Monthly Archives: June 2010
COOBER PEDY CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF MAIL SERVICE
Exactly 90 years ago this month, the original opal miners at the Stuart Range Opal Field, were lobbying for a mail service for their settlement. Old documents belonging to the Coober Pedy Historical Society, still intact, bear witness to the … Continue reading
COOBER PEDY SAINTS SUFFER BOUT OF INJURIES AFTER HIGH FLYING START
by Mark Bell The last four games of football for the Coober Pedy Saints has seen a turn around in fortunes. After winning four of the first five games and sitting on the top of the ladder, the Saints have … Continue reading
POLICE ASSISTANCE CALL CHANGES FOR REGIONAL SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Changes to the use of “000” and “131444” Police Assistance Telephone Lines in Regional Areas. Commencing 1 July 2010 Far North Police Local Service Area will be no longer be receiving “000” Emergency or “131444” Police Assistance calls made by … Continue reading
WOOMERA ACTIVITY RANGE WARNING – HAYABUSA
HAYABUSA – WOOMERA “CAPSULE LANDING” – PAGE REDIRECT FULL NOTICE BELOW AND MAP DETAILS of WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA and ROAD BLOCK AREAS. The sections of Stuart Highway that will be closed is between 60 kms and 120kms north of Glendambo (or … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL News
Tagged coober pedy, coober pedy regional times, Current weather conditions, Glendambo, Hayabusa Earth return capsule, Hayabusa Re-Entry Schematic, Hayabusa reentry photos and video, MAP DETAILS of WOOMERA PROHIBITED AREA, Outline of trajectory guidance, Roadblocks, stuart highway, Woomera Prohibited Area
MAGNITUDE 4.7 EARTHQUAKE HITS COASTAL TOWNS IN REGIONAL SA
An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.7 occurred unselectively amidst coastal towns in regional South Australia early today, 6 June 2010 at 07:16:59 AM at its epicenter. The earthquake severely shook a broad area, with residents reporting house shaking, items falling … Continue reading
HAYABUSA CAPSULE – PARACHUTES INTO WOOMERA PROTECTED AREA FAR NORTH SA
UPDATE: Capsule and Heat Shield search and recovery by Helicopter and re-entry photos by JAXA and NASA below. The Hayabusa capsule reentered earth on Sunday, landing in the vast Woomera Protected area between Coober Pedy and Glendambo at approximately 11.20pm 13th June on … Continue reading
Posted in COOBER PEDY News & Events
Tagged asteroid Itokawa, coober pedy, Department of Defence, Glendambo, Hayabusa capsule landing at Woomera, Hayabusa reentry photos and video, International Society of Aeromedical Services, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Makoto Yoshikawa, Opal Mining Town Coober Pedy, Search for Hayabusa Capsule and Heat Shield, south australia, Space Licensing, Stuart Highway closure, Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA)
IMX: CAIRN HILL MINE NEAR COOBER PEDY – FIRST ORE PRODUCTION
Miner, IMX Resources Limited (ASX:IXR) is pleased to announce that the first blast of ore has occurred at its Cairn Hill Phase 1 magnetite – copper – gold mine in South Australia and the mine is now in production. IMX … Continue reading
Posted in PROMINENT HILL News
Tagged cairn hill, coober pedy regional times, duncan mcbain, Exact Mining Services, imx resources, Jilin Tonghua Iron & Steel Group, Native Title Claimant Group, Outer Harbour at Port Adelaide, Rankin Dam siding, SCT Logistics, Sichuan Taifeng, Stony Desert Mining Services
PARNELL: “OLYMPIC DAM RADIATION LEVELS NEED INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION”
Olympic Dam Polonium-210 risk: By mass, polonium-210 is around 250,000 times more toxic than hydrogen cyanide and is extremely dangerous Today 4th June, 2010, is two years after Greens Mark Parnell accused the Rann Government of failing to protect workers … Continue reading
NYRSTAR LEAD SMELTER: PLEASE EXPLAIN INCREASED LEAD LEVELS IN PORT PIRIE CHILDREN
Port Pirie lead and zinc smelter operator Nyrstar was given 14 days on Tuesday 1st June to explain the increase in children’s lead levels in Port Pirie. The South Australian Government has demanded that the Industrial operator, Nyrstar, explain … Continue reading
