fossiking places
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 at 18:58
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stacyb
hi guys ,
was just wondering if anyone knows any good and safe
places away from idiots around
inverell or glen innes that i could take my family fossiking for sapphires and stuff for a few days .i dont mind paying to go and stay on someones property as i know it would be a lot safer than just pulling up at a river on the side of the road on the highway,my girls are all under 7 ,we are very trust worthy and tidy as i am a caretaker of one of the biggest propertys around
tamworth .any help would be greatly appreciated thanx
Reply By: dj Patrol - Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 at 19:50
Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 at 19:50
Dont think anywhere is safe anymore. But there is some nice caravan parks in
inverell to base yourself at then travel out each day so I hope you find somewhere. I travel alone frequently and look for these
places in a caravan and have found that there is a lot of Idiots around that want to hassle and spoil someone else,s life too.
Hope you have fun with the kids take plenty of warm gear its -4 there at the moment.
dj
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Reply By: Moose - Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 at 19:54
Thursday, Aug 10, 2006 at 19:54
Love those areas.
Suggest you contact Glen Innes Visitor Info Centre (02) 6732 2397 e-mail tourism@gleninnes.nsw.gov.au and
Inverell Tourist Info Centre 1800 067 626 e-mail tourism@
inverell.com.au
They'll have all the details re
places you can go.
I have a couple of brochures here and these were mentioned for Glen Innes:
Boolabinda
Homestead (02) 6732 2215
Pinetops (02) 6732 6218 or (02) 6732 4176
Kingsgate - no contact details. 32 kms east of GI thru Red Range
Dwyers - no contact details. 43 kms SE of GI
And for
Inverell:
Poolbrook Gems
Fossicking Park (02) 6722 2781
Hope that helps.
Cheers
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Reply By: Keith_A (Qld) - Friday, Aug 11, 2006 at 09:33
Friday, Aug 11, 2006 at 09:33
Hi Stacyb - we have been to 2 of the
fossicking 'parks' near
Inverell.
In both cases :
They are on a
farm.
The miner brings a load of the ore material down to a flat area beside a creek.
You are sifting the exact same raw material the miner works with.
The miner supplies all the equipment you need, plus shade, seats and advice.
Poolbrook - family
farm - also allows camping on the site - 02 6722 2781
Billabong blue - day visit only - 02 6722 4154.
For both visits, we stayed at a caravan park in
Inverell, and the sites are only a short drive away. Next time we plan on camping (at Poolbrook), as we love
bush camping.
Regards...................Keith.
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