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Coober Pedy

Boom town, Australia, founded 1915.

About Coober Pedy

Town in South Australia, Australia.1

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People

Worked atKen ShirleyKen Shirley started prospecting at Coober Pedy before pegging Mt Windarra in 1969.2

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q779188 (Coober Pedy)
  2. Ken Shirley State Library of Western Australia

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.