The boyz down under use GPX thunder at Derwent Gully mining town

[tinpan]

Hi all been busy lately and have had much time to post.Hunting seems too take up most of the time i have spare.Been having quite a bit of rain and its winter down here.Yet the sun still shines late in the afternoon and its not cold at all. I think the english would think our winter is a heat wave lol. .

This month i teamed up with an old mate and both use the Minelab gpx.Takes a effort to key the right coil and setting to these babies to hum up the goodies.

Well Johny and i have been working the south side of the derwent gully and theres much history here and the deepest gold mine in the world in the 1800,s sit across the gully on the other side. The Victoria Quartz with depth of 4776 feet, thats the main decent shaft, how many levels i just don,t know.The area was home too about 8000 people who lived here and worked from 1851 till the end of hard rock mining here about 1950.

Been a bit lean for gold but still managed the odd piece here and there but as far as relics found just piles of interesting items. so sit back and enjoy the picture show

tinpan PS when i resized pic and wrote the post up it seems i been drinking far to much BEER LOL time for some more

 

[trhunter1]

Great pics, really nice finds!!

HH trhunter1

 

[Felinepeachy]

Very cool place to hunt Tinny. Good job!

 

[mickk]

Great finds! Those burnt out areas will now be giving up for years.

 

[tinpan]

thanks for the replies,Nice how the fires of last summer cleaned out the undergrowth.but i assure you i don,t want to see anymore fires like that ever again and i feel for the 65 families who lost their homes in this area.

tinpan

 

[lazyaussie]

stunning finds love the traders token it"s in real good nick.
lazyaussie

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice pics and finds TP! HH, Mike

 

[River Rat]

Fantastic finds, Tinny. As always, you seem to find the neatest things.

RR

 

[tinpan]

Fantastic finds, Tinny. As always, you seem to find the neatest things.

RR

Thanks RR but i find different things as i,m from some where different.or is that i,m different lol

t.p

 

[Trond]

Nice photos.

 

[history hunter]

Great finds and nice pics!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice finds, Tinpan . What's the back to Inglewood 1927 thingy

 

[tinpan]

Nice finds, Tinpan . What's the back to Inglewood 1927 thingy

Hi Crazy, Inglewood was a gold mining town from 1852 till 1910 The town once had 20,000 people but when the gold ran out in mines the town smally faded away.The badge is 75th year of the town and then present and ex residents had a reunion in 1927.Today most of the town is gone and i think less than a couple thousand people live there now.Out of the way sort of place and a bit rundown.

tinpan