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Nov 6, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall |Arabella Roden
Born in England, Bridges was introduced to geology from an early age through his father, Dr RJ Bridges, a chief geologist for The Central Mining and Investment Corporation in South Africa. His childhood in South Africa and his father's work exposed Bridges to various gemstones, which he collected. Bridges was educated at Hilton College before completing his Bachelor of Science in geology at the University of Witwatersrand.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall
Born in 1894 in England, his family immigrated to Australia when he was two years old. His father, Reverend Michael Smith, was stationed at various locations across the country, before settling at Double Bay. Hodge-Smith completed his education at Scot's College, the Sydney Technical High School, the Sydney Technical College and the University of Sydney. After school, he passed an exam to work in the Public Service and was offered a cadetship in the Geological Survey of New South Wales.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Samuel Ord |Teaghan Hall
The history of the Australian gold rush in the 1850s is well-known and appreciated. It all began in 1851 with the first gold discovery near Bathurst in NSW. This pivotal event set the stage for the Australian population to quadruple from 430,000 to 1.7 million by 1871. When they heard about the discovery of gold, people traversed the globe and took a considerable risk, travelling halfway around the world in search of their fortune. The largest non-European group of miners were Chinese.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall |Samuel Ord
Cody had an unrivalled passion for Australian opals and dedicated most of his life to promoting and celebrating this unique gemstone. His love for collecting gemstones and minerals started from an early age, and a school excursion to Coober Pedy accelerated his love for opals. In 1964, his interests turned to cutting opal, and he went on to complete studies in Valuations at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Samuel Ord |Teaghan Hall
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall
Hicks was a gemmologist who, after completing his studies with the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA), dedicated over a decade of his life to the development of The Australian Gemmologist. His professional background in the publishing industry, as a part of the third-generation publishing firm Hicks Smith & Son, made him an incredible asset to the editorial team. He was officially appointed editor of the publication in August of 1981 by the Melbourne-based editorial committee.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall |Kathryn Wyatt
Sutherland graduated from the University of Melbourne with a science degree. She then began working in research and development for food used to aid troops serving overseas in World War II. She moved to England for a few years before returning to Australia to raise her family and work alongside her husband, Dr Geoffrey Sutherland, at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne.
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May 7, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall |Kathryn Wyatt
Completing the GAA Diploma of Gemmology in 1974, he passed the course with a high distinction and was awarded the Australia Prize for the highest marks in the country. The following year, he achieved another high distinction when completing his studies with the Gemmological Association of Great Britain. Brown became a lecturer at the Queensland Division of the GAA in 1975 and served as the Federal Chairman of the GAA from 1979 to 1981, becoming president of the GAA in 1983.
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May 1, 2024 | 
jewellermagazine.com | Teaghan Hall |Kathryn Wyatt |Mikaelah Egan |Samuel Ord
Born in 1921, Whincup was a pioneering female figure in earth sciences and gemmology in Australia. She graduated from Melbourne University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology and chemistry and completed her Master of Science in 1943. She was married to Charles Reginald Whincup, a Royal Australian Air Force flight officer who died while serving in the Second World War. Whincup gave birth to their son, Peter Reginald Whincup, in 1944, the same year she published her master’s thesis.
