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    Coober Pedy

    Question for Aussie's, but all AKA friends welcome,,original name of Coober Pedy and what does it mean,?????????????,,,,go get em guys and gals...............................................................


     

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    The name "Coober Pedy" comes from the local Aboriginal term kupa-piti, which means "white man's hole"


     Coober Pedy is renowned for its below-ground residences, called "dugouts", which are built due to the scorching daytime heat. 


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy

    Hell on Earth.One of the hottest places on the planet. Flies,pies & bindiis.LOL.

    terryfossil 1

    lot cooler in the dugouts mate,,and you might even find an opal or two there,,,in a white mans hole,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Tommyh

    A white man's hole is the last place I would go looking for an opal...believe me.LOL


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