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| WA prospectors: PLEASE BE CAREFULL!!!! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Thursday 20-08-2009, 12:27 (286 Views) | |
| Thursday 20-08-2009, 12:27 Post #1 | |
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Hi all, ive just been issued a warning about a man that is raiding prospectors camps with a balaclava and a shotgun, he has been taking peoples gold and metal detectors, plus a differant mob have stollen 3 caravans at differant camps hooked up and driven of with in the goldfields, between Laverton and Ora Banda so please everyone be vigilent and carefull out there in the bush, take care all Gypsy |
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| Jon | Thursday 20-08-2009, 14:25 Post #2 |
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Hi Kris Thanks for the tip off,its getting pretty bad out there aye,being worried to walk away from your camp incase someone knocks off all ya gear,how times have changed. Wearing balaclavas and toting shot guns is a worry ,hope the police cath up with the mungrels. Mite have to hide my suspenders somewhere else.
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CHEERS JON Goanna Gold Adventures WA | |
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| Thursday 20-08-2009, 14:45 Post #3 | |
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Yes Jon i suppose desperate times are calling for desperate measures, i hope they catch him. but mind you with your lovely suspenders on they may think your one of the Keystone Cops
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| Nightjar | Thursday 20-08-2009, 16:34 Post #4 |
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Hi all, Had a report that a camp at Wilson's Patch has been torched, we have one of the two camps in the area and am waiting for the Leonora Police to investigate. When I rang them this afternoon there had been no report so we are keeping our fingers crossed that all is well at our camp. 15 years and many memories around the camp, we will be devastated if this story is true. Will post when I get word back from Leonora. Yes, can remember the days when you left everything unattended at your camp and nothing was touched. You could leave your money on the bar in the pub when you went out to adjust your suspenders and it was there when you got back. If you got into a punchup it was one on one and if you were the unlucky one to go down the fight was over, no kick to the head or his mate king hitting you from behind........ What has happened in our society? I'll be back. Peter Edited by Nightjar, Friday 21-08-2009, 19:55.
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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| Thursday 20-08-2009, 21:32 Post #5 | |
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Hi Peter, I hope all is ok out at your camp, cheers Kris |
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| Nightjar | Saturday 22-08-2009, 12:09 Post #6 |
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I am very HAPPY to report that John & Val (JayVee) who are currently at Wilson's Patch have sent me photos showing the camp is untouched and the report was a vicious rumour. Much relieved and somewhat bewildered on where and how these rumours begin. Peter |
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Good luck & safe travels Peter ![]() "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." | |
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| Saturday 22-08-2009, 15:43 Post #7 | |
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That is good news Peter. I can just image what was going through your mind at the time. Cheers Ted |
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Cheers, Ted ![]() www.havewheelswilltravel.iinet.net.au "I believe that if life gives you lemons,you should make lemonade & try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, & have a party"!!!! | |
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| johncc | Sunday 23-08-2009, 15:24 Post #8 |
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Hi All Yes times are changing. As a few of you know that is why I like going to the back of beyond I just cannot be botherd with all the hastle of folks wanting to pinch all ones gear. It all started to creep in about 14 years ago and seems to have got worse ever since. I has a bird barth pinched from our Private bush block a month or so back. Roo shooters I got it back but now are block is padlocked. Yes times have changed In the 70s you visited a station they invited you in for a feed Etc Now ( "What do you want" ) usualy torists and prospectors that want fuel or some repairs done. !! I dont call in at stations any more. I cannot blam the cockys as I think I would be the same with torists driving all over the place leaving holes and rubbish and gates open and now pinching all sorts of stuff. and in some cases even there stock I can see its not far off and we will not be allowed to go on pastral leases at all.Cheers johncc |
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| Deleted User | Monday 24-08-2009, 19:43 Post #9 |
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That is a relief - I was in the area just a couple of weeks ago. I would never have imagined things like this happened. |
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| Friday 28-08-2009, 19:43 Post #10 | |
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Hi Peter, so glad to have come home and read that your camp is ok, great news!!! cheers Gypsy |
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I can see its not far off and we will not be allowed to go on pastral leases at all.
8:43 AM Jul 11