No video :(

Wilsons Hut Vic Star Mine

Подписаться 5 тыс.

Просмотров 6 тыс.

50% 1

Wilson Hut was built back in 1916, and would be one of the best huts I have visited in a long time and is an great example fine bush carpentry, then I explore the Vic Star gold mining area searching for old remains of mining equipment.
Located a short drive from Bendoc you will also find many gold mining areas and is well worth the drive to check all these out.
I hope you enjoy this episode which is the 1st episode of what will be a 3 episode series as I continue onto the Delegate Diversion Tunnel, Amboyne Suspension Bridge and McKillops Bridge before having more Issues with the Troopy, So I take the easy way home and visit Little River Gorge ( Victoria's Deepest Gorge ) and Little River Falls etc.
Please subscribe to the channel if you haven't already, give it a thumbs up and leave a comment its greatly appreciated.
Until next time ... ' Keep Safe and Stay Well '
And remember to ... ' Put some gravel in you travel '
- Check out the merchandise
➡️ aguyandhistroo...
- Follow me on Instagram
➡️ / aguyandhistroopy_krusty
This episode was supported by ...
- QIKAZZ 4X4 & CAMPING ➡️. www.4x4andcamp...
- CMS 4X4 (Complete Maintenance Services) ➡️ www.cms4x4.com.au
- FUSE DESIGN ➡️ fusedesign.com...
- TERRAIN TAMER ➡️ www.terraintam...
- MICK HANDLEY AUTOMOTIVE ➡️ Forge Creek Rd Bairnsdale
- RIVIERA MARINE CENTRE. ➡️ rivieramarinec...
#solocamping #highcountry #goldmining #troopy #exploring #offroading #landcruiser #exploringaustralia

Опубликовано:

13 авг 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 97

@StevenLeatham 4 месяца назад

Mate love the video you do a great job putting all that content together. It is so nice to see a normal bloke that isn't a big head like sum others. Your show isn't one big commercial lol keep up the good work 👏

@aguyandhistroopy 4 месяца назад

Cheers Steve, appreciate the kind words. I try keep it as real as I can, I’m just a normal bloke that likes normal things, I hope most people can relate to this. Thanks for taking the time out to watch and drop a comment. 👍🏼

@bobbyb9371 Год назад

Great hut and camp area, and I see the gourmet chef is still doing his best too. I reckon JD was on the sky cabbage when he got that theory mate😂. It was great you went for a trip down memory lane with the sawmill site too. I couldn’t imagine getting that log out of the bush, they were incredible men back then,hard, tough, and never say no. Thanks again mate for showing us. Cheers, BobbyB.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Hey Bobby, it definitely was a great area, an awesome hut and a real good trip down memory lane that’s for sure mate. I’d be more impressed if it was axe and horse drawn cart to get the log out, but your right, the older generations were definitely harder workers then the newer generations that for sure. Once again… thanks for the support ! 👍🏼

@clivemcquade8410 Месяц назад

Enjoyed that video mate

@aguyandhistroopy Месяц назад

Thanks for watching Clive, appreciate the support ! 👍🏼

@gerardsmyth3628 Год назад

Like ya stubby holder mate have to get one next time I catch up

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Too easy mate, Always have a little bit of merch in the troopy just incase. 👍🏼

@rodgeorge7244 Месяц назад

I carted Lambs out of the Delegate area back in the 70s great place to visit.

@aguyandhistroopy Месяц назад

@@rodgeorge7244 if you like the cold in winter ! 🤦🏽 I lived in Bendoc as a young kid, and then Nimmitebell and Bombala after that, yes it’s a good place to visit. 🤣 Thanks for watching Rod. 👍🏼

@alansalmon1086 Год назад

Great job mate,keep them coming 👍🇦🇺

@OffTheBeatenPathAus Год назад

Cracking hut mate! I don't get to that part of the high country much!

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Only an hour or so past McKillops Bridge. It’s a nice area, not much in the way of tracks though.

@Murls Год назад

Great video cheers

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Thanks Murls, hope you subscribed! Lol. Cheers for watching mate. 👍🏼

@Murls Год назад

@@aguyandhistroopy yep already

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

@@Murls legend 👍🏼

@waynetatnell1389 Год назад

Great episode Gav loved all the info

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Think most it was wrong Tatts ?! 🤦🏽 But I have learnt a lot about gold and finding it from the comments here. Thanks for watching mate. 👍🏼

@nudibanches Год назад

“Keep your ears open”…. Man that cloud of black smoke got my attention when you were leaving the hut 😮

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

It’s fixed, won’t tell ya what it was. Nah, I give the accelerator pedal a few pumps for some better content. 😂🤷🏼

@lucamancini3147 Год назад

Thank you HUBS, beautiful area which I need to explore one-day. Thanks for sharing your story.👌🙏

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

I’ve given you a lot of spots mate, you best start finding sometime Luca. 👍🏼 Thanks for the support.🍻

@nickformationz9256 2 месяца назад

Gold is often found in the rivers then found were its shedding from then eventually tracked to gully’s and finding the veins there was method to there madness also it’s so expensive because it’s used in lots of electrical appliances and used in advanced medical tooling it’s actually a super stable mineral love these episodes brother!!

@aguyandhistroopy 2 месяца назад

I’m a lot more knowledgeable in gold since filming a couple of gold mining areas and reading the comments. But… I still believe JD’s theory might have some merit to it. 🤦🏽🤣 Thanks for watching and trying to help me with my knowledge on gold. 👍🏼

@einfelder8262 Год назад

I think JD should stop smoking whatever it is he's smoking, haha. The vertical shafts are usually air vents and the horizontal ones follow the quartz veins which hold the gold. There are still a lot of operational mines in the Vic high country, some operated by individuals. I've been lucky enough to have a tour through one such mine near Harrietville which was owned by an old time miner Archie Wilson. The new owner showed us through after Archie died, we went about 1000m in a tiny horizontal shaft to where he had found a nice seam. Not for me, I'm afraid, conditions for these manual miners are awful even if lucrative. Archie appears in a lot of historical documentation all about gold mining, google Archie Wilson Harrietville if interested. There is info on the mine I'm referring to :)

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Sounds interesting … I might look it up. I need to learn abit on gold mining. ! 1k in is a long way in, bloody lot of hard work there that’s for sure.

@daveroberts8347 Год назад

Archie and Les Lawson

@HLsab Год назад

Beautiful old hut and all those old mines are amazing , back in those days if you couldn’t dig you were no one . P.S. …..JD sounds like a tripper , get him on for an episode.😂

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

I reckon your right, if you couldn’t dig or do hard work you’d be an outcast. I reckon it’s a good theory, the more you think about it the more it could be true… but you need to believe in alien life form for starters!! 😂😂🤷🏼🤦🏽 Cheers for watching mate 👍🏼

@braydenclark5828 Год назад

My pop had a gold mine in Omeo in the 80s then gave that up and went to lightening ridge digging for opals for over 20 years gave it up 7 years ago love seeing old mines /equipment 👍 thanks for sharing mate

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

He must of liked being underground the old boy ! It’s always better when you actually find the old equipment. 👍🏼

@paulkenny7363 Год назад

Love your channel, amazing country touring well done

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Thanks mate, I appreciate you taking the time out to watch. Cheers 🍻

@peterstone5356 Год назад

Probably a lot more to it, but far as I am aware they walk up the creek panning and when the gold stops they know it is coming from the adjacent areas and go digging. Great vid again Gavin, Cheers.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

That makes sense Pete, so you don’t reckon JD’s theory is any good. We aren’t ants mining gold for a alien life form that needs it more then us ?!? 😂😂 Thanks for watching 👍🏼

@terrenceodgers5866 Год назад

I believe there is more to JDs theory than many would give credit to. Much will be revealed over the coming weeks and months about this planet that many will find simply unbelievable. Love your little adventures Gavin, always interesting to this old fella.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Well I guess time will tell mate. Glad your enjoying them, and thanks for the support 👍🏼

@reddustadventures Год назад

Great vid Brother. You had to go behind that fence didn’t ya 😂 So many spots that they just got up and walked away from in this country. Some amazing stories of the Gold Rush period. That log was insanely BIG hey. And as for JD’s theory. We aren’t convinced just quietly. 😜 But happy to be proven wrong 🍻🍻 Keep up the Great Work Brother 🤙

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Thanks Guys, always going above and beyond to get the best content !! 😂😂🤦🏽 So your not sold on JD’s theory, you gunna tell me you don’t believe in alien life form? You don’t reckon they are looking down on us ! 😂😂 Cheers RDA🍻

@4x4devgru Год назад

Great adventure Gav, out n about exploring 😬

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Try to make the most of it Mick 👍🏼

@Brotherswalkingforveterans Год назад

usually, they would test pan up a creek or river to try and find where the reef is going. once they work out possibly where the reef is they dig test holes along where they think the reef may be, another thing is they had Adit's in the side of the hill and they chase the vein upwards and sometimes break through the surface and that becomes a vent shaft, or they punch vent shafts up to get the air running through. can be a few possibilities.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

It’s all starting to make sense now. I reckon everytime I don’t know something I’ll do an episode, then it will be explained to me. Thinking a trout fishing episode might be on the cards. 😂👍🏼 Thanks for taking the time out to watch and comment mate… it’s greatly appreciated!

@user-xx5cv5hh6g 6 месяцев назад

I'll be ticking off Bendoc late Feb, looking forward to it more now!

@aguyandhistroopy 6 месяцев назад

Nice … make sure you drop in the the pub and support the young couple that have taken over it. Bit more in the way of gold mining that I missed also. Enjoy ! 👍🏼

@user-xx5cv5hh6g 6 месяцев назад

@@aguyandhistroopy Yeah, plan to camp overnight in the reserve across the road - could be dangerous...heard they were from the NT?

@aguyandhistroopy 6 месяцев назад

⁠@@user-xx5cv5hh6gNah, new publicans are local to the the area, his family were from Bendoc back in the day, but both from Orbost- Cann region I think, even as far as Gypsy Point near Mallacoota also. Enjoy the trip.👍🏼

@scottysoutdooradventures1844 Год назад

I think that area you were in was the drop toilet paddock 😆😆 But I agree with ya why were we so desperate for money and wealth that we had to dig up our bush in random hard to reach locations. Odd 🤷🏼‍♂️I also know f all about gold and mining haha

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Be no good you and me going out exploring gold mining areas together, imagine the amount of bullshit and dribble that make the content !! 😂😂🤦🏽 But I’ve learnt a lot from the comments so far. Might have to go out again and find some more mines and share my new found knowledge! 🤷🏼😂

@mudgutzadventures436 Год назад

Added to the save list. Worked my way through most the back catalogue now.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Thanks mate… hope your managing to stay awake through them. 🤷🏼😂

@mudgutzadventures436 Год назад

@@aguyandhistroopy absolutely bud. I try to learn from watching other people's vids and see how they developed over time and my own stuff too. Plus too if I find a channel I really like I enjoy seeing everything they have done over time

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

@@mudgutzadventures436 thanks mate 👍🏼 It’s definitely the way to do it. Pick up little things, camera angles etc.

@The_Travelling_Jonoberries Год назад

Another great episode there Gav, back in the old days there would of been old maps of the areas like Grant, Dargo etc. Glad you did not end up in one of the old mine shafts. Must of been a busy place back I the 1800s. Take care and be safe.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Thanks Guys, yeah, good thing I stayed up on top of the ground, but who doesn’t go into restricted areas when exploring ?! 😂 Hard to picture it being a thriving area, when there isn’t much there these days.

@PKrangerdanger Год назад

Gold, Easy to melt, easy on the eye and found on all continents. Australia wouldn’t be where it is now without it

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Yeah, definitely a lot of history in Aus regarding gold mining, I need to find some time to do a bit of research I reckon. Thanks for watching mate 👍🏼

@davidblunn7143 Год назад

Gold is great for electrical contacts, doesn't oxidize. Also, a great conductor of electricity and heat so it is used as a shield material for space craft. Can't really comment on the jewelry aspect.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

I’m learning a lot from the comments that for sure, looking forward to the next gold mining area I go to, I might even sound like I know what I’m talking about. 😂😂 Thanks for taking the time out to watch and comment 👍🏼

@reddo84 Год назад

great upload :D Only issue I found, was no stubby holders on the website :P Cheers Jim

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Mmmmm, should be? If you want one just sent me your details. Don’t go through the website, have to pay tax, bloody rip off.

@darrenlowe3445 Год назад

Living the life mate. I’m in envy that you get to do so much. Hope to see you out on the tracks one day to share a beer with ya, I’ll shout 🍻

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

It looks like I’m living the life doesn’t it, don’t believe everything you see on social media. 😂😂 But I will take a couple of beers off ya if we cross paths. 👍🏼 Thanks for watching !

@darrenlowe3445 Год назад

@@aguyandhistroopy No worries mate 👍🏼

@nudibanches Год назад

Did you go down to Little River Junction campsite? Just up the road from Mckillops Bridge. Superb spot.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Yeah Nudi, flew the drone around the gorge and the falls, grateful the drone came back to me. It’s all in the 3rd episode of this trip. Didn’t camp there, just pulled over.

@nzmarkb8713 10 месяцев назад

Gold is a great conductor Used in electronics etc.

@aguyandhistroopy 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, I have since learnt this and a lot more about gold that I never knew ! 🤦🏽👍🏼😂

@macdouglas1087 7 месяцев назад

Gold is generally found in quartz veins, so when they find quarts in the ground, they will dig it up and break up the quartz to find the gold, the mines they will dig it as deep or far as they can till the quartz is gone.

@aguyandhistroopy 5 дней назад

Thanks mate, I’m slowly learning. The RU-vid viewers have a wealth of knowledge! lol.

@mickrose6450 Год назад

🍻👍

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

👍🏼🍻😂

@damo.77 Год назад

Some good history there, always get a bit of a kick coming across old machinery in the bush. Great to see the old locals still remember your family. Dont know about old mates theory but gold is expensive because its relatively rare and not easy to come by hence why people search for it....thats my theory anyway.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

@@damo.77 thanks Damo, Yeah makes it a bit better when you find the old equipment lying around in the bush, helps piece the puzzle together a bit more. Was definitely surprised when old mate called me by my nickname as a kid in Frog. It’s been 40 years since my old man passed. It’s amazes me how many people still talk about him or know of him… makes me proud to be his son. Thanks for the support mate. Appreciate it. 👍🏼

@DailyGrindAus Год назад

Well gold is created in the stars..it does have some industrial uses, including in electronics - your drone would have gold in it...Geology can indicate if gold should be present and that would guide some of the gold hunters.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Probably explains why the drone is su f%#king expensive !! 😂😂 But I’ve definitely learnt a bit from the comments from this episode. Might have to go chasing another area now I’m an expert ! 🤦🏽😂 Cheers mate.

@DailyGrindAus Год назад

Have you been to the Adelong Falls Gold Mill? It's an amazing set of ruins along the river and it's accessible via sealed roads.@@aguyandhistroopy

@kevindouglas793 Год назад

Past u in y digger the other day mate, we'll catch up one day, I wanna pick brain a bit.

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Where abouts ? I’ve been up on the Goldy and last 4 days cruising through NSW coming back to work at the snowy!

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

My bad … passed me at work on the digger. ? Normally I’ll be on the ground. 🤦🏽

@kevindouglas793 Год назад

Probably about 3/4 weeks ago, (maybe, just finished a three week shift, brains fried) u were on a small digger working on the road just past dewatering, I'm pretty sure it was u mate, couldn't mistake that head eh 😉

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

@@kevindouglas793 yeah mate that was me, I’m heading back into Tang today for 2 weeks ! 🤦🏽

@kristalpalace Год назад

Gold is pushed up through the ground in Fischer's from volcanic activity the quartz is like a thick liquid salt drawing the gold up with it to the surface cools hardens into a quartz and the gold is trapped in it these quarts reefs brake the surface and in lots of cases the gold is in eye sight. Diamond are made deep in the earth and come to the surface the same way. So they follow the quarts until the show of gold stops. Gold is the most pure aliment in the universe that we currently know of it doesn't corrode or lose its shine luster. It is also one of the highest conductors of electricity and because of this it is widely used in high end electronics such as our mobile phone I pads computers , military equipment and space exploration, satellite's etc so anywhere you see a volcano or quartz reef thier is a chance of gold especially when it is in hi iron ground the darker the red the more iron. Could go on for hour. Pick up a book on geology and be truly amazed about our wonderful planets ability to produce such beautiful things. All except gold all the gold on eart came from a star that exploded and it rained down on or planet for days maybe years. 😊

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

@kristalpalace I’ve learnt more about gold from this episode then I have in the rest of my life. So much to take in, looking forward to getting out and filming a bit more now I actually have a bit of knowledge on it. So do you think an alien life form made the star hit earth so gold would be made and then mined by us, yes it’s beneficial for us, but maybe more so for them in later years, and we have done all the hard work for them. 🤦🏽😂. Just saying. I’ll shut up now. Thanks for your comment. Seriously … I have taken it all in. 👍🏼

@kristalpalace Год назад

I'm sure the star made of gold hit many planets when it exploded. As for aliens I haven't ever seen one but I have seen 3 ufos really strange shit. Who really knows I'm 100% shore they live on this planet under the ground and the ocean. The ships don't fly themselves and hundreds of thousands of people have seen them a friend of my father claims he has been obducted multiple times. I laughed had and nearly died from laughing until I deep a pedestal fan running flat out no power batteries anything. And he made a device that could blow a hole in.a cloud and began moving it around and the hole in the cloud was the same shape as he moved this big pipe looking thing. He had inventions all over his house. I never laughed after that as that just made it all way to real. His car ran on water hydrogen or something. So yeah I believe alien are real and they have an agenda and we know nothing about it. I think they are after our water 💧

@rudvs Год назад

A guy and his troopy undies ??

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

It can be sorted… anything is possible. I know there aren’t many channels that do a wife beater - bonds blue singlet. 👍🏼😂

@endless4x4 Год назад

Love these exploring vids mate. fantastic work. FYI i found this on google and "Investopedia" - Gold has been used over millennia as jewelry and a means of exchange. Gold has an important economic role as a means of exchange should currency collapse. Gold is a store of value and thus an investment opportunity for individuals. Gold is rare and difficult to extract. And them Kookaburras are smart!!

@aguyandhistroopy Год назад

Cheers Adam. Bloody Kookaburras definitely call me out all the time mate. You dropped that episode yet ? Cheers for watching 👍🏼

@endless4x4 Год назад

@@aguyandhistroopy Yeah it sure did. Not far off now. Need the Bux's approval first though haha