NT Border

Uluru & Kings Canyon

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May 20th 2011
Hi From Kings Canyon We did our tour of Coober Pedy and visited a working Opal mine. Interesting to note that the first operation involves sinking a 1m diameter hole to approx. 30m deep. The shafts are then excavated horizontally from anywhere in that 30m profile. It seems to be pot-luck if you strike a vane of opal! The other point of interest is that none of the excavations are required to b ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Ayers Rock

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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