Happy hour Lorne Station

Now at opal fields at Lightening Ridge

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June 25th 2010
Hi all Tonight is our 3rd night at Lightening Ridge. Our fossicking here has been fun, but not very successful, so far. The opal here is brighter in colour than White Cliffs, which was mainly a milky white colour. Here it is mainly mined. The last 2 nights we have stayed at Lorne Station, about 6 kms out of town, and last night enjoyed happy hour around a big bonefire. From White Cliffs we drov ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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