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<blockquote data-quote="Stingray" data-source="post: 541473" data-attributes="member: 7745"><p>My old man gave me a bunch of nuggets to melt down for him. I was giving them the once over before they would be gone for ever and noticed an odd one. It was smooth and rounded on one side but the other side had 2 or 3 little rod shaped protrusions. It took me a while to work out what it was but I finally twigged - it was a gold filling. I asked the old man where he found it but he couldn't remember.</p><p></p><p>The best thing I found was with my old man. We were near Nullagine and I was sort of following him up a slope where he had found some bits. The ground was recently burnt and I happened to notice his footprint in the middle of a small burnt spinifex clump as I swung over it. I got a signal from right in the middle of the print that didn't sound like it was the burnt spinifex. Turned out it was a gold cufflink. Really well made, hollow oval dome shaped ends, with a short gold chain between the two. I think it weighed 3 or 4 grams from memory. It is in a safety deposit box so next time I go there I will dig it out and take a pic.</p><p></p><p>Just remembered, I was out Duketon way probably more than 30 years ago and noticed an elbow shaped branch on its side embedded in the dirt with just the top poking out. I thought that would make a good boomerang. I bent down and picked it up - it was a boomerang. I was with my old man as well that time. He's just turned 90 now and slowing down a bit. Maybe the shared memories you bring back are the most treasured finds of all...?</p><p></p><p>Not sure if this is aligned with the topic but this was the spookiest thing that happened, again just me and the old man, on second thoughts I might start a new topic <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stingray, post: 541473, member: 7745"] My old man gave me a bunch of nuggets to melt down for him. I was giving them the once over before they would be gone for ever and noticed an odd one. It was smooth and rounded on one side but the other side had 2 or 3 little rod shaped protrusions. It took me a while to work out what it was but I finally twigged - it was a gold filling. I asked the old man where he found it but he couldn't remember. The best thing I found was with my old man. We were near Nullagine and I was sort of following him up a slope where he had found some bits. The ground was recently burnt and I happened to notice his footprint in the middle of a small burnt spinifex clump as I swung over it. I got a signal from right in the middle of the print that didn't sound like it was the burnt spinifex. Turned out it was a gold cufflink. Really well made, hollow oval dome shaped ends, with a short gold chain between the two. I think it weighed 3 or 4 grams from memory. It is in a safety deposit box so next time I go there I will dig it out and take a pic. Just remembered, I was out Duketon way probably more than 30 years ago and noticed an elbow shaped branch on its side embedded in the dirt with just the top poking out. I thought that would make a good boomerang. I bent down and picked it up - it was a boomerang. I was with my old man as well that time. He's just turned 90 now and slowing down a bit. Maybe the shared memories you bring back are the most treasured finds of all...? Not sure if this is aligned with the topic but this was the spookiest thing that happened, again just me and the old man, on second thoughts I might start a new topic :) [/QUOTE]
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