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That would be nice wouldn't it scrounger. Unfortunately I still have to work. But winning lotto and being able to hunt gold full time would be a dream come true. I dipped into savings to get this one. Price was too good to pass after a bit of negotiations. The wife isn't very impressed with me. Yes I still have her (4500). Not sure what to do with her just yet. She was really starting to work for me.
 
A couple more cams n gear. :D

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It'll be interesting to hear whether you prefer one over the other Chuky. Or whether you think one is better than the other. Don't offload the 4500 too quickly mate just in case :p
 
I can feel some coin shooting Vids coming on!

Nice pick up RJ......oh crap, better shoot those Didge tunes out to ya!

Im onto it mate.....forgot all about it.

Must be the Alzheimer's.

Was supposed to go to a meeting this week but i forgot where it was :p
 
Well I did not buy them today , because they were ordered Sunday, but the postman deliverd today ..so Im like a kid on Christmas morning opening the packages. :p
Thanks to Angermanagment for the deteknix pinpointer with belt holster and lanyard. :D
An also thanks to gold search Aust in Dunolly for the 14" gold pan and two glass sample bottles.
Now I can get stuck in and pan some of Digger Toms Elderado gold cons.
wooot wooot
:)
 
Mackka said:
Sweet as Ramjet. I just love it but I have a question how do you get it the right size or is it a matter of which finger it fits?
Cheers
Mackka

Just tell him the size ya want and he'll make it. I have made a few and it is really amazing how much they can be stretched.
 
Today I bought an amount of petrol and, a few mates and I went for a bit of a blast out to Kulnura for a coffee and a dogs eye. Damn good coffee, Gordon Ramsay would be apoplectic about the pie though.

Now, to the point of this missive, two things I bought a while back. First, David Hills', The Gold Rush and secondly, Peter Fitzsimons' Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution. Both of the books are a great read if you have and interest in Australian Colonial history, political science and, obviously the development of the Australian gold fields.

Mr Hill's work is a collected history of the discovery of Gold in our country and it's exploitation and the characters involved. Peter Fitzsimons' does it again in his usual thorough and very readable yet informative style and gives a very well researched account of the development of the gold fields then goes on to deliver a comprehensive account of the Colony of Victorias' approach to extracting a heavy tax from the miners, the miners reactions, the governments' unchecked and over reaching of its remit and exercise of excessive and coercive force that led to the siege at the Eureka Stockade and the murderous and bloody reaction of Governor Sir Charles Hotham's Mounted Constabulary, armed Infantry soldiers and light artillery.

The story is compelling to the last word in how Peter Lalore was raised from the leader of the miners, hunted by the Constabulary and then elevated to become a "legitimate" pioneer of the franchise, political representation & property rights for working classes. The Eureka crisis is a definitive story of Australian egalitarianism and how the Rule of Law and democratic process prevailed over the state abusing its' power and exceeding its moral and legitimate authority.

I highly recommend both titles and moreover, I have found that most of Peter Fitzsimons works are available on Bolinda Audio Books (MP3 and CD format) at ABC Shops and online/ebay etc. Audio books are a great way to enjoy a book on those long drives to your fav digs as well as at the end of the day tusked up dog-tired in your swag.

The Peacekeeper.
 
Last week whilst in Dunolly My trusty Thermos died a shattering death,
so Mrs Redfin went into Maryborough in search of a replacement and came home with the shop. 8)
Coffee stays hot for about 5 hours.
The soup tumbers were loaded at 0700 and still piping hot at 1130.
She has done well.

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