Hawkear

We have been travelling Oz for a few years. Last year we started doing the opal hunt in NSW & QLD. This year we are on the Gold hunt and...

The "Gemstones in Victoria" book, out of print for a while, has been reprinted by Museums Victoria and is available online from their...

Correct me if wrong but I think sapphires are associated with volcanic rocks eg basalts. Daylesford is a volcanic area where streams...

It's sounding promising being in a gold area but it's very hard to give a 100% positive "that's gold" off the photos. Crushing & panning...

Problem with using gold as a currency is that it can easily be forged ie adulterated with impurities so everyday traders would have no...

2 small specs today, but another good day in the bush

Scotch whisky is not a survival currency in my house.

That seems to be a popular theory, but where are the actual examples of it happening? From what I've read, American cigarettes and...

That makes a 20% rise from about $3000 at the end of last year to about $3600 now. Not wanting to put a damper on Holding or investing...

I'd like to thank everyone for the feedback, I have finally broken the drought and managed to find myself some nice pre deci coins. Now...

Are you sure that isn't just the totally corroded remains of a lump of old iron?

I Too shed a tear reading this & Im a cat person . Amazes me how some so called humans can be this heartless .

So sad 😞, God bless the people who cared for Cookie. R.I.P Cookie 🌹

Dunno if this should be in What made you smile today or What made you cry today. But just saw this post on facebook. I cried at the...

When you say one pan, do you mean one pan of concentrate from a sluice or highbanker?