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Jockey Amy Kerley, winning horse Tica, Strapper and Co-owners Donald Dodd, Dion Khan with daughter Lacey Khan (holding the Opal Inn CooberPedy Cup), Greg Cooper with Robert Coro of the Opal Inn Group (Not present is co-owner Robert Khan)

Popular Marree horse Tica has taken out his3rd Opal Inn Coober Pedy Cup in successionat the 2012 Coober Pedy Oz Minerals Races,but owners announce his imminent retirement.

Coming in first, Tica was about 8 lengths in front ofhis competition.

In accepting the winning trophy, co-owner Dion Khansaid, “Tica has been a wonderful horse but he'sturning 12 next year, so after the Innamincka Racesthis year he’ll be retiring from racing”.

Tica has won 14 straight races around the regionalcircuit in his current racing career and brags a greatcollection of trophies and sashes, not to mentionmemories. Some of the trophies include the WilliamCreek Cup, Oodnadatta Cup, Marree Cup,Innamincka Cup and many others.

Tica will be missed by the race-going public. “Thecrowd gave him a heartfelt clap when he won atCoober Pedy on Saturday and Tica seemed tounderstand that the crowd was cheering his effort”,said Dion.

Marree’s 9K9 Syndicate has a number of horseswhich they will race in coming events from 2013.

“Our K9 Syndicate won the 40th Anniversary OpalInn Coober Pedy Cup in 2009 with Kingston Sea,another great horse”, said Dion.

The 2012 race meeting at Coober Pedy wasextremely busy over the two days.with 70competitors over the weekend (not including thenovelty events) considerably more than some recentyears.

The motor cycle events had strong entries andstrong competition.

The Saints football club volunteers provided the foodagain this year with all time favourite dishes, suchas oyster dishes, fish and chips as well as the usualsteak sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, plenty offruit and soft drinks.

The tiny tackers thoroughly enjoyed their own“wooden horse races” , the egg and spoon races,and many other events during the weekend.

11 year old Tica thunders past the post 8 length infront to win the 2012 Opal Inn Cup Results on page 12

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Umberto’s - Chef’s RecipeApple and almond galettePreparation Time45 - 60 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4)• 25g plain flour, plus extra for dusting• 375g block frozen puff pastry, thawed• 2 eggs, plus 1 extra yolk• 150g unsalted butter• 200g caster sugar• 1 tsp vanilla extract• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon• 1 1/2 tbs plain flour• 125g almond meal• 4 golden delicious apples, peeled• 1 tsp ground cinnamon• 2 tbs flaked almonds• Icing sugar, to dust

MethodLightly dust a workbench with flour and roll pastry out to a 25cm x30cm rectangle. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper andprick the centre of the base with a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 190°C. Bake pastry for 15 minutes until golden. Removefrom oven and press down gently on the pastry to expel any air. Lightlybeat the extra egg yolk and brush over top.

Place 125g of the butter and 125g of the caster sugar in a food processorwith the vanilla and lemon rind. Process to combine, then add the eggsone at a time, followed by the flour and almond meal, then process untilsmooth.Spread the mixture over the pastry base, leaving a 1cm border.

Thinly slice apples and toss in lemon juice. Place apple slices, overlapping,on top of almond mixture, then chop remaining butter and dot over apple.In a small bowl, mix together remaining sugar and the cinnamon, thensprinkle over the apples. Return to the oven for 15 minutes, remove andsprinkle with almonds, then return to the oven for a further 15 minutes.Allow to cool slightly. Dust with icing sugar before serving

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- Coober Pedy - an underground ‘city’,

built on the back of opalmining

� Experience life in the outback town ofCoober Pedy, famous for its fabulous opalsand bizarre underground homes. Forgenerations, miners have dug into the whiteand orange rock to extract the valuable,sparkling stone. The tunnels and chambersthey dug were cool and dark, perfect to escapefrom the desert sun.

� Coober Pedy ‘evolved’ as the result ofa massive post war Opal Rush where hardypioneers developed a make or break gemindustry in the scorching desert terrain.

� See the extravagantly built undergroundSerbian Church, with it’s magnificent stainedglass windows and carvings

� Stay overnight in an undergrounddwelling and experience underground life asthe locals know it!

UNDERGROUND

BOOKS

� OUTBACK MAILRUN TOUR

� Cards & Stationary

� Computer Supplies

� Desert Parks Agent & other tours

� Maps & Books on the area

� Local Information/Road report

� Phone: (08) 8672 5558

� Visit the opal fields to see one of theworld’s strangest views. Join tours of localmines to see how they work. Get the chanceto noodle” (fossick) for your own opal treasureor you can find opals in many outlets.

� There are some amazing naturallandscapes outside the town (some of themused as locations in films like Mad Max: BeyondThunderdome and Red Planet) including

� The Painted Desert, the colourfulBreakaways and the Moon Plain.

� Go Star Gazing on the Moon Plain; it’san eerie place and the stars are brilliant.

� Join the Mail Run out of Coober Pedy todeliver the mail! Drive to Anna Creek, theworld’s largest cattle station (it’s the size ofBelgium), to see the dog fence (the world’slargest man-made structure) and follow partof the Old Ghan Railway line. Meet the peopleof the outback, hear their stories and don’tforget to drop off their mail!

� Take a once in a lifetime flight over thespectacular Lake Eyre.

The magnificent and colourful Breakaways

merge from the underground seabed

Coober Pedy’s race weekenda hit with local youth

New Minister Arrives

for Catacomb ChurchGeoff Piggott and his wifeTracey started their ministry atthe Catacomb Church onSunday 29th July. The followingnight the Induction servicemade it official with peopletraveling from Mt Isa and AliceSprings, Gladstone, Adelaide,Roxby Downs and Sydney.

Although Coober Pedy is verydifferent from Laurieton near PortMacquarie in NSW where theyspent the last 16 years they bothgrew up in towns of 3,000 people.Geoff was raised on the mid Northcoast of NSW and Tracey in theNorth West of NSW. InterestinglyPeter Palmer, the previousCatacomb minister was from PortMacquarie and Kerry Medwayfrom the 70s has been leading achurch there for the last 10 years.

Geoff and Tracey love being partof a church family and have beenimpressed with the warmth andopenness of their welcome. “Wefeel privileged to be here servingalongside such a warm and friendlygroup of people and in a town withsuch a reputation for being a strongcommunity, “ Geoff commented.

“Leaving our young adult children behindwas probably the most difficult part ofmoving to Coober Pedy,” said Tracey.“However they are all settled into studyor work and that made it much easier.

They are all keen to visit as when wetravelled around Australia for 16 weeks ina van in 2002 they loved the experienceand we missed going up the centre.

“ We do believe life has meaning and iseternal and are keen to share with anyoneinterested to know how we can be sureof heaven. It seems there’s so manyAustralians who believe or want to believein heaven but they are not sure how to beconfident of going there. So, as well ashaving great fun going 4Wheel drivingand watching the footy and going to theDrive In we are keen to talk to interestedpeople about the big questions of life.”

L to R: Mark Short- Bush Church Aid National Director; Mary Lewis-Roxby Downs; Geoff and Tracey Piggott; Bishop John Stead; VivienBleby spelling (BCA Regional Officer, lived at Catacomb Churchhouse in ‘80s); Peter Palmer- previous minister, now full time FIFOChaplain .

Local youngsters competing in the motor bike events on the weekend

There were lots of trophies and ribbons being handed outlocally at this year’s Coober Pedy and Oz Mineral Races. Itseems motor bikes as a local sport is on increase.

The competitors had many supporters in tow, making the dayyet another fun social event in the annual calendar.

Many will already be looking forward to next year’s races andpracticing their skills in the hope of doing better or maintainingtheir high standard.

Look on page 12 for the result and enjoy some of the photos.Well try and put more in next time.


Many readers will be aware that Coober Pedy has a"Community within a Community". The CooberPedy Village is a purpose built camp for staff of ExactMining Services working at IMX Resources' CairnHill mine site.

Outback Parks and Lodges (OPL) who I work for,administer the Village. They also have camps in WesternAustralia similar to the village here in Coober Pedy.

Coober Pedy Village currently has 101 accommodationrooms, a large laundry for the residents, a recreation roomincluding gym facilities, barbeque area and a dining roomwhere delicious meals are served for breakfast and dinner.The meals really are great and I have the body to prove it!We also have two fulltime chefs, kitchen staff,housekeepers, a groundsman and a village manager (that'sme - the old sheila!) The majority of our support staffwithin the village reside locally.

Resident numbers vary according to production schedulesat site. The miners who wish to live within the CooberPedy township are offered a financial incentive by IMXand some workers have moved to Coober Pedy with theirfamilies already.

Life in the village is sometimes a bit hum-drum and atother times highly entertaining.

The day starts at about 4 a.m. with sleepy eyed men andwomen arriving in the dining room. Breakfast and dinnerare smorgasbords and we all help ourselves. Lunch stuff(crib food) is available and everyone has differing ideason what's best to take to work (peanut butter and jam onbread is not my idea of a fun lunch).

buggers! All the while, the chefs are working a 12 hourshift to ensure there is a good nutritious meals for theevening, a variety of cooked and cooled meats and saladsfor lunches, and breakfasts are sorted. Our groundsmanis all the while working away fixing this or that. I on theother hand, sit in the sun doing my nails (it's a dirty jobbut someone has to do it!)

We have a 9.30pm curfew which ensures everyone getsa good sleep. It's a nice life.

5.45 (a.m/p.m) rolls around pretty quick, the bus chugsin and we do it all again.

This year we have supported the Australia Day Event atthe Old Timers Mine and donated lots towards the PoliceGolf Tournament. The proceeds of our recycling effortsare put aside to donate to local organisations.

OPL love getting involved in our communities and arewilling to support community fundraisers and events. We'dlike to sponsor regular events, so I'll know how well thisarticle has been read by the response I get from organisers.Feel free to email me on [email protected]

The purpose of this (and hopefully future regular articles)is to share a little of our ups and downs as a communitywithin a community. Too often we hear negative remarksabout miners coming to work in small communities. Ican assure you, that the members of the Coober PedyVillage will continue to do our upmost to have a positiveimpact on this town.

So, for now, WATCH THIS SPACE!

Then it's on the bus and off to work. We have our own48 seater coach, which seems to also double as a mobilesleeping people mover. Those who've completed nightshift arrive on the bus and make their way to breakfast,showers and then beds. Best not to make eye contactwith the arriving night shift people. Some are not veryfriendly after a 12 hour shift through the night.

After the night shift people are fed, cleaned and sleepingis when the housekeepers kick into action. There arerooms to clean, laundry to wash and fold (that'sapproximately 250 items), paths to sweep, washingmachines to scrub (every day), recycling to sort, rubbishbins to washout etc. etc. I tell you, if there's no rest forthe wicked, those housekeepers must have been bad

Coober Pedy Village

Miners at the Coober Pedy Village changingshifts at the bus

By Wendy Linton – Village Manager

PUBLIC NOTICE

TIME FOR RESPECTThe South Australian Government has made a commitment to give formal recognition to Aboriginal peoples as the First People of this state by asking the Parliament to amend the state’s constitution.

Consultation is being undertaken by an Advisory Panel established by the State Government to advise on options for amending the constitution.

To assist in the consultation process, a discussion paper has been prepared. It can be read at www.timeforrespect.org.au

The Panel is fi rst seeking written comments from the South Australian community, and particularly from Aboriginal people.

Note that written submissions must be received by 15 September 2012.

Consultation meetings will then be held across city, regional and remote South Australia to seek further feedback.

The Panel will then report back to the Government by 30 October 2012.

Details of how to make submissions and consultation dates and venues are available at: www.timeforrespect.org.au

Advisory Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal Peoples:Professor Peter Buckskin PSM FACEKhatija Thomas, Commissioner for Aboriginal EngagementShirley Peisley AM Aboriginal ElderThe Hon John von Doussa AO QCThe Hon Robyn Layton AO QC

For further information contact:Email: [email protected]: 1800 127 001 32

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Natural Resources Management BoardsApplicants SoughtAre you well connected in your community, have strong leadership skills and a drive to improve natural resource management in your region?

Across South Australia, eight regional NRM boards established under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 have up to nine community members, including a Presiding Member, and they are responsible for taking an active role in natural resource management, preparing and implementing a natural resources management plan for their region and connecting regional communities to decision making in relation to the management of our natural resources.

For further information on board membership or to obtain an application form please visit the following website: www.environment.sa.gov.au/vacancies Alternatively, you may contact Mica Balela on telephone (08) 8463 6860 or by email at [email protected]

Applications close on Friday 7 September 2012

Natural resource managementboards across the state are lookingfor new community boardmembers.

South Australia is covered by eightregional NRM boards, each of whichhas up to nine community members.

The NRM boards have a strategic rolein providing regional leadership in,and connecting local communities to,the sustainable use and effectiveintegrated management of naturalresources at a regional level.

Department of Environment, Waterand Natural Resources ExecutiveDirector of Regional Services JohnSchutz said board positions were bestsuited to people with close ties to theirlocal community, leadership skills anda drive to improve natural resourcesmanagement in their area.

“Our board members have skills,knowledge and practical experiencein a wide range of areas,” John said.

“They are knowledgeable in areassuch as community affairs at aregional level, primary production,biodiversity, conservation, waterresources, soil conservation, andland management, and business orlocal government administration.

“They have urban or regionalplanning skills, Aboriginal heritageor a traditional interest in the landand water, a knowledge of naturaland social science or experience inthe management of coasts,estuaries, marine areas and fisheriesand aquaculture.

“If you have skills in any of theseareas and you’d like to help make adifference in your community, thenwe would love to hear from you.”

Appointments commence in April2013 and may be for terms of up to3 years.For more information on boardmembership or to obtain anapplication form, visitwww.envi ronment . sa .gov.au/vacancies

THUMBS UP

To the organisers of the CooberPedy Oz Minerals Races for amagnifient race day. It was

noteable how entertained thebroad age groups of kids were,not to mention the amount ofhorses and motorbikes there

were present..

Well done!

William Creek Bronco Branding & CampdraftSaturday 18 August 2012

for enquiries

Phone: William Creek Hotel 86707 880


IMX and State Government execs get"down and dirty" in Coober Pedy!

PROMINENT HILL FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DAYOZ Minerals Prominent Hill mine site is hosting a Family and Community Day on Saturday 6 October 2012. We are

inviting members of the Coober Pedy community the opportunity to register their expression of interest to attend this day.

Numbers are limited and seats will be allocated on a strict first come, first served basis.

A bus will transport people from Coober Pedy early in the morning (leaving at 6am) and return in the late afternoon.Activities on site will include a tour of the pit, the processing plant and the opportunity to see and use the village facilities

at Prominent Hill. Lunch will be provided.

Please contact Mark Bell on 8672 8100 or [email protected] for further details.

Expressions of interest close at 5pm Friday 24 August 2012

OZ MINERALS | RESPECTINTEGRITY ACTION RESULTS

The day after the 2012 Far North EconomicDevelopment Forum, visiting guests accepted aninvitation from local opal miner Bob Blesing to seean opal mining operation first hand.

Amongst the privileged group who went undergroundwere IMX Resources Board members and senior stafffrom IMX’s Perth and Adelaide offices. They had travelledto Coober Pedy especially to attend the Forum. Whilst intown they also took the opportunity to gain a greaterunderstanding of opal and how it is mined.

"We were honoured to accept Bob’s invitation to visit hismining operation,” said IMX Resources Chairman, JohnNitschke. "We recognise that opal mining is the heartbeatof Coober Pedy, it was an important part of our visit," hesaid.

Bob Blesing has been opal mining for 35 years and iscurrently considering building a new tunnelling machineto expand his operation. “It’s good to see the larger minerstaking an interest in what we are doing here,” he said.

“We are all part of the same industry and the principles ofour operations are ultimately the same. We mine a productas cheaply and safely as we can and we sell it for the bestprice we can get for it,” said Bob.

IMX generously provides annual sponsorship to theCoober Pedy Opal Exploration Program and the Gem TradeShow.

"We understand that Coober Pedy wouldn’t have existedif it wasn’t for opal mining and that's why IMX is proudto support the industry through the Coober Pedy Miners'Association,” said John.

Coober Pedy is still the "Opal Capital of the World" and isrecognised internationally to be one of the most uniqueplaces in Australia. While Coober Pedy continues toproduce fine quality opal, other mining operations nowexist around the town.

Just outside of CooberPedy, IMX’s Cairn Hill ironore-copper mine is nowproducing 1.8 Milliontonnes per annum of apremium quality, magnetite-copper direct shipping ore.

The Cairn Hill mine employsabout 200 people throughthe supply chain of theoperation from mine toport.

Joe Mastrangelo and SueCzerniak from theResources and EnergySector InfrastructureCouncil, both speakers atthe FNED Forum, alsodecided to seize theopportunity to learn moreabout the industry that hasbeen an important part ofSouth Australia’s economyand culture for almost acentury.

From left: Eric Hassard (Commercial and Finance Manager, Adelaide), BiancaManzi (General Manager Exploration, Perth), Steve Staines (External Relations andLand Access Manager, Coober Pedy), Bob Blesing (Executive Director, BlesingDevelopments, Coober Pedy), John Nitschke (Chairman, Perth), Joe Mastrangelo(RESIC, Adelaide), Simon Parsons (General Manager – Cairn Hill, Adelaide), SueCzerniak (RESIC, Adelaide), Caroline Rainsford (Company Secretary, Perth)

On their way “down to get dirty” - the group enter the

extensive opal mine diggings

Bob was a great entertainer, host and ambassador forthe opal mining industry

Far North Football League 2012 (after the weekend)

Pos Team P W L D B FF FG F A % % Won

1 Roxby Districts Sporting Club 11 10 1 0 3 0 0 1122 482 232.78 90.91

2 Hornridge Sporting Club 12 8 4 0 2 0 0 1275 733 173.94 66.67

3 Olympic Dam Football Club 11 6 5 0 3 0 0 1272 660 192.73 54.55

4 Andamooka Football Club 11 3 8 0 3 0 0 701 1152 60.85 27.27

5 Coober Pedy Football Club 11 1 10 0 3 0 0 482 1825 26.41 9.09


Where did the name of your street come from?

Part 12 in a series - by Sue Britt

Coober Pedy Streetand Road Names

HALLION STREET

“Big Lick” Bill Hallion was an early settler. Vin Wakewrote several stories about Bill’s trip to Coober Pedyin 1921.

Hallion travelled on the Ghan train from Quorn to WilliamCreek with opal buyer Dick Penna, Bob Trow and anAmerican traveller they called “Yank.” At William Creekthey joined Henry Brooks who was driving a buggy withthe mail, baggage, and meat from Anna Creek. Therewasn’t room on the buggy for everyone so they hiredhorses to ride the 100-mile trip.

Hallion was a champion sprinter, a good cricket bowler,man who could “ride anything ever foaled.” An experi-enced bushman, he could build and fix with the best ofthem. He was also fond of singing, betting on runningraces, telling tall tales and playing practical jokes.

One story, retold by Vin Wake in Opal Men, was about ateam of 30 donkeys Hallion used to cart sleepers for thenew railway. He pulled up at a pub and paid someone togive the donkeys nosebags of feed and some buckets ofwater. “When I comes out of the pub at two in theafternoon I’m too full of beer to remember to take theusual precaution after donks have been standing in onespot for hours. Instead of wheeling hard on the lock, Idrove the team straight ahead – and there I was - stucktill the next day. . . Those donks had been piddling on theone spot for hours and when the wagon wheels struck itthey bogged to the axles.”

One of the practical jokes he played on the Yank was toput a couple of 2-inch-long bulldog ants in his swag, thisafter filling his head with stories about the danger of Aus-tralian snakes and the bush cure for snake bite. Later theYank evened the score by putting prickly burrs underHallion’s saddle blanket.

Hallion earned his nickname in a cricket match betweenBroken Hill and The Rest. The other bowlers licked theirfingers to get a good grip on the ball. Hallion licked hiswhole arm and from that day on he was known as “BigLick.”

Bill Hallion was a good friend of Minnie Berrington. In1930, when rumours of opal at Andamooka were firstwhispered, they made their way in convoy over sand dunesand stony hills with George Malycha to the secret place.They weren’t the first to find opal there but they werecredited with “putting Andamooka on the map.”

Bill Hallion found opal but he became better known as anopal classer. Hallion Hill in the Andamooka fields is namedfor him.

Information from Opal Men by Vin Wake, Stones of Fireby Minnie Berrington and A Journey with Colour by LenCram

A cricket match inCoober Pedy in the1930’s

Bill Hallion (taller man) pictured in front of hishome in Andamooka with partner(* Photo: May Perry)

* May Perry photo takenfrom Len Cram’s book AJourney with Colour, AHistory of SouthAustralian Opal 1840 –2005 with author’spermission.

The visit to Rock Hill Bore on Sunday August 5th proved tobe an interesting and informative afternoon for the 18 peoplewho joined the Historical Society on their outing.

The first stop was at the site of Warwick Goldsworthy’s airstripat the bottom of Tom Cat Hill. This is where Warwick startedflying passengers from Coober Pedy to Pt Augusta. He sawa need for a regular air service and so in 1963 Opal Air wasestablished by Warwick with the help of other financialbackers. Other tales of not so successful aviation venturesfeaturing gliders and hang gliders were also shared.

We learnt why the big R featured on R Hill. A dozer driverback in the late 1960’s had a crush on the author Rena Briandand so he graded the R on the hill facing her dugout as areminder of his affections!

In the late 1960’s a casino on R Hill was proposed by localentrepreneur John Andrea and the then Labour Govt led byDon Dunston. Thankfully the ground was unsuitable for alarge scale excavation and the idea was dropped. During thisperiod a lot of opal was being found, resulting in a lot ofmoney being made by the miners – much of which was spentat the gambling and card tables.

We continued our drive onto Rock Hill Bore, which is on theBreakaways reserve, stopping to look at old campsites onthe way.

At the abattoir site some ruins of the buildings, tanks andbore remain.

Fleming Jensen arrived in Coober Pedy in 1973 and appliedfor and was granted a small lease on which to construct anabattoir. At first he sourced his meat and butchered it atAnna Creek Station and then trucked it to his butcher shop inCoober Pedy, which was situated where the car wash is today.Later on his shop was at his home in Kent Street CooberPedy.

The lease was granted to himin 1976 and held for 14 years.He constructed, with the helpof a $60,000 grant from theGovernment, 162 kms offencing, 10 dams, 36 kms ofpipeline to watering points,tanks, bore and a slaughterhouse.

Problems however arosewith Inspectors who deemedthat the water from the borewas not suitable and that thebore was situated too closeto the slaughter house. Laterwhen the Breakaways weredeclared a reserve area therunning of cattle on the areaalso became unpopular.Approximately 200-300 cattlewere run on the area andFleming reported that hisfences were often cutresulting in the cattlewandering off lease area.

In 1990 Fleming abandonedthe lease. It was pretty welleaten out by then due tooverstocking. Fleming isremembered as a colourfulcharacter as his advertisingslogans suggest – one being“Eat Beef and Be Bully”.

Historical Society visits Rock Hill Bore Site of Fleming Jensen’s Abattoir

Water tank at Rock Hill Bore

Historical Society Groupat ruins Rock Hill Site


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Letters to the editorTo the editor,

The Coober Pedy Regional Times

As a professional land surveyor who works in the CooberPedy area I was fortunate to be able to attend the excellentFar North Economic Development Forum.

I was however disappointed on two fronts.

First, that there were no elected members from the two majorpolitical parties present to hear first hand from local business

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Eulogy for Ralph Underwood

and key mining industry speakers on their future developmentaspirations and associated problems in moving forward inthe remote northern area of South Australia.

The second disappointment was the absence of the traditionalland owners or a representative speaking, as the future ofboth Coober Pedy business and mining industry developmentare now intrinsically tied up with native title.

Richard Abbott

Adelaide

Past and long term resident of Coober Pedy RalphUnderwood passed away suddenly on 23rd July2012, at Pt Wakefield. Ralph lived in Coober Pedyfor 29 years during which time he contributedsignificantly to our community. He was a foundingmember of the Coober Pedy Golf Club and served aspresident of the club for several years.

Ralph mined with his son Brian for 16 years beforeretiring from opal mining. Hopeful Hills was the areawhere the Underwood family settled, at one timethere being 6 family dugouts in the area now knownas Underwood Crescent.

Below is the eulogy presented at Ralph’s funeral on30th July at Pt Wakefield.

Ralph was born on 26th July 1918 at Balaklava, thethird child of George and Bertha Underwood.

Ralph attended the Port Wakefield school until inhis seventh year; he completed the ProgressCertificate at 15 years of age. After leaving schoolhe had a series of jobs, one of which was driving thehearse and assisting the local undertaker. He finallysettled into working in his father’s garage. He had areputation locally as a larrikin and claimed to haveheld the speed record for riding his motor bike thelength of the main street of Port Wakefield.

On 7th March 1942 he married his local sweetheartPearl (Edna) Mathews at age 24 years. When warbroke out in 1939 Ralph applied to join the RAAFbut was not accepted so he and Edna moved toAdelaide where he worked at the munitions factoryat Islington as a fitter and turner. Later he reappliedfor the RAAF as aircrew and was accepted. Flyingfor Ralph was a labour of love, something he pursuedfor the rest of his years. He retired from the RAAFas a Pilot Officer at the end of the war and returnedto Pt Wakefield and his father’s garage. Heproceeded to build this business up and he and Ednaalso built their own home.

Edna and Ralph had four children Brian, Peter, Marciaand Annette.

The motor industry was the mainstay of his life untilin 1975 at 57 years he was ready for a change. Withno security other than hope and hard work Ednaand Ralph headed for the remote opal field of CooberPedy. There Ralph and his son Brian designed,engineered and maintained all their miningequipment.

Ralph had developed a passion for languages andCoober Pedy with its ethnic mix of European minersand Chines opal buyers was made for him. He taughthimself to speak Italian, Greek, German, Cantonese,French and was still learning Mandarin at the timeof his death.

The opal industry proved to be an extreme challengetaking many years to achieve success.

At the age of 65 he was able to achieve one of hislife long dreams of owning his own aircraft and onlyretired from flying at the age of 80. He had alsobeen a keen glider pilot flying at the Balaklava GlidingClub.

Coober Pedy along with its successes and greatlifestyle also brought heartaches, with the untimelydeaths of his daughter Marcia from cancer in 1993

and his wife Edna fromAltzheimer’s disease in1988.

Loneliness and lookingback was not Ralph’sstyle and so in 1990 hemarried another PortWakefield girl, MaureenNowlan (nee Madigan),a marriage that lasted 22years.

Ralph’s other passionwas golf, just aboutevery spare minute of histime was devoted firstlyto the Port WakefieldClub and then the CooberPedy Club, receiving LifeMembership from both . He won the a “C” GradeChampionship at the ageof 77 years. Right up tillhe died, 3 days short ofhis 94th birthday Ralphwas still out on thecourse practicing anddeveloping new theorieson how to improve hisgame.

Retirement and his returnto Port Wakefield in 2004saw him return to hisbeloved home townwhere he helped out inthe community inwhatever capacity hewas able. He finally gotto launch his old paddleboat, which he had spentmany years developingand making, however Idon’t think it everreached the potential hehad hoped for. A drivedown the wharf to checkthe tide was always onthe cards.

Ralph had a great lovefor the coastal town ofPt Wakefield and itspeople and equally heloved the outback andCoober Pedy, heembraced whatever lifedelivered to him, alwaysseeing a positive in it.

Ralph died with noregrets, he dideverything he wanted to.His Christianphilosophy was to loveyour fellow man. Hispositive friendlycharacter will be missedby many.

To his family he wascaring and loving,cherished by all hisgrand children and greatgrandchildren.

Ralf Underwood in RAF uniform

Ralf and his son Brian on the motorbike atCoober Pedy

Ralf with daughter Maureen at a familywedding

Ralf Underwood 26 July 1918 -23rd July 2012


Thank you from theCoober Pedy Amateur

Racing Club

,

Marley also came 1st in the Red MulgaIndigenous Resources Plate 800m alsoridden by Sarah McMahon

Marley ridden by Alesha came 2nd inthe IMX Resources 800m Sprint

Left JockeySarah McMahonriding Marley isjubilant after passingthe winning post atCoober Pedy.

Right: Tony Wongpresents Alesha withthe 30th Ladies OpalBracelet awarded at

the Coober PedyRaces

The Tony Wong Opal Bracelet hasbeen won by a Stirling North horse,named Marley.

Alesha Johnston travelled up from herhome town of Stirling North afterentering her 9 year old horse Marleyin the Novelty events at the CooberPedy Oz Minerals Races.

“Alesha said, I am simply ‘blown away’that Marley won the Tony WongBracelet event. I had no intention ofentering that event when I came here.”

For Tony Wong and his family, the 2012races was a milestone in that Tony hasset bracelets for 30 annual racemeetings in Coober Pedy.

“All of the bracelets awarded at theraces are hand set,” said Tony. “I hopeto still be setting bracelets for the racesin another 30 years,” he laughed.

Tony’s wife Ying and their daughterTiffany had also travelled to CooberPedy for the races.

Ying said she loves Coober Pedy butmoved to Adelaide so the children couldattend school.

Those visiting the annual Gem TradeShow each Easter will see Ying andTiffany displaying and promoting opalat the booth with Tony.

Above: Ying Wong, Sarah McMahon (jockey),Marley (winning horse) Alesha Johnston (owner),Tony Wong and Tiffany Wong

The Miners Store 1000mStakes (Calcutta)

The Miners Store 1000m Stakes carries a 1st prize of $1200. The three placegetterswere: 1st “Thinke Krissy” ridden by Shannon Kelly; 2nd “Danzauro” ridden by GregoryWarren; 3rd “Wonder Woman” ridden by Azeen Paterson

30th Tony Wong Bracelet wonby Stirling North competitor

Above: JockeyShannon Kelly riding 5year old Thinke Krissyafter their win in theMiners Store 1000mStakes

Right:Thinke Krissy and

owner Steve Coulthardduring the Calcutta

“Thank you to the sponsors, stall holders, Child Community Links and Elmo, Re-

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Ambulance, Andrew Lanco - driver Water Truck DCCP, all the volunteers that helped

out, the competitors, and the great crowd for making it a fantastic weekend!”


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Coober Pedy Oz MineralsRacegoers

Race goers Doro, Jimmy the welder, Big Brother,Luka Belosevic and Jo CarboniWaiting for the running of the Opal Inn Cup are

Robert Coro, Jenny Harrison and Rowan Ramsey.Rowan and his wife Teresa took the Racesopportunity to have a weekend away and meet upwith a cross section of regional people

“WE WON”, yells Donald Dodd intohis mobile phone after Tica won theOpal Inn Coober Pedy Cup. Donaldwas ringing co-owner of Tica, RobertKhan who later celebrated his 60thBirthday where he was presented withTica’s third Opal Inn Cup

DCCP Water truck driven by Andrew Lanco wasout early watering the track for the events

A new generation of kids commandeer thehistoric finishing post vantage point

Spectators and officials trackside waiting forthe horses running in the Opal Inn CooberPedy Cup event

Local youngsters including Max AulichLeading Child Motor Bike Rider 9 and Underclean up their bikes after an event

Leading horse Humilton won the ArriumMining and Materials 800m Sprint, theIMX Resources 800m Sprint, secondin the Red Mulga IndigenousResources Plate 800m.and 3rd in theTony Wong's Coober Pedy LadiesBracelet 800m

After completing the egg and spoon raceMarijana receives enthusiatic congratsfrom mum Mandy Banks. Also finishingthe race is young friend Caleigh


Mine Rescue Training(Alternate Saturdays)

LEGO CLUB 10am—12pm5 year olds and up Lions Club.Does not run on the LastSaturday of the Month

DRIVEIN CANTEEN6.30 - 9.30pm. Every 2ndSaturday. Tracy Harris:0488 208 747 or ph:8672 5642

CP SHOOTERS CLUB9am and 11am Pistol

CFS TRAINING 10PMLast Saturday each month

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Library Catering for 0 to 5 y/o

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Tee off time 12:30

United Bowling Club

Lawn Bowls 1.30 pm

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School Gymnasium

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ART & CRAFT PLAYGROUP10.30am—11.30am Lion’s HallCaters for 2-4 year olds & caregivers

TJITJI TJUTA INKANYINI PUKULPA12pm—2pm A Playgroup for 0-5 yearolds and caregivers. Home Makers,Umoona Community, Lunch &Activities.“Pick up available Ph: 86723066”

SOCCER Workshop 4.30pm – 6pm

School Oval 10-16 year olds

DISTRICT COUNCIL MEETINGS3nd Tuesday each month at 7pm

CFS TRAINING 7pm

New Members Welcome

AMBULANCE TRAINING7.30pm Umoona Roadevery Tuesday except school holidays

LITTLE MUSICIANS10.30am—11.15amCoober Pedy Area SchoolMusic RoomCaters for 3 to 5 year olds

TINY TACKER PLAYGROUP0 - 2 year olds 10am—12.30pmCommunity Health MeetingRoom (behind Dr. Kami’s)

CRICKET 5.30pm to 6.30 pmat School Gym

CP SHOOTERS CLUBFriday night shotgun 7pm -

GREEK CLUB - Bingo 7.30 pm

COOBER PEDYMULTICULTURAL FORUM10am-11am Social gatheringsfor over 65’s

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As a 2012 special for Coober Pedyclients only, Roger will offer 10%

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* Clinic 2: May 7th and 8th* Clinic 3: July 23rd and 24th* Clinic 4: September 10th and 11th* Clinic 5: November 12th and 13th

BOYS GROUP 12-17 year olds3pm – 4.30pm Home Economics

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Aboriginal communities in the Coober Pedyregion have farewelled a much-loved andhighly respected Aboriginal Elder and authorMrs Eileen ‘Unkari’ Crombie, who passed awayon Wednesday 18 July.

Mrs Crombie was born in 1935 at Sailors Well nearMintabie, and at 18 moved to Coober Pedy to lookfor opal at 12 Mile.

She met her husband Billy Pepper at KoonibbaMission and they had eight children together. WhenBilly passed away in 1969 Mrs Crombie moved backto Coober Pedy.

In the late 1980s Mrs Crombie, along with fellowYankunytjatjara/Antikarinya Elders Ivy MakintiStewart and Emily Munyungka Austin, founded theKupa Piti Kungka Tjuta – Senior Aboriginal Women’sCouncil of Coober Pedy.

Alongside many local Aboriginal women, the KungkaTjuta worked tirelessly throughout the 1990s withlittle or no resources to fulfil important culturalobligations.

The Kungka Tjuta were awarded the prestigiousGoldman Prize in 2003 as ‘environmental heroes’for speaking for culture and country.

Eileen 'Unkari' CrombieThey also formed the 'Irati Wanti' (‘the poison - leaveit!’) campaign to protest against the FederalGovernment's dumping of nuclear waste in theCentral Desert.

Mrs Crombie played an integral part in the campaignby leading and instigating many activities and eventsthat proved pivotal to its success. Her acclaim andthat of the other Kungka Tjuta carries on today,giving strength to other individuals and communitiesstruggling against mining in their country.

Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement KhatijaThomas said Mrs Crombie’s passing is a huge lossto the Coober Pedy community in which she washeavily involved.

''She was the chairperson of Umoona Aboriginal AgedCare, a Senior Cultural Advisor for Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara Native Title claimants, a member ofthe Council of Aboriginal Elders of SA for the CooberPedy region and participant in Tjamiku Kamiku –the grandparents’ knowledge program that conductsmentoring camps and works with children in theschool and community,” she said.

“Mrs Crombie was also involved in locally promotingReconciliation Day, Sorry Day and NAIDOC Week.”

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation PaulCaica said Mrs Crombie was dedicated to ensuringAboriginal culture remained alive and strong forcurrent and future generations.

“Mrs Crombie worked very hard in her owncommunity and beyond to preserve Aboriginal culturefor future generations,” he said.

“She was a strong and compassionate woman; onceshe set her mind to a task she never gave up. Shebelieved that preserving Aboriginal culture was notonly important for Aboriginal people but also for theland.

“On behalf of the Government I offer ourcondolences to Mrs Crombie’s family and friendsduring this difficult time”

Mrs Crombie received numerous awards throughouther life including being named on the 2009 SouthAustralian Women’s Honour Roll and receiving the2010 Gladys Elphick Award for outstandingcontributions as a Senior Aboriginal woman in theteaching of Aboriginal traditional law, culture andenvironment.

She also wrote the book He was a South Australianfilm star – My life with Billy Pepper.

Race goers in Coober Pedy for the weekend

Eddie and Hayley Nunn from Macumba Stationwith Robert Coro Opal Inn

Ryan Rankin leading motorbike rider Jeff Boland Chloe and Hayley Nunn

The McMahon family from Port Augusta were allthere winning trophies

Arnold Warren in the Stock Whip Challenge

Chevahn Hoad

Local and station kidswere heavily

represented in thecycle events.

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There wereplenty of

old friendsto socialisewith at this

year’sraces

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Children scramble to collect coinsthrown from above

Thank you to GerryNunn for providingsome of these photos

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Mining Act 1971Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 28 (5) of the Mining Act 1971, that the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy proposes to grant Exploration Licences over the undermentioned areas.

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180 km southwest of Coober Pedy

Pastoral Lease: MobellaTerm: Two yearsArea in km2: 280Ref: 2012/00077

Applicant: Uranium One Australia Pty Ltd (50.1%) Mitsui & Co Uranium Australia Pty Ltd (49.9%)

Location: Yarramba area – approx 90 km northeast of Olary

Pastoral Leases: Yarramba, Kalkaroo, Boolcoomata, Mulyungarie, Wompinie

Term: Two yearsArea in km2: 452Ref: 2012/00139


Location: Goulds Dam area – approx 100 km northwest of Olary

Pastoral Leases: Frome Downs, Erudinna, Kalabity



Location: Katchiwilleroo Dam area – approx 100 km NNW of Olary

Pastoral Leases: Frome Downs, Curnamona, Kalabity


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MINERAL LEASES

Mining Act 1971Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 28 (5) of the Mining Act 1971, that the Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy proposes to grant an Exploration Licence over the undermentioned area.

Applicant: Sturt Exploration Pty LtdLocation: Yerelina area – approx 100 km

northeast of Leigh CreekPastoral Leases: Mount Freeling, Umberatana,

Yankaninna, Mount LyndhurstTerm: Two yearsArea in km2: 999Ref: 2012/00086

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ResultsPistol ShootBracket 20 Shots 20 Minutes (centre fire)Sponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 23rd June WinnersCongratulation to:B Grade John Di Donna Scored 142 (38 Super)C Grade NONEB Grade Mick White Scored 164 (.22)

ResultsPistol ShootBracket 20 Shots 20 Minutes (centre fire)Sponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 30th June WinnersCongratulation to:B Grade John Di Donna Scored 143 (9mm)C Grade James Michie, Scored 119 (357 MagnumB Grade Pierre Strzabala Scored 162.1 (.22)

Centre Fire100mSponsored The Underground MotelSunday 10th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 98.12nd Dale Price Scored 883rd Nobby Scored 86

Centre Fire100mSponsored The Underground MotelSunday 17th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 99.12nd Dale Price Scored 933rd Les Pullen Scored 78

Centre Fire100mSponsored The Underground MotelSunday 23rd June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 982nd Dale Price Scored 933rd Jonathon Maudon Scored 81

ShotgunSponsored John’s Pizza Bar & RestaurantSunday 8th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Dale Price Scored 162nd Les Pullen Scored 103rd Declan Carter Scored 5

ShotgunSponsored John’s Pizza Bar & RestaurantSunday 15th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Declan Carter Scored 192nd Dale Price Scored 143rd Les Pullen Scored 12

ShotgunSponsored John’s Pizza Bar & RestaurantSunday 22nd June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Les Pullen Scored 162nd Declan Carter Scored 153rd John Di Donna Scored 10

ShotgunSponsored John’s Pizza Bar & RestaurantSunday 22nd June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Dale Price Scored 182nd Les Pullen Scored 12Equal John Di Donna Scored 12

ResultsPistol ShootBracket Drop Down TargetsSponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 23rd June WinnersCongratulation to:1st John Di Donna Scored 262nd Pierre Strzabala Scored 243rd James Michie Scored 23

The Coober Pedy Shooters Club Results

ResultsPistol ShootBracket Drop Down TargetsSponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 30th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Les Pullen Scored 262nd James Michie Scored 193rd Guy Foley Scored 12

ResultsPistol ShootBracket 20 Shots 20 Minutes (centre fire)Sponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 9th June WinnersCongratulation to:B Grade Dale Price Scored 156 (9mm)C Grade James Michie, Scored 124.1 (357Magnum)B Grade Les Pullen Scored 148.1 (.22)

ResultsPistol ShootBracket 20 Shots 20 Minutes (Black powder)Sponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 2nd June WinnersCongratulation to:1st John Di Donna Scored 143.1 (.44 Cal)2nd Guy Foley Scored 91 (.36 Cal)

ResultsPistol ShootBracket 20 Shots 20 Minutes (centre fire)Sponsored The Underground MotelSaturday 16th June WinnersCongratulation to:B Grade Dale Price Scored 141 (38 Super)C Grade James Michie, Scored 115 (357Magnum)B Grade Les Pullen Scored 159 (.22)

Centre Fire100mSponsored The Underground MotelSunday 1st July WinnersCongratulation to:1st Dale Price Scored 912nd Alexis Maudon Scored 863rd John Di Donna Scored 76

ShotgunSponsored Royce CooperSunday 10th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 172nd Dale Price Scored 143rd Les Pullen Scored 14

ShotgunSponsored Royce CooperSunday 17th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 172nd Les Pullen Scored 143rd Nigel Nona Scored 10

ShotgunSponsored Royce CooperSunday 24th June WinnersCongratulation to:1st Mark Hoad Scored 202nd Les Pullen Scored 183rd Alexis Maudon Scored 8

ShotgunSponsored Royce CooperSunday 1st July WinnersCongratulation to:1st Dale Price Scored 182nd John Di Donna Scored 173rd Jonathon Maudon Scored 10Equal Les Pullen Scored 10

10 June - 1st July 2012

Coober Pedy Amateur Race ClubRaffle Results 2012

1st (Lake Eyre Flights donated by WrightsAir) ticket no 521 – Richard Blobel

2nd (Race Club mirror) ticket no 604 – Sharlene Jeffree

3rd (accommodation and meal donated by William Creek Hotel) ticket no 545

Hayley Nunn

4th ( Opalios voucher) ticket no 527 – Gerry Nunn

5th (Beer and spirits donated by Italian Club) ticket no 595 – Dawn Jones

6th (Umberto’s restaurant voucher) ticket no 603 – Sharlene Jeffree

7th (Ladies watch and pen and letter opener) ticket no 444 – Mik Lee

8th (Jim and Rach’z Outback Restaurant voucher) ticket no 573 – Rob DeBlaquire

Second Raffle at the track

1st (Swag donated by Bulls) ticket no D77 Gilli Procopis

2nd ($25 voucher donated by The Hardware Shed) ticket D67 – Jackie Williams

3rd ($25 voucher donated by The Hardware Shed) ticket no Pink 71 – Shelley Wells

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Leading Adult Motor Bike Rider –Ryan Rankin

Leading Child Motor Bike Rider 10– 15 years – Jake Aulich

Leading Child Motor Bike Rider9and Under – Max Aulich

Leading Child Gymkhana Horse –Rosie and Billy

Leading Child Gymkhana Rider 9and Under – Bridie Greenfield

Leading Child Gymkhana Rider 10– 15 years – Kingston McMahon

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Gilli Procopis won a Swagdonated by Bulls

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Evelyn O’Neil trackside waiting for the events Milan Rapaic with daughter Marijana Prudie Clark receives a colourful makeover fromdaughter Fleur

Tatianna and Jame McGregor

Race day volunteers, include Peter Rowe, EddieNunn, President Jason Jones, and Robert Coro

Ambulance volunteers having fun with Elmo

Harry and Lochie try out their new bow andarrows

Crystal Cram lines up for face painting fromDelilah

Desrey Jones from the Visitor Information Centre was out and about taking photos at theraces this year. Thanks Desrey!

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