It took a few years in the early 1900s for the famous black opal to become acknowledged for its true quality and rare beauty. Thereafter, Lightning Ridge became synonymous with black opal mining in Australia.
Visitors trawl through each year either fossicking for fun or looking for their fortune and their numbers far outweighs the tiny population.
Lighting Ridge offers a true vision of gritty life in the Australian outback. The town's mineral water spa baths are simply luxurious.
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