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Lightning Ridge Now

There's plenty going on in Lightning Ridge this year, including festivals, sports, culture and art.

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courtesy Len Cram
  

What's On

July 2003
5+6 JulyL/R Bowling Club Winter Bowls Carnival (July Winter Triples)
26 JulyLightning Ridge Opal Queen Ball
31 July-3 AugOpal Jewellery Design Awards and Opal & Gem Festival
  
 August 2003
31 July-3 AugOpal Jewellery Design Awards and Opal & Gem Festival
  
 September 2003
TBALightning Ridge Opal Princess Ball
11-14 SepBowling Club Classic Prelude (Bowls)
TBAThe Lightning Ridge Police Bush Safari
  
 October 2003
OctoberVeterans Sand Green Championships "Golf"
21-24 Oct2003 Aristocrat Black Opal Fours "Bowls Carnival"
  
 November 2003
NovemberMelbourne Cup
28+29NovMurdi Parki Triples "Bowls Carnival"
  

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Accommodation Guide

Lightning Ridge Hotel Motel
(02) 6829 0304Crn Onyx and Morilla Streets Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
Bluey Motel
(02) 6829 0380Morilla Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
The Black Opal Motel
(02) 6829 0518CRN Opal & Morilla St Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
Tram-O-Tel
(02) 6829 04482 Morilla Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
Crocodile Caravan & Camping Park
(02) 6829 0437Morilla Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
Sonja's Bed & Breakfast
(02) 6829 201060 Butterfly Ave Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  
Lorne Holiday Station Caravan Park
(02) 6829 4039Lorne Station Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
  

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Things to do

Bevan's Black Opal and Cactus
(02) 6829 0429PO BOX 5 Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
THE CACTUS COLLECTION contains a large variety of Rare Specimens - some over 100 years old. The blooms are magnificent during spring and summer. We believe we are the world's only Opal Mining Cactus Farmers!

 
Big Opal
02 6829 02473-Mile Road (PO BOX 250) Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Daily Underground Opal Mine tours - Groups welcome. Set and unset Opal. Investment Stones. Wholesale Welcome. Fossicking. Cut and polished Opal. Air-condition show room .

 
Artesian Bore Bath
 End of Pandora St Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
The Bore Baths is an other special feature in Lightning Ridge and is open around the clock and is free for all to use. The average temperature of the pool is 42 degrees Celsius.

 
Goondee Aboriginal Keeping Place
(02) 6829 11308 OPAL STREET Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Come on in and see Aboriginal Culture first hand. Our collection of Ancient Aboriginal tools and Weapons are those used by Tribes along our inland rivers.

 
John Murray Art Gallery
(02) 6829 11308 OPAL STREET Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
John Murray Art Gallery is situated in Opal St,Lightning Ridge. This is exclusive outlet for originalpaintings,limited edition prints, posters and gift cards by John Murray.

 
Kangaroo Hill Tourist Complex
(02) 6829 0155 PO BOX 305 Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
A Family run business designed for family education and enjoyment.

 
Opalcave
(02) 6829 0333 Morilla Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Herman & Sandy Kreller Miners, Wholesalers
Distributors. In the middle of town opposite post office OPEN 7 DAYS.
 
Five Star Olympic Swimming Pool
(02) 6829 0150Gem Street Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
An eight lane 50 metre by 21 metre Pool built to Olympic specifications. Season starts last week in September and finishes on Easter Tuesday.

 
Lightning Ridge Water Theme Park
(02) 68290150 Gem Street PO Box 179 Lightning Ridge NSW
The Theme Park incorporates: A lazy river pool with a butterfly slide and a lily pad trail, a wading pool with a swan slide, turtle slide, frog slide and a buccaneer island with 3 slides and 2 water spraying cannons and 4 water curtain mushrooms. A 15 meter spiral water slide and a nautical shell spiral slide, 25 meter wave pool.

 
Walk in Mine
(02) 6829 0473 Bald Hill Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
It is a Genuine worked mine with very easy access, mining tour with no set times. Let us give you an explanation on Opal so you the customer know what you are buying.

 
 

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Tours and Travel

Black Opal Tours Lightning Ridge
(02) 6829 0368PO Box 399 Lightning Ridge NSW 2834
Experienced in the mining, prospecting and tourist industry since 1969
Their buses include:
:: Air conditioned Coaster seats 15 passengers
:: Air Conditioned Hi Ace seats 12 passengers
These Buses are regularly maintained according to the manufacturers specifications as required by the Department of Transport for accredited operators.

Email: blackopal@lightningridge.net.au

 
Kynoch Coaches
 51 Stephen Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Daily Underground Opal Mine tours - Groups welcome. Set and unset Opal. Investment Stones. Wholesale Welcome.Fossicking.Cut and polished Opal. Air-condition show room .

www.kynoch.com.au

 
State Rail Country Link
13 22 32CountryLink Reservations PO Box K349 Haymarket 1238
CountryLink has 7 and 14 day advance purchase fares that offer significant savings on adult full fares if you book and pay for your trip at least 7 or 14 days before the date of travel.

www.countrylink.info

 
Regional Express Airways
  
Australia’s low fare airline Virgin Blue and regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) have joined forces to provide regional travellers with a convenient and cost effective method of flying around the country.
www.regionalexpress.com.au
 
Never Never Safaris
(07) 5540 7021 
Do you want to see Kangaroos, emus, the outback,
buy black opal or visit world heritage listed rainforest?

www.neverneversafaris.com.au

 
Andos Outback Tours
(02) 9559 2901P.O.BOX 699 Glebe NSW 2037
Specialise in venturing away from the well-worn tourist route of the east coast for a fair-dinkum hands on experience of the “uncommercial” Australian outback. They travel in small, personalised groups in a laid-back manner stopping off at tiny towns along the way (some you won't even find on your map!).

www.outbacktours.com.au
 

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