Peter’s Story Part 2
A Trainee Geological Draftsman With schooling finished I really had no idea where my life would take me. I knew I wanted to do something with geology. My problem was that my academic results were not high enough to further …
Tag: Australian Gemboree
The first Australian Gemboree was held in the Warrumbungle National Park in 1965. The Gemboree is an event held annually at Easter and is a gathering point for gem collectors and fossickers. It attracts a large crowd and runs for several days.
Peter’s Story Part 1
Peter age 16 with one of his amethyst specimens
Peter’s Story part 1 starts in Grabben Gullen, a sleepy little one horse town about an hours drive north east of Canberra. Not far from here is a creek that nature deposited in its gravel beautiful blue sapphires. I first …