Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, with a high-quality photo of the Andamooka Opal, also known as the Queen’s Opal, at the Andamooka Underground Art Gallery. In 2024, we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Andamooka Opal being presented to Queen Elizabeth on her first authorised state trip to Australia in 1954.
This renowned opal, weighing 203 carats and shaped like an oval, was part of a stunning necklace adorned with 180 diamonds and a delicate filigree design. The opal was discovered in Andamooka in 1949.
Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Hon David Ridgway, Agent General for South Australia, the Andamooka Opal Fields Tourism Association (AOFTA) obtained official permission to use the images from St James Palace, The Royal Collection Trust.
The Royal Family and the St James Palace Royal Collection Trust approved using the Andamooka Opal Image for the following purposes.
+For presentations and marketing of the ‘2027 ’13th Australian National Opal Symposium to be held in Andamooka
+To display a high-quality photo at the Andamooka Opal Showroom Underground Opal & Mineral Museum
+In 2024, promote and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Andamooka Opal being presented to Queen Elizabeth on her first authorised state trip to Australia in 1954.
+In an AOFTA brochure
2027 ’13th Australian National Opal Symposium.’
In 2027, Andamooka will host the internationally renowned Opal Symposium under the auspices of the National Opal Miners’ Association (NOMA), an alliance of all the opal miners associations across NSW, Qld, and SA.
The National Opal Symposium will bring to Andamooka High-Value Travelers (HVTs) and High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), international buyers, miners, wholesalers, jewellers, opal enthusiasts, private collectors, and the government.
The two-day Opal Symposium is the opportunity to share discoveries and new techniques and discuss the virtues of ethically sourced Andamooka and Australian Opal.
Rebecca Tayler
