26 Nov 04 | Friendship Day was held on November 7 and there was a great turnout of more than 50 players.
26 Nov 04 | Wednesday 2 person ambrose
The winners were Jan Davis and Winsome O'Brien and the runners-up were Heidi Smith and Sally Williams.
26 Nov 04 | Little Digger Childcare Centre has appointed a new early childhood teacher and director, Cathy McCarthy.
26 Nov 04 | Two university students from Newcastle visited Lightning Ridge Central School to get a feel of what it's like teaching in a remote community.
26 Nov 04 | Areas around Walgett and Lightning Ridge can expect to get a lot hotter in the coming years according to a new study into climate change released recently
26 Nov 04 | Hopes for a boost to the ailing opal industry were raised this week after news of efforts to better promote opal in China.
19 Nov 04 | The Lightning Ridge Junior Rugby League is now raffling a super Christmas stocking to be drawn the week before Christmas.
19 Nov 04 | Wednesday four ball aggregate
Winners were Jan Davis and Heidi Smith, and the runners-up were Heidi Smith and Elyn Nexo.
19 Nov 04 | Last Saturday the Lightning Ridge Fishing Club held a Yabbie competition.
Nearly 90 people attended, and the winners were Langely's Lobsters who weighed in a fantastic 27kg.
19 Nov 04 | Four members of the Lightning Ridge swimming club travelled to Moree on the weekend to compete in the Moree swim meet.
19 Nov 04 | The Lightning Ridge community honoured its war veterans last week by marking Remembrance Day with a small ceremony at Lions Park.
19 Nov 04 | The Australian Christian Academy is holding a free seminar on home schooling at the Bowling Club next week.
19 Nov 04 | Lightning Ridge Historical Society snippets
John Landers was on the Lightning Ridge Opal Fields for the first 40 years.
He was local reporter to the Walgett Spectator, setting out social news as well as miners' plights.
19 Nov 04 | The Lightning Ridge Miners' Association (LRMA) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) have hit back at claims of poor mining practices at Lightning Ridge and surrounding opal fields.
11 Nov 04 | Doubles: Winners were Maurie and Laura and runners-up were Rhonda and Bluey.
The top score for the women was 94 shot by Rhonda and Beau top scored for the men with 125.
11 Nov 04 | Final of the Women's Matchplay Championship. Elyn Nexo defeated Sally Williams 3/2 in a see-sawing match, with Kay Hogan acting as referee.
Wednesday 18 hole stableford
11 Nov 04 | Three riders from Lightning Ridge have excelled at the recent Northern Inland Motocross Series 2004.
11 Nov 04 | Vale Judy Williams
Age 63 years
Wife, mother, sister and friend.
The heartbreak of Lightning Ridge is extended to husband Peter, children Lesley, Jamie and Peter, stepdaughters Tina and Michelle, siblings Angie(dec), Netty(dec), Barry(dec), Shirley, Maureen, Pat and Trevor.
11 Nov 04 | Lightning Ridge Historical Society snippets
Before 1900, rough opal was sent from White Cliffs, premier NSW opal field, to Germany to be cut and polished.
11 Nov 04 | Walgett Shire Council has a new general manager.
Stephen Mclean currently works at Narrabri Shire Council and has experience in both local government and private business.
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