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[Bush Chook]

Just the other side of Hay from Oxley RM.

 

[Redfin]

Used to be a regular to the plains in the 70's early 80's, up around Oxley, Maude etc, great part of Oz.

 

[RM Outback]

Used to be a regular to the plains in the 70's early 80's, up around Oxley, Maude etc, great part of Oz.

We might have crossed paths before attended Maude Primary around 77. Obviously not your age but I'll back it in you were speaking with people I saw on a regular basis, everyone knew everyone as per the norm in places such as Oxley and surrounds. It's not the same now pretty much all owned by pastrol companies, local and foreign. In the 70's their were quite a few families (mind you some are still working the land) and when a cricket game or any social event for that matter was on it sure was a sight for young eyes to see adults let their hair down. Some would drive hundreds of km to join in and think nothing of it as it was for some the only time they had an opportunity to socialise with friends and neighbours.

 

[Redfin]

I used to stay with Harold Body, the lock keeper at Maude, and shoot on Nap Nap and Tapuntal stations.
The pub at Maude had a dirt floor only sold frozen bread, tobacco, cans, stubbies and ammo.
One wall had a heap of nails where you hung your stubby cooler, where is stayed for years until you came back.
Just inside the door was a rifle rack.
Many times there was a cry of "pigs across the road" and everyone would arm up on the front veranda, in between sips.
A great time.
An old sheila called "Winny" had the Oxley pub, one day she would greet you and have a shout, the next run you out at the
end of a shotgun. Crazy she was. The pub burnt down in the end.
I"ll see if I can dig out some photo's of that era.

 

[RM Outback]

Wow now you really do know people I knew and came across every day :lol: I was at Harold's every day after school watching Sesame Street in grade 3 & 4 with his son Charles and daughter Sonia. As for Winny Leach oh mate we have to have a beer and a yarn she was off the planet seriously cunning and crazy at the same time. The bloke who owned the Oxley pub also owned the old post office opposite Gordon Morton, Gem dealer and opal miner who travelled internationally buying and selling, had a dug out in Coober Pedy from the 60`s from memory. The day the Pub burnt down was my younger brothers 1st day of school in either 75 or 76, such a shame it was a classic, bloody gas fridges

 

[Bush Chook]

Radium Ck through the American Gorge, Flinders Ranges

Flinders Ranges x 4

 

[Jaros]

erfect: Puts you into a mood, doesn't it.

 

[Northeast]

Is there gold in them thar hills, Bush Chook?

 

[Bush Chook]

Nor'East, there's only one spot I've come across that's had gold, but highly likely to be others.
There's everything else there including copper, uranium and radium so nothing would surprise.

 

[Mackka]

Nice photos BC
Mackka

 

[Sandbagger]

Oh BC!!! Those are fantastic images! I want to go there. There's gold there right?

BTW, can I sneak in a free plug to my question in Alluvial Prospecting? Is that cheeky?

All these photos of the bush are really motivating me to get the research in while I'm sick, before I get out amongst it again.

Baz.

 

[Bush Chook]

Thanks Jaros, Mackka, Baz and everyone else who commented.

Baz, even if you were dry-blowing in the Flinders there'd be little to get excited about, gold-wise. The only bit I've seen was by way of small scale reef workings.

The gold up there is more the country and the big sky.

 

[Gilly47]

the tree stump for me

ray :100: :money:

 

[Sandbagger]

My older scope, before the big gun arrived to replace it. 30 second exposure. I held my breath...

A rather shaken little guy, right after I cut down his tree with a mighty big chaninsaw.

My father's day tribute, after I saw my boy's shoes next to mine in the doorway.

Playing with a torch out on Lake George one early morning.

The difference between a wolf variety and a huntsman variety. Look at the arrangement of eyes for hunting environments and styles, plus the eyes placed on top for the ground spider, (wof) to watch or overhead predators.

 

[Sandbagger]

This little guy came right up to my lens where I was sitting motionless in a creek.

I try not to be seen.

Spent a few hours capturing Centaurus A Galaxy through the scope. Google it... fascinating galaxy.

 

[Sandbagger]

One of the things I love about gold prospecting, is that I get to revisit many areas i already know well, from tracking animals, plants and fungi through the seasons. They have taught me so much about reading the land, the aspect of slope, drainage, soil moisture content, everything. Here's a bit of fungi chasing. Amazing diversity within very small microsystems.

 

[Mackka]

OMG, fantastic captures.
Mackka :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[Sandbagger]

 

[Bush Chook]

You got a bit of focus-stacking and tilt-shifting happening there SB? Nice images.

 

[Sandbagger]

You got a bit of focus-stacking and tilt-shifting happening there SB? Nice images.

Thanks BC. Nope. Never tried either. Some of it was done with a 100mm macro lens, some with a reversed 18-55 kit lens.

Baz.