Australian WWII - Far North Queensland Metal detecting and recovery
Article about: Hi Blokes ~ I am posting this as an going blog for interested parties that have been following my fossicking of (extensive) WWII ~ Far North Qld Australia . This area has been described in r
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10-11-2013, 03:40 PM
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And something different from what I usually find ~ 2 * .22 hollow point bullets ~ obviously modern ~
But what are the odds of finding two Aust silvers of the same year in a WWII site < 5 metres > apart of each other ~
Any way ~ yet another fantastic afternoon and NO duck lice ~ found a secret weapon for that ! LOL
A Alloy tag A-105 ( ??)
A battery strap (??)
1- sinker
1 – Oil drum Bung ( D/I\D)
1- Penny ( 1943 ! Again!)
1- Sixpence 1925 King George V
1- Three pence 1925 King George V ( What are odds? Two separate silvers ~ BOTH ~ King George V 1925 !!! All three in nice shape ~ Silvers excellent )
1- 1974 Two cent ( not present !)
1- Australia badge
1- webbing Belt end
1 – “4” ( I wonders if this is a Tent line Picket marker, WWII ~ ??)
2 – 22 Hollow points
1- .45 head
BOY !! Did that 105 tag take some scooping !! Had to work it almost 360 degrees !
And HEAPS of 303 cases.. and even heads ~
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10-18-2013, 11:37 AM
#122
Well~ Just got off the phone and a yarn with a former bike club riding buddy and seems as a member of the Australian Cartridge collectors Assoc he proved to be a hoard of WWII local site information~
He owns a thorough breed cattle property and for example when ever he gets heavy rain ~ they get live 303 rounds washing out of a main drain from his (hillside) house ~
He was concerned I may want to dig up his lawn ~ but I assured him that we are looking for other valuable relics of the time ~
Plus he has put me on a lead for an elderly gent that was around on the day and is a wealth of information regarding the area during the war years ~
And I rewarded him by telling another member of the motorcycle club is a blooming "cartridge collector " ~ which he had NO idea of !
So a lot of give and take conversation and some real home town rewards for all concerned ~
Off to one of the local Artillery ranges tomorrow morning early ~ Got all the gear and the refreshments ready to go ~ Was also used as a aircraft strfing and bombing range ~ ( Okay softly softly ! LOL)
Should be a cracker of a day ~ as suggested I am more into finding the base camp site, but apparently this entire site is < 800 sq M > !!!
All happening ~
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10-20-2013, 04:43 AM
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10-22-2013, 04:06 PM
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There was some debate as to whether the Steel fins were in fact aerial bombs or mortar/s !
Merely being steel was another question mark as many Mortar fins were aluminium ~
These are definitely mortars ~ I would be interested in any input as to what version they were of course (?)
I wonder how they were fired with the safety caps in situ (?)
I also found the expended fuze from the aerial bomb but when we stock piled the goodies and then returned to retrieve them we missed the Fuze . So thats one more retrieval to be made when we return this weekend ~
This time we are gearing up with four hand set radios and grid maps !
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10-22-2013, 07:15 PM
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They look like 3" HE tails.
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10-23-2013, 02:04 AM
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Cheers M3B
I think you are dead to rights ~
Thanks ~
www.canadiansoldiers.com
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10-26-2013, 12:15 PM
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10-27-2013, 05:04 AM
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I forgot to mention ~ the cannisters ~
I picked up one and tried it for size and guess what it fits perfectly into the body of a 25 pounder shell!
So as 97% of the shells on site are empty ~ it makes sense that they were all loaded with smoke canisters ~
As mentioned on the "Post your Australian badge here " blog ~ I was offered a small collection of AMF buttons and a "Belgium Service medallion" ~
So Ed and I dropped into "Sandy's place on the way home and showed her our relics for the day and had a quick yarn as she is ex-military herself ~ thus shows a lot of interest in the WWII stuff I MD.
With a promise of more bits to come it was a nice gesture on her part ~
But the "Belgium medallion" actually turned into a Netherlands Service medal for services 1944-1945~
Binnenlandsche strudkrachtens 1944-1945
Reminder Interior Forces Insignia 1944-1945
The Remembrance Interior Forces Insignia 1944-1945 was by Prince after the war Bernhard of the Netherlands set.
The Prince of the Netherlands was in charge as of September 3rd 1944 , [1] much against the wishes of the Council of Ministers and of the Allies' Commander of the Interior Forces 'made. ;
This Orangist armed militia had to fill the power vacuum that emerged after the expulsion of the Germans. The Prince played a major role. In the very dedicated his BS
The Interior Forces, officially Dutch Interior Forces or "NBS" came from the three main opposition groups: the Ordedienst (OD), the National Knok Teams(HTL) and the Council of Resistance (RVV).
The spontaneously organized or unorganized BS has numerous meritorious tasks performed and as commander of the BS was Prince Bernhard, as the commander of a victorious army corps accrues to Commander in the Military William Order appointed. For the men of the Interior Forces there was no decoration or visible tribute.
They were not eligible for the Mobilisation War Cross of the War Memorial Cross . The Resistance Cross was only established in 1980.
Therefore, immediately after the war on the personal initiative of Prince Bernhard insignia set a reminder to all members of the Interior Forces is awarded.
The Remembrance Insignia is an oval bronze plaque of 25 by 20 millimeters. On the front is a crowned "B" appears with the legend "INTERIOR CAL FORCES 1944-1945". In the outskirts, under the '4 'of "1944" beginning and ending under the '1' from "1945", the abbreviation "VE MI". Presumably these are the initials of the designer.
[2] On the reverse side is the signature of Prince Bernhard made in high relief. In addition there is a toggle on the back to carry. The badge on the lapel of a jacket
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So today as I decided to have a rest day I thought I would give the medal a whirl in the Jewellery cleaner ~and a follow up polish ~
Here is the result ~
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10-30-2013, 10:43 AM
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11-03-2013, 11:29 AM
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