Category: Australia
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UNIQUE OPAL & DIAMOND MANUFACTURERS (ADELAIDE. SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
Unique Opal & Diamond Manufacturers at Rundle Mall in Adelaide offer a one-stop-shop for all types of jewelry. Not only do they sell it, they make it, right in front of you! Remodelling and remaking services are also available! Unique Opal & Diamond Manufacturers also have an underground opal mine in the basement of the…
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GOLDEN MILE SUPER PIT (KALGOORLIE-BOULDER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
“The Super Pit in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA is the biggest open pit gold mine in the country. Producing up to 850,000 ounces of gold every year the Super Pit is mined 7 days a week.” Click Here for More Information on the Golden Mile Super Pit [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne-MWNmMMW8[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”-30.773773,121.500451″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Super…
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COALFIELDS MUSEUM (COLLIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA)
“Coalfields Museum on Throssell Street provides a unique glimpse into Collie”s early days. The museum is housed in the historic buildings of the 1900 and 1930 Road Board offices. The buildings were converted into a museum and opened in 1971. Almost single-handedly coal miner Stan Cull established an attraction which ranks with the best of…
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WONTHAGGI STATE COAL MINE (SOUTH GIPPSLAND, VICTORIA)
“In 1909, a miners” strike starved the Victorian Railways and Melbourne”s coal industry, forcing a hasty development of the Wonthaggi mines as a public enterprise. Expansion of the coalfield followed through the 1910s and 1920s, with the establishment of a powerhouse and workshops complex, a brickworks and nine well equipped mines. The town of Wonthaggi…