Old Timers Opal Mine

This mannequin shows how miners had to haul discarded rock in leather buckets to the shaft where a partner would empty it onto a mullock heap up top and send it back.

The Breakaways and Life Underground

October 5th 2014
We were up at 6am and out by 7am today as we wanted to see the Breakaways while the early morning sun was still on them. We approached from Cottonbush Creek Road, not the way we’d come during the tour, and we found out why – as the sun was in our faces and not illuminating the rock faces at the first two lookouts. The third one was much better and showed some wonderful colours, including the T ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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