Anakie Sapphire

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	SAPPHIRE-MINING INDUSTRY OF ANAKIE 261

	to a standstill during 1914 at the outbreak of the present war, owing to the fact that the market was controlled by German agents. The value of the output for 1914 is estimated at £15,000, and that of 1915 at £600. For fuller details on the Anakie sapphire industry see " The Sapphire Fields of Anakie," by B. Dunstan {Publication No. 172, 1902, Geol. Surv., Queensland); and " Notes on the Anakie Sapphire Fields," by L. C. Ball (Queensland Govt. Min. Journ., 1913,14, 233).

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