Hi All
I Live in Blenheim, a town at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand.
I've been clearing my local beaches of rubbish for a couple of years now, searching long enough to find enough money for an ice cream on the way home and loving every minute of it! I found treasurenet a week ago and have been glued to it all week. You've enspired me to start reseaching local history and possible sites that could hold old and interesting relics. Maoris were the first people here but remained stone age until the arrival of europeans who started settling here in the mid 1800's - 1900. I am in the process of gaining access to a site where an old pub/hotel operated in the 1800's between Blenheim and our neibouring town to the west,Nelson, on the track that was traveled by the goldminers of this area to the nearest Bank. Im quite excited.
This afternoon I had some spare time so I got permission to search around an old house owned by friends just down the road from me. I spent about four hours digging up nails and a few recent coins from the lawn before I reached the main doorway. In the area beside the steps there were a lot of signals and on inspection, a lot more nails but then I uncovered a Crown badge type thing? maybe someone might have some ideas of its use. Still more signal in the hole so i continued down and uncovered another coin. I new when I picked it up that it didnt feel like any recent coin we have and when I wiped it and looked, I had to blink and look again. I thought I saw a date 1875. I looked again to discover that yes I had. I didnt quite know what to do but tryed to remain calm continue seaching. an inch under the coin I found and a bullet shell but it was hopeless. I was starting to shake too much to carry on so I packed up and headed home with a doppey grin on my face to tell all.
I will go back as soon as I can and continue looking. Im well and truley hooked now for life.
I will need to spend some time to ID the shell.
Thankyou all for your inspiration.
I look foward to seeing your future finds and continuing to share mine.
cheers
Craig
I Live in Blenheim, a town at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand.
I've been clearing my local beaches of rubbish for a couple of years now, searching long enough to find enough money for an ice cream on the way home and loving every minute of it! I found treasurenet a week ago and have been glued to it all week. You've enspired me to start reseaching local history and possible sites that could hold old and interesting relics. Maoris were the first people here but remained stone age until the arrival of europeans who started settling here in the mid 1800's - 1900. I am in the process of gaining access to a site where an old pub/hotel operated in the 1800's between Blenheim and our neibouring town to the west,Nelson, on the track that was traveled by the goldminers of this area to the nearest Bank. Im quite excited.
This afternoon I had some spare time so I got permission to search around an old house owned by friends just down the road from me. I spent about four hours digging up nails and a few recent coins from the lawn before I reached the main doorway. In the area beside the steps there were a lot of signals and on inspection, a lot more nails but then I uncovered a Crown badge type thing? maybe someone might have some ideas of its use. Still more signal in the hole so i continued down and uncovered another coin. I new when I picked it up that it didnt feel like any recent coin we have and when I wiped it and looked, I had to blink and look again. I thought I saw a date 1875. I looked again to discover that yes I had. I didnt quite know what to do but tryed to remain calm continue seaching. an inch under the coin I found and a bullet shell but it was hopeless. I was starting to shake too much to carry on so I packed up and headed home with a doppey grin on my face to tell all.
I will go back as soon as I can and continue looking. Im well and truley hooked now for life.
I will need to spend some time to ID the shell.
Thankyou all for your inspiration.
I look foward to seeing your future finds and continuing to share mine.
cheers
Craig
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