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The Cave Homes (Dugouts) of Coober Pedy

Why more than half of Coober Pedy lives underground - the story of the dugout.

Watercolour field illustration of The Cave Homes (Dugouts) of Coober Pedy

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Coober Pedy’s summer temperatures regularly top 40°C, so from the earliest opal-rush days miners dug their homes into the hillsides, where the temperature stays a comfortable ~23°C year round…

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