Black Queen
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In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.
A house built with 14,000 coloured bottles... Enchanting stories around the fire... A priceless collection of antique lamps... One truly enlightening experience
The multi award winning Black Queen weaves drama, stories and history around a hand-crafted museum of light. Legacy is an inspiring 3-act performance whose stories will stay with you forever. Hold a 4500-year-old lamp in your hands and learn about one woman's pioneering act of self-healing as she built the house of her dreams.
Join us for an illuminating journey through the history of light.
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Gale, light and storytelling is an impressive trio
© Gale Collins holding a wind-up lamp from the late 1880's.
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Gale Collins is the Black Queen
© The multi award-winning Black Queen weaves drama, stories and history around a hand-crafted museum of light. Legacy is an inspiring 3-act performance whose stories will stay with you forever.
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Black Queen - Theatre on the Ridge
© Lightning Ridge's Outback Theatre with Gale Collins showcasing her signature kerosene oil lamp
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The gift of light
© some of the amazing lamps spanning a period of 4,500 years
Details
- Opening Times
- Sunset Performance Daily: 5pm Or by appointment Coaches Welcomed Local Courtesy Bus
- Site Description
- Museum, Historic House
- Operating Times
- 7 Days/Week, Open Public Holidays
- Site Facilities
- Shop / Kiosk, Toilets
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I pulled up to Black Queen with no expectations, and even so my expectations were exceeded. The property is enchanting; everywhere you look there is something to discover. The owners Gail & Roger are equally enchanting, as they carry on the legacy of Joan a visionary who built Black Queen by hand with bottles, trinkets, and hand-mixed cement ... Read More
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The Black Queen - The true gem of Lightning Ridge, Outback NSW
Black Queen
by homeproud (prior to 01/07/2010)Normally you would go to Lightning Ridge to find the precious black opal, and this was our plan. But on our trip we found the most precious of gems - The Black Queen. The Black Queen is made up of three restored miners cottages that are simply stunning made out of stone and glass bottles ... Read More
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Something we were not expecting as a family
Black Queen
by TotalTraveller39268313 (prior to 01/07/2010)We did the usual mine tours and enjoyed them, and went to the Black queen to see what one of the claim houses was like to live in. This one was very special as it was made of bottles but instead of being a museum it was actually someone's house ... Read More
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