Cutting & Polishing Opals

Coober Pedy to Flinders Ranges

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March 25th 2012
We had a bit of lie in today, compared to the last few days, as we were up at 7am for breakfast outside the cave.<span><span><span> After breakfast we had a tour through a museum that one of the locals has built to explain the process and history of opal mining.<span> The museum itself was built under ground, so we first watched a video explaining the history of opal mining ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Flinders Ranges

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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