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Stannards grave - finally found after 80 years John Stannard was 19 years old when he drowned in the Jane River in Tasmanias ruggered wilderness whilst working for a logging company in 1901. He got trapped under a log and perished in the water, leaving his co-workers no other option that to bury...

Selling my GPX5000. Not a regrettable sale but I just dont have time to use it anymore. Id much rather see someone else who has the time get the benefits out of it. Purchased from a fellow member in 2015. Package includes GPX 5000 Double D Commander coil Mono Commander coil 17x11 Mono Nugget...

A few days ago I went ass up in the shed and landed heavily on the edge of my trailer. The end result - 3 broken ribs. The doctor reckons there is nothing they can do for it, and I just need to rest and give it time to heal. Ive been given a week off work and then will have to be put onto light...

Hi guys, I haven't posted on here for a good 6 months or so. Back in March my whole world and life got tipped on its head. My wife of 8 years turfed me out of home for almost unknown reasons, and a month later I found out she had been having an affair with another guy much younger than her...

Hi all, I've just finished building a chook pen. My kids had been at me for the last few months to build one, and today I finally finished it. I'm picking up 5 isa Browns tomorrow and they are about 12 months old and laying. I'll post a few pics when I get around to it. I've never had chooks...

Hi guys, I've just been given the green light by the wife to head away for a few nights to go camping and fishing. As the title says I'm looking at heading towards the Jamieson, Kevington and Woods Point area. It will be just me, the fishing rods, a swag and an esky! I've done a bit of googling...

Hi all, After recently purchasing a GPX5000 its time to get into the field and have a play. The plan is to head upto Heathcote this week sometime and see whats around. I went for a drive up that way past Argyle last week and the area looks well worked. The maps and info posted on this site are...

Hi Guys, I have a few weeks off coming up and was wondering if anyone has had any luck swinging a detector around the Rushworth / Whroo area? Ive done a bit of google searching and noticed gold has been found there at times. Looking to spend 2 or 3 nights up that way camping out under the stars...

I went out a few days ago and filled 3 large buckets of dirt from a local creek nearby. Today i took my dirt up the mountain to a small dam and ran it in my highbanker for the first time. The highbanker works well with the small petrol pump, and even tho i only found 15 specs of gold, it was...

Its time i upgraded to another machine, so my X-terra 705 is on the market. Brilliant machine, has found me a lot of money in coins and i even found a nice little 1 gram nugget using it in the goldfields. This was my first detector so it is a bit sad to see it go, but i need the money to...

Hello all, After having a bit of luck during the spring carnival, ive put enough money together to purchase a highbanker. I am looking at this highbanker (link attached) and was hoping someone could check it out and let me know if im heading in the right direction. It has sluice, hopper, hoses...

Hi all, I tried this rotisserie chicken kebab the other night and it was fantastic! I thought i would share with you all! All that is required is a rotisserie, a bag of heat beads and a few cans to watch it turn over! A great campong recipe to impress your mates! Ingredients 10 chicken thigh...

This is a great idea when camping with limited firewood. Ive done it many times and never had a problem. A decent piece of wood can give you upto 4 hours of constant hot fire. You can cook on it, use it for warmth, or simply drink a few cans and watch it slowly burn. When im camping in an area...

Hi all, Im still quite new to the prospecting game, and have been spending a bit of time in a local creek sniping some crevices. At the moment im working an area with exposed bedrock, and ive been digging in between the crevices with some pretty good results. Most pans are giving me between 5 -...

After recently purchasing my first detector, an X-Terra 705, im pretty keen to head out and see what i can find. Im aware that its not the best gold detector, but im still pretty keen to head out and try my luck with the gold. Im located in Broadford, which is only about an hour from Bendigo...

After a few weeks of browsing many posts, it was time to take the plunge and buy my first detector. I found a second hand Minelab X-Terra 705 gold which was within my budget, and picked it up a few days ago. Im aware its not a 'top of the range' machine, but i didnt want to lash out and pay a...

After 4 or 5 failed sluicing attempts, i headed back to a small creek nearby and had a go at crevicing. I dug into the crevices for about 2 hours and panned out the sand/stones/mud which i had extracted. I managed to find about 25 specs of gold!! I must have looked like a real tool when i found...

I had a few hours off today and took my sluice to a local stream near me on a mates private property. I put 4 large buckets of sieved material down the sluice, but it took quite some time as the riffles weren't clearing very quickly. Im still only very amateur at this, so maybe i didn't have the...

A few months ago i purchased my first sluice, and built a stand with legs for it. Ive used the sluice in a local stream a couple of times, but havent yet taken it out to try it on the stand i built. A mate of mine has some prospecting experience, but told me that he thought the sluice might be a...

The Kiewa Valley is an area i visit a few times each year on fishing trips (Tallangatta, Mitta Mitta, Eskdale etc). Im just interested if anyone has ever ventured out that way and tried their luck at gold prospecting? There are many little streams and creeks ive fished in, but im thinking of...