A TOUCHING ceremony occurred last week, for a girl Broken Hill and the world has lost.

Alice Wilkinson was just 13, but of an intellect and worldliness that made her stand out from the crowd. It was a quality that came at an awful cost.

In combat with the sorts of struggles that affect those so much older than herself, she left us on the morning of Friday, August 8, 2025.

Two weeks later, those...