Books to keep an eye out for.
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Eldorado said:
To my eye he is using what appears to be a cross between a rocker box and puddler. The reason I say this is you don't see any water exiting the box, you can also see where he has dumped the wash dirt from the box, as shown near the wheel barrow handles where the two sticks are placed in a V. What do others think?
Jemba
See the two red arrows in the photo to me they show the sieve, note the overhang. Now if I was a detecting man I would love this area. :Y:
Gemhunting Atlas of Australia
Paul Hamlyn
1973
Pages: Format: Hardcover
Printed by The Griffin Press, Adelaide. ISBN 0 600 o71464
A complete guide to the gemstone areas of Australia -- 30 full colour, large scale location maps showing geological structures, where to go, how to get there and what to find.
Facet Cutters Handbook
Publisher: Gem Gides Book Company 3677 San Gabriel Parkway
Pico Rivera. CA 90660
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Paperback
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Bo...353196-_-77798&ref=imprad353196&afn_sr=impact
Notes on the Stuart's Range opal field : report
Ward, L. Keith (Leonard Keith), 1879-1964.
Download at
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/214121
Paul Hamlyn
1973
Pages: Format: Hardcover
Printed by The Griffin Press, Adelaide. ISBN 0 600 o71464
A complete guide to the gemstone areas of Australia -- 30 full colour, large scale location maps showing geological structures, where to go, how to get there and what to find.
Facet Cutters Handbook
Publisher: Gem Gides Book Company 3677 San Gabriel Parkway
Pico Rivera. CA 90660
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Paperback
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Bo...353196-_-77798&ref=imprad353196&afn_sr=impact
Notes on the Stuart's Range opal field : report
Ward, L. Keith (Leonard Keith), 1879-1964.
Download at
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/214121
Basic placer mining
by California. Division of Mines and Geology
Publication date 1963
Topics Gold mines and mining, Placer deposits, Hydraulic mining
Publisher [Sacramento] : State of California, The Resources Agency, Dept. of Conservation
Download at.
https://ia800309.us.archive.org/34/items/basicplacerminin41cali/basicplacerminin41cali.pdf
by California. Division of Mines and Geology
Publication date 1963
Topics Gold mines and mining, Placer deposits, Hydraulic mining
Publisher [Sacramento] : State of California, The Resources Agency, Dept. of Conservation
Download at.
https://ia800309.us.archive.org/34/items/basicplacerminin41cali/basicplacerminin41cali.pdf
The Teetulpa Goldfield SA
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It was at Teetulpa where more gold was found than anywhere else at that time. Teetulpa had the largest number of diggers of any field at any time in the history of South Australian gold discoveries. By the end of 1886 there were more than five thousand men on the field. Some newspapers claimed as many as seven thousand, but admitted that many may have been interested visitors mainly from Adelaide. Before the years end the field had its own post office which processed 34,000 letters during the month of December alone. The telegraph was connected, a Miners' Benefit Lodge started, a bank opened, sly grog shops by the dozen were doing a roaring trade, church services were conducted for different denominations and it had the usual dust storms, thieves, claim-jumpers and typhoid.
Taken from
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/teetulpa.htm
Prospector
His hut
Other miners huts
Dipping water for washing
Miners and washing equipment
The pie man
Ghosts of the Teetulpa gold field
Taken from
State Library of South Australia
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/
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It was at Teetulpa where more gold was found than anywhere else at that time. Teetulpa had the largest number of diggers of any field at any time in the history of South Australian gold discoveries. By the end of 1886 there were more than five thousand men on the field. Some newspapers claimed as many as seven thousand, but admitted that many may have been interested visitors mainly from Adelaide. Before the years end the field had its own post office which processed 34,000 letters during the month of December alone. The telegraph was connected, a Miners' Benefit Lodge started, a bank opened, sly grog shops by the dozen were doing a roaring trade, church services were conducted for different denominations and it had the usual dust storms, thieves, claim-jumpers and typhoid.
Taken from
http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/teetulpa.htm
Prospector
His hut
Other miners huts
Dipping water for washing
Miners and washing equipment
The pie man
Ghosts of the Teetulpa gold field
Taken from
State Library of South Australia
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/
Yambulla gold : a brief record of the colourful Yambulla goldrush, near Eden / Jack Loney
author:"Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925-1995"
Notes
Available from Mr J. Loney, Box 94, Portarlington, Vic. 3223.
The Adelong goldfield
by Harper, Leslie F
Publication date 1916
Publisher Sydney, W.A. Gullick, Government Printer
Free Download
https://ia601206.us.archive.org/23/items/adelonggoldfield21harp/adelonggoldfield21harp.pdf
author:"Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925-1995"
Notes
Available from Mr J. Loney, Box 94, Portarlington, Vic. 3223.
The Adelong goldfield
by Harper, Leslie F
Publication date 1916
Publisher Sydney, W.A. Gullick, Government Printer
Free Download
https://ia601206.us.archive.org/23/items/adelonggoldfield21harp/adelonggoldfield21harp.pdf
I love this. Holding your nuts in a pan.
As for pies. Say no more. The most popular bloke on the field :clap:
As for pies. Say no more. The most popular bloke on the field :clap:
Miners Huts at Bullumwaal, near Bairnsdale
Author / Creator Harvey, John Henry 1855-1938 photographer.
Prospecting at Sandy's Creek near Bullumwaal Vic. Xmas 1932.
Author / Creator Davies, H., photographer.
This is a page from a photo book about prospecting on sandy creek at Bullumwaal. It is worth the down load link below.
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/401536
Parish of Bullumwaal Map 1
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/91724
Parish of Bullumwaal Map 2
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/91724
You can download full size maps at the above link.
taken from the State Library Victoria
Author / Creator Harvey, John Henry 1855-1938 photographer.
Prospecting at Sandy's Creek near Bullumwaal Vic. Xmas 1932.
Author / Creator Davies, H., photographer.
This is a page from a photo book about prospecting on sandy creek at Bullumwaal. It is worth the down load link below.
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/401536
Parish of Bullumwaal Map 1
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/91724
Parish of Bullumwaal Map 2
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/91724
You can download full size maps at the above link.
taken from the State Library Victoria
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Beautyful houses but, funyly none have a garage. how did they ever live
forest dweller said:
LOL yep it kind of makes you wonder why we need a 4x4 when you see what they use to drive and where they got when they did. :Y:
Merrijig Creek, Gippsland.
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/401537
You know we talk about what good books we have read and need to read. But there is a wonderful pack of yarns in the old newspaper articles from time to time i wish to share some with you, such as the one below. cheers Jemba.
STRANGE BUT TRUE. PROSPECTOR'S NOISY GHOST.
'Macquarie Digger,' who vouches under his proper name for the truth of the story, writes to the 'Guardian': Some years ago the writer and several other men were doing some alluvial mining on the Macquarie River.
It was in the month of July, and was in the midst of a drought. The Macquarie River was dry in some places for a quarter of a mile, and numerous diggers were working in the bed of the river. The writer and the others mentioned made a rough and ready camp on the bank of the river and under a mountain with huge rocks and caves. Some tents and lean-to constituted our habitation. The sleeping apartment of each was about a foot deep of oak and green leaves on the ground. Close by the camp a gully ran up into the mountain, and down this gully came the yet unsolved mystery. One bright moonlight night, some where about twelve o'clock, when all the camp was asleep, including three dogs belonging to the men camped, and which would face anything, the awfullest shrieks and piercing sounds I have ever heard were heard from down this gully. The first thing we know was that
the three dogs foil into the camps head over heels on top of us, and nothing we could do would persuade them to go out again. We got out and about but could see nothing, although the country was clear. We waited a while, and then as all was silent we went back to bed. We threw the dogs out several times, but nothing whatever would persuade them to remain outside. The disturbing and awful sounds were so often repeated and became so pronounced that unable to solve the mystery we packed up and left the place.
Some months later an old man who was down close to this particular place looking for bees' nests was going up a big creek where he knew of a spring,
to see if there were any bees drinking. Walking along a small green patch near the creek he was surprised to see a good Cossack boot laced up. It struck him as being strange that tins boot should be in such an out of the way place. Taking his axe from his shoulder he cut the boot across the instep. Imagine his surprise to find, the bones of a human being's foot within. He looked up the creek a bit further and found the skeleton of a man, a prospector evidently who had been dead a considerable time. Beside the skeleton was the man's swag, and a tin pannikin' close to his hand. , It was supposed that he was making to the spring already mentioned, and when lie got there found it dry arid perished for want of a drink. Now by going up the gully where .we continually heard the weird sounds pawing over a hill it: was not far to where the skeleton was found. I often think that what we heard were the cries of some disembodied . spirit. Others camped at the same place after the old chap's body was found and heard nothing and were never disturbed. Readers can form their own opinion on the matter, but we were compelled to quit our camp and find another, after which we were never disturbed. '
Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954) View title info Thu 28 Oct 1920
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141605281?searchTerm=ghost of a prospector
I liked that one. :Y:
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+16567/29
STRANGE BUT TRUE. PROSPECTOR'S NOISY GHOST.
'Macquarie Digger,' who vouches under his proper name for the truth of the story, writes to the 'Guardian': Some years ago the writer and several other men were doing some alluvial mining on the Macquarie River.
It was in the month of July, and was in the midst of a drought. The Macquarie River was dry in some places for a quarter of a mile, and numerous diggers were working in the bed of the river. The writer and the others mentioned made a rough and ready camp on the bank of the river and under a mountain with huge rocks and caves. Some tents and lean-to constituted our habitation. The sleeping apartment of each was about a foot deep of oak and green leaves on the ground. Close by the camp a gully ran up into the mountain, and down this gully came the yet unsolved mystery. One bright moonlight night, some where about twelve o'clock, when all the camp was asleep, including three dogs belonging to the men camped, and which would face anything, the awfullest shrieks and piercing sounds I have ever heard were heard from down this gully. The first thing we know was that
the three dogs foil into the camps head over heels on top of us, and nothing we could do would persuade them to go out again. We got out and about but could see nothing, although the country was clear. We waited a while, and then as all was silent we went back to bed. We threw the dogs out several times, but nothing whatever would persuade them to remain outside. The disturbing and awful sounds were so often repeated and became so pronounced that unable to solve the mystery we packed up and left the place.
Some months later an old man who was down close to this particular place looking for bees' nests was going up a big creek where he knew of a spring,
to see if there were any bees drinking. Walking along a small green patch near the creek he was surprised to see a good Cossack boot laced up. It struck him as being strange that tins boot should be in such an out of the way place. Taking his axe from his shoulder he cut the boot across the instep. Imagine his surprise to find, the bones of a human being's foot within. He looked up the creek a bit further and found the skeleton of a man, a prospector evidently who had been dead a considerable time. Beside the skeleton was the man's swag, and a tin pannikin' close to his hand. , It was supposed that he was making to the spring already mentioned, and when lie got there found it dry arid perished for want of a drink. Now by going up the gully where .we continually heard the weird sounds pawing over a hill it: was not far to where the skeleton was found. I often think that what we heard were the cries of some disembodied . spirit. Others camped at the same place after the old chap's body was found and heard nothing and were never disturbed. Readers can form their own opinion on the matter, but we were compelled to quit our camp and find another, after which we were never disturbed. '
Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954) View title info Thu 28 Oct 1920
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/141605281?searchTerm=ghost of a prospector
I liked that one. :Y:
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+16567/29
Fultons Creek Store Point: The Diary of Gilbert Smith 1883-1884. By Rudi Paoletti
Gilbert Smith, miner and Sunday-school teacher lived at the remote Fultons Creek and Donnellys Creek goldfield in Gippslands mountain region during the 1880s. This diary of the area provides a better understanding of the 19th century life in a remote mountain goldfield.
$19.95 1 in stock
https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/...-of-gilbert-smith-1883-1884-by-rudi-paoletti/
The book of the Ballarat
Description
Left Australia, 19 February, torpedoed Anzac Day, 25 April, 1917. The story of the last trip of the troopship Ballarat which was torpedoed Anzac Day 1917 and the rescue of the ships crew and soldiers. It also contains stories and humor about shipboard life.
Publisher Wightman & Co., Ltd. Date 1917
Download from.
https://repository.monash.edu/items/show/35119#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0
Gilbert Smith, miner and Sunday-school teacher lived at the remote Fultons Creek and Donnellys Creek goldfield in Gippslands mountain region during the 1880s. This diary of the area provides a better understanding of the 19th century life in a remote mountain goldfield.
$19.95 1 in stock
https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/...-of-gilbert-smith-1883-1884-by-rudi-paoletti/
The book of the Ballarat
Description
Left Australia, 19 February, torpedoed Anzac Day, 25 April, 1917. The story of the last trip of the troopship Ballarat which was torpedoed Anzac Day 1917 and the rescue of the ships crew and soldiers. It also contains stories and humor about shipboard life.
Publisher Wightman & Co., Ltd. Date 1917
Download from.
https://repository.monash.edu/items/show/35119#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0
LOST TREASURE
ON the northern foreshores of Sydney Harbor a swag of rich booty was once planted that has never been found. It was the proceeds of one of the most daring and valuable bank robberies in the history of the State. On September 15, 1826, the Sydney branch of the Bank of Australia was burgled. Thieves decamped with 2000 sovereigns, 750 in silver, 2030 in Spanish dollars, and 14,500 in bank notes. Exhaustive search was instituted and carried out by the police.
In the end they had to admit defeat; neither the thieves nor the rich haul were ever run to earth. There was foundation for a suspicion held at the time that this "swag" was expertly planted in the Mosman district, in hilly Harbor heights. To this day, as far as is known, it has never been unearthed.
Bungaroo.
The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 1955
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133939195?
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/240335
For more information on this yarn please go to,
https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/robbing_the_bank_australias_first_bank_robbery
ON the northern foreshores of Sydney Harbor a swag of rich booty was once planted that has never been found. It was the proceeds of one of the most daring and valuable bank robberies in the history of the State. On September 15, 1826, the Sydney branch of the Bank of Australia was burgled. Thieves decamped with 2000 sovereigns, 750 in silver, 2030 in Spanish dollars, and 14,500 in bank notes. Exhaustive search was instituted and carried out by the police.
In the end they had to admit defeat; neither the thieves nor the rich haul were ever run to earth. There was foundation for a suspicion held at the time that this "swag" was expertly planted in the Mosman district, in hilly Harbor heights. To this day, as far as is known, it has never been unearthed.
Bungaroo.
The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 1955
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133939195?
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/240335
For more information on this yarn please go to,
https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/robbing_the_bank_australias_first_bank_robbery
Page 22 of the Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 8 August, 1914.
Description: Title: Copper Gouging, Cloncurry Way. See page 29. caption: A "Copper Gouger". Caption: On the brace. Caption: Picking ore and napping. Caption: At the forge - sharpening tools. Caption: Prospecting a new show. Caption: Working on the show. Caption: Water -An ever-recurring problem. Caption: Sunday in camp. J. Helms - phot
Picture Queensland ~ State Library of Queensland : digital image collection State Library of Queensland.
http://bishop.slq.qld.gov.au/
Teemore
One foot out the door
Jemba said:
Sort of sums up our life in lockdown ..... just dreaming of getting out.
Gold mine at Hill End near Turon Valley
Gold miner's hut opposite Petersen's (formerly Price's) battery, Hill End
Gold sluice and tailings on the river, probably Home Rule
View of gold mining operations, Nuggetty Gully looking north, Hill End
Panning for gold in Moonan Brook - Moonan Brook, NSW (near Scone)
Taken From
State Library of NSW
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/
Gold miner's hut opposite Petersen's (formerly Price's) battery, Hill End
Gold sluice and tailings on the river, probably Home Rule
View of gold mining operations, Nuggetty Gully looking north, Hill End
Panning for gold in Moonan Brook - Moonan Brook, NSW (near Scone)
Taken From
State Library of NSW
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/
