Fossils from Wauchope

Janette Sutton Museum Curator shows off some of the local fossil collection

Kids love picking things up

Hands-on display for students, kids, and beginners.

Crystal on Blue Agate geode

Faceters Corner produces some spectacular gems. This is a 108ct Champagne Citrine picked up on one of the Rock Hounds fossicking trips.

Some of the Displays

Display Case

One of the many display cases on show

Triassic sight

Curator, Janette Sutton collecting Triassic leaf fossils.

Rhacopteris

Rhacopteris leaf fossils Carboniferous, Wauchope.

Faceted Topaz

Pink Topaz

A glorious and rare pink topaz found near Guyra by one of the club members 42.45 cts.

Blue Topaz

Early Carboniferous Trilobite

Early Carboniferous Gastropod

Lovely specimen three gastropod fossils in one.

Gastropod other side

A busy day

During the Rotary Club's Town and Country Expo we had over 150 visitors in one day.

Fine specimen of a Spirifer

Early Carboniferous, Gloucester area.

Large Quartz Crystal

This crystal was collected from the Kingsgate Mine many years ago.

Large Quartz Crystal

This crystal was collected from the Kingsgate Mine many years ago.

Themnopora

Themnopora or Feather Duster Coral from the Devonian

Giant Club Moss Gloucester

Giant Club Moss from the Devonian sight Gloucester

Lycopod

Lycopod root, Gloucester.

Devonian Gastropods

This is a particularly nice specimen. Gastropods in a cluster.

Wingham Show exhibition

All dressed up and looking good for the Wingham Show. We had over 300 people through our museum and had a very successful two day.

Local Gloucester Exhibit

Our Gloucester area exhibit is growing nicely. Next on the "Let's find trail" is the elusive Amonite.

Blue Agate

Blue Agate from Wauchope

Chrysanthenum Stone

This specimen was found locally at Comboyne

Chinese Writing Stone

Very interesting specimen also from Comboyne. We didn't know what it was until Museum Curator Janette Sutton read stumbled across an article about it in America. It is considered to be very rare in Australia.

Bella

Bella, Mascot of our Lapidary Club

Zebra Stone

Zebra Stone from the Kimberely near Kununurra, slabbed pieces were collected from the Lake Argyle area which is now under water. Sphere was purchased from Noel Hackett at the Gatton Gemboree in 2014 - this Zebra stone is from a newer find futher over into the Northern Territory.

Wingham Show

A very successful exhibition in March, that's Lauri Greentree, President of the Lapidary Club talking to visitors.