Coober Pedy opal miner Dan Measey at his Diggers Gully claim. Picture: Dean Martin Mr Measey is one of few Coober Pedy miners who does most of his mining at night. The Unearthed Australian Opal ...

"Central Australia was occupied by an inland sea that ... These fellas didn't dig opal shafts, they found it in the gullies,” Aunty Brenda says. Opalised fossils continue to be dug up around ...