Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Lightning Ridge is famous for black opal, but why doesn't anyone know how many people live there?And what IS the population?

I spoke with Barbara from the Lightning Ridge Historical Society (and also the 1996 Lightning Ridge census coordinator) about Lightning Ridge's unique population situation.

Filmed on location at Lightning Ridge, following appropriate social distancing guidelines.

Lightning Ridge on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightni...
Lightning Ridge tourism: https://lightningridgeinfo.com.au

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