Lightning Ridge Historical Society
The history of Lightning Ridge is in good hands, with a keen local committee ensuring everything is recorded for future generations.
Barbara Moritz has lived in Lighting Ridge for 35 years and has always had a keen interest in history.
Barbara holds the position of Secretary/Treasurer on the Lightning Ridge Historical Society committee and has been a member since 1993.
According to Barbara, in the early 1980s, the then Western Lands Commission (now known as Crown Lands) helped the Lightning Ridge community save a miner’s cottage that was built in Morilla Street by Bert Spicer in 1932.
“Over the years we have maintained contact with his ‘little’ boy, Mal, who is 96 and has lived in Parkes since 1937,” Barbara said.
“The next residents of the cottage were the Kiwi Graham brothers, well remembered even today by many in the Ridge.”
“The then Secretary of Western Lands, Barry ‘Misty’ Hayes, foresaw the danger of losing the ‘old time’ Ridge and he began work on an historical reserve for this authentic miner’s cottage.
In 1982, Reserve 96499 was gazetted, and the Lightning Ridge Historical Society was formed to manage the site.
“Misty was the first President and Oxford Terry Basford, the Boardmans, Graeme Anderson and Len Cram were foundation members, to name a few.
Historical outings were made, regular meetings held and fundraisers,” Ms Moritz said. […]
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