We visit the site of former ‘Coal King’ and Parliamentarian Lewis Thomas’ mansion which was constructed in 1888 and demolished in 1937. The mansion had three stories, its own electrical power generating plant, 49 rooms and it even incorporated an hydraulic lift (elevator), quite a rarity in an 1880s Australian country house! The house was serviced by a permanent staff of eight and was the focus of social activity for the large Welsh mining community who came to Australia to work the coal deposits in the area. Unfortunately, following the death of Mrs Ann Thomas in 1930 with no living heirs, the mansion was sold to a coal mining company in 1936. A series of subsidence events under the foundation in the old coal workings finally spelt the end for the structure and it was demolished in 1937. We hope you enjoy this historical outing and a bit of investigative bush archaeology. Thanks for watching and please take the time to visit our blog www.nqexplorers.com

adventureswithjim.com presents SHIPWRECK SUNDAY. Well, it was a sunday when this relic hunt started at least! Lots of great metal detecting on the beach, if you don’t mind the occasional 20 ton shrip wreck relic. Got some tourist gold too, and that’s never a bad thing. Maybe the opening anamation reveals a bit too much about my age and state of sanity, but this is kind of normal for my demented treasure hunting mind. Music by Kevin Macleod.

www.metaldetectorx.com Metal Detecting Find of The Week (3) found with the Minelab E-TRAC metal Detector. metaldetectorx.com Treasure Hunting Gold, Silver and Relics

This dig recovered an Early American Copper Button, Old design Decorative hinged Copper Frame and plenty of Bullets, Shot Gun Slugs and shell casings. Also located two trash pits topped off with oyster and clam shells, which were a main part of the Home site inhabitants diet long ago ……. Plan on diggin them next . Thanks for watchin ……………………………… WILD BILL .

Our first hunt with our new Garrett Infinium LS Pulse Induction Detector. We’re not really beach hunters and we actually purchased the detector for prospecting, but as part of our “Operator Training” we headed to a local beach to put the Infinium through its paces. The Infinium is fully waterproofed to a depth of 200 feet, but we’re not diving on any shipwrecks this trip. Thanks for watching and happy hunting.

This Dig took place about two weeks ago . It was on a site occupied by a very large two story Home, which enjoyed ceiling heights in excess of twelve feet, and a Grand Ballroom that was later used as a Restaurant when the Home became a Business . The Place operated from the late 1800′s (1880) to about the 1930′s when it eventually closed . The Doors and Windows all boarded up now, from the street with it’s huge Oak tree lined driveway looks out to remind whoever sees this place of the Grand Style of Earlier Days ……. That’s why I had to Dig here . The find I made in this video is an old Chinese Coin dated somewhere between 1912 and 1916 …. Those I believe are the four years this style Obverse was made . The first year 1912 was made of Copper, and in the three remaining years were made in Brass. Thinking how it found itself on that ground took a couple of moments to think about, but knowing the Property was the site of one of the largest Restaurants in the area at the time, what caused me to think a little harder was the fact that the population for that area in that time didn’t include the Chinese community . But when it came to labor, in building Railroads, serving and cooking in homes and Restaurants … the Chinese were there, ready to work and enjoy the Freedoms of American Life. New immigrants, some came with money of their own in their pockets to start their new life …. and this one perhaps, while rushing to dispose of the Restaurants daily garbage materials …

This Dig took place on Jan. 7, 2012 …. (Part 2) This is not the property with the Old Vines that I was looking at the other day. That property has no buildings remaining, and is a site that I’ve been hunting since last year … I am thoroughly convinced, and ok with the fact that someone could devote an entire lifetime on some of these properties,.. hunt them from time to time and always find something there in that ground . After my initial Dig on the property in this video on New Years Eve, I went back a few days later to see what I could find . The living part of the back yard measures at about 300 feet back, off the rear of the Grand Old Home . The “Coin Spill” was discovered at about 600 feet behind the House …. It is the beginning of a wooded area which goes back for miles that hunters frequent from time to time. Up until that point, every Nickel Signal I detected, turned up only Shot Gun Shell Casings,.. so it was a nice surprise to finally see a 1964 Jefferson Nickel appear . After completing that dig, I was again surprised to see another signal appear just inches away from the first target. When I saw that it was also a coin, and found additional targets when I scanned the immediate area after retrieving the second coin, I knew that I probably had a “Coin Spill” on my hands,.. and the hunt was on . If you Dig,.. then you’ll know the feeling I’m talking about when you find yourself in a moment like this . You’ve already retrieved two coins inches apart, and …

This Dig took place on Jan. 7, 2012 …. (Part One) This is not the property with the Old Vines that I was looking at the other day. That property has no buildings remaining, and is a site that I’ve been hunting since last year … I am thoroughly convinced, and ok with the fact that someone could devote an entire lifetime on some of these properties,.. hunt them from time to time and always find something there in that ground . After my initial Dig on the property in this video on New Years Eve, I went back a few days later to see what I could find . The living part of the back yard measures at about 300 feet back, off the rear of the Grand Old Home . The “Coin Spill” was discovered at about 600 feet behind the House …. It is the beginning of a wooded area which goes back for miles that hunters frequent from time to time. Up until that point, every Nickel Signal I detected, turned up only Shot Gun Shell Casings,.. so it was a nice surprise to finally see a 1964 Jefferson Nickel appear . After completing that dig, I was again surprised to see another signal appear just inches away from the first target. When I saw that it was also a coin, and found additional targets when I scanned the immediate area after retrieving the second coin, I knew that I probably had a “Coin Spill” on my hands,.. and the hunt was on . If you Dig,.. then you’ll know the feeling I’m talking about when you find yourself in a moment like this . You’ve already retrieved two coins inches apart, and …

9/11/2010 My Dad and I went metal detecting near a small airport in the woods. then i went diggin with my grandpa near the same site. check out the video to see what i found.