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Breakaways  

The Breakaways is one of South Australia's Outback gems. They're a striking rocky landscape of flat-topped mesas. The Breakaways were once covered by an inland sea. They are now home to an array of native fauna and flora. Take in this remarkable view ...

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Catacomb Underground Church  

An Anglican church founded and supported by the Bush Church Aid Society. Named after the Catacombs in Rome, where early Christians buried their dead and met undisturbed in times of persecution. Just as here we escape the harsh climatic extremes and e ...

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Discount Opal House  

For over 33 years, Discount Opal House have been mining in the Coober Pedy Opal fields. We cut our own opal, and design and create our own jewellery on site. As a family owned and operated business, we have an experienced Opal Miner, expert Opal Cutt ...

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Faye's Underground Home And Opal Mine  

Located in a beautiful desert garden is Faye's famous Underground Home. This original one room home housed the first mail truck driver more than 60 years ago. It was converted by Faye Nayler and two other women, using only picks and shovels, into a k ...

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Opal World  

Buy opal where it is found - Coober Pedy is the opal capital of the world. This is an ideal place to buy a memento of Coober Pedy. Opal World has an extensive range of quality opal and opal jewellery. The opal shop located at the Desert Cave Hotel c ...

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Star Opal Fossil Collection  

In 1974 we purchased the block where Star Opal and our dugout home are now situated. On the block there was a small stone building, which was used as a cutting room by the previous owner and a very small one roomed dugout. At Star Opal we strive to g ...

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Tallaringa Conservation Park  

Tallaringa Conservation Park (1,246,000 hectares), located 100 kilometres due west of Coober Pedy South Australia, lies on the fringe of the Great Victoria Desert and is a vast wilderness of vegetated dunes and gibber rises. The park supports a varie ...

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The Old Timers Mine  

Coober Pedy is one of Australia’s hidden jewels it not only produces the majority of the worlds opal but has to be one of the most unusual places in Australia. The Old Timers Mine is the tourist attraction that shows in one establishment the joys, ...

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The Opal Cave  

Browse through the Opal Museum and fascinating display of rough and cut opal and opalised fossils millions and millions of years old. Walk through our beautiful and unusual underground garden to our award winning show room. Here you are able to selec ...

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The Opal Cutter  

The Opal Cutter is Coober Pedy's finest underground opal shop, run by Barbara Lamont who has been in the opal industry for over 20 years. We pride ourselves on our quality, unique handcrafted jewellery and friendly service. Our products are fully gua ...

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Umoona Opal Mine And Museum  

Visit Umoona Opal Mine and Museum, Coober Pedy's largest underground and only award winning tourism attraction. Located on the main street of Coober Pedy, Umoona Opal Mine was formally an original opal mine that was first worked in the 1920's. Take ...

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Underground Art Gallery  

The Underground Art Gallery is conveniently located in the main street of Coober Pedy. The gallery is completely underground and is carved out of solid sandstone, it is quite large and includes a hands on mining area where you can put on a hard hat a ...

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Underground Catholic Church Of St Peter And Pauls  

The first purpose built underground Catholic Church of its type in the world opened June 25 1967 and extensions completed September 1984. It still remains Australia's only purpose built underground Catholic Church and is classified a historical site ...

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Underground Potteries  

See how pottery is made at the Underground Potteries and view the finished work in the gallery. All of the pottery is hand thrown or hand built and twice fired at the studio. The clays used are guaranteed genuine stoneware or terracotta, suitable for ...

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editors picks

Explore Robe, South Australia

gfitter | 2008-08-21 | Whilst enduring my hectic pace of life in Melbourne, Australia, there is always a place of relaxation in my mind when I recall my times spent exploring the Limestone Coast, South Australia. | read more

Explore Hobart Tasmania with Max Walker

maxwalker | 2008-09-24 | Despite a life rich in experience, I am still, will always be … a slow talking Tasmanian, with the legacy of 5 broken noses from playing football. | read more

Is Melbourne the latte capital of Australia?

miekecasanova | 2008-09-23 | I have to accept that to start my day with a kick, I need that expresso coffee that Melbourne is famous for. | read more

The Mornington Peninsula (Vic)

mwheeler | 2008-08-13 | Mornington Peninsula (Vic) a kaleidoscope of activities only 60 minutes from Melbourne | read more

Cradle Mountain

naturalwanders | 2008-09-08 | One can fly into Launceston or Devonport, hire a car, and drive to the Cradle Mountain end of Cradle Mountain-Lake St.Clair National Park. | read more

Shark Bay World Heritage Region, Western Australia

naturalwanders | 2008-09-17 | Just past the Overlander Roadhouse is the turn-off for Shark Bay. Shark Bay is a World Heritage area, and the first place to stop is at Hamelin Pool to see the Stromatolites. | read more

Shelter from the rain

DaanSpijer | 2008-09-22 | An impending storm, an invitation to shelter in a guest-house and the unexpected consequences. | read more

Eumundi Market

Emma | 2008-09-05 | Eumundi Markets are in Southern Queensland (Sunshine Coast) and are a short drive from the popular tourist destinations; Noosa, and Maroochydore. | read more

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay near Fraser Island, Queensland

Kristy79 | 2008-09-02 | Whale Watching in the pristine waters of Hervey Bay with the magnificent backdrop of Fraser Island. | read more

The Saga of the Randy Old Goat

barnesbay | 2008-10-04 | On a balmy Autumn afternoon in early May 1997, I was enjoying a relaxing game on the computer, when the phone rang.... | read more

 

 

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