Battle of Broken Hill

On the 1st of January, 1915, in the remote mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, a New Year’s Day picnic train was ambushed by two armed men. The attackers opened fire without warning, killing four civilians and wounding at least seven others. The men were later pursued and shot dead by police and civilian riflemen.

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