Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales, Australia, is a unique place with a spectacular name. In this episode, we meet up with Barbara Moritz, from the Lightning Ridge Historical Society to learn not only how Lightning Ridge got its name, but how it was three towns for the price of one -- Wallangulla, Nettleton and Lightning Ridge.
Special thanks to Barbara Moritz!
Historical photos provided courtesy of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society.
Additional footage courtesy of Susan Keckes.
Extras for this episode: idontunderstand.info/news-extras/extras-how-lightning-ridge-got-its-awesome-name
Background music is Lake Cheko by Datazoid (me), you can find the whole thing here: soundcloud.com/datazoid/04-lake-cheko
Lightning Ridge tourist information: http://lightningridgeinfo.com.au
Read more from Barbara about the Nettleton postal seal at ABC Open: https://open.abc.net.au/explore/61909
Book passage is quoted from My Bush Book, by Katie Langloh Parker (foreword and biography by Marcie Muir). It was published in 1982.
References for lightning strikes killing animals statistics:
glenallenweather.com/historylinks/1939/Lightning%20Utah.pdf
scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/07/15/mammal-deaths-by-lightning (WARNING: Unpleasant images)
usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/29/more-than-300-reindeer-killed-lightning-norway/89528480
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Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales, Australia, is a unique place with a spectacular name. In this episode, we meet up with Barbara Moritz, from the Lightning Ridge Historical Society to learn not only how Lightning Ridge got its name, but how it was three towns for the price of one -- Wallangulla, Nettleton and Lightning Ridge.
Special thanks to Barbara Moritz!
Historical photos provided courtesy of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society.
Additional footage courtesy of Susan Keckes.
Extras for this episode: idontunderstand.info/news-extras/extras-how-lightning-ridge-got-its-awesome-name
Background music is Lake Cheko by Datazoid (me), you can find the whole thing here: soundcloud.com/datazoid/04-lake-cheko
Lightning Ridge tourist information: http://lightningridgeinfo.com.au
Read more from Barbara about the Nettleton postal seal at ABC Open: https://open.abc.net.au/explore/61909
Book passage is quoted from My Bush Book, by Katie Langloh Parker (foreword and biography by Marcie Muir). It was published in 1982.
References for lightning strikes killing animals statistics:
glenallenweather.com/historylinks/1939/Lightning%20Utah.pdf
scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/07/15/mammal-deaths-by-lightning (WARNING: Unpleasant images)
usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/29/more-than-300-reindeer-killed-lightning-norway/89528480
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