White Cliffs?
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No RR was b4 Whitecliffs
Opal was first discovered at Lightning Ridge in the late 1880
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No Duck before that
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OK , I havent worded my question correct
Duck then is correct
1873 - Robert Moore made the first record of pretty coloured stones from Lightning Ridge.
I want to know where 1st mined , but not viable
Duck then is correct
1873 - Robert Moore made the first record of pretty coloured stones from Lightning Ridge.
I want to know where 1st mined , but not viable
I ignored lightning ridge as it is payable. More research.....
The earliest reports of precious opal in New South Wales refer to its occurrence in volcanic rocks. It was found in various localities, and, although attempts were made to exploit the discoveries, none were commercially viable. It was not until the discovery of high quality precious opal in sedimentary rocks in the area known as Wallungulla, now Lightning Ridge, and later White Cliffs, that the industry became established.
The earliest reports of precious opal in New South Wales refer to its occurrence in volcanic rocks. It was found in various localities, and, although attempts were made to exploit the discoveries, none were commercially viable. It was not until the discovery of high quality precious opal in sedimentary rocks in the area known as Wallungulla, now Lightning Ridge, and later White Cliffs, that the industry became established.
The first discovery of common opals in Australia was made near Angaston (SA) by the German geologist Johannes Menge in 1849.
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The first registered mine was in 1871 south of the present town of Quilpie.
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1877 - Mining for precious opal in igneous rocks begins at Rocky Bridge Creek, a tributary of the Abercrombie River, in the Central West.
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AU Fever question was NSW
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AU Fever not QLD
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YAY The Duck , yes Rocky Bridge Creek , which is through the forests behind Trunkey
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RR you had the right page , but no Rocky Bridge Creek in Yr answer
Good question HB
An easy one then so someone else can have a go How did lightning ridge get its name?
The name Lightning Ridge is said to have originated when in the 1870s some passers by found the bodies of a farmer, his dog and 600 sheep which had been struck by lightning.
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