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That old van has sure carried some gold in its time -

Detail of 23 oz nugget from Garibaldi (between Kingower and Wedderburn) held earlier by Ian and Reg:

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"Beagle boys gold, details forgotten"

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Hey Reg! Must be nice to have found so much you forget about some of it!  ;>)

Reg always keeps his eyes open for wildlife in the bush though. An Antechinus (marsupial mouse) emerges from its home:

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Detail of gold from Ravens Patch Longbush. I ended up with these pieces as part of a deal:

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JR,

It is good to catch up on the album.  I've been offline for about 6 days.

That is some real gold.

Mitchel

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On 10/17/2017 at 12:30 AM, kiwijw said:

Hey Paul, If you watched "Aussie Gold Hunters" you would have seen there was a lone prospector getting about in a Transit van. Watch it all or go forward to 7:50 for the transit van. Not as old as Reg's Transit though.

Good luck out there

JW :smile:

Yeah mate i have seen the show--I have about 2 more episodes to watch of season 2..

That new Transit looks like a shoe box compared to the styling of the old vans lolol--- There just isn't any 'Wow effect' with a cargo van.

I have to look the part when Im out,,,right Norvic???

You would have a hard time staying under the radar with "Green Gold Getter"---

I like the older styles...maybe because I am getting older..:smile:

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Good to see you back, Mitchel :smile:

Reg is in Vietnam for a week, so we'll plug on without him.  I recall trying very hard to avoid going there when I was 19  :dry:

"Specimen found by John at Amherst. About 6ozs from memory"

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A quiet Victoria Bitter after work with Ian. I don't know how anybody can drink that stuff. Isn't it called "Green Death"?! :

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"Patchy Flat, near Dunolly. The larger piece was 9 ozs"

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"Lin Pratt, a jeweller from Bali, and Ian with John's old ute"

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Specimen from Maldon:

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Hey Paul! The only way to get that van would be to prise the steering wheel from Reg's cold dead hands. :wink:

On the job at Maldon. We got a very pretty, flat 6 gram colour from near that caved in shaft a few months back. There was also a trapped lamb down there which we liberated. You can just make out the reef workings that enriched the lead on the hill in the distance above the stick:

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On 10/18/2017 at 6:53 PM, vanursepaul said:

Hahahaaha,,

I don't blame him for that ,,  She's a classic!

It seems odd to me to see there is gold near green grass.....????

 

Sure is.

The area was all holes but has been returned to pasture, except every now and then part of it opens up again.

One of the places Reg may take you, a bit of junk, but every now and then - - -

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This is a great thread.  History, current conditions and eye candy galore ... I go here first for my entertainment then other things!

Thanks for all who contribute.

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