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Harold Hodges' Opal Teeth is the popular newsletter of the Australian Opal Centre.

Members receive a new issue of Harold Hodges' Opal Teeth four times each year. Sample some past issues below, then click here to find out about membership of the Australian Opal Centre!

("Harold Hodges' Opal Teeth?" What's with the name? See issue 1(2) to find out!)


Issue 8(3)   Issue 8(3) - Spring 2012

Highlights:
• The Walk: Heroes Welcomed
• Flying Start to Capital Campaign
• Preparing for the Big Dig

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Issue 8(2)   Issue 8(2) - Winter 2012

Highlights:
• AOC Acquires Treasured Historic Camp
• Trio of Giants Benefit Black Opal Shed
• Riveting Evening of International Gemstone Intrigue

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Issue 8(1)   Issue 8(1) - Autumn 2012

Highlights:
• Give Now and Build the Australian Opal Centre
• Collection Spotlight
• Cliffs to Ridge 2012: Retracing an Incredible Historic Journey

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 7(4) - Summer 2011

Highlights:
• Government House Reception
• First Capital Funds for Opal Centre Building
• Goodooga Year 5/6 Visit the Opal Centre

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 7(3) - Spring 2011

Highlights:
• Heritage and Fossil Search Shed Opens
• Results of National Photography Competition
• Opal Fields Challenge and Inspire Great Architects of the Present and Future

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 7(2) - Winter 2011

Highlights:
• Lightning Ridge Dinosaurs Star in New Book About Ancient Australia
• A Lightning Ridge Fossil Finder's Guide to What Is...and What Isn't
• Magnificent Relic from an Ancient Queensland Forest

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 7(1) - Autumn 2011

Highlights:
• AOC Launches Nationwide Photographic Competition
• Opal Centre Activities to Expand Into Fossil Preparation and Heritage Shed
• Phenomenal Input by AOC Volunteers

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 6(4) - Summer 2010

Highlights:
• Model start to New Year
• It's Life for Le Soueff
• Recent Additions to the Collection

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Issue 6(3)   Issue 6(3) - Spring 2010

Highlights:
• Golden words by the Shovelful
• Paleobotanists in Lightning Ridge
• Famous Falsies and a Mystery (Maybe) Solved

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Issue 6(2)   Issue 6(2) - Winter 2010

Highlights:
• Exciting Holiday Discovery
• New Investigations into an Enduring Mystery
• Paleontologists on the Prowl

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Issue 6(1)   Issue 6(1) - Autumn 2010

Highlights:
• $100,000 for 2010 Projects
• Coming Soon: Fossil Preparation Facility
• Long-Serving AOC President Retires

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Issue 5(4)   Issue 5(4) - Summer 2009

Highlights:
• $600,000 for Fossil Research & Tourism
• Opalised Turtles at World Forum
• Happy First Birthday!

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Issue 5(3)   Issue 5(3) - Spring 2009

Highlights:
• Harold Hodges' Opal Teeth
• History in Lights and Bright Lights for the Future
• Buried Treasures

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Issue 5(2)   Issue 5(2) - Winter 2009

Highlights:
• Historic Jewel Graces Collection
• Opal Of The World
• Shining A Light On Ridge's Fragile Black Heart

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Issue 5(1)   Issue 5(1) - Autumn 2009

Highlights:
• "A First Class Exhibition"
• What's in the Shop (...and What's Not)
• Fossil Identification Service

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Issue 4(4)   Issue 4(4) - Summer 2008

Highlights:
• Vice Regal Endorsement: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW, opens AOC Showroom

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Issue 4(3)   Issue 4(3) - Spring 2008

Highlights:
• AOC Website Launched
• Bird, Plant and Geology Sites of Lightning Ridge
• Dinosaurs, Doohickies and Drop Stones: Recent Additions to the AOC Collection

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Issue 4(2)   Issue 4(2) - Winter 2008

Highlights:
• Development Approved!
• Black Opal Becomes Official State Emblem
• Palaeontologists to Study Climate Change in Ridge Fossil Record

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Issue 4(1)   Issue 4(1) - Autumn 2008

Highlights:
• The Next Big Question: How Much Will It Cost?
• Development Application Submitted for Opal Centre
• Ridge Dinos in the Spotlight

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Issue 3(3)   Issue 3(3) - Spring 2007

Highlights:
• Forging Ahead: Meet the AOC Building Design Team
• Leafing Through the Book of Time at Grawin
• The Opal in the Paddock: A New Hitchcock Mystery

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Issue 3(2)   Issue 3(2) - Winter 2007

Highlights:
• Lightning Ridge to Create First Unesco Opal Geopark?
• More Treasures Added to the Collection
• Wendy Lewin Honoured

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Issue 3(1)   Issue 3(1) - Autumn 2007

Highlights:
• Coober Pedy Hosts Dynamic National Opal Symposium
• Celebrated Artists Enrich Collection
• The History Buffs' Procrastination Club

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Issue 2(4)   Issue 2(4) - Summer 2006

Highlights:
• Milestone: Title Granted
• Name Change on the Agenda
• Turtles That Talk and Time Travel - Horns and Tails from the Opal Dirt

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Issue 2(3)   Issue 2(3) - Spring 2006

Highlights:
• Precious Collection Grows
• On the Wallaby Track
• Heavenly Hypsies... Rhymes With Gypsies

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Issue 2(2)   Issue 2(2) - Winter 2006

Highlights:
• Protecting Our Endangered Opal Mining Heritage
• Palaeo's Performance Packs Out Nightclub
• Generous Donation by University Scientist

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Issue 2(1)   Issue 2(1) - Autumn 2006

Highlights:
• NSW Ministry for the Arts Backs Opal & Fossil Centre
• ...And So Does NSW Department of State and Regional Development
• How to Value Opalised Fossils

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Issue 1(4)   Issue 1(4) - Summer 2005

Highlights:
• Australian Museum Steps Out Back
• Old Mush Grinders: The Lightning Ridge Lungfish
• Profile: LROFC Members

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Issue 1(3)   Issue 1(3) - Spring 2005

Highlights:
• Mighty Relic From Gonda-Wanda-Land
• Opal Festival and 4th National Opal Symposium
• Tooth And Claw And Feathers Galore: The Lightning Ridge Therapods

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Issue 1(2)   Issue 1(2) - Winter 2005

Highlights:
• Will Sanity Prevail Out On Lunatic Hill?
• Profile: Susan Freeman, Exhibition Designer
• Why Do Yabbies Need Buttons?

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Issue 1(1)   Issue 1(1) - Autumn 2005

Highlights:
• Introduction to the Lightning Ridge Opal And Fossil Centre
• Opalised Fossils: Windows on a Lost Landscape
• Royal Tyrrell Museum: An Inspirational Visit

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