Darby’s Potch & Colour Field

Darby’s Potch & Colour Field (sometimes just Darby’s, sometimes Dalby’s) is a small opal field located west of Burke’s Field, roughly halfway along the track to Vertical Bill’s. It comprised a single claim. It was found by Jack Darby.

Article: Research by Russell Gawthorpe and Leisa Carney, edited by Russell Gawthorpe. LRHS research compiled by Len Cram and Barbara Moritz. Sources: The Lightning Ridge Book, Stuart Lloyd, 1967, p. 73; Discover Opals: Before and Beyond 2000 with Surface Indications, Stephen Aracic, 1996, p. 142.