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Coober Pedy

Landscape or is that Moonscape
Opals, Rocks and er.. Spaceships?

June 30th 2006
Lindsay - Our Outback Adventure was beginning to draw to a close, with our last proper outback night spent in the opal mining town of Coober Pedy. It’s a hell of a long way from Kings Canyon to Coober Pedy, which meant another ‘crack-of-dawn’ departure, sneaking out of the campsite with no lights and trying not to wake anyone up with our squealing van. We drove back to the Stuart Highway wi ... read more
Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy

Australian Flag 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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