Silverton Tramway Employees First World War Roll of Honor Middle Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background A wooden roll of honor listing the names of Silverton Tramways and Railways employees who served in the First World War, in gilt in two columns. It is decorated with a crown and a crossed Union Jack and Australian Red Ensign above. The Silverton Tramway was a private railway built in 1886 to transport silver ore from Silverton to Port Pirie. The line was later extended to Broken Hill. It cost £125,000 to build and the first train reached Broken Hill on 6 September 1887. It was officially opened on 12 January 1888 by the Duke of Manchester and closed on 9 January 1970. Inscription Silverton Tramway Employees For King & Country. Roll of Honor 1914-19 [Names] Related links IN BROKEN HIILL. (24 Sep 1918) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more R Steele World War 1 view C Thompson World War 1 view H S Townsend World War 1 view A White World War 1 view W White World War 1 view A S Whitehead World War 1 view A Willsdon World War 1 view J Wilson World War 1 view Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Sulphide Street Station Railway and Historical Museum 230 Blende Street Broken Hill NSW 2880 Local Government Area Broken Hill, City of Setting Building – inside Memorial type Board/roll/plaque/tablet Recorded by Mr Patrick Gillespie & Mr Rhys Haskard, Broken Hill City Council. Updated information by Sydney Trains. Dedication date 22 September 1918 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18