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Topic: Rubyvale, Queensland

	Walkabout - Anakie
		The entrepreneurial spirit of Rubyvale and Sapphire is emblazoned on the trees that are passed on the way into town.
		Between Rubyvale and Sapphire are the large-scale sapphire operations where heavy equipment converts the countryside into a bizarre moonscape.
		Rubyvale is a slightly more substantial settlement with a small shopping centre and a pub.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDAnakie.shtml (777 words)

	Emerald, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emerald is a town and Local Government Area located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia.
		To the west of the town is an area known as The Gemfields, with small towns such as Sapphire and Rubyvale indicating the type of gems found there.
		The Fairbairn Dam, a short drive to the south of the town, was opened in 1972, and holds back the waters of Lake Maraboon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emerald,_Queensland (286 words)

	Fossicking - Queensland Gemstones & Fossicking Holiday Guide with QLD Maps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At 43km west of Emerald a crossroad leads to Anakie township and to the north a sealed road leads 18km to the small townships of Sapphire and Rubyvale, from where a network of unsealed roads and tracks connect the various mining and fossicking localities.
		Much of the area between Rubyvale and Sapphire was opened to machine mining at this time.
		For the central Queensland anakie gemfields this essentially continued the previous arrangements for recreational and tourist fossicking.
	www.fossicking.com.au /fossicking_in_QLD (1185 words)

	Fossicking and Mining for gemstones and Gold in Australia for Tourists and Aussies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Queensland Fossicking Guide' has been produced for people interested in fossicking as a recreational activity, regardless of their level of experience or knowledge.
		In Queensland, fossicking is regulated and administered by the Department of Mines and Energy.
		The central Queensland gemfields centred on the small town of Anakie are known worldwide for their sapphire deposits.
	www.fossicking.com.au (1693 words)

	Real Treasures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rubyvale is the home of Australias largest walk-in underground sapphire mine.
		If luck is not on your side and your fossicking skills do not bestow reward, Rubyvale and Sapphire proudly present some of the most well appointed and high-quality commercial gem galleries in the country.
		Rubyvale and Sapphire are jewels in the Central Queensland crown.
	www.tq.com.au /tq_com/industry/branding/central-queensland/regional-media-kits/real-treasures.cfm (199 words)

	On The Road Day 2 — Rubyvale :: ABC Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rubyvale is full of characters and Fran Dougal at the Miners Heritage Mine (from where we broadcast the program) is one of them.
		In Rubyvale taking a tour through the tunnels of an underground mine is a must.
		The very steady handed Kym Wilson decided it was time for a lifestyle change, he moved from Brisbane to Rubyvale with his family and now works to his own schedule about three days a week and creates some original pieces for clients all over the country.
	www.abc.net.au /queensland/stories/s1241572.htm (684 words)

	Real Estate, Property, Land and Homes for Sale, lease and rent - realestate.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located just a few minutes from the Rubyvale Pub is this 1 bedroom house which would be ideal as a holiday home or renovators delight.
		Set in a quiet area of Rubyvale this property is ideal for those who want to get away from it all.
		Situated in the Gemfields Mining town of Rubyvale this well presented home is an ideal escape from the city life.
	realestate.com.au /directory/.../qld/_region/rubyvale.html (401 words)

	projects
		The project Rubyvale was initiated to source raw sapphires, which when faceted are used in the production of stylus cutting heads.
		The artwork involved travelling to the communities of Rubyvale, Sapphire and Emerald where 90% of the worlds sapphires are mined, a journey of two thousand kilometres from Canberra.
		The aim of the project was to completes a cycle of events in which sapphires extracted from Central Queenland would be cut and facetted ready to use in the cutting head of a record making machine being constructed in Britain for a show on my return.
	home.clara.net /calum/aus/projects/projmain.html (1164 words)

	Rubyvale Fossicking Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rubyvale, is one of the six areas of Designated Fossicking Land on the central Queensland sapphire fields where recreational and tourist fossicking is possible under simple Fossickers Licences without the need to contact the relevant landowners.
		Camping is allowed for a maximum period of 3 months on any one area, except within 1.5km of the Sapphire and Rubyvale Post Offices.
		A camping permit is required, which can be obtained for the payment of a small fee from the Emerald, Rockhampton, Mackay and Brisbane offices of the Department or the local businesses that issue the Fossickers Licences.
	www.gemfields.com /sapphires/tourist_guide/where_rubyvale.html (333 words)

	Fossicking areas, designated fossicking lands and 'general permission' areas
		Located on the central Queensland gemfields, Big Bessie is a small area which lies within the Sapphire Designated Fossicking Land.
		Divide is located west of Rubyvale on the central Queensland gemfields.
		Located on the central Queensland gemfields, this fossicking land is situated at Rubyvale, and extends north and west of the township.
	www.nrm.qld.gov.au /mines/fossicking/designated_lands.html (1698 words)

	Capricorn Central Highlands and Gemfields
		Central Highlands and the Gemfields Central Queensland is a gem of a place in more ways than one.
		At the Rubyvale Gem Gallery and Safari Tours you can take a 4WD tour of the gemfields, then do a little shopping at the gallery, enjoy a devonshire tea and take in some gem cutting and jewellry making.
		Still in Rubyvale, The Capricornia Gems and Crafts offers high quality sapphires, zircons and other gems, which are cut and polished on the premises.
	www.sunzine.com.au /rockhampton/2rhigh.htm (751 words)

	Index
		These are pictures of flora, kangaroo, orchids and exotic plants at the Tablelands Queensland Australia during 1998 by HomeBoy, Liz and Allan.
		These are captioned pictures of sights and flora at Bundaberg Queensland Australia during 1998 by HomeBoy, Liz and Allan.
		These are pictures of flora, kangaroo, orchids and exotic plants and fishing at the Tablelands Queensland Australia during 1998 by HomeBoy, Liz and Allan.
	homeboys-adventures-in-australia.com /sitemap/index2.html (643 words)

	Sapphire Safaris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The gemfields area of central Queensland encompasses the towns of Anakie, Sapphire, Rubyvale and Willows.
		In 1899, the area received a boost when sapphires and other jewels from Queensland were displayed at the Earl's Court Exhibition in London.
		Gem and goldfields always seem to attract their share of unusual people and Queensland is no different.
	getaway.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=17753 (538 words)

	Fossicking, Gemfields Sapphire & Tourism portal to Australian Sapphires and the CQ Gemfields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The International became a work-horse and was once called upon to retrieve some drill stems from a bore-hole which had become so tightly wedged that the horses, normally used for the purpose, were unable to extract them.
		On 25 March 1958 Harry and his son, Roy, were travelling from Anakie to Rubyvale when, about two miles past May Creek, Harry experienced chest pains and died at the wheel.
		Roy took the truck to Rubyvale and put it in the shed at their home, 'Black Star House', where it remained until 1979.
	www.gemfields.com /contents.php?id=88 (512 words)

	Emonson Ancestry
		This was baron, harsh landscape that attracted very private men who often were escaping some issue in their life.
		One author went so far as to say that “Live folks are only dead folks warmed over!” That is an extreme statement to make, but there is no doubt that the breed of the man is a very great factor in his mental and physical composition.
		Even here in Rubyvale (Queensland, Australia), there are breeds of people whom I have known for 2 or 3 generations, and they nearly all, when tested, show a dark spot, either a mental or moral blindness, which seems incurable.
	users.tpg.com.au /robemo (4468 words)

	CQU Emerald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Research Officer, Ruth Wood has lodged a successful application with the Centre for Social Science Research to have ten questions assessing attitudes towards domestic and family violence included on its annual Central Queensland Social Survey.
		Silent Sundays/Locker Room Talks, Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, [2002 - ], a project of the Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Central Queensland University, Mackay, Queensland.
		The aim is to inform children of violence-free methods for enjoying, playing and supporting sport and to encourage kids to transfer violence-free behaviours to other aspects of their lives.
	www.emerald.cqu.edu.au /tourism.html (433 words)

	Tellem - Buggerem Close, Rubyvale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Central Queensland Gemfields, situated around the appropriately named towns of Emerald, Rubyvale, Sapphire, Anakie and the Willows Gemfields, is the most productive area in the world for beautiful sapphires.
		A case in point is a street in downtown Rubyvale by the unlikely name of Tellem-Buggerem Close.
		At the Miners Heritage and Bobby Dazzler walk-in mines, visitors are taken underground to see how some of the sapphires are extracted, while at Pat's Gems in Rubyvale, families can sift through buckets of wash sand in the hope of finding a sapphire or two.
	www.tq.com.au /index.cfm?3F7EA704-ABE0-497E-6268-CC351BF8D09E (512 words)

	Rubyvale - Queensland Holidays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located off the Capricorn Highway, in Queensland's Central Highlands, Rubyvale offers comfortable accommodation within a hotel or cabin as well as holiday units and a van park.
		And if you're unsuccessful finding your own gem, the Rubyvale Gem Gallery has local sapphire jewellery for sale.
		Rubyvale also has a local pub for meals and drinks and a local service station, the nearest hospital is located at Emerald.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /central_queensland/rubyvale.cfm (79 words)

	CQ Sapphire Gemfields
		The Central Queensland Sapphire Gemfields are located on the Tropic of Capricorn approximately 350kms west of Rockhampton, Queensland Australia.(50 kms west of Emerald).
		Access is by sealed roads to the townships of Anakie, Sapphire, Rubyvale and The Willows.
		The Central Queensland Sapphire Gemfields are one of the largest Sapphire bearing area in the would and one of the few area left that are accessible to the general public.
	cqgemfields.nqld.net /?N=A (346 words)

	QUEENSLAND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES, ATTRACTIONS, QUEENSLAND, QLD, AUSTRALIA
		There are a large number of Attractions located in various regions, towns and cities within Queensland.
		Use the map as reference to find out where a particular town or city is located in Queensland.
		If you are having difficulty finding a particular place, simply type it into the search engine at the top of the page.
	australianexplorer.com /tourist_attractions/queensland/index.php?... (132 words)

	Capricorn accommodation, Queensland, Australia
		Central Queensland is a gem of a place in more ways than one.
		There are few parts of Australia where the names of the towns so reflect their character as in the Central Highlands and Gemfields.
		At Rubyvale Gem Gallery and 4WD Safari Tours you can take a tour of the gemfields, do a little shopping at the Gallery and enjoy a devonshire tea.
	www.travelaustralia.com.au /qld/capricorn-4.html (528 words)

	Homepage - Car950 - Sids and Kids Trek 2004. Fundraising for the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS
		The Thiess SIDS Trek for Kids 2004, is a fundraising event of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Queensland.
		The official starting point is the Emu Park Surf Lifesavers Club and the trek finishes on Saturday the 24th April at Sarina Beach, at the Sarina Surf Lifesavers club.
		Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Queensland (SIDS and Kids Queensland) was originally established twenty-one years ago to provide support for families devestated by the sudden and unexpected death of a child from SIDS.
	www.geocities.com /sidstrek2004 (526 words)

	Accommodation
		We are centrally located in the heart of Rubyvale.
		Conveniently located in a peaceful bush setting, just 1km from Rubyvale, our clean, modern units are the ideal base for exploring the gemfields.
		Our fully self-contained, three bedroom cottage is located in a serene setting at Rubyvale on the Central Queensland Gemfields.
	www.bluehollowmine.com.au /accomodation.html (170 words)

	petercollins
		After working for General Motors in Sydney, Melbourne and Central New South Wales for many years, Peter arrived in Warwick, (Queensland) in 1981 and became Sub-Editor of the local daily newspaper.
		He and a group of locals formed a club and pursued the hobby of fossicking, facetting and fun.
		Peter and Wife Heather inspecting the billy boulders in a Sapphire mine at Rubyvale, Central Queensland, 1993.
	www.ozbird.com /oz/petercollins.htm (152 words)

	On tour with Ingrid Just - photogallery :: ABC Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Travelling along Queensland's very own Route 66, the Capricorn Highway, you meet some extraordinary characters while seeing some amazing parts of our vast countryside.
		From cooking up a storm at the Dingo Roadhouse, to finding a fortune in sapphires at Rubyvale and living life on the land, this selection of photos captures part of the spirit of leaving the coast behind and heading west.
		Follow the journey as the Drive team travels west from Rockhampton to Dingo, Rubyvale, Alpha, Barcaldine and Ilfracombe.
	www.abc.net.au /queensland/stories/s1247527.htm (225 words)

	Reddestone sapphires - Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To us, this represents much of the production from Queensland which is very different from the sapphire from our part of Australia - the New England region of NSW.
		I was most impressed with the blues from Reddistone Creek, but really fell in love with the fancies from Queensland.
		You mention Great Northern - they have sold all their Queensland gem interests and are I believe trying to get out of their remaining Kings Plain mine, which has worked only periodically over the last couple of years.
	www.pricescope.com /diamonds/x23392.htm (1470 words)

	Whitsunday Islands (Hamilton Island...) - Australia
		Clues to this past lie in some of the regional town names such as Emerald and Sapphire.
		Although large scale operations have long gone it is still possible to tour walk in mines or indulge in 'fossicking', for example at Rubyvale, with the hope of discovering a hidden gem.
		There are many beautiful National Parks in the region with lush rainforests, tranquil pools, gorges, streams, waterfalls and age-old rock paintings.
	www.auinfo.com /the-whitsundays-queensland.htm (384 words)

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