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  1. Nightjar

    Recommended gold nugget buyer - Perth

    Can anyone vouch for gold nugget buyers in Perth with top reviews. Have googled a number and many of their reviews have comments like, unprofessional, dodgy, don't trust them etc etc. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Peter
  2. Nightjar

    Second medical advice advisable.

    October 2022 I presented myself to Rockingham Hospital with worrying chest pain. Diagnosis was minor heart attack. Waited 4 days to be transferred to either St Johns or Fiona Stanley. Five days in Fiona after a stent was fitted. (Should have been allowed home a day after procedure0 I suffered...
  3. Nightjar

    GPZ-7000

    Putting it out there to seek whether there is any interest in the sale of my GPZ-7000. Looking to get $7000+ for this well looked after machine. Only selling because where we detect the SDC2300 is the preferred detector. Please PM me if interested.
  4. Nightjar

    Crows, cheeky/sly isn't the word.

    Checking the bearings/brakes/greasing the suspension on the the caravan before a trip and can you believe this happened? Had removed both wheels on one side of van for easy access and left the wheel nuts on the brick surrounds of caravan stand. Walked away to get another grease cartridge and a...
  5. Nightjar

    Graveyard on an island north of Derby

    During my time working on Koolan Island and crew member of vessels, I was shown an island to the north of Derby where many divers were laid to rest. Ted Egans song brings the memory back of the many divers who lost their lives when like today cyclone Ilsa crossed the WA coast.
  6. Nightjar

    Caravan 5.5 metres

    Licensed caravan in good condition. Can be inspected in RIDGEWOOD, WA. Has to go, owners are moving. PM me if interested can then supply contact number. $6500.00 (Now $5,500)
  7. Nightjar

    Power bill

    Increasing household power bills are in discussions frequently, interested to hear how members are fairing. Synergy is our supplier in the West and they recently sent info for householders to compare their power bills in equal circumstances. We don't skimp on airconditioner usage, washing...
  8. Nightjar

    Time spent watching TV

    While we are waiting for a bit of cooler weather to hook up the caravan and get away for a swing here's a little survey. : How many hours a week do you sit/lay in front of a TV? Let's be honest now. o_O My average is 10.5 hours/week. (Evenings only, TV never on before 1800hrs)
  9. Nightjar

    240V to caravan while parked at home.

    What method do members use to power their van with 240V while at home. Taking into consideration that your caravans extension lead is 15amp and won't plug into a 10amp home socket?
  10. Nightjar

    Lithium battery recharging warning!

    Hopefully this problem will be sorted before more homes are lost? Battery fires.
  11. Nightjar

    Gold & Ghost maps

    Can't recall how? Trying to open these maps but haven't got the required app, can someone help. 100K Geology maps OZFX3 File MAPFile
  12. Nightjar

    Swans surfing

  13. Nightjar

    Trickle charge caravan batteries.

    Had a bit of a cleanup in the shed today and found a small solar panel and a PWM regulator. Bit of wiring and now have a trickle pumping into the batteries. At this time of the year I fit the cover to the van blocking out the onboard panels. Once a month I'd run 240V power to the van and give...
  14. Nightjar

    Freeze eggs

    This is something that will be handy when heading off next. https://www.facebook.com/recipesandmorewithlisak Frozen eggs:
  15. Nightjar

    Gold & Ghosts lost patch?

    The first edition of the WA Gold & Ghosts mentioned a rich find while carting water from Marshalls Pool to Wilson's Patch. We have made more than one attempt to stumble onto it with out success. Anyone like to try using an old map we used? Click on link below will reveal full map.
  16. Nightjar

    Western Australia importing coal.

    This is the world today, all the hype about, climate change, EV vehicles etc etc and we have a company operating on a coal field in Western Australia and it has had to resort to importing coal to keep their power station operating. Absolute hypocrisy...
  17. Nightjar

    Hard rock gold from around the world...

    Came across this gem from days of old....
  18. Nightjar

    Albany man killed by kangaroo

    Only one recorded death from a kangaroo attack, which occurred in New South Wales in 1936. Today a man died from injuries in Albany, WA from one he was keeping as a pet.
  19. Nightjar

    What myths did you grow up with?

    My Pop was a character with a great sense of humour but did keep me away from handling Bobtail Lizards. Pop instilled in me, if you placed the barrel of a rifle in their gaping mouth, then stood on their tail and tried to remove the rifle shards of steel would peel off the barrel. 🤣 Anyone else...
  20. Nightjar

    Your most memorable moments.

    Princess Diana promised me she wouldn't put her arm around me. ;) Now can we see your photos of some memorable moments?
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