4 weeks and I'm gone - gold digging again

Submitted: Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 23:39

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Bilbo

Well, the cyclones are nearly done blowing and soon it will be snowing,

The gold is a-calling and the temperatures is fallin'

The wife's finished working and I've done with shirkin'

So it's off to Cue and Meeka for the gold that I seeka (sorry about that)

From there, it's Marble Bar - which I will be holding up

And then to Kunnunurra for a 'barra with me pup

A month will pass and so will we, up to Darwin in time for tea,

Come home through Alice and Great Central Road

With several kgs of gold for a nice towing load

It pays for the fuel so look for it I will

A few more bits pays the bar for the bill

Home in October, then you can all start

To sling schit at Bilbo and his V8 cart,,,,,,,,,

Yep - heading bush for about 6 months - April to October,,,,,,

Work hard, pay taxes suckers,,,,,,,,

Yeahahh!

Bilbo - "the retired hobbit"

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Reply By: Ozrover - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 23:46

Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 23:46

Good onya Bilbo.

Hope you find a big one, Nugget that is, we will be in your end of the country from July to september, hope to see you on the road (track/bar)!

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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 23:57

Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 23:57

Cheers Bilbo...Enjoy

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Reply By: Member - extfilm (NSW) - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:26

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:26

Hey Bilbo,
Have fun out there.... I love that country.....
I am taking 3 months off in June but have not decided where to go yet. Either a round the world trip. Canada (Yukon), London, France, Italy, Japan hopefully Palau then back home.......
If I don't do that will definately heading to the country you will be in also Laverton and Leonora...... May see you out there

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:39

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:39

Yep - I'll be returning to Perth via me old stamping ground of Laverton. I can always find "fuel money" around Laverton,,,,,,

If you want me, try about 125 kms up the Bandya Rd,,,,,,,turn right just after Swanons, turn right again at Fishers well, turn left at Butcher Well, Go straight on to Red Well......STOP, pick up gold, come back the way ya went in. Easy eh!

;)

Bilb0 - The "X" marks the spot Hobbit"

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Follow Up By: Member - Kevin H (WA) - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 15:38

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 15:38

Hey Bilbo

is there still any gold up around Bandya, i did alot of exploration gridding up that way years ago.

God it brings back menories of the good times in exploration, wish we could change places but i will have to wait awhile and just pay my taxes.

good luck

kev

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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (WA) - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 17:09

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 17:09

Hey Bilbo. Thats a long way round . Why not go straight to Wallbroo well TR
and go straight to Red well. I will be up that way for 4weeks in july. will leave
you some

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 21:58

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 21:58

Kevin,

"Is there still any gold around Bandya?"

Still a few bits around, but nothing like it was 10 or 20 years ago.

It's getting harder all the time with a lot of new chums doing it.

Bilbo

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:00

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:00

Brian,

Yep - that's another way ya can go,,,,,,,,,,,,

But I know things about my way that a lot of people don't know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Mums the word, mums the word, say no more, nudge, nudge, wink, wink,,,,,,,,,,,,

Bilbo

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Reply By: Member - Au-2 - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:11

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:11

We hope you have a great time and find lots of au Bilbo. Just make sure you stay over that side of Oz, 'cause we would like to find whatever's left on the north-eastern side. Hope to be out in the wilderness for a week in about ten days.
Er . .um . .Bilbo, ya wouldn't like to swap dogs, would ya? We got a Xterra-70, and ML3500 and a staffy. I think the staffy might be the weakest link in our au hunting efforts. He's (Cooper) a great guard dog. . . well as long as the cows don't look at him, an he's a great eater - but he jus doesn't seem to be able to sniff out the old yella. Where did we go wrong?
OzeSheila.

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Reply By: Member - Michael- Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:45

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:45

Good on ya Bilbo, hope you hit paydirt. Will be east of laverton in July.

May the fleas of a thousand afghan camels infect the crutch of your enemy and may their arms be too short to scratch.

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:02

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:02

Brrrr!!! Laverton in July, Brrrrr! It's freezing cold!

I'll be there in September - approx.

Good luck

Bilbo

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Follow Up By: Member - Bentaxle - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:43

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:43

Tell me about it, we'll be going East as far as Plumridge Lakes then back to Norseman and Perth, a good campfire, a couple or so ports will help keep out the chill

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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:02

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:02

Sorry i couldnt help you more with the job change and all. maybe before i go i will flick a few matches around to help with the spinifex problem.
Should be nice and green for you with this second rain bearing depression set to go over marble bar and nullagine to add to the 100 pluss mills from george
atleast the waterholes will be full

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Reply By: Footloose - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:32

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:32

Ol Bilbo's gone a humtin
For the fithy yella stuff
I know that when he finds it
He can never find enough

It sounds like lots of fun
Till you get the real goss
Hard work, back breakin slog
It really is quite gross

The beeps all day can send you sore
There's snakes around, the ground is poor
Gold fever dragged you out the door
But still it leaves you wanting more

Drag that chain and dig that hole
The fever never wanes
Retire to camp to slake a thirst
Now full of aches and pains

So Bilbo's gone a huntin
He tells us there's no lack
No doubt he'll want to share his wealth
When he finally gets back :))

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Reply By: Dave Thomson - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 15:02

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 15:02

Have a good one Bilbo, when you get back I'd like to pick your brain for tips etc, so gimme a yell when you do I'm in Woodbridge so I'm quite near you,
all the best ,
Dave

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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:21

Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 22:21

Have fun there Bilbo, never done any of that sort of thing. Just a little noodling up round saphire being my acquaintance with searchng dirt. That is apart from looking for seeds growing, insects eating the seedlings and plants I am trying to grow. Hope it doesn't get too wet for you over the West.

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Reply By: Member - Beatit (QLD) - Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 09:40

Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 09:40

Have a great time and I hope you find some gold to boot. You can MM with GPS coordinates of major finds that would be appreciated. I look forward to getting there one day - probably 4 years off at least. Now you know that you can't take it with you.

I am envious of your care free life style and think I am rapidly getting to that point in my life.

Be careful and hoping to hear from you on your return.

Kind regards

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Reply By: Wayne - Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:19

Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:19

Looks like I'll catch you for that beer when you get back then mate. I'm off to work soon and you'll be away hunting the yellow when I get back. hope you and the missus find plenty.

Cheers, Wayne

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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:25

Tuesday, Mar 13, 2007 at 10:25

nice one Bilbo, that's brought a smile and happy thoughts.

will be on the GCR around late Sept so will just miss you. wondering whether to get to Perth via Sandstone area for relic fossicking with the kids, or Holland Track, not decided yet.

kind regards.

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