Paul Hogan
Opals are mined at Lightning Ridge,
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge was created on 1920-04-03.
The airport code for Lightning Ridge Airport is LHG.
The town of Lightning Ridge in northwestern New South Wales is known for its opals.
Ballarat and Bendigo were virtually equal in their popularity.
The opal for which Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, is famous is black opal.
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge - 1921 was released on: USA: 13 September 1921
The town of Lightning Ridge is above ground. Only the opal mine shafts go underground, and these vary in depth.
Lightning Ridge is not on the Darling River. It is not very far from the Narran River, which is a tributary of the Culgoa, which in turn is a tributary of the Darling. But no, it is not on the Darling River.
There are many Opal mining towns in Australia. Well known towns include Coober Pedy, White Clifs and Lightning Ridge. They are all roughly in the south eastern part of Australia.
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