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Finally...

Stacey @xstitcher (39019) • Petaluma, California 25 May 25

I finally got some photos of the opal necklace and earring set that I want to put on eBay. I wish I wasn't quite such a perfectionist, as I always seem to find a problem with the photos I take, but... I hope to...

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Some Striking Zebra Rock

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Nov 16

I found a photo which missed on being in my Coober Pedy, South Australia, slideshow so I thought I'd put it up here. It shows some little clocks made from zebra rock. I researched this stone. One site says it is only found around...

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The Breakaways, Coober Pedy, South Australia - The setting for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Nov 16

As we drove toward Coober Pedy in South Australia on our recent holiday, the surrounding countryside became flatter and more and more barren. Closer to the town, dozens of large and small 'ant-hills' appeared showing where miners...

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mad max beyond thunderdome

priscilla queen of the desert

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Time Underground at Coober Pedy, South Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382019) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Nov 16

One of the places I was keen to visit on our recent trip to South Australia and the Northern Territory was Coober Pedy. This is an opal-mining town but is also now highly geared to cater for tourists. I'll do a second post on...

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Coober Pedy: Did You Know?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 9 Jan 16

What in the world or where in the world is Coober Pedy? What an interesting story this is! As you know by now probably, I am a "trivia nut" and I'm always looking for new information by reading all sorts of books and watching...

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