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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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New "Illegal Opal Fossicking" Signs. Lightning Ridge, N.S.W.
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<blockquote data-quote="WalnLiz" data-source="post: 650719" data-attributes="member: 147"><p>My two bobs worth....</p><p>Pity it has come to this, as the town is the one to be the big loser in the long run. Places like the Ridge rely on tourism for their survival. Give it another 5 years for the tourists to abandon the town, and they will, mark my words.</p><p> </p><p>For the past 3 years we have gone to Tibooburra chasing gold in the winter and on the way home have spent a week noodling each time at White Cliffs opal field. The town is always bustling with tourists who buy opals from the miners, fuel and food from the shop, pay for accommodation in the caravan park, and noodle on the thousands of heaps available to them. The town actually encourages tourists and its the noodling that brings them there.</p><p></p><p>My advice if you want to have a great time on an opal field is boycott the Ridge and give White Cliffs a go. You will be welcomed and you will have a memorable stay. The Ridge has seen its last dollar from me. Cheers Wal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnLiz, post: 650719, member: 147"] My two bobs worth.... Pity it has come to this, as the town is the one to be the big loser in the long run. Places like the Ridge rely on tourism for their survival. Give it another 5 years for the tourists to abandon the town, and they will, mark my words. For the past 3 years we have gone to Tibooburra chasing gold in the winter and on the way home have spent a week noodling each time at White Cliffs opal field. The town is always bustling with tourists who buy opals from the miners, fuel and food from the shop, pay for accommodation in the caravan park, and noodle on the thousands of heaps available to them. The town actually encourages tourists and its the noodling that brings them there. My advice if you want to have a great time on an opal field is boycott the Ridge and give White Cliffs a go. You will be welcomed and you will have a memorable stay. The Ridge has seen its last dollar from me. Cheers Wal. [/QUOTE]
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New "Illegal Opal Fossicking" Signs. Lightning Ridge, N.S.W.
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