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Milparinka

Milparinka is located adjacent to the Silver City Highway 300 km north of Broken Hill, 40 km south of Tibooburra and 1,465 km from Sydney. While it may once have been a substantial township Milparinka has been transformed in recent years into an award-winning Heritage Town with more than twenty attractions, a Visitor Information Centre and a modern and spacious caravan park.

Conveniently located on Sturt’s Steps Touring Route Milparinka is the perfect place to base oneself to explore all that Corner Country has to offer.

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Accommodation

Albert Hotel

Built in 1882, the Albert Hotel was the first to be licensed in Milparinka and just one of four hotels in the historic township...

Milparinka Caravan Park

The Milparinka Caravan Park caters for the self-sufficient traveller with level powered and unpowered sites for vans and tents as well as three bunk-houses.

Attractions

Milparinka Courthouse Interpretive Centre

Designed by Colonial architect James Barnet , the Milparinka Courthouse is a classic example of the fine design and construction of the day.

Milparinka Malyangapa Cultural Heritage Room

The Malyangapa Cultural Heritage Room explores the kinship connections of the Malyangapa people by explaining the moiety system of marriages.

Sturts Steps Touring Route

The Sturt’s Steps Touring Route follows the route taken by 19th-century explorer Charles Sturt when his Inland Expedition came into NSW Corner Country in 1845.

Depot Glen, Pooles Grave and Sturts Cairn

Head to Sturt National Park on your journey into the Australian outback.

Milparinka Heritage Trail

A walk around the outback township of Milparinka reveals many of its secrets.

Milparinka Mining Centre

The Milparinka Heritage Precinct Albert Goldfields Mining Heritage Centre features story-line panels which simply explain the history of mining from nearby towns.

Milparinka Art Trail

On the Milparinka Road artists Geoff De Main and James Giddey created a cairn sandstone blocks from original cottages.

Milparinka Heritage Precinct Archive Centre

The Milparinka Archive Centre adjoins the Sturt room and contains family history material from the district as well as photographs, artefacts, documents and letters.

Milparinka Pioneer Women's Room

The room is discreetly and sensitively arranged with artefacts representative of the era, some of which were owned by some of the featured women.

Milparinka Sturt Kidman Centre

Members of Charles Sturt’s Central Australian Expedition were the first Europeans to visit the area when they camped for a short time on Evelyn Creek.

Milparinka Historic Town

In recent years Milparinka has been transformed into an award-winning Heritage Town with more than twenty attractions and a Visitor Information Centre.

Milparinka Heritage Precinct Gardens

Drawing on design concepts by a volunteer landscape architect the Precinct has been able to achieve the near impossible.

Milparkinka Post and Telegraph Centre

This inspirational centre is located in the restored former post office on the southern end of Loftus Street.

Milparinka Heritage Town Police Barracks Centre

Alongside the Milparinka Courthouse is the former police station, barracks and early courtroom.

Milparinka Children's Memorial

Milparinka Heritage Precinct Children’s Memorial is a reflective place opposite the Milparinka Courthouse Visitor Information Centre.

Milparinka Heritage Precinct Health and Education History

This room provides information about schooling in Milparinka from the 1880s when the first school was built through to the modern day.

Milparinka Waterhole

Visitors may enjoy nature walks along this part of the creek but not cross beyond the first channel onto Private Property.