Just outside of Broken Hill lies a historic mining town that seems frozen in time. Silverton is a film maker’s dream – a 19th century outback hamlet that has not seen much in the way of progress since its founding!
The rough stone built cottages and distinct lack of sealed roads make for easy set dressing and have attracted a number of movie producers to it. One of the most famous films that used Silverton as a base was Mad Max II and after shooting, many of the abandoned sets, props and costumes were bought/scavenged by a Pom who happened to live in the area.
And so the Mad Max II Museum was born, and a jolly interesting place it is too.
The sheer volume of stuff, which includes a mixture of real and reproduction items, has rather outgrown its current housing and could probably fare better with at least double the space. A great morning out for those of us that still love the edgy feel of the first two Mad Maxes!
