Members of the New Colorado Prospecting Syndicate in Coober Pedy in 1915. The party was led by James Hutchison, whose son Willie discovered opal in what is now known as Coober Pedy. Photo: Courtesy of the Department of State Development, Government of Sou

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Members of the New Colorado Prospecting Syndicate in Coober Pedy in 1915. The party was led by James Hutchison, whose son Willie discovered opal in what is now known as Coober Pedy. Photo: Courtesy of the Department of State Development, Government of Sou

Members of the New Colorado Prospecting Syndicate in Coober Pedy in 1915. The party was led by James Hutchison, whose son Willie discovered opal in what is now known as Coober Pedy. Photo: Courtesy of the Department of State Development, Government of South Australia.

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