At "The Gem Centre" situated in Byron Street Inverell North West NSW, you will see Bill Gowlett actually taking raw sapphire from local mines & cutting and polishing it.. The precious stones from Bill and Pam and their team are exported all over the world. The quality of his gems are reknowned. He is regarded as a world class specialist and licensed valuer.
Inverell is only 7 hours drive from Gold Coast holiday accommodation

Bill has a wholesale business to Gem Merchants and Retail Jewellers all over Australia and overseas
His wholesale warehouse supplies Lapidary and Gemcutting Machines and Equipment.

Phone: +61 2 6722 1290       email direct

Left.   A 16 CARAT RAW SAPPHIRE

The main deposits of Sapphire come from the New England areas between Emmaville - Glenn Innes - along Wellingrove Creek and Reddestone Creek. Also Frazers Creek Bukkulla to Inverell in New South Wales. Other source areas in Queensland include Anakie.

Australia accounts for approx 70% of the world's Sapphire.
Gold Prospecting in the Macquarie and Cudgegong Rivers uncovered the Sapphire in 1851, since then, a viable export industry has been established. Some of the cut stones from these areas have been sold for $20,000 and $35,000.   Bill has a wholesale business to Gem Merchants and Retail Jewellers all over Australia and overseas.