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Hi all.. I was doing some panning in the laundry (as you do when the creeks are getting cold) with 2 buckets i got from up the road. I forgot to take the seive when getting the buckets of dirt for homework So while panning i was casually getting out the larger rocks from the pan and i was...

Hi all I picked up a new little girl today , 14 week old Black Barb X Kelpie. Im having lots of trouble picking out a name tho.... So hopefully you guys might be able to give us some ideas.... I was hopeing something prospecting related or something as she is my new partner for going out...

Someone on here had mentioned they got their wedding ring made from gold they had found themselves... cant remember who ?? I was just wondering how much gold it actually took to get the ring made up? (Male wedding band) Cheers

I dont know if there is any proof or evidence to answer the questions but thought id ask... How much does a creek/river change after a moderate rainfall?, as in does much gold get washed around really? If a creek has been cleared out, how many years Or hundreds or years before color would...

I popped out to Ruby Hill while I left the family at the caravan park to scoop up a few bags of dirt to have a look at back home.. 8 bags later ( bout 5 liters in a bag )... Got home and we washed through just one bag to take a look and we were quite happy :) There was a few good bits in...

I was quite suprised earlier today when grabbing a bucket of material from a creek a few hundred klm's from the coast and a few hundred feet above sea level....I saw a sea shell on my shovel. I was going to give it to my daughter when I thought for a second....how did this get up the mountain...

Good site for info on rivers in Nsw, updated every 24hrs. Not sure if its been shared before. http://waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/drr/ (Select where in nsw for the list of that area )

Ok everyone I need some DIY ideas and hints or tips... How do you find out whats on the bottom of a Well? I know of an old Water Well from late 1890's and would like to know if anything lays lost on the bottom of it. The problem is its about 8 foot deep, made out of old brick walls. But the...

Only just got here a couple of hours ago for a few day playing around in the dirt and creeks.. Started to have a look around and I saw this tree I thought id have a dig under. It looked like a good place to start. Can you spot what was guarding the tree? Made my heart jump a beat. It didnt...

Iv been trying to find an old site where the early settlers of a town lived while building the train tracks before the town was established... long story cut short iv nearly found them.. but anyway.. First up is a paper shotgun cartridge found on the hill nearby. I know the plastic shells came...

A great idea for while your panning the creek :) Found it on that face page thing..

As most of you may have seen there is a lot of photos on google earth by this one person called 'damage by fossickers'.... If you take a look at the following link you should see all their photos. http://www.panoramio.com/user/7239708?with_photo_id=81872812 Please take the time to Flag these...

Iv been using a free copy of "My Tracks" on the android phone and absolutely love it :) It works well and goes over the top of google maps, easy to use and very acurate. It works out bush and handy to find your tracks back, or even to use to show where you have covered if your out swinging...

Late one night shift a mate and I were trying to work out which direction you should travel if you were going to do a trip around Australia. E.g if you travel clockwise around and us driving on the left hand side of the road, how much further would it be compared to counter clockwise ? (Taking...

G'day Trying to organise a long weekend away with my father and wondering if many people know what its like up bingara and woodsreef barraba is like for panning? Were in newcastle way and looking for somewhere to go that will have a nice chance of seeing some color weather its yellow or other...

Does anyone know exactly where the old part of "O'Donnell Town" is? Know where o'donnell town road is that crosses over the freeway, but apparently there is a bit of a ghost town aswell that uswd to be out there? Has anyone been out that way or know more about it? Its easy to see on google...

G'day Just introducing myself, not a lot to tell really... Only just starting to get into the detecting world, I have kind of grown up with the gemology but never really got into the metal detecting. I have done a bit of faceting and re-built my fathers machine for him (cnc machinist by...