8 3 7 . ▁ ▁Gold ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁Re edy ▁Creek , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Str ath ▁Creek ▁and ▁Sunday ▁Creek but ▁was ▁not ▁long - l ived . ▁ ▁The ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁The ▁North ▁East ▁railway ▁line ▁was ▁built ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Broad ford ▁Mag istr ates ' ▁Court ▁ceased ▁operation ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁formally ▁closed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁former ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁subsequently ▁used ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁religious ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁Town ▁today ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁in ▁Broad ford ▁includes ▁a ▁paper ▁mill . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁primary ▁school , ▁a ▁secondary ▁college ▁and ▁two ▁kind er gart ens . ▁ ▁Broad ford ▁is ▁also ▁ ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁Motor cycle ▁Complex , ▁which ▁has ▁both ▁road ▁and ▁off - road ▁tracks , ▁and ▁hosts ▁National ▁r iding ▁events , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁amateur ▁track ▁days . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Cal ib re ▁Sports ▁Inc . ▁le ased ▁some ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁complex ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁complex ▁hosted ▁T ough ▁M ud der ▁Australia ▁event . ▁ ▁Popular ▁sports ▁in ▁Broad ford ▁include ▁Australian ▁rules ▁football ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁team , ▁the ▁K ang aro os , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁R idd ell ▁District