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Philip & Sandra Box
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Hello there fellow prospectors.

Mrs Moneybox here :D. So much for retirement.... I now run the Cue Heritage Centre Museum. It is 2 years old and just beginning to really develop its relics and items from the past. As Cue’s history is based on goldmining I am planning a display of old detectors, gold pans and other goldfields paraphernalia.

I have been donated one old Garrett detector (pic attached) but was wondering if anyone has any other vintage detectors, pans, ingot moulds or other relevant items that may be surplus that you wouldn’t mind donating to the museum. A big stamper, headframe, giant gold nugget used as a door stop? :cool: Or perhaps something smaller ;). All donated items are clearly acknowledged and I would be very grateful for your help if you can. The display cabinets are lit and lockable so all items are safe and no-one can visit the museum without a tour guide - me.

The museum has also recently developed an A3 page of the kinds of other things we would love to get... along with some pictures BUT it is not a final list. Anything that someone may have that their darlings are likely to throw out one day (mine have already ordered a skip bin; hopefully there are a few years left in me yet!! Cheeky little devils o_O). Anyway, I've added a few pics of some of the museum and also the A3 page.... just in case. Wishing you all a great day, night, day, night.... you get the picture :). Cheers.

Thank you.

Sandra Box
Cue Heritage Discovery Centre
72 Austin St
Cue WA 6640
Australia
Tel: (08) 9963 8600
Email: [email protected]

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I’m pretty sure the old camp was on p20/2334, maybe around Emily well off the big bell road,the area looks like beach sand. I’ll try my old hema to see if I can find coordinates. It was only around 15kn out of Cue.
I make sure to keep my finds in the future and send them Sandra’s way.
 
Hello there fellow prospectors.

Mrs Moneybox here :D. So much for retirement.... I now run the Cue Heritage Centre Museum. It is 2 years old and just beginning to really develop its relics and items from the past. As Cue’s history is based on goldmining I am planning a display of old detectors, gold pans and other goldfields paraphernalia.

I have been donated one old Garrett detector (pic attached) but was wondering if anyone has any other vintage detectors, pans, ingot moulds or other relevant items that may be surplus that you wouldn’t mind donating to the museum. A big stamper, headframe, giant gold nugget used as a door stop? :cool: Or perhaps something smaller ;). All donated items are clearly acknowledged and I would be very grateful for your help if you can. The display cabinets are lit and lockable so all items are safe and no-one can visit the museum without a tour guide - me.

The museum has also recently developed an A3 page of the kinds of other things we would love to get... along with some pictures BUT it is not a final list. Anything that someone may have that their darlings are likely to throw out one day (mine have already ordered a skip bin; hopefully there are a few years left in me yet!! Cheeky little devils o_O). Anyway, I've added a few pics of some of the museum and also the A3 page.... just in case. Wishing you all a great day, night, day, night.... you get the picture :). Cheers.

Thank you.

Sandra Box
Cue Heritage Discovery Centre
72 Austin St
Cue WA 6640
Australia
Tel: (08) 9963 8600
Email: [email protected]

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An old mercury retort Sandra, yours if you want it. No idea how old it is though.
 

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Wow, Mick. That would be awesome and very much appreciated. There is nothing like that in any museum I know of around the Murchison. So thank you Can you please PM me where you are located and I'll get back to you. I'm off to work at the museum now ;). Cheers.
Sandra
 
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Wow, Coota. That would be awesome and very much appreciated. There is nothing like that in any museum I know of around the Murchison. So thank you Can you please PM me where you are located and I'll get back to you. I'm off to work at the museum now ;). Cheers.
Sandra
No worries, I’ll flick Phil an email 👍
 
You're in luck. I recently found a hoard of old pennies and other coins. Various dates, I'll send some of the pennies to the listings address. (Sent coins today 24/06/24) hopefully there ok for your museum.

I also have some green unlabelled old glass bottles with the indentation in the bottom. I will send two as soon as I figure out the best way to post them without getting damaged.
 
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Hi Dean, That's fabulous and I can't wait to see them :)

We already have several unbranded green bottles. Could you please take a photo so that I can check if we can display them.

Sandra
 

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