Sapphire 8 5 05

A long drive today to reach Sapphire by night. Visited Rollstone and Springsure where Heather’s father worked when he first came to Australia. The towns are having a boom on housing that is apparently due to the big coal mining that is just starting to boom and every one needs a house. Only about 140 people in Rollstone and about 900 in Springsure. I think the mining of the coal may well be in about the same place my dad came to work for Shell from a few calculations. Stayed with Lee and Terry who have a sapphire mining lease. Saw our first cane toads tonight – they are ugly beasts!