Dan Measey hosts Adelaide Fringe show in Coober Pedy where patrons get to dig for opal
Dan Measey loves opals. He’s addicted to their mesmerising colour and the thrill of finding them in the harsh Outback desert near Coober Pedy.
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At Lightning Ridge, palaeontologists, opal miners and fossil collectors come together to dig up precious relics
"Aboriginal people did find the first lot of opal. These fellas didn't dig opal shafts, they found it in the gullies,” Aunty Brenda says. Opalised fossils continue to be dug up around Lightning ...