28 Oct 04 | Una Ballard was the winner of the October Monthly Medal with a nett score of 66.
She lost 5 off her handicap with this effort.
28 Oct 04 | Time trials kicked off for the season on Friday evening with about 20 swimmers taking to the water.
28 Oct 04 | What a challenge this annual event is. Carmel Fiddling won, Kay Hogan was runner-up and Laurel Voeks, Heidi Smith and Sally Williams won a hall each. Some of us found it all quite difficult, but most agreed it was good fun.
28 Oct 04 | The Aristocrat Black Opal Classic concluded last Friday after a week of fierce bowls competition and true Aussie sportsmanship.
28 Oct 04 | Lightning Ridge Rotary Club held its seventh anniversary dinner on Monday with the Rotary District Governor in attendance.
28 Oct 04 | This week at playgroup was Red Day and the kids wore red, ate red food such as watermelon, red cake, red jelly and tomatoes, played with their favourite red toy and placed red balloons in a parachute and threw them up into the air.
28 Oct 04 | Lightning Ridge's new motor registry opened this week under the operation of the Roads and Traffic Authority.
28 Oct 04 | Renowned children's book illustrator Emma Quay visited Lightning Ridge Central School this week to speak to the children about her profession.
21 Oct 04 | Students from Lightning Ridge Central School travelled to Sydney in the school holidays to compete in the National Aeroskools competition.
21 Oct 04 | Swimming Club time trials will begin tomorrow.
Children need to be ready at 4.30pm, and the first race will begin at 5pm.
All children must be financial before they enter the water.
21 Oct 04 | Fishing tips with Rob Paxevanos
Any angler who is into lure or fly fishing will have seen a fish follow their lure and not take it.
21 Oct 04 | Wednesday Medal of Medals and 18 hole stroke
Medal of medals winner was Carmel Fiddling.
21 Oct 04 | Lightning Ridge Central School Year 12 students joined students from around NSW in beginning their Higher School Certificate exams this week.
21 Oct 04 | Circus Royale has come to Dubbo featuring Argentine and international artists and six fabulous performing animal acts.
21 Oct 04 | Lightning Ridge Historical Society snippets
21 Oct 04 |
The Lightning Ridge Opal and Fossil Centre Committee held a public forum last week to give the Lightning Ridge community a chance to have some input into the proposed centre.
14 Oct 04 | Our end of season super raffle was drawn at Nobbies on Thursday October 7 at 7pm.
and tape measure donated by Lightning Ridge Mining & Steel.
14 Oct 04 | The Lightning Ridge Women's Bowling Club presented three women with Super Veterans badges on Monday for their service to the club over the years.
14 Oct 04 | The amenities block and male and female change rooms have been painted, partitioned, door and locks put in and now it only needs Ged's expertise to put in place the toilets and cisterns, showers and urinals.
14 Oct 04 | The Lightning Ridge Golf Club is holding two Terry Wohni Open Days this weekend with $2000 worth of trophies up for grabs.
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