Opal mining, Lightning Ridge, Australia
January 28th 2009 Lightning Ridge, home to some of the worlds best reserves of precious materials, black opal...and of course my aunt Ina! And it was Ina's that was my next stop!
After driving for 10 hours and travelling close on 800km north from Sydney we finally landed at her house in tiny little Cumborah, about 50km southwest of Lightning Ridge at about 5 in the evening. Peter, her partner was there with hug
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