Hi everybody, I have just stumbled onto this site and it looks like it is right up my alley. While I dream up something to write.
I am 75 and traveling along fairly well I think. I went o school in Wyndham at the top of Western Australia, from 1946 to 1950. If there is anybody out there that was in Wyndham during the 1940s I would be ecstatic if I heard from you. The girl next door to me at school was, Helen Maddock, (The local Blacksmith's daughter). Our Guitar playing Teacher / Head Master was Mr Gillchrist. My father was a diesel engine driver in the Power House / Meatworks.
Dougwe said
02:13 PM Sep 14, 2015
Welcome to the hang young simmo, enjoy here and out in the playground.
You are 100% correct, this is a great place to hang out and I tell you that for free.
Phil C said
05:01 PM Sep 14, 2015
Welcome mate, good to see you. As my mate Dougwe has said, this is a great site. Some crazy people but all dear people who want to help where they can.
Take care
Young Simmo said
05:20 PM Sep 14, 2015
Thanks Fellas, I am looking forward to shearing a few of my life's experiences.
STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
A dig in the ribs from Wifey who says, Turn the alarm off and get up, you are the smart alec who wants to go at one Oclock. Then the penny drops, today is D day after weeks of planning. My mate Butch and I have 2 weeks of leave to spend metal detecting in the Gascoyne with our fail safe GT 16,000 detectors. The trusty old Toyota Personnel carrier was loaded yesterday complete with 2 cartons VB that my better half knows about. I drive over to Butchs place we load the other 12 cartons which were hidden behind the cement mixer at the back of his shed. I believe too much knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge where beer and women are concerned. After leaving Perth at about 2 am we arrive in Cue at 9 am just in time to see the place waking up. We filled up with diesel and stopped just out of Cue on the Big bell road to study our maps and options. There are 4 roads out of Cue, South to Mt Magnet, North to Meekatharra, East to Sandstone and west to Big bell. The great feature about Cue is, not only are all these destinations good detecting areas, but there are dozens of proven patches on both sides of the roads which have probably yielded 20,000 ounces plus over the last 10 or 12 years. E.G. Mt Sandy 2,000ozs alone, then Klondike, Day Dawn, Webbs Patch and the Mainland etc, etc. All these places have been dry blown, scraped and detected, but nobody gets the lot. I should say here that our last two trips of two weeks each, only produced 13.5 Grams & 8 Grams each. That = 2 men X 1 Month = $322.50 divided by 2. Therefore our credibility with our wives is on the line on this trip. We decided to camp a couple of days on the Mainland (20 Kms south of Cue). On arrival we changed our minds because although the sign writing was rough, the message was quite clear. After tracking back to Cue, then out on the Sandstone road we set up camp at Webbs Patch under trees where others had obviously camped. The sun was on the way down so we decided to get an hour of detecting in before we succumbed to the mysterious magnetic force that the Engel fridge seems to emit. After about 20 minutes, I turned up a nice one of about 10 grams. It took me about 10 seconds to decide thats better than the whole of last trip. Time to open the bar. While lounging back in my folda-chair and struggling through my 3rd can Butch wondered back. I said Ive paid for my share of the booze and you can have a can when you do the same. He said OK smart alec and plonked a 7.3 oz beauty on top of my humble contribution. We stayed another 2 days for one piece about a gram. The same old story, you get a piece early and it keeps you there for hours and sometimes days. On the fourth morning it was time for a change, so up camp and over to the other side of town. Three hours of detecting turned up 0.5 grams and 3 grams at Cuddingwarra. We decided to camp at Golden Gate which is a bit further out on the other side of the big Bell road. On the first day Butch turned up another beauty of 3 ozs, then nothing until the third day when we got 3 each for a total of 10 grams. Although this is our best trip ever, it seems with gold the more you get the more you want. Over the remaining days we detected at Curtis Find, the Weld Ranges and finally on the way home in the hills at the back of the Cue golf Coarse. These places gave up 1.5 Grams, 7 grams and 11 grams. Wow, what a trip, we have detected at about 6 or 7 places and got a bit at every place. The trip home was about an hour less than the trip up as we couldnt wait to get home and get some browney points on the board. Ring,,,Ring,,,Ring,,,Ring. Theres that lousy alarm again and wifey saying,
Its 7 oclock, if you dont get up you will be late for work. Yes my friends that is the stuff dreams are made of.
dishlicker said
06:45 PM Sep 14, 2015
Ah Sh.t he can ride a horse ican,t only horse power welcome don,t fall off enjoy all cheers.
Young Simmo said
06:48 PM Sep 14, 2015
dishlicker, that horse's name is GOOGLE.
At least that is where I found him.
jules47 said
06:55 PM Sep 14, 2015
Hi Young Simmo - good to see you on site, hope you enjoy it. You are in Carnarvon WA - we are having a gathering of Grey Nomads in WA - at Seabird - the first weekend in October - you will find it under the "Get Togethers" sub forum, all welcome, there is free camping, with water and toilet. Just have to send a message to "sufil" who are the organisers, just for numbers, with what vehicle you have, etc.
Be good to see you, and for you to meet some really great characters from the forum.
hako said
08:32 PM Sep 14, 2015
Good story Simmo - dreams are just real life but on another plane.
I remember reading about Wyndham in the 50's ....big meatworks....also my old man was up there with the RAAF in WW2....and just last year we saw a BIG boab tree up there in the caravan park.
Regards
Woody n Sue said
08:55 PM Sep 14, 2015
Well it welcome from us two 2 young simmo sounds like you are enjoying life to the full and fit to boot well done keep it up that was a great read you have the gift of writing too I for one look forward to more of your life story and you have the fair sex worked out by the sound of it as my dad used to say when he went to the pub he only had one glass of course back then they refilled the same glass so he was telling the truth from a certain perspective
Hi everybody, I have just stumbled onto this site and it looks like it is right up my alley. While I dream up something to write.
I am 75 and traveling along fairly well I think. I went o school in Wyndham at the top of Western Australia, from 1946 to 1950. If there is anybody out there that was in Wyndham during the 1940s I would be ecstatic if I heard from you. The girl next door to me at school was, Helen Maddock, (The local Blacksmith's daughter). Our Guitar playing Teacher / Head Master was Mr Gillchrist. My father was a diesel engine driver in the Power House / Meatworks.
You are 100% correct, this is a great place to hang out and I tell you that for free.
Take care
Thanks Fellas, I am looking forward to shearing a few of my life's experiences.
STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
A dig in the ribs from Wifey who says, Turn the alarm off and get up, you are the smart alec who wants to go at one Oclock. Then the penny drops, today is D day after weeks of planning. My mate Butch and I have 2 weeks of leave to spend metal detecting in the Gascoyne with our fail safe GT 16,000 detectors.
The trusty old Toyota Personnel carrier was loaded yesterday complete with 2 cartons VB that my better half knows about. I drive over to Butchs place we load the other 12 cartons which were hidden behind the cement mixer at the back of his shed. I believe too much knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge where beer and women are concerned.
After leaving Perth at about 2 am we arrive in Cue at 9 am just in time to see the place waking up. We filled up with diesel and stopped just out of Cue on the Big bell road to study our maps and options. There are 4 roads out of Cue, South to Mt Magnet, North to Meekatharra, East to Sandstone and west to Big bell.
The great feature about Cue is, not only are all these destinations good detecting areas, but there are dozens of proven patches on both sides of the roads which have probably yielded 20,000 ounces plus over the last 10 or 12 years.
E.G. Mt Sandy 2,000ozs alone, then Klondike, Day Dawn, Webbs Patch and the Mainland etc, etc. All these places have been dry blown, scraped and detected, but nobody gets the lot. I should say here that our last two trips of two weeks each, only produced 13.5 Grams & 8 Grams each. That = 2 men X 1 Month = $322.50 divided by 2. Therefore our credibility with our wives is on the line on this trip.
We decided to camp a couple of days on the Mainland (20 Kms south of Cue). On arrival we changed our minds because although the sign writing was rough, the message was quite clear. After tracking back to Cue, then out on the Sandstone road we set up camp at Webbs Patch under trees where others had obviously camped. The sun was on the way down so we decided to get an hour of detecting in before we succumbed to the mysterious magnetic force that the Engel fridge seems to emit. After about 20 minutes, I turned up a nice one of about 10 grams. It took me about 10 seconds to decide thats better than the whole of last trip.
Time to open the bar.
While lounging back in my folda-chair and struggling through my 3rd can Butch wondered back. I said Ive paid for my share of the booze and you can have a can when you do the same. He said OK smart alec and plonked a 7.3 oz beauty on top of my humble contribution.
We stayed another 2 days for one piece about a gram. The same old story, you get a piece early and it keeps you there for hours and sometimes days.
On the fourth morning it was time for a change, so up camp and over to the other side of town. Three hours of detecting turned up 0.5 grams and 3 grams at Cuddingwarra. We decided to camp at Golden Gate which is a bit further out on the other side of the big Bell road. On the first day Butch turned up another beauty of 3 ozs, then nothing until the third day when we got 3 each for a total of 10 grams. Although this is our best trip ever, it seems with gold the more you get the more you want.
Over the remaining days we detected at Curtis Find, the Weld Ranges and finally on the way home in the hills at the back of the Cue golf Coarse. These places gave up 1.5 Grams, 7 grams and 11 grams.
Wow, what a trip, we have detected at about 6 or 7 places and got a bit at every place.
The trip home was about an hour less than the trip up as we couldnt wait to get home and get some browney points on the board.
Ring,,,Ring,,,Ring,,,Ring.
Theres that lousy alarm again and wifey saying,
Its 7 oclock, if you dont get up you will be late for work.
Yes my friends that is the stuff dreams are made of.
Ah Sh.t he can ride a horse ican,t only horse power welcome don,t fall off enjoy all cheers.
At least that is where I found him.
Be good to see you, and for you to meet some really great characters from the forum.
I remember reading about Wyndham in the 50's ....big meatworks....also my old man was up there with the RAAF in WW2....and just last year we saw a BIG boab tree up there in the caravan park.
Regards