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Mining Broken Hill 1886
Sam Byrne (Australian, 1883–1978) · 1886
A$7,320 price realized incl. premium
≈ $6,875≈ £4,109≈ €4,981
Hammer A$6,000 · with buyer’s premium A$7,320
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on composition board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Inscribed 'Mining Broken Hill 1886' lower left; signed 'Sam Byrne' lower right
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 62.9 x 76.1 cm
- Auction house
- Smith & Singer
- Sale
- Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design (AU0786)
- Date
- April 15, 2014
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Lot
- 301
- Estimate
- A$4,500 – A$5,500 (≈ $4,226 – $5,165) (≈ £2,526 – £3,088) (≈ €3,062 – €3,742)
- Source
- Auction house smithandsinger.com.au ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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