Australia 17 - Adelaide & South Australia (Chapter)

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Adel Aide & South Au


Str Ali A


SIGHTS


&ACTIVITIES


Adel Aide & South Au


Str Ali A


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Coober Pedy is actually very cosmopoli-
tan, with 44 nationalities represented. Few
locals make their living solely from mining,
so there’s a lot of ‘career diversification’
here (...the dude who drives the airport bus
also loads the baggage, mans the hotel re-
ception desk and works his opal claim on
weekends).
The surrounding desert is jaw-droppingly
desolate, a fact not overlooked by interna-
tional filmmakers who’ve come here to

shoot end-of-the-world epics like Mad Max
III, Red Planet, Ground Zero, Pitch Black
and the slightly more believable Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert.

1 ̈Sights ̈& ̈Activities
Opal ̈Mining
There are hundreds of working opal mines
around town, the elusive gems at the fore of
everyone’s consciousness. If you’re keen for
a fossick, tour operators or locals may invite
you out to their claim to ‘noodle’ through
the mullock (waste pile) for stones. Watch
out for unmarked shafts, and never wander
around the fields at night.

Tom’s ̈Working ̈Opal ̈Mine ̈ MINE
(www�tomsworkingopalmine�com �au;  Lot  1993, 
Stuart Hwy;  tours  adult/child/family $25/10/55;
htours 8am, 10am,2pm &4pm) The best place
to check out a working excavation is Tom’s,
3km southwest of town: miners continue
their search for the big vein while visitors
noodle for small fortunes. Self-guided tours
adult/child $10/5.

Old ̈Timers ̈Mine ̈ MUSEUM
(www�oldtimersmine�com; 1CrowdersGully Rd; self-
guidedtours adult/child$15/1;h9am-5pm) The
interesting warren was mined in 1916 but
was then hidden by the miners. The mine

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CooberPedy
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1 Faye'sUndergroundDisplay
Home...................................................D 2
2 OldTimersMine....................................C1
3 StPeter&PaulCatholic
Church.................................................B2

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4 BIG4OasisCooberPedy.....................B1
5 DesertCaveHotel.................................B 2
6 MudHutMotel.......................................B3
7 RadekaDownunder..............................B 2

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8 John'sPizzaBar....................................B2
9 Tom&Mary'sGreekTaverna.............B3
Umberto's......................................(see5)
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