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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01-04-2014, 04:27 AM
#211
Last week between Xmas and New Year ~ Monday ~I tried some thing totally new ~
On the Saturday I went to the Fun Park and as I relayed, I had a horror experience which I add I also found that just below my left knee I had either a horror bite or some sort of infection which swelled up to a nasty head before bursting and after some 4- 5 days, thankfully cleared up ~
But I dropped around to visit my in-laws who were camped nearby. Of course I could not but immediately notice that an island had appeared in the middle of the dam waters ~
So in conversation, my sister in law offered to lend me her kayak ~ Thus was an appealing idea as to do a recce and check out any potential `
It was Monday before I finally decided to do a run out early and check it out before I started work at 16.00 hrs ~
I got on site and readied to revive my kayak skills ~ with MD strapped over my back and pick and bottle of water , (not about to drink the dam waters, I tell you !) in the back pack ~ all else remained with the Brother in law ~
(Garrett & pack over the back , the poop scoop and fugglies strapped to the back of the Kayak ! )
So I set off ~ immediately I felt I was struggling and felt a bit like one of the returning to base Cockell-Shell heroes in a sinking canoe ~
But I pressed on regardless ~ First up I could not even see the Island at all, as it is a low profile at this point, and no more than ½ metre above the water level ! So I aimed where I figured it was ~
Sure enough I found it and even more so the smell ~ I landed on the north side ~ which is the down wind side ~ and has quickly become a haven for the bird life ~
So ignoring the bird crap , the stench and obviously Bird lice ~ I set up and away ~ I noted the building foundations which I believe were the Military Bakery building during the war years ~ plus a strip of tar which was a road running right to the foundations and then veering back into the water ` An obvious supply road to the various camps ~
But immediately I was rewarded with a variety of echoes and straight up a nice vintage brass button ~
I spent around an hour as I promised Ms M to be back after few hours ~ and so headed back leaving the angry Plovers to their domain ~
The trip back was quicker as I had a tail wind but seemed to be an even greater struggle ~ ¾ of the way back my sister in law Karen appeared in another kayak , but hers was a fibre glass boat ~ She insisted in taking my back pack despite the fact as I stated there was no weight in it ~
When I finally hit solid ground she exclaimed that the kayak had to be loosing AIR ~ Oh THANKS Karen !!
So a few hours well spent though despite minimumal rewards ~ I was well pleased with the Button ` The island may be worth further sweeping.. There is a dump site but at present it is on the typical bog/ quick sand side of the island would have to wait till the ground sets once exposed ~
A curious item ~ No idea apart from being a miniature flag… ???????
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01-04-2014, 04:44 AM
#212
As a locksmith the long object could be a mortice key with the twist top missing ?
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01-04-2014, 07:22 AM
#213
the long object could be a mortice key with the twist top missing
Good call Aust~
Thanks for the thought ~
It looks more like a flag to me ?????
Just a thought ~ as the Diggers in the war years were often into trench art maybe one has endeavoured t make a flag or such out a key ! (??)
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01-04-2014, 12:52 PM
#214
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Australia
As a locksmith the long object could be a mortice key with the twist top missing ?
As an other Locksmith, I don't think it is.
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01-05-2014, 03:36 AM
#215
In the state it's in it could be anything
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01-05-2014, 03:06 PM
#216
How about a can opener ?
Cheers
Gary
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01-07-2014, 08:32 AM
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01-07-2014, 12:39 PM
#218
Have just spent a couple of hours reading through all of your posts, it's a fantastic thread and very informative. Keep up the good work.
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01-07-2014, 01:53 PM
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01-10-2014, 09:32 AM
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