31 Mar 05 | Last week results
Wednesday Vets was won by Ray Williams with 29 and Ron Hogan was runner-up with balls going to Han and Val Boardman.
31 Mar 05 | The 50 Target Black Opal Double Barrel Championship took place on Good Friday at the Lightning Ridge Gun Club and produced some very close and hard fought competition.
31 Mar 05 | This year's Black Opal Rodeo proved to be a dusty affair at times but it was always entertaining as a day full of bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing and bronc riding had the crowd thoroughly entertained.
31 Mar 05 | Organisers of the horse races were pleased with the turn out on Saturday as many made their way from the goat races down to the betting ring.
31 Mar 05 | Opal has throughout history been the most mythologised of stones.
Hypnotic in intensity , it is the one gemstone that uniquely engages and stimulates the imagination, telling its own mesmerising story.
31 Mar 05 | A good crowd assembled at the Historical Society's back veranda in support of the launch of a new book showcasing the cultural diversity of Lightning Ridge.
31 Mar 05 | A 10 month-old baby has died from meningococcal disease after being flown to Westmead hospital on Saturday afternoon from Lightning Ridge.
31 Mar 05 | It was a weekend when the spectacular joined forces with the downright odd as goats, horses and bulls took most of the limelight.
24 Mar 05 | Three Lightning Ridge girls have been selected in the Far West Academy of Sport's Netball Talent Squad.
24 Mar 05 | Wednesday's Vets was won by Felix Monch with Pat Smith runner-up and a ball going to Ron Hogan.
24 Mar 05 | Lightning Ridge could be involved in a senior rugby league competition with league officials set to meet this week in the hope of forming the Barwon-Darling competition this season.
24 Mar 05 | The 6th Annual Barriekneal "A" Day Open Triples Bowls Carnival was held on Saturday with teams travelling from near and far to compete for more than $2000 in prizes.
24 Mar 05 | Year 11 and 12 students from Lightning Ridge Central School returned from their excursion to Sydney on the weekend having had a great time.
24 Mar 05 | Harmony Day was celebrated on Monday with 26 countries represented, showing the cultural diversity that makes Lightning Ridge unique.
24 Mar 05 | Sandy Thorne, local author and poet, will launch the newest community publication, Opaladies - Stories in the Cultural Mosaic at Lightning Ridge on Good Friday morning on the historical society's back veranda.
24 Mar 05 | Lightning Ridge will once again show off its unique character as many flock into town to enjoy the myriad activities that have come to represent Easter in the Ridge.
17 Mar 05 | Pony club has finally kicked off after the ride-a-thon with our first instruction weekend and campover.
17 Mar 05 | Wednesday Vets was won by Wolf Moosmueller with 27 points on a count back with Kay Hogn, and a ball went to Kathy Johnston.
17 Mar 05 | Three Lightning Ridge Central School students are off to the state swimming carnival in Sydney in April after a great showing at the regional carnival last week.
17 Mar 05 | Junior rugby league was at its best at Spider Brown Oval last Saturday as visiting sides from Brewarrina, Bourke and St George took part in a pre season rugby league carnival hosted by the Ridge Tigers.
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