Gold Fever _ the earliest photo of you prospecting

[casper]

I got gold fever and girl fever at about the same time ....

The skills for one pretty much came naturally and for the other one they didn't, I'm still learning - you guess

casper

Walhalla 1976

 

[TenOunce Tone]

My avatar..

Cheers, Tone

 

[dwt]

I got gold fever and girl fever at about the same time ....

The skills for one pretty much came naturally and for the other one they didn't, I'm still learning - you guess

casper

Walhalla 1976https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/562/1418378873_screen_shot_2014-12-12_at_9.06.38_pm.png

From the pic Casper I'm guessing there is a mint condition sandman panel van in the background somewhere!!! :lol:

 

[casper]

You're very perceptive dwt

 

[Guest]

Ok where's the photo of the sandman :lol:

 

[peterau]

My earliest prospecting trip. 12 to 15 ago

 

[WalnLiz]

Got some from the 60's but need to go through the old vault.

 

[joe]

Got some from the 60's but need to go through the old vault.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ages/147/1418452703_publication1_1280x905.jpg

Mate I was in my nappies then great photos

 

[Metamorphic]

You look pretty cool with hair Wal

Nice pics mate.

 

[WalnLiz]

You look pretty cool with hair Wal

Nice pics mate.

Was also no where near as grey back in those days as well. Some exciting times on the goldfields in the late 60's and 70's, when the mobile phones were bigger than house bricks...

 

[aushunter]

This is he earliest I have, Just got my car licence and headed bush for 6 weeks, 1979 found stuff all at the beginning.
Just me and my faithful pup, Shep. Oh and I also had a Sandman.. :lol:






And my first dredge, Also as Wal said no turbitity.

Cheers
Brad

 

[WalnLiz]

This is he earliest I have, Just got my car licence and headed bush for 6 weeks, 1979 found stuff all at the beginning.
Just me and my faithful pup, Shep. Oh and I also had a Sandman.. :lol:

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu104/aushunter/The%20old%20days/MeandmyShepardTooloomgoldfields.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu104/aushunter/The%20old%20days/Oldmates-Tooloom1981.jpg

http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu104/aushunter/The%20old%20days/Little2indredgeflatstick-Tooloomcreek1984.jpg
And my first dredge, Also as Wal said no turbitity.

Cheers
Brad

Ahhh....they were the days.

 

[aushunter]

Yes they were Wal, loved being under the water seeing that gold sitting down in a deep crevice, That day I lugged that machine down into a ravine, did 4 trips and got me some nice gold too.
Cheers
Brad

 

[casper]

My earliest prospecting trip. 12 to 15 agohttps://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1781/1418419191_images.jpg

Hmmmmm! there's a story in that pic

 

[casper]

Brilliant!! keep them coming........

Wal is the frontrunner so far

casper

 

[casper]

Notice - no plastic pans in any of those pics, they didn't exist then and if they did we woulda rejected them initially just like we did Japanese cars

keep the pics coming........

casper

 

[joe]

92 in Ophir

 

[Metamorphic]

Not an oldie but more recent!

Wehla Feb 2014

 

[Redfin]

Will try and find some clearer ones later.

Me on the left in 1971

and Mrs Redfin with her twinny about the same time.

one of me at the mine camp on a rare day off

 

[grubstake]

Golden Triangle, 1983