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Tips & Safety On Field Trips
Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to ask permission from any private property owner at any location when searching for gemstones before you enter any such property. You may also be required to possess a fossicking license as per state laws. Safety In The Workshop
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Club Details
Club Location:-
Hall Park. At the northern end
of Stephen Street, Cessnock.
Further Contact:-
Secretary - Robyn Endersby
Phone - (02)49 903 837
Email: cessnockgemclub@gmail.com
CESSNOCK GEM & MINERAL CLUB
PO Box 467 Cessnock NSW 2325
Membership Details:-
Family: $23.00
Single (18 years and over) $14.00
Junior (under 18 years) $6.00
Pensioner Family $15.00
Pensioner Single (18 years and older) $9.00
An additional $3.50 personal accident insurance is recommended, to be paid by
each member.
About:-
The Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club was founded in November 1966, in
Vincent Street Cessnock, by 16 like-minded people, to encourage the hobby of
collecting rocks, minerals, fossils and gemstones, and jewellery making. The
Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club is situated in Hall Park, at the northern end of
Stephen Street, in West Cessnock.
Over the years the Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club has raised money to
purchase saws, grinding wheels, cutting and polishing equipment, and silver-
smithing equipment for the use of its members. We have just completed the
extension onto our original clubhouse in Stephen Street Cessnock, following a
State Government Community Building Partnership Grant. This Grant has
enabled our members to enjoy the increased space and has allowed us to
increase the amount of crafts available to members in a comfortable air
conditioned environment.
The club has members skilled in rock polishing, opal cutting, faceting, and silver
jewellery making, beading and other crafts. Excursions are held throughout the
year, as far distant as Lightning Ridge, and south to Victoria, while excursions
within the local area are held more often.
The Cessnock and Hunter Valley area is rich in deposits of coal, fossils and
petrified wood. Agate is also found in some areas. Some of the local fossils date
back as far as 275 million years, which pre-dated the time of the dinosaurs.
The Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club hold a Rock Auction on the first Saturday
in November each year, where you may be able to purchase some very
interesting specimens - you may even take home a treasure.
Workshop Times:-
Members meet in the clubrooms each Saturday from 10am, and each Thursday
from 2pm. Faceting workshops are undertaken every 4th Sunday from 10am.
Meet in the Clubrooms, located in Hall Park. At the northern end of Stephen
Street, Cessnock.
A variety of crafts associated with gemstones, minerals and jewellery are carried
out during these workshops. You can learn the art of polishing rocks and gems
to enhance what Mother Nature has created. You can learn how to create silver
or gold jewellery, how to cut and polish opal, and how to facet gemstones into
wearable pieces of jewellery. Beading, Viking Knitting and other crafts are also
carried out.
Where a variety of crafts associated with gems, minerals and jewellery are
carried out. You can learn the arts of polishing rocks and gems to enhance what
Mother Nature has created. You can learn how to create silver or gold jewellery
and how to facet gemstones into wearable pieces. Beading and other crafts are
also carried out.
Field Trips:-
Fossicking field trips and excursions are undertaken throughout the year,
searching for materials such as: Fossils, Crystals, Sapphires, Gold, Opals,
Gemstones, Petrified Wood and more suitable for collecting or polishing for
display or wearable jewellery. A really enjoyable experience
Club Shows & Events:-
Club Location:-
Hall Park. At the northern end
of Stephen Street, Cessnock.
Further Contact:-
Secretary - Robyn Endersby
Phone - (02)49 903 837
Email: cessnockgemclub@gmail.com
CESSNOCK GEM & MINERAL CLUB
PO Box 467 Cessnock NSW 2325
Membership Details:-
Family: $23.00
Single (18 years and over) $14.00
Junior (under 18 years) $6.00
Pensioner Family $15.00
Pensioner Single (18 years and older) $9.00
An additional $3.50 personal accident insurance is recommended, to be paid by
each member.
About:-
The Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club was founded in November 1966, in
Vincent Street Cessnock, by 16 like-minded people, to encourage the hobby of
collecting rocks, minerals, fossils and gemstones, and jewellery making. The
Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club is situated in Hall Park, at the northern end of
Stephen Street, in West Cessnock.
Over the years the Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club has raised money to
purchase saws, grinding wheels, cutting and polishing equipment, and silver-
smithing equipment for the use of its members. We have just completed the
extension onto our original clubhouse in Stephen Street Cessnock, following a
State Government Community Building Partnership Grant. This Grant has
enabled our members to enjoy the increased space and has allowed us to
increase the amount of crafts available to members in a comfortable air
conditioned environment.
The club has members skilled in rock polishing, opal cutting, faceting, and silver
jewellery making, beading and other crafts. Excursions are held throughout the
year, as far distant as Lightning Ridge, and south to Victoria, while excursions
within the local area are held more often.
The Cessnock and Hunter Valley area is rich in deposits of coal, fossils and
petrified wood. Agate is also found in some areas. Some of the local fossils date
back as far as 275 million years, which pre-dated the time of the dinosaurs.
The Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club hold a Rock Auction on the first Saturday
in November each year, where you may be able to purchase some very
interesting specimens - you may even take home a treasure.
Workshop Times:-
Members meet in the clubrooms each Saturday from 10am, and each Thursday
from 2pm. Faceting workshops are undertaken every 4th Sunday from 10am.
Meet in the Clubrooms, located in Hall Park. At the northern end of Stephen
Street, Cessnock.
A variety of crafts associated with gemstones, minerals and jewellery are carried
out during these workshops. You can learn the art of polishing rocks and gems
to enhance what Mother Nature has created. You can learn how to create silver
or gold jewellery, how to cut and polish opal, and how to facet gemstones into
wearable pieces of jewellery. Beading, Viking Knitting and other crafts are also
carried out.
Where a variety of crafts associated with gems, minerals and jewellery are
carried out. You can learn the arts of polishing rocks and gems to enhance what
Mother Nature has created. You can learn how to create silver or gold jewellery
and how to facet gemstones into wearable pieces. Beading and other crafts are
also carried out.
Field Trips:-
Fossicking field trips and excursions are undertaken throughout the year,
searching for materials such as: Fossils, Crystals, Sapphires, Gold, Opals,
Gemstones, Petrified Wood and more suitable for collecting or polishing for
display or wearable jewellery. A really enjoyable experience
Club Shows & Events:-
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