Sapphire


Sapphire is one of the small townships west of Emerald, in Central Queensland, that lie in the gemfields. Here you too can scratch amongst the ancient river beds and find sapphires and other semi-precious stones.

The locality is merely a settlement rather than a township, and the cemetery is tucked off the main road, overgrown by tall, slender eucalypts that leave their leaf litter ankle deep over the damp square of ground that is the cemetery.

Data in this short list is a combination of headstone data and records supplied by the very helpful people at the Emerald Shire Council.


  Surname: Campbell First names: Mary Ellen Born: 1880 At: Died: 7 Aug 1934 At: Age: 54 Buried: Sapphire Comments:

  Surname: Coxon First names: Gerald Hervey Born: At: Died: 10 Mar 1910 At: Age: Buried: Sapphire Comments:

  Surname: Holland First names: William Henry Born: 1856 At: Died: 16 May 1934 At: Age: 78 Buried: Sapphire Comments: 'dear husband and our father'.

  Surname: Houghton First names: George William Born: At: Died: At: Age: Buried: Sapphire Comments: Data from Emerald Shire Council.

  Surname: Kelleher First names: Maxwell Francis Born: 31 Dec 1937 At: Died: 19 Feb 1993 At: Age: 56 Buried: Sapphire Comments:

  Surname: Laurenz First names: Arthur Alfred Born: At: Died: At: Age: Buried: Sapphire Comments: Data from Emerald Shire Council.

  Surname: Pearse First names: Reg Born: At: Died: At: Age: 74 Buried: Sapphire Comments: 'our dear brother'.

  Surname: Troy First names: Christopher Born: 1931 At: Died: 11 May 1999 At: Age: 68 Buried: Sapphire Comments:

  Surname: Welburn First names: Brian Keith Born: 6 Jul 1935 At: Bridlington, England Died: 22 Apr 1996 At: Age: 68 Buried: Sapphire Comments: Husband of Carole, father of Tracey and Craig, grandfather of Joshua and Michael

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