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[Ryan27]

Hi all,
I'm new to forum, I browse your posts from time to time. Figured I could contribute a little info here and there.
My name is Ryan, live in Melbourne, prospect mostly Vic. My great great grandfather was the first to discover a payable gold field in Vic. (Clunes) I have a bit of gear as far as prospecting goes. I don't really have a preference, depends on where I feel like going as to what I take with me. I build all my own equipment. After years of trial and error have managed to get most things right. Still keen to learn new ideas.
Talk soon
Cheers Ryan

 

[Ag Man]

Welcome to the forum Ryan.
Sounds like a wealth of family knowledge & some cool stories that have hopefully been passed down to you.

Cheers - Marty

 

[the duck]

Welcome ryan glad to have another goldie on site would love to hear about your great great grandfather he was a true pioneer

 

[Syndyne]

Welcome to the forums Ryan!

Sounds like you're keeping the family tradition alive and well! It'd be great to hear any stories that you may still know of regarding your great grandfathers discoveries.

All the best,
Shauno.

 

[Colin&Lee]

Welcome aboard Ryan look forward to hearing about your prospecting adventures

Cheers

C&L

 

[Scoopa]

Welcome Ryan27. I hope you find our forum helpful and there's a wealth of knowledge on this site, you only need to ask.

 

[Ryan27]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I Look forward to the great company.
Cheers Ryan

 

[ronsfolly]

Good luck, appears you have all the experience needed to find those elusive nuggets

 

[casper]

G'day Ryan and welcome.

Woo Hoo!! you got some pedigree there mate being descended from James Esmond. You've probably read the following before but i include it for the other forum members:-
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4778972?searchTerm=james esmond&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4779142?searchTerm=james esmond&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

CASPER

 

[TenOunce Tone]

Welcome Ryan, great to have you on board, look forward to your input on the ways of the prospector

Cheers, Tone

 

[Ryan27]

G'day Ryan and welcome.

Woo Hoo!! you got some pedigree there mate being descended from James Esmond. You've probably read the following before but i include it for the other forum members:-
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4778972?searchTerm=james esmond&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4779142?searchTerm=james esmond&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc

CASPER

Hi Casper
My Great great Grandfather is Dr Herman Bruhn. He was a Dr and a Geologist.
The story in brief is that he was out in the Triangle prospecting 6 months prior to the gold rush in Vic. He found specimen gold at Clunes. Word got out at the pub. Weeks later Esmond turned up with a prospecting party. Samples were sent to Melbourne at the same time, both received rewards. Esmond received a larger some because he sent a large purse/sample and had a official party on the field. Bruhn only spoke German and sent his letter with samples to Melbourne and had to be translated.
There was a lot of investigations into false claims on who was first on most of the fields.
However it is well known in our family that Bruhn bailed on a wife and 13 kids to find gold prior to the government posting rewards for payable fields. I think he was financial when he went walkabout, so the family didn't starve.
There is a bit of info on the Internet if you google his name. There is a few variations to the story, we all know how the bush telegraph works.

Cheers Ryan

 

[Ryan27]

Welcome Ryan, great to have you on board, look forward to your input on the ways of the prospector

Cheers, Tone

Hi Tone
Thanks for the welcome, look forward to a chin wag.

Cheers Ryan

 

[casper]

Hi Ryan, ooops! i apologise for my presumption :8

Of the 3 names associated with the Clunes discovery, Campbell, Esmond, and Bruhn, Esmond gets the most "press" - thanks for putting the record straight.


Casper

 

[casper]

Dr Bruhn gets a mention http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4778972?searchTerm=james esmond&searchLimits=sortby=dateAsc (read to the end)

CASPER

 

[Ryan27]

Yeh he gets a mention, there is three sides to every story. I was told after Bruhn got his reward 500 he set of around the world lecturing. I suppose he had credentials, with a major discovery, he was qualified and he was RICH.

Cheers Ryan

 

[Goldie]

Hi Ryan

Welcome!

Great forum to join, lots of helpful advice and friendly people
Looking forward to more of your family mining history

Goldie

 

[Nugget]

Hi Ryan, welcome to the forum.

Your experience and knowledge is appreciated and I can already see that you will be a valuable contributor to the topics.

I look forward to reading more about your family history.

Nugget.

 

[aadelaidean]

Welcome Ryan looks like we have one more good storyteller to the forums collection, I am looking forward to reading your posts....Cheers from one wanna be fossicker Debra

 

[Ryan27]

Hi Ryan, welcome to the forum.

Your experience and knowledge is appreciated and I can already see that you will be a valuable contributor to the topics.

I look forward to reading more about your family history.

Nugget.

Thanks Nugget
I got the tech problem fixed, great forum and congratulations on 1000 member milestone.
Cheers Ryan