Opal Fields - Back Home

By: AMANDA TURNER
  • Summary

  • How does a city girl, living at Sandy Point, along the Georges River, in the outer suburbs of Sydney NSW, end up as an Opal Miner's Daughter and an Opal Miner's wife? Join me as I take you to the Australian, outback, Black Opal Fields, of Lightning Ridge NSW, to Grawin, and all the remote and hideaway places of the Opal Fields - Back Home.
    2025
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Episodes
  • Episode 5. Snakes and Ladders PM
    Apr 22 2025

    What do you do when a brown snake confronts you in an Opal Mine? Move backward as fast as you can! Follow my brother Pete's experience as an Opal Miner and his up close, and personal moment with a deadly Australian brown snake.

    Do you have a story to tell? Would you like to be a part of my show? Drop me a line at: opalfieldsbackhome@gmail.com

    Follow my Instagram page where you can find photos of the people and places of the Opal Fields Back Home.

    The music grab used at either end of all my shows is courtesy of Mark July ( Today is the day!)

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    20 mins
  • Episode 4. The Edge of Reality. Morella Station Outback NSW
    Mar 27 2025

    The Opal Fields are smack bang on the edge of reality, in other words, surrounded by crops, cattle, sheep, and wheat farming. So, when you live on the opal fields, the edge of reality can be as close as the paddock next door. My guest this week, Liz Powell, lives on the Edge of Reality at the charming 100-year-old cattle and cropping, "Morella Station", which hugs 35,000 acres of black soil plains and rocky ridges.

    Go to my Instagram page at: Opal Fields Back Home, for photos of Liz and her hard-working team.

    Have you got a story to tell? A memory to share? An adventure to relive? Would you like to join me on the Opal Fields - Back Home podcast?

    Contact me by email: opalfieldsbackhome@gmail.com

    Music content used courtesy of Mark July - Today is the Day

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    21 mins
  • Episode 3. Part 2. The Opal Miner's Daughter CS
    Mar 27 2025

    When you are your Dad's offsider and he is yours, there is no doubt that you are an Opal Miner's Daughter! My guest this week is just that! Chris Simeon, brings to life her memories of living and working on the Opal Fields - Back Home.

    Go to my Instagram page at: Opal Fields Back Home, for photos of Chris and her dad.

    Have you got a story to tell? A memory to share? An adventure to relive? Would you like to join me on the Opal Fields - Back Home podcast?

    Contact me by email: opalfieldsbackhome@gmail.com

    Music content used courtesy of Mark July - Today is the Day

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    24 mins
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