Lightning Ridge Documentaries
Man's Work - Opal Mining
Rated M, Numerous Expletives are Bleeped!
Opal mining is a dangerous business. Homemade explosives and shaky tunnels raise the stakes in an industry that's rarely short on risk. Ashley comes up against some of the toughest fellas in the outback. Plus, he meets his nemesis, a 17-year-old girl who challenges him to a fight.
Flame Queen 263 Carat Opal
Found at Lightning Ridge in 1915, the story of the legendary “Flame Queen” Opal, a Manfred Wild carved Opal rooster and Opal highlights shared by Claudia Florian, consulting gemmologist to Bonhams & Butterfields with Joyce Chow of MBN. www.bonhams.com (2008)
Opal Mining Lightning Ridge c.1925
This rare early footage of life on the Opal field is broadcast with the permission & courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive.
Opal Cutting Lightning Ridge c.1925
