Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago

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In this video, we take a look at the brass postal seal from the original Lightning Ridge settlement, how it was used, and how it came to be part of the LRHS's collection!

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Welcome to Fine Details Preserved -- a little series of videos featuring awesome items from the collections of the Australian Opal Centre and the Lightning Ridge Historical Society. In this series we'll look at some incredible objects ranging from opalised fossils to opal mining heritage items to strange mystery objects that will make you wonder.

For more information on the settlement at Nettleton, check out this earlier IDU video:
youtube.com/watch?v=B-nz95hC20Q

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