''Lightning Ridge'' is a 1940 book by

Ion Idriess Ion Llewellyn Idriess (20 September 18896 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author. He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 – an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books i ...

. It was an autobiographical account of part of his life, in particular his time opal mining in

Lightning Ridge 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 east of the Castlereagh Highway. The Lightning Ridge area is ...

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1940 non-fiction books Books by Ion Idriess Australian autobiographies Angus & Robertson books {{memoir-stub