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Sapphire how to find sapphires at grabben gullen australia
Grabben Gullen is a village in Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It has a pub called The Albion, and hosts a monthly produce market in its community hall. It is visited by fossickers searching for sapphires, garnets, zircons and gold.
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- Sapphire how to find sapphires at grabben gullen australia
- Map of Grabben Gullen NSW 2583 Australia
- Highbanking for sapphires at grabben gullen creek
- History
- References
Map of Grabben Gullen NSW 2583, Australia
The village name comes from the Aboriginal word for "small waters," and there are many streams in the area which feed into the Lachlan River.
It is located at the intersection of four roads, between Crookwell and Gunning. It is a former circa 1820s village. A post office was opened on December 16, 1891.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grabben Gullen, is a Gothic style stone church built 1864-65. St. Mary’s was opened for Divine Service in December 1865, the architect being a Mr. Gordon. The church is about 4.5km from the village centre, and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013.
Highbanking for sapphires at grabben gullen creek
History
In November 1869 the Goulburn Herald and Chronicle reported that:
Residents of Grabben Gullen signed and adopted a petition. For nine months the residents received no response, and was laid aside for about three months. At the expiration of that time an answer was received that a police station would be established.
In 1896 the Goulburn Evening Penny Post reported that the inhabitants of Grabben Gullen were again signing a petition for a police station to be established there.