{"id":2692,"date":"2020-08-22T22:25:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=2692"},"modified":"2020-08-22T23:09:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T15:09:05","slug":"attractions-in-white-cliffs","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-white-cliffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractions in White Cliffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red Earth Opal Mine Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW-1024x340.png\" alt=\"Red Earth Opal Tour White Cliffs NSW\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW-1536x509.png 1536w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RedEarthOpalTourNSW.png 1960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for attractions in White Cliffs? The \u2018Opal Mine Tour\u2019 is a unique look into the early history of the Opal Field, before entering into a working and producing opal mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situated within the Historic Diggings of the 1890s, visitors get the opportunity to walk down a ramp from the surface. The ramp is carved through the multiple levels of diggings, to reach a depth of 45 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this level you will see the demonstration of the mining equipment and try to dig on the mine face yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You too may be one of the lucky visitors who have actually discovered opal in Graeme\u2019s mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;Opal Mine Tour is a must-do experience when visiting White Cliffs. Tours leave from the Coffee House &amp; Gallery @ 3pm most days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong>  100 The Blocks, White Cliffs    NSW<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>       0488 965 282<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White Cliffs Solar Power Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW.jpg\" alt=\"White Cliffs Solar Power Station\" class=\"wp-image-2694 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW.jpg 840w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW-768x329.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 840px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 840\/360;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW.jpg\" alt=\"White Cliffs Solar Power Station\" class=\"wp-image-2694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW.jpg 840w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/White-Cliffs-Solar-powerNSW-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The White Cliffs Solar Power Station is believed to be the first commercial solar power station in the World. It is certainly unique in Australia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The station was conceived in the 1970s and built in 1981. It provides electricity to a remote community that was not connected to the electricity grid.&nbsp; Solar power stations built elsewhere in the world around this time were primarily for research only or for water desalination.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst White Cliffs was also a research facility, the electricity output was sold to the local community.&nbsp; The output from the station was reticulated at low voltage over a limited area of the township. It supplied the local hospital, school, post office and twelve homes.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this electricity was \u2018sold\u2019 to these customers, hence the claim that White Cliffs was the \u2018first commercial solar power station in the world\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White Cliffs&#8217; temperatures in summer hover around the mid-40 degrees Celsius mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located about 250 kilometres east of Broken Hill, the $1.9 million plant generated electricity from 1982 until 2005. During this time two different technologies were used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the solar thermal power station concentrated the sun&#8217;s energy to produce steam from water. This was then used to drive a steam engine\/generator system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1997 it was transformed using the latest photovoltaic (PV) technology, with the cells directly converting the concentrated sunlight to electricity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","listing-category":[120],"list-tags":[],"location":[112],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Attractions in White Cliffs | Country Airstrips Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/countryairstrips.com.au\/listing\/attractions-in-white-cliffs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attractions in White Cliffs | Country Airstrips Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Red Earth Opal Mine Tour Looking for attractions in White Cliffs? 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