For two days we searched the Golden Triangle, central Victoria, for just a little of that elusive colour. That intoxicating lust the old timers must have felt was almost palpable here in a region which has given millions over the last 150 years. Alas despite all our brazen confidence only Mark found the tiniest piece […]
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Australia has a bit of a reputation for having some of the ‘Largest’ things in the world. Often these are kitsch representations of some local industry or icon like ‘The Big Pineapple’ or ‘The Giant Koala; you get the idea. When I was told I was about to see the worlds largest coin (legal tender) […]
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In 1892 William Ford and Arthur Bayley had been prospecting near the Western Australian country town of Coolgardie. Their story tells how one evening their bush camp was swept away by a flash flood. In their dismay, vowing they’d had enough, they searched for all their scattered belongings with the intention of quitting. In their […]
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Mr. T’s got a dark secret. Underneath that shiny gold foil-thin facade lurks another creature, a darker creature seldom seen until the very last moment. He’s not made of that insipid brown milky stuff some use as a poor excuse for chocolate. He’s dark, really dark and in a moment he will be gone. Photo: […]
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The days are getting longer now and the sun setting a little later which means more time in the evening to get down to the beach. There are more people out walking, more people out running and more people just hanging around on the jetty enjoying the evening. Even though winter is not quite over […]
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