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A detect at historical Moliagul Victoria

Chilli

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OZ (Down Under) Central Victoria. Golden Triangle.
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Xterra 705
Gold Monster 2000
Always loved Moliagul. Is the most historical place for Gold in Australia. The biggest nugget here was found there and cemented it in our History books. Have been going there on and off since the gold bug bit me yrs and yrs ago.
Not only is it historical for gold but also the birth place of our famous Flying Dr service helping people who live remotely needing help for health and life saving transport. Today the Flying Dr service still serves our country from Aircraft to bus services helping people everywhere.
The town is now very small, the last pub closed a number of yrs ago and its just a shadow of its former glory, but it's still revered to this day as the most historically significant place here.
The main drive through. The car in the distance is in front of the old pub.
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The monument to the founder of the Flying Dr.
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Always loved detecting here, some areas though have some seriously prickly native plants and where I went was no exception, gotta watch what angle you push through them if you know what I mean 😂
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But was a decent hunt with the GM2000. Wind was nuts though this day, 60 kph gusts, and no pictures of dirt and gold on the coil this time as the first couple of attempts saw it all blow off of the coil and me hunt them back up. 😄 I ended up covering the coil with my hand waiting for the gap between the gusts.
But at home all good, 15 little bits. 😁
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Great photo's - the town sure has some very interesting history !
Congrats on the Gold ! :icon_thumleft:
 
It really does a FANTASTIC job :)
 
Outstanding Chilli
The GM is a great detector
Thanks for sharing
 
Outstanding Chilli
The GM is a great detector
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Bill. It isn't just a tweak of the old VLFs its a reinvention of them.
I can't help but think that their next up and coming deep big gold detector will be ground breaking stuff. Because this as a small gold one is.
I remember over a decade ago a Minelab tech was talking to someone I know and they were discussing if Pulse induction would always be the way for deep gold.
The Minelab guy said they at Minelab can get VLF to actually go deeper than Pulse Induction all round, big and small, but what was holding it back was they couldn't get around the mineralisation, it affected it too much.
It looks like they have found their way around it.
 
Thanks Chilli..
I’m glad you got that great detector and best of luck..
I remember going into Gary Storms metal detector shop many years ago.
He is the person who put Minelab on the map when he would take their circuit boards and make them waterproof then send them back
 
That would land me in trouble here Gare using anything to clear the bush.
Others do it and I often see places where they have but its illegal to do so.
Lots of rules where I am. Technically we are not even allowed to pick wildflowers or remove rocks for the garden.
Even from your own property ?
 
Always loved Moliagul. Is the most historical place for Gold in Australia. The biggest nugget here was found there and cemented it in our History books. Have been going there on and off since the gold bug bit me yrs and yrs ago.
Not only is it historical for gold but also the birth place of our famous Flying Dr service helping people who live remotely needing help for health and life saving transport. Today the Flying Dr service still serves our country from Aircraft to bus services helping people everywhere.
The town is now very small, the last pub closed a number of yrs ago and its just a shadow of its former glory, but it's still revered to this day as the most historically significant place here.
The main drive through. The car in the distance is in front of the old pub.
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The monument to the founder of the Flying Dr.
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Always loved detecting here, some areas though have some seriously prickly native plants and where I went was no exception, gotta watch what angle you push through them if you know what I mean 😂
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But was a decent hunt with the GM2000. Wind was nuts though this day, 60 kph gusts, and no pictures of dirt and gold on the coil this time as the first couple of attempts saw it all blow off of the coil and me hunt them back up. 😄 I ended up covering the coil with my hand waiting for the gap between the gusts.
But at home all good, 15 little bits. 😁
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Awesome!!! Congrats!!!
 
Even from your own property ?
That's a grey area Gare. Even on your own property you have to apply to cut down a tree. If the local council says no, this is because green madness rules here, then you get fined if you do. Anything you want to build, clear, cut down on your own land you have to apply for permission. Insanity is the flavour these days in the once great free layed back OZ.
"Wokestrailia" we should be renamed sadly.
 

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