Change of Plans!
My contract was scheduled to finish at the end of June, but things happen. I am now finishing early. In […]
Greenockite, Woodlawn, New South Wales
Greenockite is fairly common in Australian lead-zinc orebodies, but generally occurs as a bright yellow coating or crust. Woodlawn produced […]
Cool! 99 Days to Go!
From tomorrow, only 99 days to go until the end of full time employment! I have arranged to take enough […]
Azurite, Woodlawn, New South Wales
Another one into the mix. The Woodlawn mine has been closed for a long time. I was fortunate to acquire […]
Erythrite, Mt Cobalt, Queensland
I have been asked to put together a photo essay for the next issue of the Australian Journal of Mineralogy […]
Me and this blog
Hi there. My name is Steve, and I am a husband, father and grandfather. My youngest granddaughter refers to me […]
Murray River Queen, Renmark
For our accommodation whilst attending the Loxton Show, we stayed on the Murray River Queen, a permanently moored paddle steamer […]
Loxton Gem and Mineral Show
The 2020 Australia Day long weekend was an opportunity to travel to Loxton in South Australia to attend the Riverland […]
Warracknabeal, Victoria
On our way up to Loxton on the 2020 Australia Day weekend, we decided to travel via Stawell, then turn […]