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This is from the nsw art gallery. It was done in 1893 by walter Witherspoon. Does anyone know what's going on with the scoop things? There is another thread on here that has giant scoops on a dredge, but these are smaller. One thing it would allow you to rock while putting your dirt in. I...

Hi all you rock-washers out there, I'm heading to Mudgee in a couple of weeks with the family. I'm looking for a common area to throw my pan in. I'm thinking common knowledge areas similar to Tuena, Oallen, wattle flat etc, with relatively easy access. Places that everybody knows about. The...

Hey All, Has anybody used the home wind turbine setups? I'm not talking about the big ones to power a house, but something like a 400w one. This is a random one I pulled from ebay. There are heaps on there and I suspect a bit of research needs to be done. But I was wondering if anybody had any...

Well damn. I've had a pair of gumboots for years, I probably bought them from Kmart or something. I bought another pair recently from the salvos because I couldn't find my normal ones. Oh my god, what a difference. These things have proper soles, your feet don't get sore as quick. And most...

Hi All, Warning, my head still explodes with 12 volt stuff. I'm thinking about using a 12v fridge on a solar setup. Specifically this fridge: https://www.bunnings.com.au/glacio-90l-portable-camping-bar-fridge-freezer-12v-24v-240v_p0336461 * The blurb says about 1.7kw for 24 hours of use, so...

Hey all, My daughter is looking to buy a new car. She loves the Jimny, but it might end up being a little small. She wants a 4wd, but generally they are pretty big - think rangers, tritons etc. But there doesn't seem to be anything really in the middle that is affordable as a new car She isn't...

Any of you fellas tried golf ball hunting in a river? This location was not on the golf course, it was downstream. I did this with a mate the other day after the recent rains. It was good fun. The river was up, so goggles were required. It is not that different to looking for gold, trying for...

Hi All, I have a 4x4, 2014 manual Mitsubishi Triton. Overall a good car, with an exception. When I am in low range, in 1st gear going down steep gradients the car wants to run away from me and I have to use the brake. In other 4x4's I have driven (even really old ones), 1st gear in low range is...

Hey All, Just wondering if there are any fish in the Shoalhaven, say around Oallen/Stewarts Crossing area? Thanks Brendan

So I headed out to the Turon river last weekend and was a bit surprised to see that it was dry (other than a couple of small pools). Although I suppose it isn't surprising given that we have had no rain. The thing that threw me was the waterways advice. I checked this before I went. It said the...

Hey all, I was hoping one of you smart people might be able to tell me what this is for? It is next to an old gold shaft, also pictured. It looks like they used to crush the rock here. But I don't know what the barrel is for. It also has an inner metal lining with what looks like insulation...

Found this in the local bottle-o. More gold in that bottle than I usually find!

Hey guys, have any of you seen the new flowpan by Goldhog? Loks pretty cool, just wondering what you think? https://youtu.be/3QflrVorsGg http://www.flowpan.com

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right spot to post, but does anyone know what might have caused these holes in the sandstone? I found it on a beach in wollongong, nowhere near any other rocks. Thanks.

Hey all, If I was to buy a yabbie pump for crevicing, would you recommend the longer or shorter barrel? My thinking is that a shorter barrel gives you a little more room to add attachments like a collection container or longer thin nozzle. But the longer barrel gives you more suction and...

Hey All, I thought I'd share my bread crate classifier. It's an ugly looking beast but it worked pretty well. I still don't have a highbanker, so I'm still using my little AM Grubstake sluice. I found the bucket sieve to work really well, but wanted to try something different to get through...

I had to buy these from the local shop when I saw them. ... I WISH !!!

Hey Guys, When your riffles start packing out with black sand, do you see that as the time to clean out your sluice/highbanker? Or does the gold still sink through the black sand and not skim over the top? Im currently using a sluice, but I'm guessing the same could be said for a highbanker...

I'm interested to hear how you guys progressed in your alluvial prospecting hobby (I haven't hit the detectors yet). Was it pan then sluice then highbanker or .. ? I'm asking because I'm a year into this hobby now. I've started with pan, tried to build a sluice (failed) bought an angus...

A basic idea for a backplate (for a power sluice conversion) for an Angus mackirk sluice without cutting or adding any holes into the sluice. I was mucking around with metal and this and that and my wife said why not try a pool noodle. For $4, why not. It might work, I haven't tested it yet...