27 Jun 02 | The Under 9s soccer team from Lightning Ridge battled it out hard against Moree on Sunday in the semi-finals of the inter-town competition, when a six-a-side game that would ordinarily go for 15 minutes, was extended to 50 minutes, because neither of the teams were able to score a goal.
27 Jun 02 | Applications for the State Government's 2002-2003 Capital Assistance Program will close on July 10.
27 Jun 02 | Ladies, don't forget the meeting on Saturday at 2pm, it will be the last one for this financial year.
27 Jun 02 | School house Bodell came out on top after the primary athletics and secondary athletics carnivals were held on Thursday and Friday.
27 Jun 02 | Last week saw all wool types escalate in price by amounts that are not normally seen during a three-week period, let alone in a single day.
27 Jun 02 | Lightning Ridge's pre-eminent Opal Trade Show and Gem Expo will swing into gear during the last weekend of July.
27 Jun 02 | Soroptimist International of Lightning Ridge held a games night in the games room of the bowling club on a very busy Saturday night.
27 Jun 02 | "It's a welcoming relief."
20 Jun 02 | Twenty-two players hit off for the chook run with everyone saying it was a bit damp out there.
20 Jun 02 | Lightning Ridge Redbacks came up against a determined Walgett on Sunday, going down 32-14.
20 Jun 02 | Plans are now well under way to hold the Australian Outback Open Darts Championships at Lightning Ridge next year.
20 Jun 02 | With our first away game of the year it was very important to come away with a win and it looked very promising from the start of the day when the boys turned up in numbers to make the trip into the gate.
20 Jun 02 | Women's rugby union is taking off in Lightning Ridge, with the strongly formed school team a top contender in the zone.
20 Jun 02 | Plans are under way to establish a community technology centre (CTC) in Lightning Ridge.
20 Jun 02 | Walgett Shire Council held a public meeting on Tuesday in Lightning Ridge for community members to have input into council's strategic management plan and tourism strategic plan for the next financial year and upcoming five years.
20 Jun 02 | Construction work on the indoor diving pool site started up again last Thursday after nearly five months of inaction, because the managing committee had run out of funds to complete the $1 million venture.
20 Jun 02 | A Walgett Shire Council proposal to remove trees from the Lightning Ridge bore baths has outraged local resident and bore bath user Lisa Carroll.
13 Jun 02 | In the second game for women's rugby league, the Brewarrina Goo-Gars arrived with a full team, splashed out in the team colours fully uniformed looking pretty smart (professional).
13 Jun 02 | Heavy rain on Friday night and early Saturday morning did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of all the shooters who had arrived to eagerly take part in Lightning Ridge Pistol Club's 25th anniversary shoot.
13 Jun 02 | A visiting Victor rummaged through the pack on Thursday night to get into the finals, using only a complimentary splinter from the club rack.
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