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

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    Coober Pedy is a small town in the Outback of Southern Australia.. Many of Coober Pedy's residents live underground to escape the region's immense heat. Homes, bars, a church, and more can be ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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]

  6. Prominent Hill mine - Wikipedia

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    The Prominent Hill Mine is a major copper, silver, and gold mine in north west South Australia, 130 km south-east of Coober Pedy, which was developed by Oxiana Limited, later to become OZ Minerals, and now owned by BHP. The deposit is an iron oxide copper gold style mineralisation.

  7. Underground living - Wikipedia

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    On the plus side, they can be quite deep. Some examples would be the Sassi di Matera in Italy, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site, and the town of Coober Pedy in Australia, built underground to avoid the blistering heat of the Outback. One of the traditional house types in China is the Yaodong, a cave house.

  8. Category:Mining towns in South Australia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mining towns in South Australia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Callington, South Australia; Coober Pedy; E ...

  9. List of Grand Designs Australia episodes - Wikipedia

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    Grand Designs Australia is an Australian observational series on The LifeStyle Channel. The series, which is a local adaptation of the British series of the same name, sees original host, Peter Maddison, and current host, Anthony Burke, chronicle the construction of grand and unusual houses. Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired Network First aired Last aired 1 9 21 October 2010 ...

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