G'day everyone.
Last week I got a book which i bought online regarding a goldfield to the north of Melbourne.
This particular area is where we used to go camping when we were kids,we would walk the banks of the local river for days on end fishing out the native blackfish and Redfin.
This goldfield Was discovered back in the 1860s and the rushes were brief and sometimes quite rich.Its still an area which you can do ok with a pan if your prepared to walk to find the colour.
After reading this book I found a spot that had a gold mine very high in the hills which was once a thriving little town with a hall,hotel ect,now a forgotten ghost town.Ha,it was once a suburb with its own name I had never heard off.
So I headed of the beaten track on Saturday to check it out for some recon.
This was a real hike,one hour walking on a 4wd track then once I had my bearings I veared right off the ridge of the mountains into a deep valley,through a narrow creek and halfway back up the other side.True mountain goat country,bracken and fallen timber everywhere.
This is where I found the mine.Quiet a few shafts and other diggings which although overgrown are still visible(just).A large quartz dump.
All in all a worthwhile trip and it does make me wonder how many other old little known and long abandoned mines are waiting to be explored. :Y:
Last week I got a book which i bought online regarding a goldfield to the north of Melbourne.
This particular area is where we used to go camping when we were kids,we would walk the banks of the local river for days on end fishing out the native blackfish and Redfin.
This goldfield Was discovered back in the 1860s and the rushes were brief and sometimes quite rich.Its still an area which you can do ok with a pan if your prepared to walk to find the colour.
After reading this book I found a spot that had a gold mine very high in the hills which was once a thriving little town with a hall,hotel ect,now a forgotten ghost town.Ha,it was once a suburb with its own name I had never heard off.
So I headed of the beaten track on Saturday to check it out for some recon.
This was a real hike,one hour walking on a 4wd track then once I had my bearings I veared right off the ridge of the mountains into a deep valley,through a narrow creek and halfway back up the other side.True mountain goat country,bracken and fallen timber everywhere.
This is where I found the mine.Quiet a few shafts and other diggings which although overgrown are still visible(just).A large quartz dump.
All in all a worthwhile trip and it does make me wonder how many other old little known and long abandoned mines are waiting to be explored. :Y: