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It is known for its bone collection, art and graffiti, and messages written by tourists. The dugout is featured as a set in movies, including Pitch Black and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. [40] [41] The Umoona Opal Mine and Museum is a popular attraction. [42] The annual Coober Pedy Opal Festival takes place in June, with the 34th edition ...
[11] [12] From 1954 to 1994, The Westlander was split at Charleville. the Quilpie Section (3Q02) was known as the "Flying Flea" and it consisted of two passenger carriages, a guards van and power van. both 3Q02 and 3V02 were withdrawn in 1994 and replaced by TrainLink bus services Quilpie State School opened on 10 September 1918. [7]
Augustus Earle (1793–1832): London-born travel artist who spent time painting in Australia; Stephen Eastaugh (born 1960): artist; Lindsay Edward (1919–2007): abstract artist, mosaicist and teacher; Agnes Edwards (c. 1873–1928): Aboriginal handicraft maker known for feather flowers; Margery Edwards (1933–1989): mixed media artist, painter
Australian art is a broad spectrum of art created in or about Australia, or by Australians overseas, spanning from prehistoric times to the present day. The art forms include, but are not limited to, Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscape, Atelier, and Contemporary art.
The Olympic Australis opal is the largest and most valuable opal yet found (as of 1961) [1] and was valued at A$2,500,000 in 1997. [2] It was found in 1956 at the 'Eight Mile' opal field near the town of Coober Pedy in South Australia. [3] The opal was found at a depth of 9.1 metres (30 ft).
The Sydney Theatre Company was founded 1978 becoming one of Australia's foremost theatre companies. [54] The Bell Shakespeare Company was created in 1990. A period of success for Australian musical theatre came in the 1990s with the debut of musical biographies of Australian music singers Peter Allen (The Boy From Oz in 1998) and Johnny O'Keefe ...
The ceiling collapsed under the weight of hail. The damage exposed power cables and left two centimetres of water on the floor. [17] The water also damaged several paintings by a Sydney artist which were associated with an exhibition about Australian lifesavers.
The Andamooka Opal is a famous opal which was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1954 on the occasion of her first visit to South Australia. The opal was mined in Andamooka in 1949. The opal was cut and polished by John Altmann to a weight of 203 carats (40.6 g).