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The Silverton Hotel is undoubtedly the heart and soul of the town.
After all, it's not every outback pub that can say Mad Max's car is parked out the front.
It's a unique institution.
Sitting in the centre of Silverton, the pub has maintained its laid-back country lifestyle even as it has flourished into one of the most filmed and photographed Hotels in the country.
The pub offers accommodation in the form of four cabins equipped with ensuites.
More importantly, 15 ice-cold beers are available, as are light lunches, and the beer garden caters for groups both large and small.
Publicans Chris Fraser and Joanne Casey are always happy to share a drink with visitors and send them off with a souvenir of the region.
When it comes to the Silverton Pub, the third time's the charm. The original, single-story building was opened in 1884 to cater for the town's growing horde of miners. A two-storey model replaced this only one year later as the growing Silverton population became increasingly thirsty. That building burnt down in 1918 and the current Silverton Hotel was born.
While the mining industry in Broken Hill may have moved in, the Silverton Pub continues to thrive, and has become a mainstay of the film industry.
The film Wake in Fright was filmed on the premises in 1970. It was the start of something big.
Since then there have been so many films, commercials and television shows filmed there that today no one knows the exact number.
If you've seen Mad Max II, Razorback, A Town Like Alice, Dirty Deeds, The Craic or countless other films, you've seen the Silverton Hotel.
On average, a commercial is shot on the premises every five weeks.
The Silverton Hotel is open from 9am until late every day except Sunday, when it is open from 10am until 10pm.
The Hotel's four cabins sleep five. Accommodation costs $33 per night per single, $44 per double, $7.70 per extra adult and $5.50 per child.
Linen is available for hire.
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