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    Palmer River.

    I recently witnessed 2 coin finds on the Palmerville Station, 1 was a Chinese 1866 coin with all English writing (not chines) and was in pretty good condition. Also an 1866 Shilling in another Chinese camp area there.
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    GPX6000 - Tips, Tricks, Settings, Accessories & Other Notable Findings

    Thank you Les, I too NEED my harness, at 74 with a fair few old injuries it makes a big difference to my detecting sessions, Not equipment fault but that is my body ailments, haven't tried the swing arm to date mainly because I carry a heavy wide pick in hand which makes a power of difference to...
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    GPX6000 - Tips, Tricks, Settings, Accessories & Other Notable Findings

    Thank You JP, enormous help here!
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    GPX6000 - Tips, Tricks, Settings, Accessories & Other Notable Findings

    This is a great idea and should get a big following and response as it is needed, the flowing information is invaluable!
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    Unordered Parcels from Amazon

    I have to say I find Amazon.com.au (note AU) very good to date!
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    North Qld Gold Prospecting trip

    Are June July August good times to be up in the North, we intended to head off end of May ....every thing going to plan!, can you throw any light on how the grasses will be as far as getting a coil on the ground aroung the northern goldfields, which is a major problem down this way as well as...
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    North Qld Gold Prospecting trip

    Thank you for your reply Simmo, we have given Palmerville a lot of thought, also think it may be out of our budget with the round trip cost, Season Ticket, roundabout figure $5/6 K would have to find a lot of gold to contribute to the cost, experience would be great, but at 74 and a few old...
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    North Qld Gold Prospecting trip

    Hello Fellow Members, Have recently shifted to Cedar Vale (Beaudesert Area) A mate and I are planning a trip end of May to Far North in May to maybe August. We have experience as far as detecting and both have 6000's Will obviously do a fair bit of research, never been to the top end, however...
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    Cobar

    A call out to Backcreek Member, Member From: S.W. Sydney, NSW Joined: 14 March 2013 Posts: 1,081 Like to know if you ever checked that 10,000 acres out Cobar way, also hae a mate who recently purchased a similar size place and wants me to go out and have a look about, and is around 100k from...
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    Gold Prospecting in the Hermidale Area of Nyngan Cobar

    Thanking you 62Marksman for the Map and research info, any help here is appreciated hoping someone knowing the area who has been in the area might also throw some light on the subject! :Y: :perfect:
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    Gold Prospecting in the Hermidale Area of Nyngan Cobar

    Like to know if anyone can give any info' on this area please, I have a mate who has private property in the region a bit North of Hermidale, close to 100k from Nyngan, plenty of Quartz and relative rocks about, is pretty rough country and has invited me up to have a look about and do a bit of...
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    walnliz panning instructional video

    Yeah 2nd all the above comments, I was also taken by the instructional panning video, it is the BEST...
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    WalnLiz Intro.

    Hello there LiznWal, thx for the email today, really keen to follow your posts and general info, love your videos on YouTube they are great and a huge help to beginners like myself, catch round the traps
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