Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Harold Hodges was an entrepreneur, innovator and businessman from Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia. In 1971, he had a set of dentures made from black opal, Lightning Ridge's unique export. This is the story of Harold, his dentures, and how they ended up one of the most prized items in the opal and mining heritage collection of the Australian Opal Centre.

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