A Hard Working Miner

This figure was part of the display in the Rubyvale Miners Heritage Walk-In Sapphire Mine. He is demonstrating the use of a sieve to separate the gems from the dirt.

Rubyvale Sapphire Mine and Fossicking Fun

July 31st 2014
Early in the morning I heard some strange grunting outside the van and thought it may be kangaroos or the cattle (though it didn’t sound bovine). I didn’t bother to investigate but just went back to sleep. Then, as I was dressing around 8.30am, I saw a camel cross the main road. I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I grabbed my camera and went to see if I’d seen correctly. Sure enough, just down ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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