The inaugural meeting of the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA) was held in the School of Arts Building, Pitt Street, Sydney on 29 October 1945.
[1][2] The Association was formed to promote the education of the science of gemmology and the study of gemstones as a safeguard to the public against spurious stones.
[3] The association has divisions in six states of Australia, the smallest being Tasmania Division.
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