Fossicking in Lightning Ridge

We didn't have much luck on this mullock heap outside the Tourist Information Centre. We did better at Kangaroo Hill, with just a few chips of colour.

Lightning Ridge is Full of Interesting People

June 19th 2014
We had a more relaxed day today with a slow start (although I did go and watch the sunrise – very pretty) and then a visit to Kangaroo Hill, which is just a few kilometres away from Lorne Station, right on the edge of Lightning Ridge. It is owned by Gwen and Athol Jenkins and Gwen gives a tour of their collection, herself, complete with wonderful stories of her great grandmother, who first came ... read more

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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