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	slow to reply « on: May 09, 2013, 07:34:14 am »

Gidday Christian, sorry i did not reply to earlier postings as on an earlier treasure hunt (4 weeks ago roughly) i was hunting through tree plantings where a house was destroyed by bush fire early 1920-30. In a grove about 12 feet square i detected lead spread over about a square yerd . My DEUS said lead type not brass type and fairly strong . The digging started and i quickly became stunned as i was uncovering a white marble slab flat and clean. Stop for water scratch the head and says "is this a white marble bench top on the side of a hill in the middle of nowhere, surely not from the house, 1850 slab hut 200 yards away, keep digging. An hour or two later i am nackerd and have a broken slab one yard wide and 5 feet long with a beautifully curved top. Man i reckoni have a headstone from a grave flat and down 9 1nches and no lead but the DEUS says it is everywhere under the target. Two hours later i have dug the lower side clear the sun is just about gone and so am i and i jam my noggin under the middle of the side and scratch about and find a bit of a word in lead . Boy did i sleep some that night and raced off to the site early next morning. Lots of work bot finally tipped the stone over and scrubbed the surface down. Yes i had a head stone and a saddened heart as there were 4 names upon the stone of 4 children who died on 5/5/1876 to 5/6/1876 . I have traced the event which claims 3 children of the Fosters died within a month and now the locals have been pleased to know the location of the grave and i have been busy glueing the broken headstone and refilling the lettering with epoxy cement and we shall have a reerection of he stone in about a month. I have photo's and history of this happening should you want me to send them. The Nerriga locals now have a better idea of treasure hunters than they did before and said "you blokes can look anywhere". Please fellers be clean. Cheers RHATSKY

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 08:04:16 am »

Well done. When you discovered what you had found, you did exactly the moral and right thing. You make me proud to know you, mate! Truly proud.

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 08:25:23 am »

What a great story, and a great find. Great

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #3 on: May 09, 2013, 12:10:39 pm »

Well done mate you make us all proud to know you.

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #4 on: May 09, 2013, 06:33:09 pm »

Well done RHATSKY , a great outcome . cheers Mick

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #5 on: May 10, 2013, 07:18:32 am »

Gidday GoldDigger 1950, Jam Jars, Xavier, Knight, my day was busy as I spoke to my barber who came from Nerriga and an other couple, the Prentices who chase early area history. Three Foster children who died within days of each other of diphtheria and one Hannah was spared as Dr Burnie painted her throat with kerosene on a feather. That gents is the official recording and the property name was Dunnamanna. Now we have the headstone which i think was made at a later date and four names Charles1856-5/5/1876, Catherine 1860-17/5/1876, Frances 1871-19/5/1876, James 1861-5/6/1876 the local group is keen to set history right and have the site ok'ed. But the bloke Rex who owns the property says leave it to him and my mates as we shall repair and fence the grave site ourselves and place notice in the local pub . Country pubs are social units in outback Oz. So off to Nerriga to speak with several more oldies, strewth i'm a 43 job myself. Cheers RHATSKY

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #6 on: May 10, 2013, 12:24:07 pm »

Could you post a photo of the head stone and all when you're done?

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #7 on: May 16, 2013, 06:57:33 am »

Gidday GoldDigger1950, jamjars, xavier, au fever, brought home 3 broken sections of the headstone mixed a marine glue with white micro baloons and placed it on a foot wide rsj with bottom cross memberand went back up so we can place the large section on the system and erect. Two days later get a phone call from a bloke who has a 1850 family gravesite with a broken headstone from a fallen tree and wants some of my "magic white glue". So i told him my mates and i camp, work, eat, sleep and fossick so we will do it for you. His reply was he shouts beer for his visitors so our next job is on hand. Allan lives just down the coast and the site is at Sassafrass near Nerriga and will be good to prospect so all good things run together. Xavier my friend i shall send some photo's next week and some more as we reerect and i shall give you the Google co-ordinates of the site, you con see the tree grove. Cheers RHATSKY

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #8 on: May 16, 2013, 07:07:44 am »

You should grab a few pictures for us, mate! You're doing this hobby a huge favor and making us proud! Well done.

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	Re: slow to reply « Reply #9 on: May 30, 2013, 07:21:01 am »

Gidday GD1950, jamjars, xavier, and au fever, yes i am still alive after being burried in tons of official bullshit. in trying to find Dunnamanna which the book says was refurbished in the 50's it turns out to be another Dunnamanna built after the earlier one was burnt down after the original family had left . Sounds simple hey... but along comes Parks and Wildlife who are the ONLY mob who record graves on private or state lands. The book says 3 children died but the headstone says 4 so the ruling is "no touchy" cause sumpin is wrong. I was pissed off so i grabbed a bloke from Qld who radar scanned the grave site and said 4 seperate body holes and one headstone and they had to accept as he was a CSIRO employe. This is Thursday so i am back to the job next Tuesday to get the top piece 1200mm long and have already glued 3 bottom bits together so a month should see the erection thank heavens Cheers RHATSKY.

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