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Picture relating to Opalville Mine - titled 'The Country of the "Galaxy"-Opalville Mine'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled ' Open Cut Mining-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Living Quarters at Bruno's Opal Mining Camp-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Workshop and Opal Cutting shed in Bruno's Mining Camp-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Bruno's Opal Mining Camp-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled ' Open cut mining-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Opal Fields-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Tom's Opal Mine -Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Lucky II. Opal Mine-Opalton'
Picture relating to Opalton - titled 'Designated Opal Fossicking Land-Opalton'
Picture relating to Barcaldine - titled 'Famous Tree of Knowledge-Barcaldine'
Picture relating to Longreach - titled 'Winchcombe & Carson Building-Longreach'
Picture relating to Longreach - titled 'St Brigid's Catholic Church Longreach'
Picture relating to Longreach - titled 'Longreach Uniting Church'
Picture relating to Longreach - titled 'Qantas Booking Office Information Centre-Longreach'
Picture relating to Longreach - titled 'Longreach Motor Company Building'

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The Country of the "Galaxy"-Opalville Mine

contributed by PANONICUS, taken in 1986
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In 1989 Jundah Joe (Josip Grguranec in shirt and a cap on the photo) has unearthed a black gem boulder opal,11 x 9 cm. in size.This astonishing find was named "Galaxy". The size and a colors of the boulder opal was unique and never seen before,even this Opalville mining area was mined since 1888.Joe sold this brilliant gemstone in Switzerland for $75,000.Some time later a Melbourne gem dealer bought the stone for an undisclosed sum of money and "The Galaxy"was returned to Australia,to be immediately valued at $ 1.2 million.On this photo with Jundah Joe at Opalville mine, is another prominent and very well known opal miner Jerry Jaroslav Doctor.Jerry has a legendary status among opal miners,as a best opal prospector in Australia.

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