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The Moonlight and Freedom Camping

kiwijw		Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2013 8:52:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		All very true Simon. Especially your first line. No one gets ALL the gold. I have learnt that one over the years. Yes I had to laugh at those "dredging in the 12 mile" comments. I recall a pm I was sent by a guy revering to a similar thing up a Coro creek. Thing was though that what he was talking about was all natural & not done by man I'm off up to Macetown today & was up Skippers creek yesterday. I am playing tour guide for my eldest son & his girlfriend who are here in QT for a week. Good luck out there JW :)

nafcd		Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 7:58:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 276 Location: ashburton Thanks: 8 times Was thanked: 46 time(s) in 34 post(s)		to you guys that have been up to moonlight. was there a point about 6 or 7 months ago where access to the creek was difficult. i went up then and i was buggered if i could find any way into the creekbed. walked along the track about 1/2k and gave up. did i somehow miss the way in or didnt i walk far enough.

mintcar		Posted : Friday, 26 April 2013 8:52:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 30/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 32 Location: nelson Thanks: 102 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Hi nafcd, Keep walking you will get there a great area to be in. mintcar

goldstalker		Posted : Saturday, 27 April 2013 4:48:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		i was up the moonlight last weekend had no luck took the metal detector and a pan, i even stumbled across a 6 inch dredge stashed in the bush by the first swing bridge, not even stashed well so i hope there prepared to lose it lol moonlight has been hammered but as nuggy said it is different after a big flood, but people go straight in after a flood and clean the fresh dirt quick so you have to be on to it.

Zerpo		Posted : Sunday, 5 May 2013 4:02:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 4/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: Marlborough Sounds		I am a newbie on this site but agree with all that has been said about the 'DoC' Nazis. Interesting that a shed-load of them are about to get the sack. I fossick in the Wakamarina and Cullensville - completely without success but, nevertheless, enjoyable! :-)

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