發佈於9th May 2018
修改於4th Jan 2023
Opal Yarns - Nsɛm a Efi Opal Nsraban Mu
Aboriginefo Anansesɛm ne Atetesɛm a Ɛkɔ Opal Nsɛm So Aboriginefo Abakɔsɛm Wɔ Australia Ma Opal Asase
Opals wɔ honhom fam abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den ne aborɔfo anansesɛm ne anansesɛm ahorow. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ aborɔfo nananom gyaw wɔn a wɔwɔ hɔ wɔ opals mu. Adnyamathanha ɔpanyin no ka asɛm bi fa he adebɔ a ɛfa opal ho Ná asɛm no fa kɔbere ntaban bi a wɔfrɛ no Marnbi a ɔtow dua bi a wɔde ogya asɔ guu wim kɔɔ soro ho. Poma no sii fam wɔ Cooperpedy na bere a ɛbɔɔ fam no ɛhyerɛn ogyaframa ne ogya, awiei koraa no saa nkankyee yi bɛyɛɛ opal. QUEENLSAND na ɔkyerɛwee Wɔ Queensland no, aborɔfo mmusuakuw bɛyɛ 25 kyinkyin ɔman no mu ansa na Akwampaefo mmoahwɛfo ne wɔn a wotu opal reba wɔ 1880 mfe no awiei mu hɔ Queensland yɛ ɔman kɛse na ɛwɔ kwae a osu tɔ kɛse wom a ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ apuei fam mpoano ne anhweatam a ɛso yɛ kusuu wɔ asase no mu a mmeae akɛse a wodidi wɔ hɔ. Aboriginefo ne wɔn atubrafo asetra kwan a wonim no sɛ nantew a wɔde kɔ Europafo atubrafo no na wodii kan too opal mfuw atitiriw nyinaa din. Na wim tebea no ye ma nantew na mpo wɔ sare a ɛso yɛ kusuu a ɛyɛ den no so no na aboriginefo no nim mpɔtam hɔ nsu ntokuru nyinaa na na wobetumi atra ase wɔ sare so nsase a ɛyɛ den no so denam afifide a aduannuru pii wom, grubs ne ɛhɔnom mmoa te sɛ kangaroo ne emu a wobedi so. Quilpie na ɔkyerɛwee Quilpie nyaa fii Aboriginefo asɛmfua ‘Quilpeta’ a ɛkyerɛ Stone Curlew mu. Yundah Jundah yɛ aboriginal a ɛkyerɛ Mpataa Kɛse anaa Place Of Large Fish. Coopers asubɔnten a ɛyɛ Thomson ne Barcoo Asubɔnten no nhyiam wɔ Jundah anafo fam pɛɛ na wonim no sɛ mpataa akɛse ne mpɔtam hɔ mpataa wɔ hɔ nso. Kynuna na ɔkyerɛwee Kynuna yɛ aborɔfo asɛmfua a wɔde gyina hɔ ma Galah, koko a ne ho yɛ pink Opaltown na ɛwɔ hɔ Opaltown, kurow dedaw bi a wɔagyaw hɔ wɔ Mayneside opal afuw mu, na wɔsan frɛ no ‘Quilpeta’ a ɛkyerɛ Stone Curlew. Koroit,Yowah ne Eulo na wɔyɛɛ saa Koroit ,Yowah ne Eulo, opal mfuw agye din sɛ ɛyɛ opalaboriginal adwinni sɛnea opals no wɔ abɔde mu nsusuwii a ɛte sɛ wɔn kurom hɔ aboriginal adwinni. Saa opal mfuw yi bɛn Cunnamulla kurow no, aboriginal ma Big Hole anaa nsu a ɛtrɛw a ɛfa Warrego Asubɔnten no ho. Koroit yɛ aboriginal din a wɔde frɛ nsu a atɛkyɛ wom na beae no wɔ dɔte a ɛyɛ den a egyina asase so. AUSTRALIA ANAFOƆ AKWANKYERƐ Andamooka na ɔkyerɛwee Andamooka dii kan frɛɛ no Arndoo-moka',nanso na ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛbɔ din, aboriginal asɛmfua Kuyani a ɛfa adesoa anaa tumi dompe a aboriginal atetesɛm lore. Wɔ afe 1872 mu no, ɔhye so apɔnkɔsotefo huu opal ahorow a ɛda nsu no ani na eyi na efii opal ahopere no ase. Coober Pedy na ɔkyerɛwee Coober Pedy Aboriginefo nsɛmfua “kupa piti”, a wɔtaa susuw sɛ ɛkyerɛ “ɔbarima fitaa a ɔwɔ tokuru mu” anaasɛ fitaa a ɔwɔ tokuru mu bere a atubrafo foforo tutuu ntokuru wɔ asase mu sɛ wɔbɛtra mu de aguan ɔhyew no. Wɔ 1915 mu no, sika kɔkɔɔ hwehwɛfo binom hyehyɛɛ nsraban sɛ wɔrekɔhwehwɛ nsu nanso wohuu opal sɛ ɛda fam na wɔde pegged a edi kan a wɔde bɛma wɔagye sika kɔkɔɔ no. Mfiase no na wɔfrɛ no Stuart Range opal afuw wɔ 1920 mu no, kurow no sesaa din no yɛɛ no nnɛyi din Coober Pedy efisɛ na aborɔfo a wɔretutu ntokuru ahyɛ kurow no mu ma wɔ baabiara! Mintabie na ɔyɛ Mintabie Wɔka sɛ asɛmfua ‘Marla’ yɛ Aboriginefo asɛmfua a ɛkyerɛ ‘kangaroo’, na Mintabie yɛ opal ketewa nanso ɛsow aba kɛse a wɔde ahyɛ mu.Na yiw kangaroo pii da so ara wɔ hɔ a wɔkyinkyin nsase yi so! Lambina na ɔkyerɛwee Wohuu Lambina opal mfuw wɔ 1915 mu sɛ mpɔtam hɔ bɛn cooper Pedy. White cliffs yɛ NSW oldest opal mining field a efii ase wɔ 1889 mu nanso ebeduu 1914 no na wɔayɛ opal fields no ho adwuma na ɛnnɛ opal kakraa bi pɛ na efi opal field a agye din yi mu. WALES ANAFOƆ FOFORO Aprannaa a Ɛyɛ Aprannaa Lightning Ridge agye din wɔ wiase no mu opal tuntum a eye sen biara no ho. Na ɛyɛ din a ɛfata esiane anyinam a ɛbɔ wɔ asase no so bere nyinaa nti. Ɔhwe a ɛyɛ hu sen biara no mu biako yɛ afe 1900 bere a anyinam kum nguan kraman ne nguan 600 enti wɔtoo kurow no din sɛ Lightning Ridge. Mmusuakuw a ɛwɔ mpɔtam hɔ no bi ne Kamilaroi ne Ularai mmusuakuw. Wɔde ɛhɔnom aborɔfo anansesɛm a agye din a wɔfrɛ no Morillas din too mpɔtam hɔ abɔnten so Morilla. Efi ntama a wɔde ayɛ ntama so kosi ahonyade so, ‘Buronya Nwansena’ a wohuu, Lightning Ridge Flash, ne 6 February 1975 :Ɛyɛ bere tenten a etwa to a yɛtee asɛm ankasa a ɛfa obi a awiei koraa no ɔbɔɔ mmɔden pa ho araa ma na obi afi ase resusuw sɛ ne nyinaa yɛ bere a atwam. Fida a etwaam no, saa ɔdetufo yi a ɔrenkyerɛw ne din no kɔɔ fam koduu ne dɔla 20 a etwa to no so. Ná nneɛma asɛe araa ma na ne kar no afi kwan so na na onni sika a ɔde bɛtɔ ne kar no afã horow. Ná onnim nea ɔbɛyɛ ara kwa. Ná ɔko wɔ ha fi 1943, nanso mfe awotwe a atwam ni no, osii gyinae sɛ obetu ntini na ɔde ne ho ahyɛ opal a wotu mu. Fida a etwaam no ɔne ne hokafo sian kɔɔ wɔn tuo no mu kɔyɛɛ adwuma da foforo, na ɛba fam na hwɛ, wohuu kotoku bi a opal fɛfɛ wom. Titiriw no na abo abiɛsa a ɛkyɛn so wɔ hɔ, a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛyɛ den dodo sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsom bo efisɛ na ɛyɛ nwonwa yiye. Nea ɛsõ sen biara no boro carat 19 kakra na ɛte sɛ Buronya ntontom a ne ho yɛ nwonwa na ɛyɛ ɔbo a eye sen biara a ɔkyerɛwfo no ahu pɛn koraa. Ɛyɛ oval tenten a ɛwɔ dome kakra a kɔla ahorow a ɛwɔ spectrum no nyinaa wom, nanso ne titiriw no ɛyɛ borɔdɔma kɔkɔɔ, na ɛwɔ nsensanee tuntum ketewaa bi wɔ mfinimfini, na ɛma ɛyɛ te sɛ Buronya ntontom. Ɛyɛ opal tuntum ho nhwɛso a edi mũ. Asinasin abien a aka no nso yɛ opal tuntum fɛfɛ, a ɛno nso wɔ wɔn ankasa adesuakuw bi mu. Afã biako yɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa, na ɛma ne ho yɛ fɛ, bere a biako nso yɛ kɛse te sɛ almond nnua a ase yɛ ahinanan kakra. Ɛte sɛ nea obiara ntumi mmu aboɔden abo abiɛsa yi sɛ ɛsom bo. Nokwarem no, obiara a wahu wɔn no wɔ adwene bi, na ebia ebinom bɛbɛn agyiraehyɛde no a wɔwɔ abien, nanso nea ɛte sɛ Buronya ntontom no bo yɛ den ara kwa. $5,000 opal specked wɔ kwan so, Lightning Ridge Flash, 29 Ɔbɛnem 1976 :Ɛda so ara betumi aba nnɛ, ɛmfa ho mfiri a emu yɛ duru ne nnwinnade a ɛyɛ nwonwa a wɔde tu fam nyinaa, bere a obi tumi fa opal kɛkɛ no. Mmarimaa nkumaa baanu a wɔrekɔsra abusuafo wɔ Lightning Ridge no kɔɔ speckling hwehwɛɛ fossils wɔ Angledool Road, a ɛbɛn Six-Mile turn-off wɔ Nebea Hill pɛɛ, bere a mmarimaa no mu biako faa nobby bi wɔ ɔkwan no nkyɛn no. Ɛwom sɛ na ɛda kɔla adi de, nanso na ɛnte sɛ biribi titiriw biara. Osusuwii sɛ ebia ɛde dɔla 100 bɛba. Ɔde kɔmaa ne papa nua barima a otwitwaa maa no na wanhyia ɔhaw biara sɛ ɔbɛtɔn ama ɛhɔnom adetɔfo bi gyee dɔla 5,000. Ɛkɔ kɛkɛ na ɛkyerɛ wo sɛ asɛmmisa a nsrahwɛfo pii bisa no: ‘So wubetumi ahu opal wɔ asase atifi?’ ne nokwarem no ɛnyɛ fɛwdi saa wɔ ne nyinaa akyi. Asɛm bi a ɛkyɛe a samufo, ‘Asp’ fossil wura no kyerɛwee. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 28 December 1977 :‘Asp’ yɛ ɔkraman nan a wɔayɛ no opalised a Val ne Robina Boardman ne John ne Val Bolton huu wɔ December 1971 mu, wɔ Shearers’ Six-Mile. Na wɔreyɛ efĩ a ɛwɔ soro a ɛwɔ asɛm bi a ɛne baabi a Neville Bell huu Red Robin no ntam nware no ho adwuma, bere a Val Bolton yii saa tetefo nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi fii atɛkyɛ no mu no. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ na ne tenten yɛ nsateakwaa biako, na ne mu duru boro karat 10, na na ɛyɛ ahwehwɛ tuntum fɛfɛ bi. Wɔde asinasin no maa adetɔfo ahorow. Obiako, a merenka ne ho asɛm no kae sɛ ne bo yɛ dɔla 250 pɛ, efisɛ ɛrentwa ahwehwɛ pii! Wɔde mfonini ahorow kɔmaa wiase nyinaa kɔmaa nnipa a wɔagye din a wɔboaboa nneɛma ano ne Smithsonian Asoɛe nso sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobehu nea ebetumi ayɛ ankasa. Awiei koraa no Australia CSIRO hui sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkraman nan a wɔayɛ no opalised. Awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ mmere a emu yɛ den hyɛɛ ahokafo no ma wɔyɛɛ wɔn sikasɛm tebea ho nhwehwɛmu ntɛmntɛm na wɔtɔn afã no maa Castro, wɔ Glengarry, gyee $1,000. Esiane sɛ na Castro pɛ opal ankasa nti, ɔkaa ntam sɛ ɔrentɔn anaasɛ ɔrentwitwa da, na ɔde asinasin no siee ne ahobammɔ mu kosii sɛ adwowtwa kɛse no bae wɔ asram kakraa bi akyi. Wobuu Peter Malcolm a kan no na ɔyɛ Three-Mile no fɔ sɛ wawia sikakorabea a na nneɛma afoforo a ɛsom bo pii wom no. Malcolm kae sɛ ɔtow nneɛma a ɛsom bo no guu Ourimbah Asubɔnten a ɛwɔ Gosford atifi fam pɛɛ no mu. Ɛyɛ den sɛ wubegye adi sɛ anka obi betumi ayɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ hu saa. Val Boardman da so ara bu ne mfonini pii a efi mfonini ahorow a opal mfoninitwafo a ne ho akokwaw Len Cram twae no mu no sɛ ɛsom bo. Dr Archie Kalokerinos nso bu slide bi a ɔfaa a ɛfa ‘Asp’ a ɛkyerɛ nsenia no pefee, na ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɔde di dwuma wɔ ne opal slide ahoboa no hwɛ titiriw mu no sɛ ɛsom bo. Edin Asp no fi adwene a na wodii kan nyae sɛ nhwɛsode no yɛ ɔwɔ bi a ɔtraa ase ansa na abakɔsɛm reba no fã na edin no bata ho. Akwanhyia a Ɛsii wɔ Tuo Mu wɔ Nobby fie. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 13 Ɔpɛpɔn 1979 :Fida 7 September, bɛyɛ anɔpa 8:54 no, akwanhyia bi sii wɔ Wally Biegel asɛm a ɔkae wɔ Bobby a ɛmaa mmarima baanu pirapirae. Wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ asɛm a wɔkae no mu saa anɔpa no ne Wally ne ne hokafo Wally Rudin, a na Ian Arnold, mpɔtam hɔ sukuu kyerɛkyerɛfo, Heinrich Meter ne Norbert Frez rehwɛ wɔn. Ná ɛyɛ sukuu nnapɔnna na Norbert ne Heinrich fi Switzerland aba wɔ May mu nkyɛe sɛ wɔrebɛsra hɔ. Wally Biegel nkutoo ayɛ adwuma wɔ asɛm no ho bɛyɛ mfe 10 ni. Ɛyɛ dapɛn a etwaam no nkutoo na ɔfaa ɔhokafo bi na osii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adwuma wɔ ɔtopae no fã pɔtee yi. Na wɔresian anammɔn 20 reprapra kar dedaw bi mu bere a anhweatam bi fii ɔdan no atifi hwee ase, na ɛyɛɛ Ian pining na ɛbɔɔ Heinrich kɔɔ ɔfã biako. Ntɛm ara na Rudin kɔhwehwɛɛ mmoa, na ɔne Oduruyɛfo Ahmed, Nursing Sisters a wɔwɔ Health Centre, ne kuw a wogye nkurɔfo no dii nkitaho. Anhweatam no de Ian kyekyeree fam, nanso anigyesɛm ne sɛ, mullock a ɛbɛn hɔ a wɔaboaboa ano na ɛsoa emu duru no fã kɛse no ara, bere a na Heinrich abubu no akɔ nkyɛn wɔ amamfõ no mu na otumi de ne ho. Wɔfrɛɛ Walgett Ambulance no, nanso na Ian wɔ Akwahosan Asoɛe hɔ dedaw bere a ɛbaa hɔ no. Na tebea no te saa araa ma oduruyɛfo no sii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛfa RAAF nnuruyɛfo kuw bi mu wɔ wimhyɛn a wɔde nhyɛso ahyɛ mu a wɔayɛ no titiriw sɛ wɔbɛyɛ oprehyɛn ntɛm ara mu, sɛ ɛho hia a. Hercules C130H, a efi 36 th Squadron, a ɛwɔ Richmond no duu hɔ awia 2:30 na ofii hɔ awia 3:50, na nnipa 14 na wɔwɔ mu sɛ wɔrebɛboa wɔn a wɔapirapira no. Yɛte ase bere a yɛkɔ press no sɛ Ian Heinrich baanu nyinaa wɔ Royal North Shore Ayaresabea na Ian anom abubu na wosusuw sɛ Heinrich akyi abubu. Ian adi mfe 23 na Heinrich adi mfe 28. Ratter abrannaa a wohuu, Lightning Ridge Flash, 20 March 1980 :Sɛnea nnipa dodow no ara nim sɛ ratter yɛ ‘obi’ a ɔkɔ fam wɔ ɔtopaefo foforo asɛm so, wɔ ɔkwan a mmara mma ho kwan so, sɛ obi a ɔyɛ adwuma anadwo. Nsɛm bi wɔ hɔ a wɔakyere ratters na wɔabɔ wɔn ka kɛse, na wɔde asɛm no kɔdan asɛnnibea na wɔtew wɔn ka so ma ɛyɛ ketewaa bi kɛkɛ. Ɛte sɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ yɛn mmara nhyehyɛe no mu nsakrae anibere so, anyɛ yiye koraa no, ɛdefa ratters a wobu wɔn fɔ no ho. Ɛnyɛ sɛ saa nsɛmmɔnedi yi kɔ so nko, na mmom ɛte sɛ nea ɛrebɛyɛ adwuma kɛse a asiane wom wɔ Lightning Ridge ha. Adeyɛ a etwa to no sii bere a na wuranom no wɔ nnapɔnna mu no. Ansa na wɔrekɔ no wɔkyerɛw wɔn dua no, wɔde tin bi sii ɔpon no so na wɔde opal dɔte kataa so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ mullock dump, nanso ratters no huu na wohuu kwan kɔɔ mu Bere a wowiee no wɔde dedaw bi kataa ɔpon no so ɔpon no, efĩ a wɔaboaboa ano atwa ho ahyia, enti sɛ wufi akyi a, na ɛte sɛ nea nsrahwɛfo de noodles ahyɛ aboaboa no mu. Pat McErlaine ne Ray Enklement a wɔretu fagude wɔ Potch Point no huu sɛnea wɔabue no bere a wofii wɔn akwamma bae no. Na ratter no agyaw antweri bi a ɛsensɛn shaft no mu, wɔn a wotu fam wɔ Potch Point nyinaa ahaw wɔn wɔ ratters ho fi bere a wɔbɔɔ mmɔden wɔ koko no atifi no. Wɔn a wotu fam no binom de ahwɛfo a wɔn ani da hɔ asi hɔ, bere a afoforo da wɔn lɔre ahorow mu na wɔwɛn wɔn nsɛm a wɔka no. Nnipa baanu a wotu fam de lɔre bi sii wɔn dan no so, na ade kyee anɔpa no wohui sɛ wɔatu akɔ baabi foforo. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ nnipa binom nim wɔn a wɔyɛ ratters no, nanso wosuro dodo sɛ wobehu wɔn esiane suro a wosuro sɛ wɔbɛtɔ wɔn so ka nti. Mpɛn pii no, wɔn a wotu fam no nya bere a emu yɛ den wɔ opal a wotu fagude a ɛte ase wɔ Lightning Ridge no mu, na efi bere a wɔde mfiri ne ne ka a wɔde tu mmirika bae no, wɔ wɔn a wɔn ani nnye ho no fam no, abɛyɛ den yiye. Ebinom, wɔ mfe pii a wɔde ayɛ adwumaden akyi no, wɔforo opal anaa nsɛnkyerɛnne pa, nanso ratters no yɛ wɔn de bere nyinaa, na wɔtaa nya cream no. Gyinabea a ratters wɔ wɔ ha mprempren no yɛ nea ɛpae kɛse esiane sɛ mmusua pii wɔ paanoo no so nti. Ɛnyɛ asotwe nyɛ mmuae ma mmaratofo a wɔabu wɔn fɔ; ebia wɔbɛpam wɔn afi mfuw mu ne afiase asotwe a emu yɛ den a ɛbɛboa ma asiane yi nyinaa so atew kɛkɛ. Sikakorabea cheque ahorow a wɔayɛ no atoro. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 24 December 1981 :Wɔn a wotu fam no nyaa anigye guan dapɛn yi fii wɔn opal a wowiaa wɔn bere a wɔkyeree mmarima baasa sɛ wɔde cheque a ɛnyɛ nokware twaam no. Ná wɔakyerɛw check akɔma wɔn a wotu fam no de agye dɔla 100,000 bere a Terry Abraham, sikakorabea akontaabufo a ɔwɔ mpɔtam hɔ no huu check abien a nɔma koro na ɛwɔ so na ɔfrɛɛ polisifo no. Wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nnwuma afoforo dɔnhwerew fã bere a wɔkyeree opal tɔfo no wɔ bowling kuw no mu akyi. Wɔkyeree nnipa baanu a wɔne wɔn yɛ mmaratofo a wɔde ahopere fii kurow no mu wɔ ɔkwan bi a wɔatoto mu wɔ Walgett. Mmarima baasa no bɛkɔ asɛnnibea wɔ Walgett dapɛn yi. Miner a wokum no. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 24 Ɔpɛpɔn 1984 :Dwoda 5 July no, wohuu Ignac Hazic a wadi mfe 42 a otu opal wɔ Lightning Ridge no funu sɛ wawu wɔ ɔman a emu dɔ mu wɔ Four-Mile. Da a atwam no na wɔn a wotu fam a na wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn hɔ no ahu nnwinnade a ɛyɛ Hazic dea, na bere a wɔsan bae da a edi hɔ no na wohui sɛ wɔantu no wosusuwii sɛ biribi anyɛ yiye, na wɔbɔɔ polisifo amanneɛ. Egyee nnɔnhwerew abiɛsa ne fã ansa na wɔregye no afi asehwe no mu, na na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde anhweatam akɛse gyina so na wotwa ansa na wɔatumi adu ne nkyɛn wɔ tebea horow a asiane wom kɛse mu. Wobuu akontaa sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, na wakɔ hɔ nnɔnhwerew 36. Wɔn a wotu fam no kunkum nantwi ba. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 14 Ɔpɛpɔn 1985 :Mfeɛ pii mu no, nnipa kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde ahyɛ wɔn ankasa nsam sɛ wɔbɛnya wɔn nam nneɛma afiri Lorne Station. Ɛyɛ awerɛhow ampa sɛ yebehu nantwi ba kumaa bi a wɔatwa ne nan anan sɛnea yɛyɛe no, da a edi anyinam ahoɔden ahum a ano yɛ den a ɛbɔe wɔ January mfiase no akyi. Nna yi yɛn nso, sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛnya yɛn asetrade na sɛ wɔkum aboa bi a ne bo yɛ den saa a, wɔte adehwere no nka ankasa. Mfe pii a atwam no yɛagyina nnipa pii a na wɔwɔ paanoo nhama so no akyi, a wɔmpow obiara. Nanso sɛ obi hu nea efii asɛm a ɛyɛ abufuw a esii te sɛ eyi mu ba a – obi fi ase susuw ho sɛ hena ankasa, wɔ yɛn mfinimfini no, otumi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛte saa. ‘Halley’s Comet’ a wohuu no. Aprannaa a Ɛhyerɛn, 19 June 1986 :Tumifo kuw bi a wonim wɔn wɔ mpɔtam hɔ sɛ Lunatic Hill Syndicate ahu opal tuntum nobby kɛse bi a ne mu duru bɛyɛ bɛboro carat 2,200! Wɔkyerɛ sɛ eyi ne nobby kɛse a ɛwɔ hɔ, na wɔato din ‘Halley’s Comet’, efisɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ okyinnsoromma no pue wɔ yɛn wim wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi mu. Wohuu opal kɛse no ankasa wɔ October 1985 mu, nanso ɛyɛ bere a epuei wɔ ɔman television so wɔ ɔsram yi mfiase ansa na wɔde dɔla ɔpepem asia a wohuu no ho asɛm bɛdaa adi wɔ baguam. Lunatic Hill Syndicate kasamafo bi ka sɛ nobby no kyerɛ gem class black opal a ɛyɛ borɔdɔma ne ahabammono. Wɔn wuranom se wɔbɛpɛ sɛ wohu sɛ Australia Aban no tɔ ɔbo no sɛ Mfirihyia Ɔha Abien afahyɛ no fã. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔbo no kɛse te sɛ ɔbarima nsa a wɔakyekyere no. Opal a wɔntaa nhu wɔ QueenslandWɔ 1885 mu no, na wɔabue sika kɔkɔɔ afuw foforo bi wɔ Palmer Asubɔnten mantam mu nkyɛe, na na nnipa a wɔhwehwɛ sika kɔkɔɔ, wɔn a wotu fam, wɔn a wɔhwɛ sotɔɔ ahorow so ne Chinafo a wɔtaa di afra no ahyɛ mu ma dodo. Bere a na ɛsen biara no, na aborɔfo a wotu fam bɛyɛ 30,000 ne Chinafo 25,000 na wɔtutu fam. Ná aduan ho yɛ na na na wɔretu anantwi kuw bi akɔ soro akɔma nantwinam. Ná Delpard abusua a wofi Wyndomel Gyinabea, a ɛwɔ anafo fam atubraman no mu no dea. Ná Clement Tyrell, Engiresini aberante bi reboa Delpards abusua no ne wɔn mmabea baanu, Lucy ne Laura, ma wɔahwɛ gyinabea no so. Wɔ bere a na opal mfuw a ɛwɔ Queensland anafo fam atɔe no rebue mu no, wohuu ogya bepɔw mu opal fɛfɛ bi wɔ akwanhyia mu wɔ Queensland atifi fam mmepɔw so. Tyrell fii akwantu bi a ɛboro akwansin apem ase. Da koro bi na ɛte sɛ nea biribi rehyerɛn wɔ owia mu, bere a ɔbɛn no no, hann no danee biribi a ɛhyerɛn wɔ fam. Ɔsiane kɔɔ fam na ɔfaa no na ɛbɛdaa adi sɛ ɛyɛ opal kɛseɛ bi a ne nsɛsoɔ te sɛ ofie bi atifi bɛyɛ nsateakwaa mmienu na ne tɛtrɛtɛ bɛyɛ nsateakwaa mmienu. Asinasin a ɛwɔ Tyrell nsam no hyerɛn wɔ ogya a wɔadi afra a ɛyɛ ruby, topaz, emerald ne sapphire a wɔayɛ no nsensanee mu. Ahintasɛm Opal Miner - Carney JimmyBɛyɛ mfe ɔhaha 100 a atwam ni no, na obi dedaw bi a wotu opal wɔ Queensland anafo fam atɔe a na ɔyɛ ɔkwasea dodo sɛ ɔbɛtɔ nam. Ná ɔtaa kyekyere akraman na odi wɔn. Afei nso, sɛnea amanneɛbɔ bi kyerɛ no, ɔde nkyene guu ne pɔnkɔ a ɔte n’atenae so no bere a onyin wui akyi. Na ɔyɛ Scotlandni ne ɔkwasea, na ɔno nkutoo ne din a abakɔsɛm de nim no sɛ ‘Carney Jimmy’. Carney ne kwae mu nipa no din a wɔde frɛ akraman a wɔn kɔn yɛ frill a na wɔyɛ n’aduan titiriw no fã. Wɔkyerɛ sɛ na wasua sɛnea wodi bere a na ɔne Aboriginefo te no. Ná Jimmy ano yɛ den na wankyerɛ dodow a onya fii n’atopae no mu da. Ɛnnɛ mpo nnipa bi wɔ hɔ a wogye di sɛ ahonyade bi da baabi a wɔasie wɔ Carney Jimmy asɛm no so. Ná ɔyɛ ɔbarima a ɔyɛ komm te sɛ bere biara a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ opal afuw mu, ɛwom sɛ na nsɛm bi ka sɛ osua nhoma yiye de. Wanfi ne pɛ mu amfa ne ho nsɛm biara amma da, nanso na wɔpɛ n’asɛm, sɛnea ɔmaa obiara kwan ma n’ani gye ne ho no. Ne kasa a ɔde kasa no daa ne Scotlandni adi na nkrataa a onyaa no nkutoo fi Scotland, nanso na obiara nnim onii a ofi hɔ da. Ɔsan nso nyaa Scotland atesɛm nkrataa na n’ani gyee asase a wɔwoo no no ho kɛse – nokwarem no, ɛboroo nea onyae wɔ Australia no so koraa. Nea ɔtopae, ‘The Little Wonder’ no, yɛɛ crystal opal pii kɛse. Esiane sɛ Carney Jimmy asɛm no kaa ho nti, na wɔn a wotu fam no susuw bere nyinaa sɛ ɔno nso anya ahonyade kɛse. Ná n’ani nwu n’aduan a ɛyɛ akraman ho koraa, nokwarem no, na ɔtaa ka sɛ wɔma ahoɔden kɛse. Na wonnim no da sɛ ɔtɔ nam, nkesua anaa esiam, nanso pɛnkoro anaa mprenu afe biara na ɔtɔ aburow kakra ne tii bi. Wɔ bere mu no, na ɔkɔ di goanna nkesua na na ɔtaa noa mprako-dapɛn, a ɔfrɛɛ no kwae mu kabege. Wɔkyerɛe sɛ Jimmy wɔ anigye na akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɔyɛɛ adwumaden. Nsonsonoe kɛse biako a ɛda ɔne afoforo a wotu fam no ntam ne sɛ na ɔno nkutoo na ɔyɛ adwuma. Ɛyɛɛ obiara nwonwa sɛ bere bi ogyee asɛm bi a wɔkae sɛ ɔbɛkɔ fã wɔ fekubɔ bi a ɔne Joe Bridle yɛe no toom. Wɔboom yɛɛ adwuma wɔ beae foforo a wotu fagude, Yellow Nell, na bere tiaa bi no, Jimmy traa ase sɛnea ɛsɛ, na odii damper ne bacon ne nkesua mpo. Opal a wɔde ahyɛ mu no maa opal a ɛyɛ fɛ a Bridle tɔn ne kyɛfa wɔ mu gyee dɔla 280, nanso Carney sɛn ne de no so. Ná wonnim no da sɛ ɔtɔn opal. Bere a opal no gyaee wɔ ɔtopae no mu no, Carney san kɔɔ n’ankonam asetra ne n’akraman a wɔakyekyere wɔn no mu. Carney kokoamsɛm ho anigye a na wɔwɔ no yɛɛ kɛse araa ma na wɔtaa hwɛ no yiye. Obiara annyɛ n’adwene sɛ obewia ne opal no, anyɛ yiye koraa no, ɛnyɛ bere a ɔda so te ase no, na wɔpɛ sɛ wohu ho asɛm kɛkɛ. Ná ɔyɛ kokoam ade araa ma na wɔn a wotu fam no mu pii ntaa nka sɛ sare so nsoromma ne dingo nkutoo na wobehu baabi a ɔde n’akorade no sie da. Ɛte sɛ nea dede ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa fi Carney asɛm a ɔkae anadwo no mu bae. Dede a na ɛtaa ba ne pick a ɛyɛ dede a ano yɛ den a ɛwɔ anhweatam so no. Mpɛn pii no, na mmarima wea wɔn ho wɔ esum kata so sɛ wɔrekɔhwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so, nanso bere a wɔrebɛn Carney asɛm no, na dede no gyae. Sɛ Carney ate biribi a ɛrebɛn a, na ɔwɔ aso a ɛyɛ nwonwa. Na ɛte sɛ nea ɛda adi kɛse sɛ ɔwɔ nkate a ɛto so asia a ɛbɔ no kɔkɔ wɔ nkurɔfo a wɔba bɛhwɛ no wɔ kokoam ho. Nanso mpɛn pii no, bere a nea ɔhyɛn mu no kɔ no, na dede no fi ase bio. Carney nso de ne pɔnkɔ a ɔyɛ soronko mmom no tutuu akwan a ɛyɛ ahintasɛm anadwo. Nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ fael no so gye dii sɛ ɔde opal rekɔ baabi a wɔbɛhyiam wɔ sum mu. Ná Carney pɔnkɔ no yɛ brumby bi a na n’awo awie mfe pii a atwam ni. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ na onni ti nhwi na onni sẽ na wɔ akwan bi so no na n’asetra te sɛ ne wura de. Te sɛ Carney no, ne pɔnkɔ no puei ara kwa wɔ afuw mu anɔpa bi. Obiara nnim baabi a ofi na Carney amfa nsɛm biara amma. Ná ɔpɔnkɔ no nkɔɔ ɔmantam no mu da. Mpɛn pii no, na Carney ma ɔpɔnkɔ no kɔ akyirikyiri kilomita 15 na bere ne bere mu no na ɔde no san ba nsraban mu. Carney traa ne so anadwo bere nyinaa wɔ n’akwantu ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa no mu. So na ɛyɛ sɛ wɔbɛtɔn opal anaasɛ wɔde besie? Obiara anhu da. Baabiara a ɔbɛkɔ no, na ne hintabea no nbɛn, efisɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a na ɔtra hɔ nnansa anaa nnanan. Mmarima kakraa bi bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobedi n’akyi nanso bere nyinaa na wodi nkogu. Awiei koraa no, anadwo bi ɔpɔnkɔ no wui. Nkurɔfo kae sɛ watra ase akyɛ asen ne mfaso a ɛwɔ so no na Carney Jimmy kum no de hwehwɛɛ aduan. Na ɛyɛ nokware sɛ bɛyɛ bere a ɔpɔnkɔ no wui no, na Carney sesa n’aduan. Wɔde nam a wɔde nkyene ayɛ pii kyekyeree mulgas no ntam ma ɛyow. Carney kae sɛ ɛyɛ kangaroo nam, nanso nsa dedaw kae sɛ ɛyɛ Carney pɔnkɔ. Wantra ase ankyɛ ansen ne pɔnkɔ no. Peter Nurra, Aborigineni bi a na ɛte sɛ nea ɔbɛn Carney sen obiara no huu no sɛ ɔda fam wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn ne nsraban no. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Nurra sɛ ɔwɔ aka no, nanso ɛbɛyɛ yiye efisɛ ɔrebɛyɛ nhabannuru tii a ano yɛ den a ‘ɛbɛsiesie no’. Carney wui wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn mulgas akuwakuw a na ɔde kyekyere ne pɔnkɔ no. Enti Scotlandni a ɔyɛ komm, ahintasɛm ho asɛm no baa awiei. N’akorade ho anigye kɔɔ so traa ase na na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔasie no ansa na wɔretetew ne nsraban mu wɔ n’ahonyade hwehwɛ a na adagyew nnim no mu. Ná Carney de asie yiye, efisɛ wɔanhu da. Ɛnnɛ, anhweatam so nsoromma nkutoo na wonim baabi a ɛhintaw wɔ saa nkoko a ɛyɛ ankonam na dingo ahyɛ hɔ ma no so. |
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