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Sapphire Gemfields Directory

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Attractions at the Sapphire Gemfields

Sapphire Gemfields Directory gives you more things to do, with attractions like trekking our bush trails and wetlands, star gazing, bird watching and museums.

Birdwatching at the Sapphire Gemfields. Images kindly donated by Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.

Red-backed Fairywren
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Variegated Fairywren. 
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Pacific Baza
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Nankeen Night-heron
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Australian Bustard
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Australian Black Bittern
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton
Black-tailed Native-hen
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Cotton Pygmy-goose
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Green Pygmy-goose
Photo credited to locals, Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.

Miners Common Museum

Miners Common Museum Rubyvale on Sapphire Gemfields Central Queensland

Museum, Arts & Cultural Centre at Rubyvale

Current season: 26 April-30 September 2025

Opening hours:

Friday 10am-2pm
Saturday 10am-2pm*
Sunday 10am-2pm

Miners Common Museum displays a collection of artefacts, artworks, documents, maps, and any other objects considered significant to the cultural heritage and/or history of the Sapphire Gemfields of Central Queensland and in particular the Rubyvale, Sapphire, Scrub Lead Miners Common.
We also support and host programs, initiatives, and events that discover, interpret, and celebrate the lifestyle and the people of the Rubyvale, Sapphire, Scrub Lead Miners Common.

Location: 1605 Rubyvale Road, Rubyvale 4702 - on the left, directly after the "Rubyvale Welcomes You" sign coming in from Sapphire Central.

Phone:  0407760001

Email:  minerscommonrubyvale@gmail.com

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Locals' photo gallery

Raw gem stones. Photo courtesy Sarah Pallentine

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Fossicking/Camping Information

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Explore More of Central Queensland Highlands

Explore More of Central Queensland Highlands and the Sapphire Gemfields.  Find out where to get fossicking licences, camping permits, where to buy or hire mining and fossicking equipment.  Sapphire Gemfields Interpretive Trail and Sapphire Gemfields Wetland Reserve.



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