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Post  Oldfella Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:39 pm

Hi everyone,
A couple of weeks ago my Daughter and Grandkids came up for a visit so we took them out to the Hill end area and shared a bit of history with them. They loved it Very Happy

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Although there was no detecting done, we all had fun and the mines in the photographs have safety cages around them so everyone was safe.
Cheers.
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Post  hugh62 Sun Feb 12, 2023 8:22 pm

Good onya M8 , i think it's important the yogin's  get to see history , i think half the fun of all this is exploring  these old sites , gosh the hard work they put into all of it .
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Post  Oldfella Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:36 pm

Thanks hugh62, I agree.
Here are a few photo's of the Hill End quartz roasting pits.

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Post  Oldfella Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:34 pm

This is the remains of an old miners hut near Hargraves, its one of a few remaining examples that you can get to easily. Unfortunately slowly all the old relics and buildings are disappearing.

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Post  Kon61gold Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:53 pm

Nice write up & pictures of gold working sites there Oldfella. Good to see/hear, the whole family sharing in the experience as well. cheers

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Post  Oldfella Thu May 30, 2024 5:47 pm

Hi All,

Went out for a couple of hours detecting today, no Gold but I did find this Brooch. It appears to have a Ruby in the centre but is
missing some of its other stones. It was down around 40cm and was quite a loud target.

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Post  Axtyr Fri May 31, 2024 7:34 am

A nice piece of history which you rarely find these days. Well done.

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Post  moredeep Fri May 31, 2024 10:24 am

Truly a nice piece & quite a dig too.


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Post  Axtyr Fri May 31, 2024 12:54 pm

Judging by the scratches on that "ruby", it's more than likely glass, but still a nice historic find.

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Post  Salt-d Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:13 pm

Interesting photos, and the old broach a nice find.
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