[3][4] The synagogue was established "almost exclusively" by Jews of Lithuanian and Ukrainian backgrounds, such that Jewish life in Broken Hill "reflected the orthodox practice of nineteenth century Russian Jewry".

Initial attempts to raise building funds were unsuccessful, but found success later that decade, and a site was purchased in July 1907.

[8] The synagogue closed in 1962, with the Sefer Torah scrolls transferred to the Yeshiva in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.

[12] Broken Hill Synagogue was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Broken Hill Synagogue, entry number 00675 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.