Birdwatching at the Sapphire Gemfields. Images kindly donated by Beyond the Billabong. Photography by A & L Hinton.
Miners Common Museum
Museum, Arts & Cultural Centre at Rubyvale
Current season: 26 April-30 September 2025
Seasonal 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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Miners Heritage
Fossicking Park, Underground Sapphire Mine Tours, Jewellery, Museum, Self-Sufficient Camping in Rubyvale
Regular opening hours: 9am to 1pm, Thurs to Sun
School holiday opening hours: 9am to 3pm, 7 days
Tours run hourly on the quarter past. 1st tour is 9.15. Minimum of 2 people.
Guided underground tours, underground museum, fossicking park, jewellery and gift shop showcasing Richardson's Sapphires, self-sufficient camping.
We take you down 48 stairs and 15 metres underground, through 440 metres of the world's largest sapphire walk-in underground mine. We show you the history of sapphires. Memorabilia and artefacts on display. Experience living history at the Sapphire Gemfields.
97 Heritage Road Rubyvale Q 4702
Phone: 07 4985 4444
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Email: admin@minersheritage.com.au
Website: www.minersheritage.com.au
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THE MINER'S CAFE - CLOSED
***Miners Cafe is available for lease***
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