Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 42 minutes ago

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Engineer, blacksmith and innovator Harry Zack built this metalworking anvil almost a century ago from recycled parts -- check out how recycling and reuse has been part of Lightning Ridge's opal mining heritage since the very beginning.

This video was made with the help of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society with special thanks to Barbara Moritz.

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(This video was filmed on location in March 2021, prior to NSW state lockdown and any later restrictions. No social distancing or mask mandates were violated making this video.)

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