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  1. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    Another park - found a tidy sex pence and an old Time Zone token.
  2. Hilux

    Newby wagga

    Digger, I'm on the opposite side of the country but I'm guessing Wagga Wagga has similar areas to near me. Jump on google earth in satellite mode and have a look around where you live. Look for any bushy areas or parks with bushland. I find all sorts of stuff in those places. Have you got a...
  3. Hilux

    Good to be here

    Could be a nice little side line.
  4. Hilux

    Good to be here

    I like that sandwich design, simple but elegant.
  5. Hilux

    Am I doing it wrong?

    If you're those other coins then you'll find the others if they are there. I was disappointed for a while when I realised that you can only find it if its there! Persistence pays of.
  6. Hilux

    Am I doing it wrong?

    That's a really good point that I had not considered.
  7. Hilux

    Am I doing it wrong?

    I detect in suburban Perth. There's no pattern to what I'll find. I've gone months with no silver coins then I'll find a bunch, same for pre-decimal coppers. If I look in places where there's lots of human traffic I'll generally find some spending coins. Some old sites where you'd expect to...
  8. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    Had a look in some bush at a local park. I found this coin like brass disk. It turns out it's the base of an 1850's match holder. The story is that after turning off your gas light, you'd open it and grab a match from inside. You'd light a match by striking it on the base. The lit match...
  9. Hilux

    Scum bags

    You sound like a good mate Flatlander.
  10. Hilux

    Unprecedented rainfall may affect East-West travel & access in some parts of WA goldfields

    I think that section was closed only a week or two ago due to a bush fires.
  11. Hilux

    Perth Newbie

    Wazza you should see if you can get your kid interested in metal detecting. Grab a cheap detector from Aldi when they are on special for about $100 or grab a second hand one off gumtree or market place. The advantage over gem hunting is that generally there's somewhere to detect withing 5...
  12. Hilux

    Missing Prospectors & other Persons (WA) Western Australia

    Thank you to the mod who removed my post that contained incorrect information that I'd seen on Facebook.
  13. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    Had a look around the perimeter of a local golf course this morning. Found another florin at last. A couple of half pennies and a Canadian 1c piece. The 50 caliber cartridge was an interesting find.
  14. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    Had a look along the beach near Augusta (WA). Other than ring pulls I only found a handful of spent 1920-1940 303 shells.
  15. Hilux

    Perth WA gems, quartz crystals

    I dont know anything about gems but there's a neat shop in myaree that you may want to check out. https://www.bestjewellerysupplies.com.au/product-category/recent-products/ https://www.mayama.com.au/ I've no connection with the place, just thought it may interest you. They have some very...
  16. Hilux

    Missing Prospectors & other Persons (WA) Western Australia

    Hot weather out there all week too.
  17. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    Another year or two and I'll have enough to open a bong shop.
  18. Hilux

    Internet searches

    That's a great explanation. Totally makes sense as well.
  19. Hilux

    Internet searches

    I think search engines have definitely changed. Searches in the 90's would lead to all sorts of interesting sources of information. These days the results seem to strongly lean toward commercial results. I don't understand google ad-words or ranking stuff but in the early days if you searched...
  20. Hilux

    Hilux's finds

    A few pre-decimals along the Swan River yesterday. Lots of salt water corrosion but better than nothing.
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