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Lightning Ridge at sunset with opal mining equipment, black opal, outback landscape and signs marking the famous NSW opal town.
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Lightning Ridge – Black Opals, Bore Baths and Outback Characters

Black opals brought miners from around the world to Lightning Ridge, but they left behind much more than holes in the ground. Discover the mines, bore baths, opalised fossils, car-door tours and colourful characters that made this NSW outback town unlike anywhere else.

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