Lightning Ridge, Home of the Black Opal
Author: Gan Bruce
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Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780959260106
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The Ratters of Lightning Ridge
Author: Richard W. Holmes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2012-10
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 1477271201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis adventure centers around two leading characters: Rusty a 40-year-old opal miner, and Kate, a 60-year-old, tough-as-nails woman who raises sheep and cattle when she is not mining opal. This story captures a sense of intrigue and calamity that continues to happen between opal miners, "ratters" (people who steal opal), and animals of the Outback area of Lightning Ridge, Australia.
Black Opal Fossils of Lighting Ridge
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Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 120
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Author: Ion Llewellyn Idriess
Publisher:
Published: 1940
Total Pages: 224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBlack's Opal
Author: Tracy Diane
Publisher: Giverny Press
Published: 2018-08-14
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0989411281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWest Virginia teens Emma and Brody, are on a mission to help their neighbor, Mr. M, find new samples of his famed rock and mineral collection that were destroyed in a vicious robbery. Little did they know that collecting the rare samples would sending them traveling through time in a magical crystal cave. Determined to find the perfect Black Opal, Emma and Brody with the help of Mr. M’s granddaughter Max, travel to Lightning Ridge, Australia in 1925. As they navigate a herd of stampeding kangaroo, goat cart races, and flying boomerangs, the kids meet Rose, a young girl whose mysterious secret will rock their world forever. When their attempts to collect the perfect opal anger the locals, the kids flee and accidentally land over 2000 years in the future in South Carolina. Can the kids figure out how to return to their own state and time? Will Rose’s secret stop them from helping Mr. M? Will Max finally figure out who destroyed her Grandfather’s prized rock and mineral collection and why? The answers are all inside but may leave you with a new mystery to solve. Black’s Opal is the third book in the middle-grade adventure/sci-fi series Crystal Cave Adventures. If you like a little excitement thrown in with your science, then you'll love Tracy Diane's fast-paced and exciting series.
The World of Opals
Author: Allan W. Eckert
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1997-10-02
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780471133971
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders will find fascinating details about the discovery, whereabouts, and value of famous opals, from such classic specimens as the Burning of Troy Opal to the Bonanza Opal and other more recent discoveries. Finally, the book surveys today's major opal-producing areas and provides current information on opal occurrence worldwide. Punctuating the text are useful tables, extensive glossaries of opal types and opal-related terms, and beautiful photographs that capture the essence and mystery of this most exquisite stone.
The Ratters of Lightning Ridge
Author: Richard W. Holmes
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2012-10-23
Total Pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9781477271193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis adventure centers around two leading characters: Rusty a 40-year-old opal miner, and Kate, a 60-year-old, tough-as-nails woman who raises sheep and cattle when she is not mining opal. This story captures a sense of intrigue and calamity that continues to happen between opal miners, "ratters" (people who steal opal), and animals of the Outback area of Lightning Ridge, Australia.
Your Feet Take You to Where Your Heart Is
Author: Cilka Zagar
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Published: 2019-09-16
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 1950015750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLightning Ridge, Australia, the world’s opal capital, has miners from over fifty countries, who brought with them their political and religious beliefs, traditions, and memories. Gradually they created a unique society with a new culture, character, morals, and ideals. You never know who is who in Lightning Ridge, says Bill, an old opal miner. Aborigines and Europeans, doctors and illiterates, policemen and criminals, all camp next to each other, looking for the same rainbow in the clay beneath the sandstone. Prospectors come to Lightning Ridge in search of the elusive rainbow gem that will make them instantly rich and respected. The hope to find a red-on-black opal is the dream these opal miners live on. Ratting is the worst crime possible in an opal mining community. Ratters are miners who masquerade as prospectors, but they wait until a miner hits opal and then loot his mine. These stories are also about the women who loved and followed their adventurous men searching for their rainbow in the heart of Australian wilderness. ? The seven stories in this book are based on real people and events. Each story can be read separately or as one book. Set in Lightning Ridge and in Canberra, the tales span from 1938 to present day.
