Silverton is a small village at the far west of New South Wales, Australia, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Broken Hill.

[2] The town sprang up after the discovery of rich silver deposits, although it was soon eclipsed by an even richer silver-lead-zinc ore body at nearby Broken Hill.

[9] The Municipality of Silverton was formally dissolved on 24 September 1907 by a proclamation of Governor of New South Wales Harry Rawson; however by then it had already been effectively defunct for several years.

[11] Then for decades it became a picnic ground, but remained relatively neglected until the mid-1930s when the Broken Hill mining companies decided it was an admirable recreation site for their employees.

For example, it was reported that the eighth annual Zinc Mine employees picnic in 1941 attracted one fifth of the entire town of Broken Hill.

[14] Silverton today is inhabited by a permanent population of only about 50 people, but its history and location make it a relatively popular tourist destination.

[5] Several artists live in or around the town, including Peter Browne, Albert Woodroffe and John Dynon, with some maintaining their own galleries.

This is in line with the significant number of artists working out of nearby Broken Hill, as the surrounding landscape and lighting is particularly amenable to the creation of art.

There is now, however, a privately owned Mad Max 2 Museum that pays homage to the movie that was filmed in the region, with much memorabilia and housing two Interceptor replicas.