Thank yous all so much for your wonderful comments❤❤.its a pleasure to have shared my story and a special Thank you to Michelle for presenting and allowing it to be shown so professionaly ❤
Wow! That was the best video I've watched in a while! The sizes he was talking about just blew me away! I get excited over a 1gram piece these days even a half gram piece to be pulling consistent ounce plus bits must have been the best feeling in the world! Love your work, cheers Lee.
I have been looking at all the most recent responses to our story.Im very humbled at your wonderful responses.❤❤❤.and its been such a pleasure to be able to tell my families stories on the diggings⛏⛏⛏⚒ There is some more vids of me and my families adventures on the Diggings comming .I do hope you enjoy them.Cheers Greg.🙂🙂🙂
I really could listen to your stories all day long. I love bumping into older folk out bush that have been looking for gold since their younger days, always makes for some great stories.
It is amazing the old timers missed that spot, I thought they scoured the whole area. What a legend and thanks for bringing the story to the screen. Forever immortalised, good on you for recording this piece of Aussie history 👏 👌 👍 ❤it 😊 Regards Andy PPA
Loved your story mate ... Bloody good on ya's !!! I'm 54 years old and have been prospecting for a living since I was 19 I've been most fortunate to enjoy a life doing what I love ... out In the bush following the 'Old timers' searching for gold. Love nothing more than to be out in the hills playing modern day pioneer 😊 Thanks so much for sharing your story mate ... It's 'Gold'😉👍
I'll look forward to that drink Greg😅 it's heating up in the North, our wet season, my off season, fast approaching. The utes loaded, so off again while it's still possible .... One of these 'off season's' I may very well fly south ... 'to cool the heels, and wash down some dust' As you well know mate, 'a miners Rich's change on the turn of a shovel' So it's possible, we may meet to share that drink, and reminisce over a tale or two' mate 😉👍
Half way through watching this, I got keen and went out for a swing, 30 mins in, bam 5.9g nugget, bloody rippa, loved the vid and thanks for the inspiration and luck. Watching the second half now👍👌🇦🇺
This video is the stuff of legends and the ultimate dream for all us prospectors. This definitely gives us a glimpse of what it must have been like in the traditional days of the 1850s gold rush. I mean 80 ounces I’d settle for a 1 ounce nugget mate !!! Imagine in today’s gold value it would be in the hundreds of thousands. Quite incredible really,the stuff of legend. It’s still out there to be found in the off beat places and the obvious one’s to. There are many buried rivers or deep leads yet to be discovered and to those who would dare to try the prize could be astronomical in nature !!! Awesome stuff thanks
Thank so much for your reply.❤Yes I do believe there is much gold to be found.there seems to be three distinct river systems.the deep leads wich many were snuffed out due to being covered with lava flows.then you got the present river systems too But these high level rivers of ancient times are the oldest.there is traces of this right across smythesdale.scarsdale and Linton fields.they are higher on the slopes and hills are fair game for detecting as there within our reach.ive found lots of these in this area with no results but would recommend to go for them.i really do hope my experience I've shared gets some great results for all prospectors .thanking you. Cheers Greg
What a treasure trove of wisdom and insight, simply but brilliantly told, and showing such personal family stories. Thank you, Michelle, for sharing his magnificent story, first-hand McAllan, such a gifted, natural storyteller, you had not a need for a word yourself whatever, magnificent! You'd be as chuffed as a family of Ballarat choughs, as a documentary film maker, 10/10! Gabi of Prospect Hill, Narre Warren.
@@gabivalla6279 seen your name on a Wednesday night on YT Gabi, you may have seen mine, Dianne L. We’re almost neighbours, I live in Berwick. 😊 This was an amazing video, so looking forward to the next one.
Bucket List #1. Find some Gold. Tick✅ Thanks for the story Greg, it sounds like fantastic times. Seems you have a permanent smile that you only get from finding really Big Nugs. Grats. 😊
Thanks for sharing your story Greg, ill never forget the information about gold prospecting you freely shared with me when we worked together in Heathcote 30 years ago and now everyone gets to share your knowledge too. Looking forward to more episodes. Cheers Ken
Hi Ken.🖐 .thanks .you were a brilliant mechanic.🔧🪛.that Honda 8 hp you rebuilt for me lasted years and years.🙂🤪.great to hear from you.hope you enjoy next vids.Greg
Thats awesome.very few people will ever find a 32 oz piece too.we are both very fortunate.im so glad you enjoyed our story.there is another 2 maybe three more vids comming soon.hope you enjoy these also.Cheers Greg 😂🙂👍🏼
@gregoryallan1137 yes we are blessed , was an amazing experience. About 2 meters away was an 8oz ,about a meter from that a 5.5oz, down the slope about 3meters 2oz , about 4meters up from the 32 a 20g, and off to the side up the slope a 5oz about 15meters. But it dried up quickly. Wish I held on to it with today's gold prices.
Thanks for sharing your family experience Greg. I still remember my uncle finding a specie back in the early eighties. It was the size of a soccer ball. That’s why I started detecting 5 years ago. I love detecting out in the bush I don’t think of anything. Really good for the mind.
Absolutely amazing story Greg! Your naturally enthusiastic storytelling is so refreshing.Can't wait for the next part. 260oz🤩 all up! Your Mum hiding the stonker nugget up her jumper 🤣 what dreams are made of! Thanks and cheers 🍻
Thank you so much and yep mum was a extremely good prospector.shed go to spots id found and get bits and rubb it in 😂😂. I do hope you enjoy our tales from this time and onwards.🙂🙂😃 in next vids.❤
Thank you for sharing your story with us. This is what you call a successful journey into your lives that enriched all of you in many ways. Canadian friend! 🇨🇦
Was about 240oz.×$4000 an oz.what a pity the gold price then was $500 -$600 an oz.at today's price it would be around $960.000.back then it was about $255.000😭😭😭😭
@@gregoryallan1137true but everything else was cheaper back then to. You probably could have settled for a few cheap houses with those finds back then. Now you’d struggle to find a decent house with acreage around here under 1million.
Id go to surface hill or Argyle hill.just south of smythesdale.youl see the workings on the same ancient river systems as ours.youl see how they worked them and you will see much river gravel high on the hills.look at original ground around these sites and you will see the eroded gravel."waterworn"explore any bush at this same level.theres miles of bush out there so don't be scared to venture on virgin ground.just look carefully at gravels.you want waterworn gravel but it might appear angular just due the fact that it now re eroding 🙂.look old
Thanks for sharing such a great story. Reminds me of parents and i in the 80s, travelling from south aust to wedderburn with a whites 5000d, and later a garret a2b in our trusty hk holden and caravan. We were on the fields in Wedderburn when the hand of faith was found. Dad never found gold inspite of his efforts - it could have been due to his slight hearing loss at the time. Cheers.
That’s a very intriguing story from back in the day. Im currently using a sluice box and panning but I’m about to adventure into metal detecting because I love wandering around the bush and to find some gold would just be an added bonus. Thanks for sharing you have inspired me, cheers.
Thanks for sharing your adventures and also imparting insights to what the early prospectors would have seen. And also other insights too. I love being out in the bush. It's a hobby to me and love the challenge. I have a small degree of success mostly built on the sights such as yours. I really hope the hobby and serious small-scale mining is allowed to continue and not challenged by minority groups as it appears to be.
Thank you so much❤.yes its just about following what you know and picking up on what you find really.gold will tell you where it is and isn't..well be ok as the "Minority group" will get to a point of severe resistance from the common sense group in the very near future soon🙂🙂.Rest assured😁😁..You just continue your prospecting and when your out bush all by yourself just prospect!!!🙂🙂🙂⚒⛏..and that yellow metal is there for you.Cheers Greg..
@gregoryallan1137 ...The Fever strikes,particularly with the types of Nuggets,You found with Your Family, mate...It becomes all consuming..But it is a rush..Congratulations.
@@jamesgreen2060yes we did.we put through 2 tons of river from top of hillwash through a wet plant as well as about two tons of surface gravel from lower slopes.got nil gold from top and 1 g from lower.there was virtually no fine gold at all.🙂🤪🤪
Thanks❤.I'm getting older now but if I can share any info to help any prospector it be A pleasure😘🙂🙃.if you watch the next few vids I do hope you might get a bit more of an insight to gold and how it found.cheers Greg 🙂
If only the gruberment let us mine on our own land these days. It’s impossible to do with bonds they are asking now if they will even grant you permission to begin with.
ABSOLUTELY - When dealing with any individual in so-called 'Authority' Point your finger straight into their criminal face and repeat this phrase "l do not consent, I will not comply and l enter into no agreement or contract with YOU!" Then take out your notebook and get their name.
Thank yous all so much for your wonderful comments❤❤.its a pleasure to have shared my story and a special Thank you to Michelle for presenting and allowing it to be shown so professionaly ❤
All thanks go to you Greg for sharing your stories and providing your glorious photos from the days gone by.
Cheers Cob 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
Wow! That was the best video I've watched in a while! The sizes he was talking about just blew me away! I get excited over a 1gram piece these days even a half gram piece to be pulling consistent ounce plus bits must have been the best feeling in the world! Love your work, cheers Lee.
I have been looking at all the most recent responses to our story.Im very humbled at your wonderful responses.❤❤❤.and its been such a pleasure to be able to tell my families stories on the diggings⛏⛏⛏⚒ There is some more vids of me and my families adventures on the Diggings comming .I do hope you enjoy them.Cheers Greg.🙂🙂🙂
good onya mate. most people keep their secrets. u gave us a great yarn and its very interesting
I really could listen to your stories all day long. I love bumping into older folk out bush that have been looking for gold since their younger days, always makes for some great stories.
It is amazing the old timers missed that spot, I thought they scoured the whole area. What a legend and thanks for bringing the story to the screen. Forever immortalised, good on you for recording this piece of Aussie history 👏 👌 👍
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Regards Andy PPA
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Phenomenal story! So lucky ... most of us could only dream finding a patch like that. Thanks Michelle.
Wow !!! Thank you for sharing such a fantastic story. Absolutely loved it.
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Loved your story mate ... Bloody good on ya's !!!
I'm 54 years old and have been prospecting for a living since I was 19
I've been most fortunate to enjoy a life doing what I love ... out In the bush following the 'Old timers' searching for gold. Love nothing more than to be out in the hills playing modern day pioneer 😊
Thanks so much for sharing your story mate ... It's 'Gold'😉👍
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We bout the same time frame so.Awesome ⚒👍🏼👍🏼
Think we both deserve a 🍻
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I'll look forward to that drink Greg😅 it's heating up in the North, our wet season, my off season, fast approaching. The utes loaded, so off again while it's still possible ....
One of these 'off season's' I may very well fly south ... 'to cool the heels, and wash down some dust'
As you well know mate, 'a miners Rich's change on the turn of a shovel'
So it's possible, we may meet to share that drink, and reminisce over a tale or two' mate 😉👍
Half way through watching this, I got keen and went out for a swing, 30 mins in, bam 5.9g nugget, bloody rippa, loved the vid and thanks for the inspiration and luck. Watching the second half now👍👌🇦🇺
Mate you are great narrator with a fantastic story. You lived the dream and found the yella.
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This video is the stuff of legends and the ultimate dream for all us prospectors.
This definitely gives us a glimpse of what it must have been like in the traditional days of the 1850s gold rush.
I mean 80 ounces I’d settle for a 1 ounce nugget mate !!!
Imagine in today’s gold value it would be in the hundreds of thousands.
Quite incredible really,the stuff of legend.
It’s still out there to be found in the off beat places and the obvious one’s to.
There are many buried rivers or deep leads yet to be discovered and to those who would dare to try the prize could be astronomical in nature !!!
Awesome stuff thanks
Thank so much for your reply.❤Yes I do believe there is much gold to be found.there seems to be three distinct river systems.the deep leads wich many were snuffed out due to being covered with lava flows.then you got the present river systems too But these high level rivers of ancient times are the oldest.there is traces of this right across smythesdale.scarsdale and Linton fields.they are higher on the slopes and hills are fair game for detecting as there within our reach.ive found lots of these in this area with no results but would recommend to go for them.i really do hope my experience I've shared gets some great results for all prospectors .thanking you. Cheers Greg
Wonderful family story, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you.
What a treasure trove of wisdom and insight, simply but brilliantly told, and showing such personal family stories. Thank you, Michelle, for sharing his magnificent story, first-hand McAllan, such a gifted, natural storyteller, you had not a need for a word yourself whatever, magnificent! You'd be as chuffed as a family of Ballarat choughs, as a documentary film maker, 10/10! Gabi of Prospect Hill, Narre Warren.
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@@gabivalla6279 seen your name on a Wednesday night on YT Gabi, you may have seen mine, Dianne L. We’re almost neighbours, I live in Berwick. 😊
This was an amazing video, so looking forward to the next one.
Bucket List #1. Find some Gold. Tick✅
Thanks for the story Greg, it sounds like fantastic times.
Seems you have a permanent smile that you only get from finding really Big Nugs. Grats. 😊
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I hope you tick that box real soon.theres so much new technology comming for you.🙂
❤ thanks for sharing your story ❤
Fantastic documentary, Michelle. Can't wait for part 2
Thanks for sharing your story Greg, ill never forget the information about gold prospecting you freely shared with me when we worked together in Heathcote 30 years ago and now everyone gets to share your knowledge too.
Looking forward to more episodes.
Cheers Ken
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Hi Ken.🖐 .thanks .you were a brilliant mechanic.🔧🪛.that Honda 8 hp you rebuilt for me lasted years and years.🙂🤪.great to hear from you.hope you enjoy next vids.Greg
So wonderful, I love how much joy it brings you!
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That's the true 'Richs' ... so glad you see it😊
Awesome story of persistence and a great family adventure ❤
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Loved it thank you
Simply amazing story!!
What a legend! I see what he did there.
Much love friend
Just Amazing!!!
Would love to have a beer with this fella, great story teller. True stories I might add 🍻👍
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I’ll bring the beer if I can stay a while and chat to!
Good watch thank you 😊
Wow. That's amazing. Thank you. Mesmerising.
Bloody awesome
This is a magnificent true Aussie story. ❤️ Thank you for this - I too remember those gold days..👍❤️✌️
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What a fascinating story!
Thanks for sharing your story I certainly do appreciate it.
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This was really interesting. Great story. Well done.
Awesome story mate.
You make all of us modern prospectors extremely jealous. Fantastic story 👍
What a great story! I once hit a small patch of ground missed. Didn't sleep for 3 days, biggest 32oz
Thats awesome.very few people will ever find a 32 oz piece too.we are both very fortunate.im so glad you enjoyed our story.there is another 2 maybe three more vids comming soon.hope you enjoy these also.Cheers Greg 😂🙂👍🏼
@gregoryallan1137 yes we are blessed , was an amazing experience. About 2 meters away was an 8oz ,about a meter from that a 5.5oz, down the slope about 3meters 2oz , about 4meters up from the 32 a 20g, and off to the side up the slope a 5oz about 15meters. But it dried up quickly. Wish I held on to it with today's gold prices.
Thanks for sharing your family experience Greg. I still remember my uncle finding a specie back in the early eighties. It was the size of a soccer ball. That’s why I started detecting 5 years ago. I love detecting out in the bush I don’t think of anything. Really good for the mind.
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Great documentary. Thank u
Great bit of history..
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Amazing Story !
Thank you Greg awaiting your next exciting gold story
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Great story and thanks for sharing - Greg did pretty good on the Gold. 👍
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Just love this aussie style manner, thank you for this very entertaining video. I hope I can get up that area one day.
Yes it very old area geological. Look old and top of hills.hope you have some great results.🤗
Absolutely amazing story Greg! Your naturally enthusiastic storytelling is so refreshing.Can't wait for the next part. 260oz🤩 all up! Your Mum hiding the stonker nugget up her jumper 🤣 what dreams are made of!
Thanks and cheers 🍻
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Thank you so much and yep mum was a extremely good prospector.shed go to spots id found and get bits and rubb it in 😂😂. I do hope you enjoy our tales from this time and onwards.🙂🙂😃 in next vids.❤
Great video, Michelle. 45 oz is almost 200 grand today. Thanks for sharing
Its mind boggling to think what all that gold would be worth now... and there's still plenty more out there
Fascinating
Just brilliant thank you for sharing this
Fantastic word there Michelle . Keep it up
Fantastic Aussie story & part of history 👍
Thank you so much🙂.we were extremely lucky and yes its so good that the story is recorded now.
Sensational video.. amazing motivation..see you soon ❤
What an incredible story! Those were certainly the good old days for prospecting.
That's so interesting thankyou to both of you. Wish I had a metal detector back in the 1800s
awesome yarn well done
Wow so good 👍
Great story
Thank you for sharing your story with us. This is what you call a successful journey into your lives that enriched all of you in many ways. Canadian friend! 🇨🇦
❤thank you so much my Canadian friend.🇦🇺
This is fantastic and inspiring, Cheers for sharing your story with us! Shared!
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Thanks for telling us your story, I could listen for hours reminds me of when I first started out.
Looking forward to part 3 👍
Thank you.🙂🙂Hope you enjoy part three.cheers Greg⛏⚒
Amazing! Thanks for the upload.
Awesome video, would be cool to see more interviews of people involved in the original detecting goldrush
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I’d also love to have a yarn some of those folks. I bumped into Doug Stone at the Smythesdale gardens last year and had a chat.
Tremendous story. Cheers 🍻
Good onya Greggo😊
Hay,Davo🖐🖐🖐
Great story. Thank you. I was thinking, wow, what all those ounces would be worth today at around $4000 oz.
Was about 240oz.×$4000 an oz.what a pity the gold price then was $500 -$600 an oz.at today's price it would be around $960.000.back then it was about $255.000😭😭😭😭
@@gregoryallan1137true but everything else was cheaper back then to. You probably could have settled for a few cheap houses with those finds back then. Now you’d struggle to find a decent house with acreage around here under 1million.
Good for you😊
Was great to hear a story like that. Thanks for bringing it to us Michelle 😁👍
Thanks for sharing your passion with natures finest
Great story Greg, really appreciate you sharing it. Subbed right away!
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Great story! I’m not far from there so now I’m wondering how I can get started!
Id go to surface hill or Argyle hill.just south of smythesdale.youl see the workings on the same ancient river systems as ours.youl see how they worked them and you will see much river gravel high on the hills.look at original ground around these sites and you will see the eroded gravel."waterworn"explore any bush at this same level.theres miles of bush out there so don't be scared to venture on virgin ground.just look carefully at gravels.you want waterworn gravel but it might appear angular just due the fact that it now re eroding 🙂.look old
If you graded that spot down a bit & used latest Minelab Detectors you will find heaps more !
Thanks for sharing. He even shows the treasure map. X marks the spot :0
loved it
Fantastic story, thank you so much 👏👏
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you guys. This was great to see. But when is part 2 coming out?
Soon.❤
Wow what a story
Thanks for sharing such a great story. Reminds me of parents and i in the 80s, travelling from south aust to wedderburn with a whites 5000d, and later a garret a2b in our trusty hk holden and caravan.
We were on the fields in Wedderburn when the hand of faith was found. Dad never found gold inspite of his efforts - it could have been due to his slight hearing loss at the time.
Cheers.
❤wow they were the days and yous were there.awesome stuff
Bet he wishes he had all those nuggets at todays prices.
Great interview and edit 🤙
Most certainly do.🙂🤪
What a great watch
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So pleased you enjoyed it.🙂there is three more vids comming about my times prospecting.i hope you get to see them.
@@gregoryallan1137 awesome
Sent it to a few mates they loved it as well
Just the motivation we all need
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Great story, cheers.
That’s a very intriguing story from back in the day. Im currently using a sluice box and panning but I’m about to adventure into metal detecting because I love wandering around the bush and to find some gold would just be an added bonus. Thanks for sharing you have inspired me, cheers.
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Amazing.
Thankyou mate your knowledge is ...wow.
❤hope you enjoy the next few vids comming soon.🙂
"Life is like a box of chocolates " . Sometimes when you take a risk,good things can happen.
Life is like a box of chocolates in Thailand you never know which ones has nuts
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Holy Moly!
Amazing true story!
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I loved this story so much, thanks for posting. It states Part 1 is there a Part 2, I looked but couldn’t find it? 😊
Im glad you enjoyed🙂.yes there is 2 maybe three more parts to come.
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@@gregoryallan1137 thanks Greg, I’ll be looking forward to it.
Yep same thing when I brought my block at snake valley not far away from smysdale good gold shallow then nothing, that's how it goes . Cheers
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Coool, I grew up in Smythesdale 😊
When did you.might know you
Hi 1960 to 1980
@@glendamears3618what a pity.we got there about 84
I also grew up in Smythesdale. From early 90s onwards.
Nice shirt!
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Well earned champ,I'd love to find a half an ounce soo
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The amazing wonderful Aussie spirit love people's rights ❤️ ♥️
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Thanks for sharing your adventures and also imparting insights to what the early prospectors would have seen. And also other insights too. I love being out in the bush. It's a hobby to me and love the challenge. I have a small degree of success mostly built on the sights such as yours. I really hope the hobby and serious small-scale mining is allowed to continue and not challenged by minority groups as it appears to be.
Thank you so much❤.yes its just about following what you know and picking up on what you find really.gold will tell you where it is and isn't..well be ok as the "Minority group" will get to a point of severe resistance from the common sense group in the very near future soon🙂🙂.Rest assured😁😁..You just continue your prospecting and when your out bush all by yourself just prospect!!!🙂🙂🙂⚒⛏..and that yellow metal is there for you.Cheers Greg..
WOW
Very interesting story ..Thank you both for sharing this with everyone...Multiple points here,are very similar to what I have encountered as well.
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@gregoryallan1137 ...The Fever strikes,particularly with the types of Nuggets,You found with Your Family, mate...It becomes all consuming..But it is a rush..Congratulations.
Haven’t watched it all but did you do any panning?
Do you mean on patch?
@ yes to see if there is any fine gold
@@jamesgreen2060yes we did.we put through 2 tons of river from top of hillwash through a wet plant as well as about two tons of surface gravel from lower slopes.got nil gold from top and 1 g from lower.there was virtually no fine gold at all.🙂🤪🤪
thanks mate l got a lot out of your chat
Thanks❤.I'm getting older now but if I can share any info to help any prospector it be A pleasure😘🙂🙃.if you watch the next few vids I do hope you might get a bit more of an insight to gold and how it found.cheers Greg 🙂
Great story! Any idea on your total?
Was around 260 oz.🤪🤪
those detecters still find gold and there cheap to buy.
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The whites 6000d still to this day had the best discriminator on it.
If only the gruberment let us mine on our own land these days. It’s impossible to do with bonds they are asking now if they will even grant you permission to begin with.
Refuse to accept the dictates of imbeciles.
"You can't live your life because wahhh we said so"...pfft. 😂
ABSOLUTELY - When dealing with any individual in so-called 'Authority' Point your finger straight into their criminal face and repeat this phrase "l do not consent, I will not comply and l enter into no agreement or contract with YOU!"
Then take out your notebook and get their name.
Is this on private property?
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whispering jack
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