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Friday, 24 July 2015

Anakie, Qld

Rainbow lorikeets find a comfortable perch while others enjoy some seed.
Ratings: CP ** Surroundings **


A lesson in panning for sapphires!


A focused and determined fossicker! Sapphires were first reported in the Gemfields in the 1870's and commercial mining had begun by 1890. It declined after 1935 but the 1960's began a new phase with tourism, recreational mining and fossicking becoming popular.


Torchlight emphasizes the myriad of sapphire colours found!

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