20 Dec 00 | The Tropy Bowls Organisation had a lavish affair last weekend to celebrate yet another dramatic season of lawn bowls filled with action, drama and a sprinkling of lawn bowls.
20 Dec 00 | With a desire for greater regional autonomy on the agenda, the Murdi Paaki Regional Council met in Lightning Ridge last week for its quarterly meeting.
20 Dec 00 | The youth of Lightning Ridge will be kept well occupied this summer holidays with the development of a summer holiday program.
20 Dec 00 | Cilka Zagar arrived in Australia from Slovenia with her husband in 1963 and made the trek into opal mining country so they could make their fortune.
20 Dec 00 | On December 21 police were notified by two young people in Morilla Street that there was a camp on fire on the Three Mile Opal Field.
20 Dec 00 |
While Sydney prepared for the Olympics and the computer wizards battled the bug, Lightning Ridge prepared for its own millennium madness and the year ahead.
18 Dec 00 | Last Sunday afternoon the Lightning Ridge Gymnastics club held its end of year display and medal presentation.
13 Dec 00 | BBs won the first semi-final by default because Ballistic could not get a team of five toegher. ThereforeBBs go straight into the final.
13 Dec 00 | The juniors were very happy as they got in another morning of practice without the rain to spoil their fun
13 Dec 00 | At a lovely evening of celebration on Thursday last week, Lightning Ridge Central school’s Year 10 class was congratulated on their achievements.
13 Dec 00 | Members of the Lightning Ridge Day Centre enjoyed Christmas festivities at their annual Christmas luncheon last week.
13 Dec 00 | On Sunday December 10, Mark Daniel Kirkman, a 29-year-old Wee Waa man was charged with murder following the discovery of a body at the township early Sunday morning.
13 Dec 00 | While floodwaters recede the cost to graingrowers has skyrocketed to $52 million.
07 Dec 00 | In a town that survives on opal mining it is surprising to realise that opportunities to learn the trade and industry, beyond mining, are very limited.
06 Dec 00 | The club championships were a great success. We managed to get through all events even with the atrocious weather the area has been having lately.
06 Dec 00 | Community spirit is something that doesn’t die in Lightning Ridge.
06 Dec 00 | Week 13 in our competition and the score stands as follows
06 Dec 00 | Widespread incidence of flystrike in sheep herds in central and north west NSW may go untreated for up to three weeks due to a massive shortage of chemical flystrike treatment, Opposition agriculture spokesman Ian Slack Smith said.
06 Dec 00 | Well what a great week for golf after the rain - my apologies, I have been very remiss not reporting for the past two weeks but then there is not a lot to report when there is no golf and continual rain.
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