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Post by muzzy23 on Mar 20, 2015 20:49:10 GMT 10
Hey everyone my names mark, my fiancée and I are heading up to laanecoorie for our first trip over Easter with the kids For our very first try at finding our first piece of gold! We've booked in a detector for the weekend and are very clueless as to Where to start looking ? any tips tricks or advice would be greatly appreciated, we'll be up there on the 10th leaving on the 12th of April! We have 2 minecraft obsessed kids who can't wait to strike it lucky aswell! Looking forward to any feed back Regards mark and Kristy
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Post by nugget893 on Mar 21, 2015 9:42:03 GMT 10
Hi Muzzy and welcome to the site mate. I live in Maryborough and have detected at Laanecoorie many times before. I also run the Laanecoorie Gold Bash every Oct. out of the caravan park there. I don't mind showing you the area when you get there. I'll send you a PM with my details on how to contact me. nugget893.
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Post by muzzy23 on Mar 21, 2015 14:57:42 GMT 10
Hey bill that would be awesome if you could do that bud your an absolute ledgend, I'll be sure to shout u a few beers afterward, we are all complete novices so to have someone experienced as yourself show us around would help us out a lot, we will be hiring a whites Sierra pulse pro from a store in dunolly for the weekend any other essential we should bring?
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Post by nugget893 on Mar 21, 2015 19:19:15 GMT 10
we will be hiring a whites Sierra pulse pro from a store in dunolly for the weekend any other essential we should bring?
No not really mate I have most thing required. It is no use forking out extra money just for a few days. I'll let you try out my GPX5000 if you wish. But still hire the Whites Sierra. They are a good machine but have not used one my self. Ask for a quick set up manual when you hire it. I have all the maps that we need. Bill.
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Post by muzzy23 on Mar 22, 2015 16:35:43 GMT 10
Just purchased my miners rights last night so one step closer ? will I need one for the missus aswell? Can't thank you enough for your generosity taking us out for the day bill hard to find good nuggets like yourself these days haha we're all counting down the days BRING ON EASTER!!!
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Post by nugget893 on Mar 23, 2015 6:56:36 GMT 10
I would not worry about a Miners Right for the wife as she won't be using the detector much if you get my drift. Did you get my PM with my details?? nugget893
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Post by muzzy23 on Mar 23, 2015 11:24:36 GMT 10
Yeah mate I'll give you a call on the Friday when we get there so we can organise a meet time!
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Post by jen58 on Mar 26, 2015 23:12:07 GMT 10
Hi Mark i see you are in good hands, with Bill. you will have a great time
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Post by nugget893 on Mar 27, 2015 7:48:35 GMT 10
Hey Jen, what a small world. Mark PM me saying that he knew you and Mike. Nugget893
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Post by jen58 on Mar 27, 2015 11:20:34 GMT 10
Small world indeed.. And I didn't even know Mark wanted to try his luck in panning or detecting until I read it on the forums Kristy's "mum" and I grew up together from babies, so we are like sisters, and they are like my niece and nephew.
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Post by muzzy23 on Mar 27, 2015 15:29:49 GMT 10
Still getting over how much of a small world it is, if bill teaches me the ropes and I get good enough might have to come spend some time up on your land too jenny I needed a new hobby and I have found one that I can see myself getting right into, another thing I'm loving about the gold prospecting is the people, just by talking to people on these forums I think they would have to be the nicest helpful and sincere people I've come across to date, me Kristy and the kids can't wait to get stuck in
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Post by jen58 on Mar 27, 2015 16:19:37 GMT 10
No worries Mark the best part about this hobby is, the great people we met.. plus it gets us outdoors, where you get the excersise we all need, without knowing it.. well that's until the next day When us oldies wake up with aches and pains we didn't have before
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