Aussie Gold Finds

And New South Welshman Steve It was interesting,never before have I been bailed up like that a bloke with torch in hand peaking into all the nooks and crannies and all your stuff search with a fine tooth comb,I didn't believe it went on till that night.
Just another situation I found myself in not far from the border
There's a small town I think it was little Cocklebiddy I pulled in to fill with gas(LPG)as well as petrol the mate with diesel,when I went in to pay her the female attendant was a bit agitated say she was supposed to close at 8pm and it was now 8.30 (our good luck),while my mate payed her I went to the loo next thing all the lights went out as she heard another truck coming,so there I was stuck in the dark couldn't see my hand before my face well I did manage to get out of there and find my way back to the truck having a laugh about the situation and driving on into the night

G'Day Peter and yes where still picking up the small nugget in the golden triangle with the detectors,if your looking for detectors Coiltek in Maryborough Vic is a good place to start,they been looking after me for years and have bent over backwards to help this story a little later in the trip to W.A.
Minlab GP 4000,4500 and the 5000 are the best you can buy,the GP 4000 is still finding gold and good gold at that where as the GP 4500 just pips it on depth and the GP 5000 has a slight edge on the 4500,cost is another thing these detectors will still set you back quite a few thousand dollars but in the long run should pay for them selves.
O.K. more storys and photo's to follow

That's not the marker on Bulldog lead just south of Maryborough by any chance Peter,My grandfathers grandfather and family (his name was Hollinback) cross the U.S.A. in a covered wagon to California and then by ship made his way to the Victorian gold rush and there's a lead called the Hollinback lead south east of Melbourne,so like you It flows through my blood too .

Couple of budding prospectors there Peter,that will be some thing for them to remember,there are cairn (I think that's the way you sell it) all over those gold fields lucky you knew where that one was.

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Biggfredd I'm going to let that one slide

road trains aren't much fun to follow: too much dust.
I think the legal maximum is 57 metres in length - that's 12 standard cars.
Overtaking can be nerve-wracking: the third trailer sometimes whips from side to side quickly.
Speed limit in the north is 130 kph, and as you say, road trains take full advantage of this.
Of course, you need a long stretch of clear road to overtake, so when you find one, take a good look and GO ... GO ... GO !
Regarding fuel stops: for my last trip, I got a more economical car and I doubt that I'll ever carry a jerry can again. 840 km on a tankful. I had never made it from Katherine to Tennant Ck (675 km) without adding a jerry, or paying big dollars somewhere along the way, but this time, I made it with 12 litres to spare.
I think I only stopped for fuel five times between Darwin and the Gold Coast.

Here's the view from the Stuart Highway, looking into the Barkly Stock Route: