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Gooday guys....Ole popwinters back on the hustings again. Goulburn Metalogenic Map I got hold of recently shows a lot of early day history gold prospecting sites around Dalton, just south west of Goulburn in NSW, near Gunning. Has any one had a poke around that area in the past and had any luck...

This is an extract from Goulburn Mulwarre U3A Newsletter for September 2013. The new U3A supported 'Special Interest Group of Prospecting and Fossicking Hobby enthusiasts,' has now been inaugurated with a few keen members and we will continue to grow as interest is shown by many other folk in...

Hey thanks for the lead JED. Sorry I haven't responded before this. That pointer really looks good and should help a lot. Once again thanks. popwinters

Following our informal get together in March this year, instead of a formal club type structure, plans are in hand to form a hobby type informal prospecting interest group under the incorporated encouragement and support of the Goulburn/Mulwaree Community U3A Organisation. An informal...

Good on ya fellas....thanks for all the sensible comments. Pretty much common sense as I expected. Just gets a little niggling sometimes if you try to dot all your eyes and cross all your t's. I'll file all your good advice in my 'know how ' basket and see what pops up. Cheers everyone, and...

Thanks champ.....I've done the initialise and I'll have to get together with you at some time to try and get the hang of using it properly. I'm a little restricted in my movement being a full time carer for my 102 year old mum as I need to organise respite to free myself up at any time to go do...

What's the drum on prospecting /Coin/Treasure hunting in local parks in NSW. Can you just rock up at any time and start swinging or do you have to be clandestine in your method and time or do you have to go thru the hoops of permit application in triplicate and all the hocus pocus with local...

Hi fellow clubbers! Recently got me a Garmin Etrex 30 hand held GPS and would like to chat with who ever may be gend up on these do hickies so that I can make best use of the unit to pinpoint target search locations, find my way around in the scrub etc., etc......any helpers out there...

This post is now invalid and out of date....please refer to latest News Update post..... Thanks....(Just a reminder that our club will hold its first informal get together at the Mc Dermott Centre, next to the post office, on Sat 23rd March, 1 for 1.30pm till about 4pm. New members welcome...

Watched a yankie show on TV ch50 today called 'Metiorite Men' where they track down these great magnetic lumps of metior buried in the ground full of iron and amazing valueable crystals. They use this huge rectangular type plastic pipe framed (some 3-4mtr wide and 2-3mtr long ) coil sled set up...

Thanks for your response joe and shivan. I'll chat with you on Sat23rd Joe....area I've got my eyes on other than all the parks etc around here are parish historical sites well out of Goulburn proper but the maps are pretty old. I'll check out your suggestions shivan and see what cooks...thanks...

With all the parks and public areas around Goulburn Shire.....Who's the right person , beaurocrat or whatever title council person to seek permission to check out such areas for hidden booty of any kind? From experiences, :( :cool: what hurdles can I expect to have some chance of approval and...

Looking for a bit of steerage on researching old mining sites down in the Goulburn area. I've got some old parish maps that show some interesting potential and am wondering how I should proceed to get say copies of maps which will enable me to identify current boundaries of properties...

Your right there Walnliz....I'll certainly promote the forum to our club members. Plenty of knowledge available at any time (an damn good fun and friendship too)...popwinters

Please note!....The original context of this earlier post is now invalid and out of date. Please disregard and refer to the latest post re News Update for Goulburb/Mulwaree Prospecting and Fossicking Group, thanks, popwinters.

Kevin Winters here, Joe suggested I join the forum. He's offered help with my efforts to start up a Goulburn Regional Prospecting Club. I'm not an overly experience prospector in any sense of the word. Did a bit of mucking around several years ago before I retired and looking forward to getting...