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  1. Flash Jack

    Geovic Gippsland

    I've had a look around but can't find anything on this. Over the years I've spent all my time in Central Victoria. I'm now having to look at Gippsland as the place to go as I have to watch the Petrol money. My go-to resource for mapping etc is Geovic, but when I put in the Diggings etc it...
  2. Flash Jack

    Not stolen but be wary

    In Gold Rush times they would have copped a load of lead. Shame we can't do it now. :D
  3. Flash Jack

    What Made You Smile Today

    Wow! That's a big egg!
  4. Flash Jack

    Why are you called that?

    My name is John but good friends call me Jack. I then thought about the Gold Rush days and the characters of the time and figured "Flash" was up there amongst them, so being a simple male(wink), I put them together and there it is. Easy as.
  5. Flash Jack

    Not stolen but be wary

    Yeah, I keep my car in sight too. Still allows you to cover a large area but it depends on the scrub. It is always hard to cover yourself against a*seholes.
  6. Flash Jack

    Today I MADE

    Lock down Project. Another crevice tool. Helps to alleviate the boredom. Yeah, I know it doesn't match the drawing but hey, it's close.
  7. Flash Jack

    Can anyone Id this button?

    Well, I've never realised how much information there is on the net about military buttons. AND how much has nothing to do with the button we are looking for! :D Also, what diameter is the button?
  8. Flash Jack

    Can anyone Id this button?

    What makes this search even harder is that whatever you type into a search engine it gives you too much American stuff. Even when you type words like, British, English, Australian, Queensland, Victorian, Regina, Queen, Monarchy, New South Wales, South Australia etc, etc, you get bloody American...
  9. Flash Jack

    Hello

    Hi all. I'm new to the forum but I've been poking around the GT for a few years now. I built a couple of detectors in the late seventies. They were very crude by todays standards and were no pleasure to use. Didn't do much for the next twenty years or so untill we moved into Central Vic. Since...
  10. Flash Jack

    interesting new wording on the updated vic earth resources page

    But in their "Guide to Recreational Prospecting" it says that "You can only use hand tools while exploring for minerals under a miners right. You cannot use mechanical equipment or explosives to excavate the ground." The key word is "excavate". They have created confusion. The use of a...
  11. Flash Jack

    Update on my wife's Breast Cancer Treatment.

    I'm a Newie here but all the best mate.
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