White Cliffs, New South Wales

White Cliffs is a small community in New South Wales in Australia in the Central Darling Shire, with 119 inhabitants, which was established only because of its Opalfunde in the outback. The town is located 93 km north of Wilcannia and 286 kilometers north-east of Broken Hill. Sydney is 1051 km away.

The town was founded at the end of the 19th century, when hunters in the area of White Cliffs randomly found opals. In pursuit of an injured in hunting kangaroos a hunter picked up a stone, which was laid before a jeweler and recognized him as opal. Then the onslaught of opal treasure hunter began. The breakdown fields were later registered under the Gold Mining Act, because at the time the mine start-ups opals were not yet recognized as gems in Australia. A large part of the degradation of fields is depleted, and therefore there are only a few in operation.

In the opal fields of White Cliffs people live primarily in caves, the temperate climate of about 23 ° C offer even at high temperatures. Furthermore, there are underground motels, hotels, restaurants, bed -and- breakfast accommodation, caravan parks and campsites.

A primary school has existed since 1895. In White Cliffs was built the first solar power station in Australia in 1981.