Opal Fields Lightning Ridge NSW

This is a Hoist, used to bring the loose clay and opal up to the surface from the mine. The big drum tips the contents into a waiting truck (or directly onto the heap and the miner digs it into) It will be "Rumbled" next.

Outback Opal Tour in Lightning Ridge

June 17th 2014
I was up in time to see the sunrise this morning and try to photograph it. Didn’t quite work as I couldn’t remember how to get into the setting for sunrises and the new camera washed out the colour. Back inside to reread the manual, so I’ll be able to do it tomorrow. On the way back the area became a riot of sound as the birds all came to life. One group of Noisy Miners decided that the best ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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