Queensland Boulder Opal ....The Australian Gem of the Queensland Opal Mining Fields & Towns of Quilpie, Yowah, Koroit, Winton, Opalton....Have you experienced the magic of any of the Queensland Boulder Opal Fields & Towns?  Quilpie - has the largest deposits of boulder opal in the world and Yowah,known as the "Friendly Opal Field". Winton, a town that has so much Australian history behind it with the  beginnings of the Australian Labour Party being formed from the Great Shearer's Strike of the 1890's and the establishment of Qantas - our National Australian Airline. And of course its famous water supply from three artesian bores, sourced from 1200 metres deep from the Great Artesian Basin, which supplies the australian outback. In 1999 there was a discovery of one of Australia's largest dinosaurs,labelled "Elliot" - a gigantic sauropod from the Cretaceious period of 95 million years ago.Since that time, dinosaurs have been actively excavated near Winton since 2001. And of course, Winton is the place that gave birth to the boulder opal ! Last but not least - Opalton is one of the oldest opal fields in Queensland.  In your own travels to the Queensland Boulder Opal towns & opal fields, did you find a place that you really enjoyed ? Which Queensland Boulder Opal area did you find the most interesting? What about it appealed to you ? Were there some interesting people that you met? Is there an interesting story that you can share about your adventures here? Did you go fossicking and find some great boulder opal ? When you write your Opal Story it will be put onto your very own webpage with it's own URL address - one that you can email to family and friends and let them drop in and see your opal story! Make good use of the Social Network button at the bottom of your webpage and showcase your story through My Space, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Buzz etc.. Include a photo if you have one. If you do not have a photo, we can either leave your page as it is or find a photograph that will enhance your story. If you are not comfortable or familiar with writing stories, we will help "tidy up" any bits that require it - but you will find that once you get started, a story will usually take on a life of it's own and write itself ! Visitors to your webpage can also contribute a comment of their own in relation to your story. (Note: we will always edit out any comments that are negative or inappropriate) You will be asked to set your email Notification details. You do not need to give your email address - but as your submission has it's own URL address, it does allow us to email the URL of your submission to you. It is highly recommended so that you can easily locate your own webpage at any future time. Your email does not appear on your webpage or anywhere else on our website. It will be used to only tell you when and where your contribution is published. Please note : You cannot add any HTML Code through the following form. Photographs should be a maximum 800 x 600 pix. Tell Us About Your Visit To The Queensland Boulder Opal Fields....
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