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Sure, it'll not be their first actual gold discovery, but maybe they'll better recognize the real stuff when they see it for the first time if only because no matter the light or the viewing angle, gold is always golden and unmistakeable - practicing with lead won't give you that. I too...

I made my own practice gold. Most homes will have an old pre-loved 9ct gold neckless or chain bracelet languishing in a box or a drawer somewhere in the house that can be imaginatively re-purposed - but be sure to check with the management, you have been warned 🤬 Now chop it up with wire...

To preset the lights position your vehicle on level ground and right up close 30 to 40 cm away from a wall or fence or garage door. Switch lights on and mark the center of the beams on wall etc (make a cross with masking tape) now back away from the wall 5 or 6 metres and adjust your lights to...

😲........does it warm your hands whilst you are holding it - if it does drop it and run away, far far away......

Here is a favorite of mine - I found it on TROVE years ago whilst a member of a U3A group researching our local history - it was published in "The Mercury" Fitzroy, Victoria, on 26th August 1876. The Driver's Song.... With tarpaulins unfolded at close of the day, Behold us encamped by the side...

I've posted on this perennial topic on a number of times previously, and the reason for the exemption is not what you think it is, and you have to go back to the original legislation circa 1870's to understand its original intention and recognise how it's since been skewed in our times for...

I agree, it is also my experience that an uninterrupted flow onto the sluice mat best .......

I know that there are lots of Land Rover haters out there, BUT I will occasionally stick my head above the parapet and accept fire - and this is one such occasion. I am the second owner of a 1999 Discovery Series II Td5 diesel. It currently has 490,000+Km on the clock. I bought it at 270,000km...

x2 for the the Gold Rat Dream Mat, it catches and holds the heaviest of the heavies, and yes, and during the wash up there was gold found underneath those heavy pebbles.

Yup - that's GOLD......... and you definitely need to find a few more like those pieces ;) I see that the hand that's holding the vial is not a stranger to work, so I'm sure that you both, supporting each other, will achieve your goal. nil desperandum casper

Well done... However, all that glitters is not gold and it could be that you have a piece of pyrite there - both the Tangil River and Icy Creek are full of it. Pyrite is a mineral that sparkles but only when viewed at certain angles in good light. Gold however is bright golden yellow and...

Back then, and being true to the job description, a REPORTER did just that! they reported everything verbatim, and largely without opinion. News is news, but a SCANDAL is a next level, because that's where the juicy stuff is... Back in 1819 my 4th great grandparents had a messy separation, and...

A pic that was taken 15 years ago on my first winter Victorian High Country snow camp. The winter snow camp has become a tradition and I've done it every winter since...

70 years ago when I was a kid I remember that we ate a lot of rabbit ....Now, I loved mum's rabbit casserole (better than stew) ;) but I really, really liked it when every other month we'd have chicken - cos dad had won the chook raffle at work - back then probably we'd fit the description of...

VEGE PATCH. What's growing in yours? . . . . in mine I've got gold nuggets, and they're almost ready to harvest :)

Actually, it's all about sampling whether it be a hill or a river. The long answer first - the definition of prospecting is "the search for minerals" and you can take either a methodical or a scatter approach in your pursuit of it. Your diagram depicts the methodical approach to discovering the...

Hi Coffee, It's truly bloody hard going in your area, but your efforts will be rewarded if you are diligent. Attached is a pic of a pan from a recent trip into your area, and for just 2 hours work. You will need to dig deep (up to a metre and maybe more). Don't bother with the top loose gravel...

I'm a Gippslander and I am loving this message thread - this is the way the forum used to be back in its infancy..... cheers casper The definition of luck is when preparation meets opportunity

Damn _ I could've made that - BUT- It's just dawned on me that I can't remember seeing a membership renewal email from PMAV or the West Gippsland Branch since COVID overturned our world.