Silverton
Silverton
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This outback ghost town is the location of more than 140 films and commercials and was once a vibrant mining town.
You've already seen Silverton - on the silver screen. It has appeared in films including Bryan Brown's Dirty Deeds, Mad Max II, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as well as the Castlemaine XXXX beer advertisements and the Royal Flying Doctor television series.
Cinematographers are attracted by the clear light, the haphazardly placed colonial buildings full of character, the wide streets, the famous pub and the evocative scenery. Silverton is the ideal image of an outback town.
Prospectors began working in the area in 1867 after hearing a tale of a gold find by a station hand - unfortunately, his claim turned out to be a pretext for stealing a horse. Some years later, two men drilling a well on Thackaringa station to the south hit a lode of silver.
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