Curiosity Mine

New video! Back in 1969, William Shatner visited an opal mine. It wasn't a Lightning Ridge mine, it was a mine in the South Australian Opal mining town of Andamooka, but still -- Captain Kirk went opal mining! 😁🎥🖖

William Shatner the Opal Miner, 1969 - Andamooka, SA In 1969, just after Star Trek: The Original Series wrapped filming, William Shatner visited Australia. Among other things, he visited Andamooka, South Austra...

New video - The Lightning Flash Newspaper was an important part of life at Lightning Ridge from the late 1960s until the late 1990s. In this video we explore select editions of "The Flash", and talk about printing methods, the history of the newspaper and some of the changes to its format over the years. If you enjoyed this video, please consider sharing it! 😁🎥📰

Lightning Flash Newspaper - Lightning Ridge Historical Society The Lightning Flash Newspaper supported Lightning Ridge and surrounding areas for decades, with a distribution of thousands of copies, sent all over the worl...

Don’t forget to check out the latest video for a spectacular collection of opal specimens including this piece of tantalising seam opal!
https://youtu.be/rnxzNdYxWZ0 (YouTube link in bio of you’re seeing this on Instagram!)