Recent content by Parko

I believe beach gold was found at Sandy Point/Waratah Bay (but I reckon you'd be digging a really big wet muddy deep hole). Foster was the site of a rush in the 1860s with alluvial and quartz mining and also Turtons Creek in the same area for alluvial.

I was there over the weekend. You'd have no problems now where the creek bed widens out a bit, but my usual spot was still flowing too aggressively to worry about.

Good one Davent, I've seen Nick Cave a few times. With the Boys Next Door, the Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds. Jeez I'm showing my age! Best one was at the Big Day Out (Melb. Showgrounds, '94 I think) with a thunderstorm and wind going crazy and Cave prowling the stage like a demon. I'll be...

Heh, Jethro. I got that off the Beechworth community FB page. I haven't been to Reedy for a few weeks, and won't till the ground dries out a bit. The Feb 2011 rain event mentioned had water flowing down my back yard, cascading ankle deep into the garage/workshop. It cut gutters in my driveway 6"...

Not bad for one pan Little Gem Hunter, just be careful where you go everyone. The local RACV guy *won't* assist anyone who's bogged in the Woolshed. BTW there's a push on to get Woolshed Rd sealed, which may or may not be a good thing...

There's a bit of water going down Reedy at the moment. Should stir things up a bit and wash some more alluvial into the system. :) https://vimeo.com/185093222

The trick is to classify, classify and classify some more. The finest mesh for me is pantyhose loosely stretched over a jar. Add the concentrate a teaspoon at a time and you should get almost everything. In the mean time save all the black sand you've processed and repeat the processed and do...

Gappa44 there's a huge amount of info out there about the Morse's Creek/Wandiligong gold fields, dredging around Harrietville, the Buckland etc. You said you were from Dederang so you could try closer to home 'just to look see'. Bruarong is an old mining town (now long gone) that serviced the...

Woolshed Falls this week. The flood will stir things up a bit. https://www.facebook.com/indigorealestateaustralia/videos/663878180429331/

There was an old granny that was at the South Melbourne Market in the 80s who sold knitted willy warmers...

You mean something like what I scraped out from under a stonkin great big boulder in the centre of the creek bed? You can also have a crack at the designated gemstone area in the Warby Ranges near Wangaratta For accommodation try here: http://www.explorebeechworth.com.au/

Definitely wet. Make sure you break up any clay and wash all of it off the rocks etc. You'd be surprised how much flour gold you'll catch. Bonus: you'll be able to easily see any gems or crystals in the classifier

You'd be surprised where that fine gold ends up on Reedy. The trick is to find the crevices and rocky bits that have been covered with sandy overburden.

PMAV (North East) meets at the Yack Senior Citizens next to Memorial Park, 3rd Wed of the month IIRC. If you're on Facebook join this closed group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/679187868818277/ Lots of good local info and member meetups. Excellent local advice, tips and tricks.

I use a long tom. It grabs grammes when the water levels are right. :)