Everything about White Cliffs New South Wales totally explained
White Cliffs is a small town in
outback New South Wales in
Australia, in
Central Darling Shire. It has a population of around 200. White Cliffs is around 255 km northeast of
Broken Hill, 93 km north of
Wilcannia.
The town was established in the late
19th century when
opal was discovered. Opal has been mined ever since. The first Australian Opal was found 20 years before in Queensland in 1872. When a party of
kangaroo hunters were operating in the White Cliffs area. One of them, who had left the party to track down a wounded kangaroo over some low stony hills, picked up a pretty stone which appealed to him. When taking back the stone, they suspected it could be Opal which the local jeweler confirmed. He advised to
get as much Opal as possible since this could be more profitable than Kangaroo hunting. When the group filed a claim, Opal hadn't yet been listed under gemstones, and it was decided to file the claim under the "Gold Mining Act".
Many of the residents live underground, using mining equipment to dig extensive homes in the hillside to avoid the intense heat outside. There are also two underground motels called The White Cliffs Underground and PJ's Bed And Breakfast, as the town is becoming more dependent on tourism.
The primary school opened in
1895, and has operated continuously since then.
White Cliffs is the site of Australia's first solar power station. The
White Cliffs Solar Power Station was built in
1981 producing 25 KWe and upgraded in
1996 to produce 45KWe using the same collector dishes but better technology.
Cricketer
Bill O'Reilly was born in White Cliffs, the son of the first school teacher.
White Cliffs was one of the many places visited by
Bill Bryson in research for the book
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