Berryd Opals and Unique Outback Weddings has joined forces with a Premier Coober Pedy Tourist attraction The Old Timers Mine and Museum. Have a look at the website. The Old Timers Mine dates back to 1916 with seams of precious opal still in the wall. A museum with a lot of Coober Pedy history, Underground home, and a retail and souvenir shop. We believe the 3 businesses will work together well. If you want any information on this venture please feel free to ask.

 

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I now have a billboard at the Opal Miners Enterprise, opal miners get their fuel etc from them.
It is where I write what any of my customers, you, are looking for in the way of rough opal so if you are after opal in particular then we should be able to source via these means.

Profile's

Theile Boys. Kym and Mark have been mining for 12 Years. They started at Mintabie for 3 years and have been in Coober Pedy for the last 9 years. The own and built there Tunnelling machine and Blower and also own a Caldwell Drill. They are hard wrokers and desreve to have more luck then they have had. Fingers cross they will find that million dollar claim. Girls they are both single.

Ken Halse. Ken has been involved in Opal mining for 24 years and has had the pleasure of opal mining some of the best opal that has come from Coober Pedy. He has had an involvement in Pine Gap and records to me that being some of his fondness memories. He is nicknamed the Mad Miner and we called a opal area Iron Bar after a drilling program Ken was involved in and a frendly discussion about were to drill was had and a Iron bar was used to prusuade the argument,. Read in to this what you wish. Ken has met a lot of Americans from Pine Gap and who knows you might even have met him yourself.

 

Doug Comer Has been mining in Coober Pedy since 1969, He has been working at the 23 mile field for the last 15 years of that time as he loves the opal. The soundness of the opal and the colour. You all will admit he is a pretty boy.

Wolfy David wolf has been mining in Coober Pedy since 1977. He has raised his family here and lives and breathes opal. Loves opal and ownes a number of mining machines. Pretty boy is he not. He is also my mining partner on the weekends. David has just had a major mining accident and he fractured two bones in his back. Needed an operation and is currently rehabilitating. We hope he is back on deck soon.

Phil Lewis, Class Opal Phil has been invovled in the opal industry for a large number of years. He has mining equipment of a Tunnelling machine and a Investigator Drill. He is currently working at Alans Rise with a bulldozer and excavator. It is a family run opperation. He also classes opal here in Coober Pedy for others and has the pleasure of seeing the best and millions of dollars of opal. He has a supply of sensational stones.

Berryd Opals USA show and Holiday

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Some folks have asked about pictures from our trip to the states. Find following some of them and the folks we stayed with.

Left top, My Rose at Disneyland, a bit wet but we both got our mouse ears. Right Top, Rose and I at the Tucson show. Bottom Left The two Roses, My Rose and Rosie (MUM) from Oregon. Bottom Left Would you trust these four. Travis, Vietnam vet, his wife Grace on the left, Rose in the middle and Grace's sister Joanne from New Jersy.