Welcome to the Old Timers Mine, Coober Pedy South Australia,
winner of many tourism awards including
the
South Australia Heritage and Cultural tourism award. A South
Australia tourist attraction 850 kilometres north of Adelaide,
Coober Pedy weather is a town of great extremes pleasant in the
winter and hot in the summer as appose to Adelaide weather. Coober
Pedy is situated in the Flinders Rangers and Outback regions.
The Old Timers Mine and Museum opens a window on the fascinating
history of opal mining in Coober Pedy, revealing not only the hard
physical grind and the occasional bonanza that was mining in the
early days, but also an intriguing mystery at the heart of the
mine.
The
original mine dates back to 1916, but the old miners, whoever they
were, concealed its existence by back-filling the shafts. The
mystery is why they never...
Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures in Coober Pedy
Things get heart-poundingly spooky and head-poundingly clumsy when Willie and Andrew visit Coober Pedy's Old Timers Mine on their roadtrip through the Northern Territory of Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures.
| Old Timers Mine Van-Tastic Road Trip |
32°C
Humidity: 25%
Wind: SE at 8 mph
36°C 28°C
36°C 28°C
36°C 23°C
32°C 22°C
2011 |
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Winner 2008 |
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Winner 2008 |
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Trevor Berry
www.berrydopals.com.au
otm@berrydopals.com.au
Old Timers Mine
ABN 60 769 754 688
Berryd Opals
ABN 35 015 925 246
Bus Hrs 61 08 86725555
Aft Hrs 61 08 86723802
PO Box 711 Coober Pedy
South Australia 5723