Lightning Ridge references in Lightning Ridge

Lightning Ridge-related topics covered by Ion L. Idriess’s Lightning Ridge: The Land of Black Opals, 1940. This list is not exhaustive.

A: Harry Abotomey, Charlie “Kaiser” Anderson, Darkie Anderson, Fred Ashton, Bob Austin

B: Baan Baa, George Bailey, Barwon river, Bottomley (opal buyer), Bill Bullock, Constable Burke, Burren Junction

C: Archie Campbell, Canfell’s (spelled “Cantwell’s”), Castlereagh Highway, Cobar Mary, Collarenebri, Dr. Cotton, George Cowan, Mick Cullen

D: Deadman’s Claim, Charlie Deane, Albert Dominick, Jack Dominick, Dunebril (Dunumbral) Station, Dungalear Station, Charlie Dunstan, Dunstan’s Stone, Ted Durrington (spelled “Dorrington”)

E: “Canada Bill” Etheridge

F: Flame Queen, A. B. J. “Berlini” Francis

G: Joe Gibbons (“Old Black Joe”), Archie Gillespie, Gooraway, “Tingha Bill” Grant, Grawin (spelled “Grawon”), Gwydir

H: harlequin

K: Paddy Kelly, Doc Kendrick (spelled “Hendrick”), Bob King, Bob Kirkpatrick

L: John Landers, Smiler Lawler (spelled “Lawless”), Tommy Lewis, Light of the World, Lightning Ridge, Lunatic Hill

M: Percy Marks, Ernie Marr, Bull Massey, Mick MacCormack, Harry McCullum, Benny McGillick, Jack McNicol (spelled “McNicoll”), Gus Monk, Ted Moody, Mick Moran, E. F. Murphy

N: Narran Lakes, Nugget Nelson, Charlie Nettleton, New Chum(s), nobbies, Nobby’s (field)

P: Pandora, George Pedley, Tom Peel, Jack Prentice, Pride of Australia

S: Jack Scott, Sid Sharkey, Andy Sharp, Ernie Sherman, Sim’s Hill, Jim Steadman (spelled “Jimmy Stedman”), Anton Steinbach (“The Count”, referred to as “Count Hoyst”)

T: Three Mile, Three Mile Flat, Three Mile Gully (The Gully)

V: Watty Vause (spelled “Vawse”)

W: Walgett, Matt Watson, T. C. Wollaston