Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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A quick tour of Lightning Ridge, NSW, in 1975!

This is an old 8MM film of Lightning Ridge shot by my father on his first visit to the opal mining town in '75. I've had the film enhanced via artificial intelligence to improve the quality and frame rate.

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