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Scottmacrae I have to agree with most of the comments so far. Research is your best hope. We have some of the best research history around about our goldfields of the 1850's. There has been many books written about the Victorian Goldfields and Bendigo is no exception. Books by James Flett are...

Brad is a good bloke and a good business man. He was one of our sponsers at the Laanecoorie Gold Bash last year and donated some top items for our raffle. He is also a Garrett dealer as well. A young bloke with a young family trying to make a go of it. I wish him well. wombat ;)

Mate it looks like you and your family were having a great time there. But if the DPI have their way and introduce "No Free Camping" in State and National Parks in March of this year, you can say "Goodbye" to Reedy Creek free camping along the river. There are so many family's that enjoy camping...

Guys with all this heat right now I'm trying to get my gold fix by watching Gold Rush Alaska season 4. I have watched the full 1st episode "Queen of Diamonds" but when I want to watch the other episodes it seems that I have to open an account and give card details ect. Is there a site anywhere...

Happy New Year everyone I hope that 2014 only bring you all Good Health, Happyness and Good Fortune and all your dreams come true. Wombat ;)

Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you all have a great year for 2014. Stay safe on the roads and I'll catch up next year Cheers wombat ;)

Jim's funeral is on tomorrow, Friday 25 October at 1.30pm at the Doveton Park Funeral Centre, 1251 Doveton St North, Ballarat and then onto the Creswick Cemetery. It would be nice if as many of us could turn up to say our last good byes and give Jim a good send of. wombat ;)

I'm just letting everyone know that Jimmy Stewart passed away last night. Jim lost his battle with cancer that he has been fight for about 12 months now. Jim was a ledgin in prospecting, starting out here in Victoria at the beginning of detectors. He bought the Laanecoorie Lake Side Caravan Park...

KeeponDigging Mate you did well yesterday, you out shone the the 4500's and 5000 at that spot. How did you go after we left? I'll catch up with you at The Laanecoorie Gold Bash next weekend. Well Done again mate. wombat ;)

Try and use a video camara with a flood light attached. Make up a small platform with ropes attached to each corner, then attach the camara and flood light to the platform and lower it done the shaft. This way you will see if there are any off shoots on the way down and also see how stable the...

When I was a kid 1 shilling got me and my brother into the Saturday afternoon pictures and a bag of mixed lolly's each. :D This was back in the 1950's wombat ;)

OK Guys & Gals, Below is this man and his basic history. Could you tell me after him returning to England, he was famous for starting up what company ? wombat ;) The history of crude-oil exploration and production in the Middle East began with William Knox DArcy (1849-1917), a British subject...

Hi Digger Yer no worry mate :) wombat ;)

Thanks Loamer. Yer mate the bash should be a great one this year as we have over $8,000- dollars worth of prices. And as for being called a "Newbie" OH well we all have to start some were :rolleyes: wombat ;)

Hey Nugget mate you forgot my home town "Maryborough" Vic We've got some of the best goldfields around the triangle. wombat ;)

Hi everyone, some of you may know me as wombat on another site and I have come across to this site as well to annoy you all :D For others that do'nt know me I have been in the prospecting game since the early 1970's (as a hobby only) and detecting since the first lot of detectors came here to...