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Old Timers Mine

Crowders Gully Road, Coober Pedy, South Australia 5723, Australia
08-86725555
4.5 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, Museums
Owner description: Visit Coober Pedy's Historic Old Timers Mine,S.A best tourist attraction 2011. See 1916 opal mine, Historic museum and underground home. Mining...... more » Owner description: Visit Coober Pedy's Historic Old Timers Mine,S.A best tourist attraction 2011. See 1916 opal mine, Historic museum and underground home. Mining machine demonstrations, Multi lingual self guided tour written and audio guides. Opal showroom. Look for your own opal in own noodling pit, Family affordable and educational. See how the Old Timers in Coober Pedy lived and worked. An experience you will not forget. T-QUAL accredited « less
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Melbourne, Australia
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

we loved it and if you are in Coober Pedy ...you need to see this place More

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Cairns, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Good value for your money. spent a couple of hours looking at the underground mines and displays. More

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Brisbane
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

A very well organised and interesting display of how opal mining was done in the past. Even the souvenir shop was good value for money. Well worth a visit. More

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melbourne
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

For $15 you can self guide don a miners hat and head down to the tunnels. Interesting and fun. More

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wollongong
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

self guided tour was really great and its hard to imagine how people did live underground, but the displays of the living quarters bring it all to life. The mine and displays of how opals were found and dug out by hand really good. Kids will have a ball in the noodling pit. More

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

Very interesting - worth going to and doing the self guided tour. More

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Berlin, Germany
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

the underground part is interesting when they explain you how the mining in Coober Pedy started. but the exhibition upstairs is kind of strange since one does not understand why some of the things as displayed. little bit overpriced. More

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adelaide
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

Trevor. This place keeps on getting better each time we come to Coober Pedy , which is not often enough . The staff are great , it's a pity that you lost a very good member in David who moved away to the West Coast , however all your other staff do a fantastic job , one in particular Mellissa... More

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NZ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

This was amazing! A real old mine that also showed dug out living. I really enjoyed having the dummys posed around and the little bios at each display. My husband did have a bit of trouble finding a large enough hard hat, not sure what that says about him! But perhaps the mine may need to buy larger ones. More

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Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 March 2012

Fantastic experience and well worth the visit. Very professionally run and interesting. More

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