Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia.
Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated  near the southern border of Queensland, about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the Castlereagh Highway.
The Lightning Ridge area is a world-renowned centre of the mining of black opals and other opal gemstones.
Lightning Ridge is a small outback town in north-western New South Wales, Australia. Part of Walgett Shire, Lightning Ridge is situated  near the southern border of Queensland, about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area is a world-renowned centre of the mining of black opals and other opal gemstones.
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales