Living AUSTRALIA - South Australia

Andamooka Opal Fields 1973
 


Approaching the town
 

 

 

Many houses built half underground
 

Some houses not so posh
 

 

 

Toilet, and mine shaft?
 

The better end of town
 

 

 

A local opal cutter
 

Mine shaft
 

Investigating a mine shaft- and below
 

 

Afternoon tea prior to pegging out our own claim for a small open cut
 

Preparing the pegs
 

 

Down to business!
 


Soon a pause to admire our work
 

 

 

 

Rather dry ground in places

Lots of flies everywhere


A big find (but not ours)
 

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