It's a town in the Outback. It's actually a very interesting place I am told. A lot of the people in the town live underground because it is so hot there during the summer, and it is a famous opal mining town.
Coober Pedy website
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Mum wants to go to Coober Pedy......if you need someone to go with bear her in mind! LOL!
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Just tried my clicky and it didnt work! http://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=191 if the techy fails!
Fixed it! There was an extra // in there!
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Just tried my clicky and it didnt work! http://www.cooberpedy.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=191 if the techy fails!
Fixed it! There was an extra // in there!
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Pat: the URL isn't done right, it comes out at 404.
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That's the same link I had in my post as well.
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Interesting. I can remember reading a book about a girl who faked her own death and ended up living in an underground home in Australia. Baggage by Emily Barr, I think it was.
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