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Nuggets from the family patch.

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Post  Tributer Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:08 am

My dad, mum and bro found a nice patch in the Pilbara in the mid 1990's. Lots of smaller gold under a couple ounces in size came from the patch. Jim found a 33 ounce piece and my brother found a 42 oz slug nearby.(image of both nuggets on 18 inch coil below).

A few years later the family was detecting in WA when dad suddenly found he could not read maps (the letters making up place names on the map all appeared jumbled to him). It was the first signs of the brain cancer that got him a year later. Anyway a couple years ago i revisited the family patch and found a 46 oz piece and then more last year. The patch is still giving.
I thank my dad and mum for taking me in the bush to fossick and camp when i was young because i have grown to love it and i have done the same for my kids.
cheers Tributer

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Post  Guest Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:23 am

Very nice nuggets there Tributer and I would say that your Dad was with you on those last trips...

Cheers.

Mike. cheers santa

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Post  Gldseeker Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:29 am

Beautiful finds! What a legacy from your parents. We don't all have the opportunity to share the fun times with our families. Glad to hear you did and you are continuing that legacy with your children.

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Post  Dannyboy Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:57 am

Fantastic. I hope I find a piece like that 1day. Congrats Smile
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Post  Keep digg'n Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:07 am

Wow Shocked that's NICE!! Well done. Cool

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Post  Guest Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:33 pm

Awesome gold there Tributer.
Thanks for sharing your story mate Very Happy

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Post  Guest Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:15 pm

Hey Tributer,
Very nice gold from the family patch and I guess you could say it's absolutely great to see the Family involved in gold detecting and prospecting. Without the Family it would have been a different story. sunny
Thanks for sharing mate.
Cheers,
Uncle Bob.

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Post  Guest Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:26 pm

What a gold nuggets cheers cheers
But something you cant buy is the moments you spend there with your family.
Priceless.
Well done and thank for sharing.
These nuggets are unbelievable.
GoldEN

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Post  piston broke Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:32 pm

Great gold Tributer. I can hear that your family mean a lot more to you than the gold Very Happy cheers Pete.
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Post  kon61 Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:58 am



That's what life's all about Tributer,memorable family times and awesome finds.No greater feeling than passing on knowledge from one family generation to the next. Nice pictures and even nicer finds.Well done m8. cheers What a Face

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Post  Detectist Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:23 am

Thanks for the story Tributer.

Wonderful nuggs - they're what prospector dreams are made of!
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Post  bergs Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:40 pm



Nice Duck

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