Since the early 1960s the Broken Hills city's librarians had collected a considerable quantity of archival material which was kept in the city library.
This was the first dedicated area for historical material concerning Broken Hill and the development of the West Darling district of New South Wales.
Now known as the Broken Hill Outback Archives, in addition to holding records of regional organisations, businesses, associations and individuals, the Archives is a regional archive centre for State Archives and Records NSW, holding records from a range of public offices such as schools, police and local courts, State government agencies (see
State Archives and Records NSW - Broken Hill Regional Archives Centre. )
The Archives thus holds significant industrial, social, and historic documentation of Broken Hill, Australia’s First Heritage Listed City, and surrounding districts such as Silverton, White Cliffs, Menindee and Wilcannia.