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    Show us your Dog / Best mate

    So lucky to have Theo. He is the most care free easy going dog. Nothing is ever a problem. He’s happy just being around you.
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    Another newbie from Canberra.

    Yeah mate. Can do. Most of my trips away are during the week. Might head somewhere next week Usual I have the weekends at home with the fam
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    Snake sightings, encounters and reminders.

    agreed. I got very lucky. Just goes to show what can happen when you get complacent. Only a week before I saw a video that someone posted about Adders in Mogo. Didn’t even cross my mind while I was there. After my encounter I was mucchhhhh more careful
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    Snake sightings, encounters and reminders.

    Mogo. NSW just today. Death Adder While investigating a target I got down on my knees to have a closer look. After about 20seconds I went to grab something from the pocket on my cargo pants. Looking past my pants I saw a big fat bunch of scales just under my shin. Heart exploded as I jumped...
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    Complete Noob - Best place to go for your first prospecting trip? NSW

    Hey mate I’m also new to the hobby. I’ve found great info on this website, lots of people willing to share information. If you’re on Facebook I recommend searching for groups on Facebook. E.g a spot close to me is the Shoalhaven river. So I just searched “shoalhaven river gold”. Sure enough...
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    Couple's delight as treasured vintage diamond ring found in murky, shark-infested river

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-17/metal-detector-finds-wedding-ring-lost-in-ocean/12888884 I know it’s from 2020 but it was the suggested article underneath the story you posted. When did metal detecting become an extreme sport??
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    Couple's delight as treasured vintage diamond ring found in murky, shark-infested river

    Hmmm there’s hope for me yet. Lost my wedding ring on our honeymoon. Five days after our wedding day. We told the people at the resort that we had lost it.Just in case by some miracle it fell off in the boat and someone had handed it. But it was probably at the bottom of the ocean by now. The...
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    Pick Found

    Pick found on the Shoalhaven river. If you can describe it and where you lost it I’ll post it to you. Cheers Chris
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    Another newbie from Canberra.

    Hey everyone New to the hobby and to the forum. From Canberra. I’ve gotten out the last few weeks, mostly camping at Oallen Ford. Panning crevices and what I think are good low pressure spots, I’m wrong most of the time. I’ve just got myself a sluice, which has been a lot of fun setting up and...
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    New to opal and gold

    Also, a little off topic. But if you have Audible Peter Fitzsimmons has an audiobook called Eureka. It’s about the history of the Eureka stockade. You can download it and listen offline. That was enjoyable and should keep you entertained for a little over 22hours! 😆
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    New to opal and gold

    I’d be interested to know too. I work outdoors and listen to 8 hours of podcasts a day. VoGus prospecting has a few really good episodes on Spotify. Other than that I haven’t found any great gold ones. They all seem to be American. Not that that’s a problem, just would like something from...
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    NSW How to Use MinView + How to find free geological maps

    Thanks mbasko Guess there’s no harm in applying for whatever I can. I can only see myself getting out once fortnight at most. I’ll have more permits than gold the way I’m going.
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    NSW How to Use MinView + How to find free geological maps

    Do you guys just apply for permits “everywhere”?
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    NSW How to Use MinView + How to find free geological maps

    https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/threads/nsw-a-minefield-of-rules-simplified-hopefully.40536/ Sorry: think I found the answer
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    NSW How to Use MinView + How to find free geological maps

    Hi AnnieL I’ve watched your video a few times and they’re really helpful on getting some ideas on where to go. But I’m super new and confused as to what the information I am seeing actually means. For example. I’ve been to Oallen Ford twice now, with my permit. I’ve had a look at MinView and...
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