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Event a jewel in the CH crown

Gemfields Lapidary and Craft Club members Michelle Johns, Greg Harrigen, Lionel Henman and Will Davies celebrate a shared win for Community Event of the Year at the Australia Day awards with Mayor Janice Moriarty for staging Jewel of the Gemfields. (Supplied)

The three-day Jewel of the Gemfields was named joint winner of the Community Event of the Year for Emerald, Comet, […]

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