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The Inlanders (1949)

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clip Coober Pedy

Original classification rating: G. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

Along Skipper’s patrol route through the inland of Australia, Coober Pedy is a community like no other. Its inhabitants live and work underground in dugout houses to avoid the extreme weather conditions above. Miners dig for opals underground, Skipper drops off some books from the city to appreciative local miners and daily life unfolds unhindered. The local radio station, the Coober Pedy post office and a woman’s underground kitchen are shown.