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2. Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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   Coober Pedy (/ ˈ k uː b ər ˈ p iː d i /) is a town in northern South Australia, 846 km (526 mi) north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there.

3. District Council of Coober Pedy - Wikipedia

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   The town of Coober Pedy was settled entirely for the large finds of opal nearby, with the first deposits uncovered in 1915, before substantially more miners moved in by 1917. The town was named ‘Coober Pedy’ by the local Progress and Miners Association in 1920 from the Aboriginal words "Kupa Piti", meaning white man's hole or waterhole. [3]

4. List of Dirty Jobs episodes - Wikipedia

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   Dirty Jobs [1] [2] is a program on the ... Kansas City International Airport), ... Mining opal and maintaining the local golf course in Coober Pedy. Dirty Jobs: Rowe ...

5. Take a look inside Coober Pedy, the Australian mining town ...

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   Coober Pedy is located in South Australia, over 1,000 miles from Canberra, the country's capital city. The location of Coober Pedy. Google Maps.

6. What life in underground town Coober Pedy looks like - AOL

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   Faced with unberable heat, the citizens of Coober Pedy in South Australia decided to escape by making a dramatic move ... underground. Founded in 1915, this desert town is home to miles of hidden ...

7. Local government areas of South Australia - Wikipedia

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   Coober Pedy was the fastest shrinking LGA, at -3.0 percent. [3] ... 1950 gained city status as the City of West Torrens 1997 annexed the Town of Thebarton: