Hand-dug 1916 opal mine turned museum, with an original underground home and self-guided tours.
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One of Coober Pedy’s original mines, hand-dug in 1916 and rediscovered behind a dugout wall. Wander a genuine underground mine and miner’s home on a self-guided tour, see opal seams in the walls, and learn how the early diggers lived and worked.
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