Half to forget the wonderings and pain, Half to remember the days that have gone by, And dream and dream that I am home again. Flecker Lightning Ridge Gems Lightning Ridge Gems are opal miners and the women who followed them into the Australian ...
The Wages of Sin on Lightning Ridge Opal Fields contains four stories based on real life events in Lightning Ridge which is the home of the rainbow gemstone black opal; the place is also a refuge for just as colourful world adventurer opal miners. ...
Fortune Hunters is the second book in the series Lovers and Ratters on the Opal Fields. Lightning Ridge, the world's opal capital, has miners from over seventy countries; they brought with them political and religious beliefs, traditions and memories...
The author wrote this book because "I lived in Lightning Ridge with migrants from about fifty countries and they all have a story to tell. When dealing with opals, love and betrayals play a big part. There are joys and tragedies and excitement, an...