▁this ▁challeng ing ▁period , ▁successfully ▁promoted ▁their ▁benefits ▁with ▁regular ▁newspaper ▁articles , ▁and ▁author ed ▁an ▁influ ential ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Journal ▁of ▁Science . ▁In ▁her ▁articles , ▁Margaret ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁natural ▁res ili ence ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves , ▁successfully ▁predict ing ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁surv ive ▁the ▁fier ce ▁dr ought ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁un st int ing ▁in ▁her ▁gener ous ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁the ▁contributions ▁made ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁community , ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁and ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁Council . ▁The ▁Bar rier ▁Field ▁Natural ists ▁Club ▁also ▁continued ▁its ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁res erves , ▁with ▁members ▁conduct ing ▁botan ical ▁surve ys ▁of ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁natural ▁fl ora ▁and ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation ▁area . ▁The ▁Mine ▁Man agers ▁Association ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁fin anced ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves , ▁and ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁Council ▁managed ▁this ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁citizens ▁of ▁Bro ken ▁Hill ▁suffered ▁sever ely ▁from ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁dr ought ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁further ▁prolong ed ▁dry ▁periods ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s , ▁with ▁enorm ous ▁dust ▁storm s ▁rav aging ▁the ▁city . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁and ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁reg ener ation ▁res erves , ▁from ▁ 1 9