Monthly Archives: March 2010
MYSTERY PLAYER STRIKES LOTTO GOLD AT COOBER PEDY MINER’S STORE
A South Australian player is $1 million richer after last night’s Lotto Megadraw, may not yet be aware of their good fortune. The State’s newest millionaire was uncontactable today for delivery of the good news, as the ticket was not registered on an … Continue reading
PETA: BOYCOTT OF AUSTRALIAN “MULESED” WOOL IS FULL THROTTLE
For almost 90 years of cruelty in the Australian wool industry, the only end in sight was a bloody lamb’s bottom, but after just 30 months of hard-hitting PETA campaigning, animal advocates can celebrate what just might be the beginning … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News
Tagged Abercrombie & Fitch, Adidas, australian merino sheep, Australian Sheep Transport Terror, Australian Wool Innovation, coober pedy regional times, H&M, Lambs and sheep in Australia, Limited Brands, live exported sheep, painful mulesing mutilation, Perry Ellis, PETA boycott of Australian wool, ritual slaughter of sheep, Timberland
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FLOOD WATERS FROM QUEENSLAND SPILLING INTO LAKE EYRE
Heavy rains that fell across northern NSW and Queensland since the Christmas and New Year period is currently flowing down a number of creeks and rivers and spilling into Lake Eyre. Lake Eyre is receiving steady flows of flood waters … Continue reading
2010 AUSTRALIAN OPAL FASHION BASH ONLY WEEKS AWAY
The 2010 Opal Fashion Bash to be held in Townsville 8-10 April 2010, for the third year is only weeks away and is proudly sponsored by the opal industry. The Opal Fashion Bash is a fantastic opportunity for any young … Continue reading
Posted in OPAL Industry Australia
Tagged 2010 Model of the Year, 2010 Opal Fashion Bash, coober pedy, coober pedy regional times, Lightning Ridge Miners' Association, Maxine O'Brien, Miss Universe Australia 2009, Miss Universe Australia Rachael Finch, National Opal Miners Association, NOMA, Tamblyn’s Model Agency, umoona opal mine
PENRHYN COAL RESOURCE AT COOBER PEDY UNDEFINED
The Mount Penrhyn coal deposit (EL 3336) lies at Robins Rise Opal Field near Coober Pedy. WPG previously executed an option agreement to acquire two exploration licences (EL 3336 and EL 3436) otherwise known as Lake Woorong – which lies immediately to … Continue reading
BATTLE FOR THE UPPER HOUSE IN SA
The SA upper house election on Saturday is looming as a key battleground, with major parties competing with minor parties and many independent candidates. “In 2006 there was a record upper house vote for Independent Nick Xenophon,” said FamilyVoice SA … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News
Tagged Abortion law, Cannabis laws, Child abuse, Child pornography, David d’Lima, Euthanasia, FamilyVoice SA, Labor or Liberal, Legislative Council, Nick Xenophon, Poker machines, Prayers in Parliament, Prostitution, Robert Brokenshire., Same-sex relationship registers, The SA Legislative Council
FLOOD WATERS EXPECTED TO REACH LIGHTNING RIDGE OPAL FIELDS
“Flood waters from Queensland are approaching the Lightning Ridge Opal mining area but miners still have time to secure their claims if need be. While no one is sure of what the exact extent of the flood waters will be … Continue reading
BASICS CARD: “BLANKET INCOME MANAGEMENT” FOR MANY AUSTRALIANS!
To the Editor, How many readers know that the Federal Government is trying to push through the Senate before elections, a scheme that will extend compulsory blanket Income Management to many thousands more Australian citizens? The Minister is to be … Continue reading
COOBER PEDY AREA SCHOOL STUDENTS – POWER CUP LAUNCH AT MUD HUT MOTEL
The local Aboriginal kids in the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy (SAASTA) held a Power Cup launch on Wednesday the 10th of March at the Mud Hut Motel. Parents and community members were invited to come along to meet … Continue reading
HYPERSONIC SCRAMJET TESTS FOR OUTBACK SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Early 2010 will see the second suborbital ballistic flight to test materials survivability, sensors and avionics for the Hypersonic International Flight Research Experiment (HiFire) efforts”, says Rob Coppinger of Flight Global. Rob says “HiFire is to investigate technologies for high-speed … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged coober pedy regional times, Hypersonic International Flight Research Experiment, US Air Force Research, high-speed weapons for global strike, two-stage Terrier Orion sounding rocket, Australian defence department, HiFire, scramjet, Australian Space Research Program, Woomera South Australia, The Nuclear-powered Ramjet, Vought SLAM (Pluto), Terrier Orion sounding rocket
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WOOMERA “ROCKET RANGE ACTIVITY” SCRAM JET
Please Note: HAYABUSA re-entry is here The Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO) are scheduled to conduct the launch of a sounding rocket in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) during the period 21 – 28 May 2010. The predicted impact point … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged Aboriginal Heritage, coober pedy, coober pedy regional times, Maralinga Tjarutja Lands, military projectiles, spherical tanks, stuart highway, Tallaringa Conservation Park, The Defence Science and Technology Organization (DSTO), unexploded ammunition, Unnamed Conservation Park, West of Tarcoola rail, William Creek, Woomera Aerospace, Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA)
COOBER PEDY POLICE SEIZE DRUGS FROM ADELAIDE WOMAN’S VEHICLE IN FAR NORTH
Coober Pedy Police performing a routine patrol on Friday 5 March 2010 pulled over a vehicle on the Stuart Highway in the Far North of South Australia and discovered the driver, a female from Carrington near Adelaide, with a quantity … Continue reading
