sandgroper
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Hey everyone, thought I’d share my most recent trip to Western Australia’s northern goldfields. Earlier last month I finished my first year of university, so now I’ve got a bit more time for the hobby. Even though it's already summer on this side of the world, dad and I decided to spend a few days up north do some gold prospecting.
As expected, it was very warm, with every day above 40ºC (104F), and on our last day we even had 45ºC (113ºC). Despite the warm weather, dad and I both did well for the five days we spent out. Most of the gold was found on days one and two at a “patch” I had found a little over two years ago. But it goes to show that no one gets it all first time round. The biggest we found weighed in at 8.5g (pictured in my hand).
The place we visited has an old 1890’s homestead nearby, and so I managed to find a few old bottles too, mainly the old Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce bottles. On this trip I also found what I believe to be the original pub rubbish dump. Unfortunately I didn’t have the CTX with me (as I was flying back home from the town dad works in), but I’ll be bringing it back up next time. Pretty much every bottle is broken in the dump, but I still got a few older bottle stoppers.
I’ve uploaded some pics, including a local waterhole that is nice to cool down in, a pic of the rubbish dump and a few of the landscape. In picture eight you might be able to see a cow that I came across at one point. Thanks for looking, and good luck out there!
As expected, it was very warm, with every day above 40ºC (104F), and on our last day we even had 45ºC (113ºC). Despite the warm weather, dad and I both did well for the five days we spent out. Most of the gold was found on days one and two at a “patch” I had found a little over two years ago. But it goes to show that no one gets it all first time round. The biggest we found weighed in at 8.5g (pictured in my hand).
The place we visited has an old 1890’s homestead nearby, and so I managed to find a few old bottles too, mainly the old Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce bottles. On this trip I also found what I believe to be the original pub rubbish dump. Unfortunately I didn’t have the CTX with me (as I was flying back home from the town dad works in), but I’ll be bringing it back up next time. Pretty much every bottle is broken in the dump, but I still got a few older bottle stoppers.
I’ve uploaded some pics, including a local waterhole that is nice to cool down in, a pic of the rubbish dump and a few of the landscape. In picture eight you might be able to see a cow that I came across at one point. Thanks for looking, and good luck out there!
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