Curiosity Mine

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All things are interesting things! Science, history and curiosity videos, often from Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia.

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120 Year Old Radio - the Lee de Forest Audion - Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club

120 Year Old Radio - the Lee de Forest Audion - Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club Curiosity Mine

1.2K views - 1 week ago

Lightning Flash Newspaper - Lightning Ridge Historical Society

Lightning Flash Newspaper - Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

262 views - 1 month ago

Vintage DIY Motorised Bicycle - Lightning Ridge Historical Society

Vintage DIY Motorised Bicycle - Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

219 views - 2 months ago

100 Year Old Radio Receiver - Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club

100 Year Old Radio Receiver - Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club Curiosity Mine

220 views - 3 months ago

An Incredible Collection of Opal Specimens - Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge

An Incredible Collection of Opal Specimens - Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

3.2K views - 4 months ago

New Lightning Ridge Historical Society Website! Opal Mining History @ Lightning Ridge

New Lightning Ridge Historical Society Website! Opal Mining History @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

481 views - 5 months ago

1960s Opal Mining Scam - Diamond Cliffs - Lightning Ridge Historical Society

1960s Opal Mining Scam - Diamond Cliffs - Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

727 views - 5 months ago

FYI - Opal Studies Course - Gemmological Association of Australia

FYI - Opal Studies Course - Gemmological Association of Australia Curiosity Mine

389 views - 6 months ago

A Look Inside - Australian Opal Centre Site Tour 2025 - Building a Museum

A Look Inside - Australian Opal Centre Site Tour 2025 - Building a Museum Curiosity Mine

1.3K views - 6 months ago

What if Jurassic Park had Australian Dinosaurs?

What if Jurassic Park had Australian Dinosaurs? Curiosity Mine

923 views - 7 months ago

"The Myth of the Black Opal" Ballet, 1961, Lightning Ridge Historical Society

"The Myth of the Black Opal" Ballet, 1961, Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

521 views - 8 months ago

Three Amazing Doctors @ Angledool & Lightning Ridge

Three Amazing Doctors @ Angledool & Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

307 views - 9 months ago

Top 10 Australian Flags You've Never Seen

Top 10 Australian Flags You've Never Seen Curiosity Mine

2.1K views - 10 months ago

Albury Pioneer Cemetery - Sinkholes, Riots & Superstitions - Albury-Wodonga NSW

Albury Pioneer Cemetery - Sinkholes, Riots & Superstitions - Albury-Wodonga NSW Curiosity Mine

1K views - 11 months ago

Bush Fruits - Lemon, Orange, Passionfruit, Apricot - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge NSW

Bush Fruits - Lemon, Orange, Passionfruit, Apricot - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge NSW Curiosity Mine

783 views - 1 year ago

Plornishmaroontigoonter - Charles Dickens' Youngest Son - Moree NSW

Plornishmaroontigoonter - Charles Dickens' Youngest Son - Moree NSW Curiosity Mine

42.3K views - 1 year ago

Lightning Ridge: Spectre of the Black Opal - Curiosity Mine Book Club

Lightning Ridge: Spectre of the Black Opal - Curiosity Mine Book Club Curiosity Mine

492 views - 1 year ago

Syntropic Garden Update 2024 - The Hungry Spirit @ Lightning Ridge

Syntropic Garden Update 2024 - The Hungry Spirit @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

2.9K views - 1 year ago

Opalised Mollusc Fossils - Not Actually Boring! Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge

Opalised Mollusc Fossils - Not Actually Boring! Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.2K views - 1 year ago

Off-Grid Living @ Lightning Ridge - A Century of Miner's Camp Innovations

Off-Grid Living @ Lightning Ridge - A Century of Miner's Camp Innovations Curiosity Mine

6.3K views - 1 year ago

The Opal Dinosaur - Curiosity Mine Book Club

The Opal Dinosaur - Curiosity Mine Book Club Curiosity Mine

470 views - 1 year ago

A Fruit of Many Names: Emu Apple (Gruwi, Colane) - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

A Fruit of Many Names: Emu Apple (Gruwi, Colane) - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

651 views - 1 year ago

Building the Australian Opal Centre - Walls! And a HUGE donation! @ Lightning Ridge

Building the Australian Opal Centre - Walls! And a HUGE donation! @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

2.1K views - 1 year ago

"The Well Supported Church" - Anglican Church items at the Lightning Ridge Historical Society

"The Well Supported Church" - Anglican Church items at the Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

476 views - 1 year ago

Sending an Earth Rock to Mars - Perseverance 2020 Rover

Sending an Earth Rock to Mars - Perseverance 2020 Rover Curiosity Mine

771 views - 1 year ago

Trees That Defend Themselves - Spiky Bushes: Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Trees That Defend Themselves - Spiky Bushes: Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

447 views - 1 year ago

Sydney's Railway of the Dead - Rookwood Necropolis Railway History

Sydney's Railway of the Dead - Rookwood Necropolis Railway History Curiosity Mine

11K views - 1 year ago

Opalised Fossil Letter from 1916 - Lightning Ridge Opal Fossil History

Opalised Fossil Letter from 1916 - Lightning Ridge Opal Fossil History Curiosity Mine

1.1K views - 2 years ago

Opal on Mars - Why Outback Australia looks like the Red Planet

Opal on Mars - Why Outback Australia looks like the Red Planet Curiosity Mine

1.9K views - 2 years ago

The "Sherman's Back" FC Holden - Lightning Ridge Historical Society

The "Sherman's Back" FC Holden - Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

7K views - 2 years ago

Australian Opal Centre - from Then to Now & Building Progress Update

Australian Opal Centre - from Then to Now & Building Progress Update Curiosity Mine

1.8K views - 2 years ago

Lightning Ridge Cemetery - Unknown Opal Miners' Memorials & More

Lightning Ridge Cemetery - Unknown Opal Miners' Memorials & More Curiosity Mine

1.2K views - 2 years ago

An Impressive Spotted Bower Bird Courtship Bower - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

An Impressive Spotted Bower Bird Courtship Bower - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.5K views - 2 years ago

Why is there a Dam? Syntropic Garden Q&A with Rebel & Thiago @ Lightning Ridge

Why is there a Dam? Syntropic Garden Q&A with Rebel & Thiago @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

14.1K views - 2 years ago

Scientist Action Figures - for real this time! Kickstarter from Brainiaction Toys

Scientist Action Figures - for real this time! Kickstarter from Brainiaction Toys Curiosity Mine

410 views - 2 years ago

Nobbies & Seam: Opal Forms | OpalWords @ Lightning Ridge

Nobbies & Seam: Opal Forms | OpalWords @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

3.5K views - 2 years ago

The Pokataroo Station Master's House - I Lived in NSW Railway History

The Pokataroo Station Master's House - I Lived in NSW Railway History Curiosity Mine

640 views - 2 years ago

Victorian Era Fake Opal - Foil Opal (Example from 1934!)

Victorian Era Fake Opal - Foil Opal (Example from 1934!) Curiosity Mine

1.5K views - 2 years ago

Edible, Nasty and Stinky - Three Introduced Plants - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Edible, Nasty and Stinky - Three Introduced Plants - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

573 views - 2 years ago

What are Parcels, King Stones, Grading and Runners? OPALWords @ Lightning Ridge

What are Parcels, King Stones, Grading and Runners? OPALWords @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.2K views - 2 years ago

Curiosity Mine Q&A with fraxyl and Artificial Intelligence

Curiosity Mine Q&A with fraxyl and Artificial Intelligence Curiosity Mine

249 views - 2 years ago

Leopardwood and Convergent Evolution - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Leopardwood and Convergent Evolution - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

674 views - 2 years ago

White Horse, Gypsum & Beards - Strange(r) Things in an Opal Mine @ Lightning Ridge

White Horse, Gypsum & Beards - Strange(r) Things in an Opal Mine @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.7K views - 2 years ago

A Literal Oasis - Syntropic Agroforestry @ Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia

A Literal Oasis - Syntropic Agroforestry @ Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia Curiosity Mine

353.4K views - 3 years ago

Ruby Saltbush - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Ruby Saltbush - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.9K views - 3 years ago

New Opalised Fossils from 2022 - Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge

New Opalised Fossils from 2022 - Australian Opal Centre @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

11.5K views - 3 years ago

World First? - We LiDAR Scanned an Opal Mine @ Lightning Ridge!

World First? - We LiDAR Scanned an Opal Mine @ Lightning Ridge! Curiosity Mine

12.6K views - 3 years ago

Stinking Gidgee & Resilient Wattles in the Outback, Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Stinking Gidgee & Resilient Wattles in the Outback, Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

2.3K views - 3 years ago

What are Jelly Opal, Inclusions and Kernels? OPALwords @ Lightning Ridge

What are Jelly Opal, Inclusions and Kernels? OPALwords @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

3K views - 3 years ago

Bimble Box - The Tree that Glistens in the Moonlight - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Bimble Box - The Tree that Glistens in the Moonlight - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

645 views - 3 years ago

Neil Sedaka's song about Lightning Ridge (1974)

Neil Sedaka's song about Lightning Ridge (1974) Curiosity Mine

1.1K views - 3 years ago

Pea Nobbies, Point Stones & Opal Chips - OPALWORDS @ Lightning Ridge

Pea Nobbies, Point Stones & Opal Chips - OPALWORDS @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

1.8K views - 3 years ago

Moss, Algae, Fungus & The Enigma Code - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Moss, Algae, Fungus & The Enigma Code - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

729 views - 3 years ago

Road Signs, a Radio Drama & Crocodile Dundee - 3 Quick Lightning Ridge Stories

Road Signs, a Radio Drama & Crocodile Dundee - 3 Quick Lightning Ridge Stories Curiosity Mine

796 views - 3 years ago

Meeting Weewarrasaurus! feat. The Dinomaniacs @ Lightning Ridge

Meeting Weewarrasaurus! feat. The Dinomaniacs @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

579 views - 3 years ago

Hudson Pear: The Deadly Cactus that Infests The Opal Fields - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge

Hudson Pear: The Deadly Cactus that Infests The Opal Fields - Bush Botany @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

3.6K views - 3 years ago

Opal in Star Trek - Lightning Ridge rough opal in Strange New Worlds?

Opal in Star Trek - Lightning Ridge rough opal in Strange New Worlds? Curiosity Mine

531 views - 3 years ago

Baby Dinosaur Bones - Fossil Dig Finds @ Lightning Ridge

Baby Dinosaur Bones - Fossil Dig Finds @ Lightning Ridge Curiosity Mine

928 views - 3 years ago

The Graham Brothers' Cottage - Home of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society

The Graham Brothers' Cottage - Home of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society Curiosity Mine

1K views - 3 years ago

Lightning Ridge in a Video Game - Artificial Intelligence vs. Opal Mining Town

Lightning Ridge in a Video Game - Artificial Intelligence vs. Opal Mining Town Curiosity Mine

811 views - 3 years ago