Finding nuggets

[dam it]

No worries mate...if I can be of any further assistance just let me know :Y:

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That cracked me up :lol: :lol:

 

[Moneybox]

Pretty sure there was some decent sized bits found while building some bridge in Brissie. Not sure which one so just undermine a pylon or two of each one you come across until you nail the right one :Y:

Yeah, it's the bridge at Indooroopilly that people actually live in, not that you don't know. Thanks for that advice, I'm really appreciative.

That is correct, they dug good gold when building the Indooroopilly bridge. My Dad told me about that when I was a kid but we had no idea that 50 or 60 years down the track we'd actually be out there digging gold. If only I'd done as I was told as a kid things might have been different. I don't know what it's like now but I'm sure at that time you could have slipped over the steep bank from riverside road (Randnor St) and setup a little dredge

He also told us about the old mines over in Gold Creek reservoir. We used to herd cattle through there on weekends. I never saw the mines but I remember my older brother checking them out. There's also an old gold mine on the steep hill on the right when approaching Indooroopilly from Witton Flats. It was producing good gold before they struck water and it flooded the mine. All you need to do is sink a tunnel from down on Witton Road and drain off the water. If you take it on at night I doubt anybody would notice

Well that's the best I can do without actually dropping in to help out but right now it's a bit inconvenient :lol:

 

[Smoky bandit]

There is nowhere close to Brisbane...Only small stuff left.
Your only chance would be Gympie and that's been flogged for 100+ Years.Though I have seen the odd 1 ...2...5...gram bit found sluicing...Even a 10grm speci from the same hole I was digging .

 

[Digger58]

Thanks for that Smoky.
Yeah, I haven't found anything after researching for quite a while now.
Looks like it's panning for me as I can't afford to go travelling around the country.
Good luck with your efforts.
Cheers :Y: :beer:

 

[Moneybox]

Indooroopilly mine in the 1920's and it hasn't been worked since...... That means Witton Creek might be worth a look when you get that sieve and pan

 

[Moneybox]

Gold at Indooroopilly

As an aside, when the first test drill was done for the Walter Taylor Bridge in 1932, it was reported that one of the richest gold finds in Queensland was found under what became the north abutment. Here is an extract from the Morning Bulletin from 17 June, 1932:

Bridge Builders Find Reef, BRISBANE, June 16.

While a shaft for the cable supports of a new traffic bridge at Indooroopilly was being sunk specimens of gold-bearing reef were discovered. Hopes are held out that a payable reef will be found

Mr. Walter Taylor, contractor for the bridge, has taken out a lease of four acres on mining tenement.

Further excavations for the cable supports, which are already down 42ft., will show whether the gold-bearing ore will pay for working.

Because this was the best site for the bridge, and because he didnt want any other mining leases being taken out and interfering with the bridge construction, Walter Taylor secured a lease over an eight-acre site adjacent to the bridge.

Noel Davis, grandson of Walter Taylor and author of the book The Remarkable Walter Taylor, recalls, in Oxley-Chelmer: The Dynamic and the Genteel:

My mother told how she remembered Grandpa spreading some rock from the site over the floor under the house, and then stepping over it while holding in both hands a gold chain. He was a firm believer in water divining and was using the same principle to discover if there was gold in the rock. She said that the chain spun round in his hands many times.

The Eldorado Cinema (Spanish for city of gold) is named after the gold found under the foundations of the Walter Taylor Bridge.

 

[RM Outback]

Look up trove and visit the state library since your in Brissy that's your best local source. Other than shared old stories like the indooroopilly bridge if it ain't shared you'll find something or nothing with the above two resource. If your research doesn't deliver what you want plan a trip.

 

[golddiggerart]

Sent you a PM :Y:

 

[Reg Wilson]

If you are serious in chasing big gold, then Victoria's Golden triangle, and some areas just outside it are your best chances.
The record of nuggets found in Victoria is excellent reference and one I have used for years. Unfortunately the research needed to even give you a fair chance of success can take many years and then there is the field work as well.
What will surprise you is that even in the most flogged areas quite large targets will still turn up, and when they are dug from depth there is no way that you can tell if your target is rubbish or the once in a life time find.
I have many contacts in the Golden triangle, and believe me, there are still some big bits being turned up occasionally, and some from areas that you would believe have been done to death. The smart operators tell few about their finds.

 

[Digger58]

Thank you Moneybox for all your information, very interesting indeed. I wonder what's down there, or should I say how much is down there?

RM Outback, thanks for that, yes I've been researching Trove database and the state library. I'll keep going as there is so much info there.

Cheers golddiggerart.

Hi Reg, I'll probably bite the bullet and take a shot at the triangle at some time as it seems the best odds for finding nuggets and big ones at that. I often come across reports of large nuggets being found, and I imagine that those reports are only the tip of the iceberg as most detectorists would keep very quiet.

In the meantime folks, I'll try to find virgin ground myself anywhere and everywhere because for me I love the bush but not when I know the odds are like winning the lotto. I like better odds, otherwise, the enthusiasm isn't there for me and it becomes a Sisyphian effort and draining. Not enjoyable at all.

Cheers guys :Y:

 

[Goldtarget]

Gold at Indooroopilly

As an aside, when the first test drill was done for the Walter Taylor Bridge in 1932, it was reported that one of the richest gold finds in Queensland was found under what became the north abutment. Here is an extract from the Morning Bulletin from 17 June, 1932:

Bridge Builders Find Reef, BRISBANE, June 16.

Noel Davis, grandson of Walter Taylor and author of the book The Remarkable Walter Taylor, recalls, in Oxley-Chelmer: The Dynamic and the Genteel:

My mother told how she remembered Grandpa spreading some rock from the site over the floor under the house, and then stepping over it while holding in both hands a gold chain. He was a firm believer in water divining and was using the same principle to discover if there was gold in the rock. She said that the chain spun round in his hands many times.

All this time ive been doing it wrong it seems.
What happens if the gold is in water? :|