Tom the Tosser was plain embarrassing - you could learn more about prospecting from watching the Wombles. 
Hopefully Handy Andy will clean up!layful:
Hopefully Handy Andy will clean up!
layful:
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Caesar
Did someone say gold?
Latest episode shows panning in the Yarra at Warburton. Definitely a no-go. Not good to see for those of us trying to do the right thing.
A few years ago i was a member of a Melbourne based prospecting club, Parks Vic came to a meeting and they told us Prospecting is prohibited in the Yarra River.
The exempted stream list confirms this and also states the tributary streams are included. The only exception i am aware of is Anderson's Creek where a small section
allows it.
The exempted stream list confirms this and also states the tributary streams are included. The only exception i am aware of is Anderson's Creek where a small section
allows it.
S&D. I love the info he's giving out and love his show but hope he's doing his legal homework.
I wish he was a member here so he can tell us.
He is a mine of information.
I wish he was a member here so he can tell us.
He is a mine of information.
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I was watching and my ears did pricked up when he said he was prospecting in the yarra river.
It was a bit hard to enjoy the show after that. I only kept watching because I got the fever :goldnugget:
It was a bit hard to enjoy the show after that. I only kept watching because I got the fever :goldnugget:
Caesar
Did someone say gold?
Yep, same. Was watching, jaw on the floor. Hell, I'd love to pull gold from the Yarra but best we stick to the conditions of our Miners Right to protect this great hobby of ours. Unless you host a tv show which seems to exclude you from the rules.
Surprised that 7Mate put this to air. May as well have showed us how to dredge.
Surprised that 7Mate put this to air. May as well have showed us how to dredge.
Teemore
One foot out the door
Yep, Yarra upstream of Plenty River and all its tributaries are off limits "except" for a small area, haven't checked but believe around Launching Place.
He definitely should have mentioned that exempted rivers are out of bounds but in the end I suppose it's up to individuals to be familiar with what they can and can't do, or go.
Cheers T.
He definitely should have mentioned that exempted rivers are out of bounds but in the end I suppose it's up to individuals to be familiar with what they can and can't do, or go.
Cheers T.
CAN'T SPOON FEED EVERYONE MATE.
TV time changes for Wk end Prospector. This is a screen shot.
condor22
Mike
Thank whoever for 7 plus catch up TV, as it doesn't matter what time they air live. Watch it when ever you want.....
Watch it when ever you want.....
Thanks for the heads-up i watched it for the first time yesterday, not bad. I was concerned for the fat bloke that he wouldn't be able to get back out of that mine but having said that he knew his stuff and that mine looked worthy of a dig, not that you would get me in there.
Mackka
Mackka
Caesar
Did someone say gold?
Yep, I saw it too. Did anyone else notice they had the dream mat the wrong way around on the highbanker?
Teemore
One foot out the door
Caesar said:
Pretty sure all Goldrat product users would have noticed that .......
On the plus side, it still managed to hold the gold.
Cheers T.
Shock horror. Missed it completely.
This last episode in Daylesford was excellent. I thought his advice was spot on.
I also thought he showed the reality of gold detecting, digging a lot of rubbish, digging a sweet target sound that endEd up being mineralised clay, and of course finding some gold. His advice on how to read the ground and where to try was excellent too. Thumbs up from me. :Y: :Y:
I also thought he showed the reality of gold detecting, digging a lot of rubbish, digging a sweet target sound that endEd up being mineralised clay, and of course finding some gold. His advice on how to read the ground and where to try was excellent too. Thumbs up from me. :Y: :Y:
It is so refreshing to watch someone educating as he goes about it, rather than just showing a package of highlights. So much better than that eureka shrieking buffon before him
Teemore
One foot out the door
Agree that this, for me anyway, was the best episode to date.
Next week should be interesting ...... looked like Mark Day from Ballarat Gold so possibly around the Creswick area.
Time will tell.
Cheers T.
ps ..... I've knocked him for his silly habit of using the bottom of the coil to recover targets (and the lack of a scoop) but he's really a top bloke.
Next week should be interesting ...... looked like Mark Day from Ballarat Gold so possibly around the Creswick area.
Time will tell.
Cheers T.
ps ..... I've knocked him for his silly habit of using the bottom of the coil to recover targets (and the lack of a scoop) but he's really a top bloke.
