive destruction that threatens to destroy her.

The Fighter: Based on the real life story of Irish boxer, Micky Ward and his drug addict brother (Batman’s Christian Bale in an Oscar winning performance) who helped train him before going pro. A brilliant ensemble piece chronicling the pains of addiction, the bond of family, and the will to fight on against the greatest of odds.

Upcoming films: The Descendents, Hugo, Warrior, 50/50, Moneyball, The Help, The Adventures of Tin Tin, Tinker Tailor, Soldier Spy, and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (English language remake).

Till next time…

- Ezekiel Frost

according to frost: top 5 films of 2011

ryaN gosliNg - drive

Natalie PortMaN - blaCk swaN

Mark wahlberg aNd ChristiaN bale - the fighter


Every so often, perhaps even more often than is realised, a brilliant film will be released and go virtually unnoticed. Sure, they may make back their budget, they may be

revered by critics, or may even be nominated or win a major award, but for some reason they don’t go as stratospheric as they might deserve. Whether it be in terms of box office results, or critical reception, they don’t really rate much of a mention when people sit around discussing great films they’ve recently seen. In the public arena they’re like little pariahs. An omnipresence, yet never really discussed.

Sometimes these films are just ahead of their time; only truly appreciated years after their release. Think of Brian De Palma’s Scarface. Most critics lamented the grandiose, decadent nature of the film. The film is now revered as a modern day gangster classic. David Fincher’s Fight Club is most certainly another. The film was considered to be a flop upon release, yet gained cult status following its release on DVD

and is now widely considered to be one of the greatest films released in recent cinematic history.

However, these films are in the minority. While they go on to receive the adulation that many of them so rightly deserve, there are hundreds of others that just fade into obscurity. They are fondly thought of by some, but they never truly receive the attention that lesser films have bestowed upon them. In Bruges is one recent example. The tale of two hitmen sent to hide out in Belgium after a hit gone wrong. It refreshingly mixes existentialism with raucous, crude humour while leaving us to ponder the moral struggle that the main character (played by Colin Farrell in a Golden Globe winning performance) endures as he seeks atonement.

It is the nature of the film industry that some films just don’t get the exposure to be truly successful, in a monetary sense at least. But it doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy them. After all, once they are in the public arena they are there for good.

As always, I will leave you with a few personal favourites of mine that I don’t think ever reached as wide an audience as they deserved to, but each one offers something special to the viewer.

Memento - (Guy Pearce)Rachel Getting Married - (Anne Hathaway)The Prestige - (Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine)In Bruges - (Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson)Apocalypto - (Directed by Mel Gibson)Moon - (Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey)American Psycho - (Christian Bale)Gattaca - (Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law)Into The Wild - (Emile Hirsch)Sideways - (Paul Giamatti)The Rules of Attraction - (James Van Der Beek)V For Vendetta - (Natalie Portman)12 Monkeys - (Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt)

Till next time… - Ezekiel Frost

under the radar films

saM roCkwell - MooN


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