Our guide, Peter, tells us about how they mine the opal and some wonderful stories of life as a miner. The mine is over 100 years old and is still being worked.
Lightning Ridge, More Opals and other Gems Part 2 June 18th 2014 After a picnic lunch I wanted to do the Chamber of Black Hand Tour and Underground Shop but Barry wasn’t interested (especially as the price was a bit high at $35 each) so he dropped me off and went back to relax at the van.
While waiting for our tour guide, I strolled over to have a look at a mullock heap and got a surprise when a wallaby and her joey came jumping out from behind it.
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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales 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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