The National Gem and Mineral Show is an annual event held in a different town each year and is organised by the Australian Federation of Lapidary and Allied Crafts Association (AFLACA). The 58th Gemboree 2022 was in the small town of Mudgee, NSW.
A short trip away with a few guys up to the Grawin, Glengarry and Sheepyard Opal Fields and Lightning Ridge in northern NSW.
Locale: Brownes Shaft – Broken Hill NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0182
Acquired from: Tony Forsyth – Mineral Store Australia
Acquisition date: 2nd June 2018
Locale: Lyndhurst, NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0138, JG0139, JG0140
Acquired from: Tony Noel
Acquisition date: 15th April 2017
Locale: Riemvasmaak, South Africa
Collection #: JG0170
Acquired from: Tony Forsyth – Mineral Store Australia
Acquisition date: 3rd June 2017
Locale: Torrington NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0083 – JG0091
Acquired from: Nigel Richardson
Acquisition date: 22nd December 2016
Locale: Harts Range, Northern Territory, Australia
Collection #: JG0099
Acquired from: Patrick Gundersen
Acquisition date: 9th December 2016
Locale: Bismuth Dam, Torrington NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0067
Acquired from: Greg Dainty – Blue Gems
Acquisition date: 3rd December 2016
Locale: Broken Hill NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0039
Acquired from: Peter Beckwith – Crystal Habit
Acquisition date: 4th September 2016
Locale: Tambar Springs, NSW, Australia
Collection #: JG0035
Acquired from: Peter Beckwith – Crystal Habit (ex Jack Stange collection)
Acquisition date: 27th August 2016
Locale: Arkaroola, Flinders Ranges SA, Australia
Collection #: JG0025
Acquired from: Peter Beckwith – Crystal Habit (ex G & J Akkerman collection)
Acquisition date: 27th August 2016