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Lightning Ridge is a classic outback town that should be on everyone’s list of places to see in Australia. Home of the Black Opal, the 'Ridge' will welcome you with classic country hospitality. They are a unique bunch of characters who pride themselves on wonderful and heartfelt eccentricity; it is something about the pioneering spirit and is refreshing change in these days of political correctness and conformity.

At The ‘Ridge’, one can experience underground sculptures, bottle-houses, antique lamps, castles, astronomy monuments, unique gardens, hills named 'Lunatic', 'Pig' and Bald', a pub crawl to 'The Pub in the Scrub', 'The Glengarry Hilton' and 'Sheepyard Flat', and even tour underground mines. And how do you find all these things? Look out for a colored Car Door. Make sense? Thought not...it will when you go though....

Images of Lightning Ridge

Lightning Ridge - drying silt at the Corcoran Opal Field - Outback Australia

Cracking

Lightning Ridge - drying silt at the Corcoran Opal Field - Outback Australia

drying

Lightning Ridge - drying silt at the Corcoran Opal Field - Outback Australia

Silt Flow

Lightning Ridge - drying silt at the Corcoran Opal Field - Outback Australia

Silt River

Lightning Ridge - Goddess of 67 Church - Outback Australia

Goddess of 67 - 1

Lightning Ridge - Goddess of 67 Church - Outback Australia

Goddess of 67 -2

Lightning Ridge – Sunset on disused bin at Nettleton’s First Shaft - Outback Australia

Steel Lines

Lightning Ridge – Sunset on corrugated iron at Nettleton’s First Shaft - Outback Australia

Sunset Iron

Lightning Ridge – tin-can house at Nettleton’s First Shaft - Outback Australia

Window Cans

Lightning Ridge - lifter - Outback Australia

Lifter

Lightning Ridge - rock colours - Outback Australia

Ridge Rock

Lightning Ridge - Old Cars - Outback Australia

bonnet

Ridge Rock lightning ridge outback australia

Ridge Lines

John Murray Classic lightning ridge outback australia

John Murray Classic

Buying Opal - lightning ridge outback australia

Opal Buyer

Lightning Ridge - Old Cars - Outback Australia

Classic Design

Lightning Ridge - dirt lifter - Outback Australia

Lifter 1

Lightning Ridge - dirt lifter - Outback Australia

Lifter 2

Road to lightning ridge outback australia

To the Ridge

Lightning Ridge - Old Cars - Outback Australia

Morris

Lightning Ridge - old car rear window - Outback Australia

Rear Window

Lightning Ridge - classic Holden dashboard - Outback Australia

Classic Holden

Lightning Ridge - Miner’s Cottage - Outback Australia

Miners Cottage

lightning ridge outback australia

Opals

Lightning Ridge - Club in the Scrub – The Grawin - Outback Australia

Club in the Scrub

The Grawin lightning ridge outback australia

Grawin Claim

Lightning Ridge - Car Door Tour – The Grawin - Outback Australia

Car Door Tour 5

Lightning Ridge Amigo’s Castle - Outback Australia

Stone & Cactus

Lightning Ridge - Glengarry Hilton – The Grawin - Outback Australia

Glengarry Hilton

Lightning Ridge - Sheep Yard Flat – The Grawin - Outback Australia

Sheepyard

Lightning Ridge - Sheep Yard Flat – The Grawin - Outback Australia

Sheepyard Road

Lightning Ridge Amigo’s Castle - Outback Australia

Amigo's Tower - 1

Lightning Ridge Opal Mining - Outback Australia

Can

Lightning Ridge Castlereagh Highway - Outback Australia

Ridge Sign

Lightning Ridge - Goddess of 67 Church - Outback Australia

Iron Lines

Lightning Ridge Amigo’s Castle - Outback Australia

Amigo's Tower - 2

Lightning Ridge Amigo’s Castle - Outback Australia

Air Mail

Lightning Ridge - Sims Hill Car Door- Outback Australia

Sims Hill Car Door

Lightning Ridge – Opal Agitator (Agi) - Outback Australia

Vent

Lightning Ridge – Astronomer’s Monument - Sims Hill - Outback Australia

Astronomer Lines

Lightning Ridge – Opal Agitator (Agi) - Outback Australia

Rusty Blue

Lightning Ridge – Opal Agitator (Agi) - Outback Australia

Welds

Lightning Ridge – Opal Agitator (Agi) - Outback Australia

Chain Drive

Lightning Ridge – Astronomer’s Monument - Sims Hill - Outback Australia

Yellow

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Lightning Ridge People:

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Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge - People - Outback Australia

Lightning Ridge:

"Though you've roamed the whole world over, seen most all there is to see, there are scenes you've never dreamed of, in the stone of mystery." Laurie Hudson, Cumborah Postmaster 1947-1965.

Like the illusive Black Opal it is famous for, Lightning Ridge, shows its varying colours depending on how you look at it. It is so welcoming that many people touring outback NSW who visit Lightning Ridge end up staying... not for a few days (although many do) but to live. It is one of those places.

Lightning Ridge is located just south of the NSW/Queensland border on the Castlereagh Highway about 9hrs south west of Brisbane and about 9hrs north west of Sydney.

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Lightning Ridge Highlights:

  • Artesian Bore Baths

  • Discover Black Opals

  • Buy Black Opals

  • Tour Opal Mines

  • Lightning Ridge Car Door Tour

  • Learn Opal Mining

  • Astronomer's Monument

  • Amigo’s Castle

For more information

Lightning Ridge Visitor Information

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