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For a totally unique golf experience, head to an 18-hole golf course in South Australia that is all sand, no green - except the bit of turf you carry with you.
Black Sand Windows Pty Ltd, based in Torquay, southwest of Melbourne, was issued a liquidation notice on July 14.
On my recent holiday to the eastern states of Australia I noticed how much more 'golden' the beach sand (at Noosa) is to WA's beaches. Why would the sand be so different in colour? Is it because ...
Australia: Sand Barrels For Everyone! It’s gritty and annoying, but this autumn, it’s all we’ve got.
A black sand gold rush started in the summer of 1860, and by August, miles of beach had been staked off and more than 25 mining claims filed.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has snapped some additional stunning vistas of the black sand dunes that have captured its attention for parts of the past 18 months.
Residents cart and spread tonnes of sand to restore Black Point's picturesque sandy shoreline after an upgraded boat ramp changes the dynamics of a beach.
BLACK SAND MINING According to the Jubilee Australia Research Centre, black sand mining extracts iron ore from magnetic sands through extensive sea or river floor dredging. It causes severe ...
A battle is brewing in the southern Perth foothills with hundreds of people gathering at the weekend from as far as Bunbury, Busselton and Midland to oppose a sand mine set to clear banksia ...
Grange residents have been “shocked and devastated” to discover sand from their beach will be used to replenish West Beach while their dunes will accommodate machinery, including a pumping ...