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Old Bottle Dump Find

Old Bottle Dump Find

Old Bottle Dump Find

I found a nice old Bottle Dump the other day on a farm just out of town in a very secluded and hidden spot. The good thing about this bottle dump is that know one has ever been through this dump and it is full of heaps of old bottles dating back to around 100 years.

I have been there a couple of times already and pulled out some really nice bottles to add to my collection, and obviously the old bottles are on the bottom of the dump.

The bottle dump is right next to an old tin clad house, so that also doubles as a great metal detecting spot for me to go to once the summer weather cools down a bit.

Old Iron Clad Home

Old Iron Clad Home

It must have been a beautiful old home back in its hey day, probably around the early 1900’s, the inside walls are all pressed tin, with beautiful patterns, now in rust and ruins…. but still a beautiful haunting sight.
I cant wait to metal detect around this old home in the near future, it will reveal its hidden treasures for sure!
In Rust And Ruins

In Rust And Ruins

Rusty Patterns

Rusty Patterns

 

Metal Detecting Local Farm House

Old Brick Australian Homestead

Old Brick Australian Homestead

A few days ago I got permission from a local farmer in my district of Dumbleyung, in Western Australia, to see if I could do a bit of coin shooting on his property around a abandoned farm house.

I was pretty happy he said yes, and yesterday I found the time to go out there with my metal detector.  It was pretty hard going, as the wild oats growing around the house are pretty high, the ground was quite hard in spots, and I was a bit worried about getting biten by a wandering snake.

Over the last couple of days, the weather has been quite hot, reach the low 30° and thats what brings the snakes out around here, especially the first few hot days as summer apporaches, will bring them out of their hybernation.

There is actually another house on the same property, and that house is much older than the house I detected around, so I decided to save the best house for my next metal detecting journey.

Anyhow I found a few nice old coins around the house as per below.

1916 Australian Penny

1916 Australian Penny

  • 1916 Australian Penny
  • 1933 Australian Penny
  • 1927 Australian Penny
  • 1942 Australian Half Penny
  • 1928 Australian Sixpence
  • Old Brass Button
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    Probably much more laying around the house, but it was hot and getting prickles stuck in my socks was really annoying, so I packed up and went home after around an hour metal detecting the house.


    Anzac Badge Found

    Old Timber Australian House

    Old Timber Australian House

    I got permission from a local farmer a few days ago to go metal detecting around an old house on his propery which is pictured above.

    The ground was absolutely rock hard, and I actually bent my spades blade trying to dig for targets. I actually saw this old house from the road one day and I thought that it could be a goldmine for old coins and relics, but as I say, digging was impossible.

    However I did find a few coins and a nice old ANZAC Badge.

    ANZAC Bagde - Australian Commonwealth Forces - WW2 Era

    ANZAC Bagde - Australian Commonwealth Forces - WW2 Era

    Proudly worn by soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Australian Imperial Forces in both World Wars, the ‘Rising Sun’ badge has become an integral part of Digger tradition.

    The distinctive shape, worn on the upturned brim of a slouch hat, is readily identified with the spirit of ANZAC.

    Yet despite the badge’s historic significance, well researched theories as to its origin are more numerous than its seven points.

    In 1902 a badge was urgently sought for the Australian contingents raised after Federation for service in South Africa during the Boer War.

    Probably the most widely-accepted version of the origin of this badge is that which attributes the selection of its design to a British officer, Major General Sir Edward Hutton, KCB, KCMG, the newly appointed Commander-in-chief of the Australian Forces.

    He had earlier received as a gift from Brigadier General Joseph Gordon, a military acquaintance of long standing, a “Trophy of Arms” comprising mounted cut and thrust swords and triangular Martini Henri bayonets arranged in a semicircle around a brass crown. To Major General Hutton the shield was symbolic of the co-ordination of the Naval and Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

    A refurbished replica of the shield is on display in the main foyer of Army Headquarters in Canberra. (Figure 1).

    The original design, created and produced in haste for issue to the contingent departing to South Africa, was modified in 1904. This badge(Figure 2), was worn through both World Wars.

    Since its inception the Basic form of the 1904 version has remained unchanged although modifications have been made to the wording on the scroll and to the style of crown.

    In 1949, when Corps and Regimental Badges were reintroduced into service, the wording on the scroll of the “Rising Sun” Badge was changed to read “Australian Military Forces”. (Figure 3).

    Twenty years later, the badge was again modified to incorporate the Federation Star and Torse Wreath from the original 1902 version of the badge and the scroll wording changed to “Australia” (Figure 4).

    In the 75th anniversary year of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli there arose a desire to return to the traditional accoutrements worn by Australian soldiers during the World Wars and which clearly identify the Australian Army. (Figure 5). The recent change coincides with the 90th anniversary of the Army which was commemorated on 1st March 1991.

    Read more about ANZAC Badges

    Old House Metal Detecting Finds

    Old House Metal Detecting Finds

    Pictured above, I also found the following

    • Candle Extinguisher? (Silver Spoon)
    • WW2 Era ANZAC Badge
    • Brass WW2 Era Army Button
    • Decimal Coins

    My Final Metal Detecting Hunt of the Old Homestead in the Paddock

    1935 Siver Australian Florin

    1935 Siver Australian Florin

    There comes a time, when you are metal detecting a good place, that you realise that you may have found most of it’s hidden treasures, and so, for one of my favourite places which has  remains of an Old Homestead, yesterday I decided that I would give it one final go, before giving the place a rest for a long time, if not forever.

    In past Metal Detecting searches of this place I have had some great metal detecting finds at this place.

    See my previous storys about it

    1. More Great Finds – Return to the Old Homestead
    2. Metal Detecting Old Homestead Ruins
    3. Heap of Coins found Metal Detecting

    So yesterday I said to myself, one last go of the homestead remains, and I’ll leave the place alone for good.

    It has been one of my best places to find old coins and little relics and other interesting things, and this is what I found.

    Old Toy Car - 1940's Era

    Old Toy Car - 1940's Era

    Metal Detecting an old Western Australian Farm House

    Old Western Australian Farmhouse

    Old Western Australian Farmhouse

    On the weekend I got permission from a local farmer to do some metal detecting around his old family homestead, which is no longer lived in, it is situated around 20 kilometres from my local town.

    So I headed out there in my car excited to be on another metal detecting trip, confident of finding some lost momentos of another era.

    On arrival it did not take long for me to find my first old coin, around 2 minutes, so that is always a good boost for confidence when metal detecting, finding something more or less straight away.

    I spent a couple hours there, and found a few interesting things to add to my metal detecting collection.

    This is what I found

    1. Thomas Bolton & Sons – Copper I.D. Wire Plate

    The firm of Thomas Bolton & Sons grew out of a business producing metal buckles into one of the world’s leading wire, especially electrical wire, manufacturers. This article traces the development of the company from its early years in the late 18th century to its takeover by the cable companies in 1961. Important stages in the company’s growth were marked by the introduction of cold drawing and continuous wire drawing to meet the demand for long lengths of high-conductivity, high-tensile-strength copper wire for the telegraph and telephone industries

    1. Australian 1 & 2 Cent Coins
    2. 1911 Australian Penny
    3. 1942 Australian Penny
    4. 1941 Australian Penny
    5. Highly Decorated Ladies Victorian Era BroachReverse Side Photo
    6. Victorian Era Necklace Pendant – Made from Lead – Would have previously been painted gold
    Highly Decorated Ladies Victorian Era Broach

    Highly Decorated Ladies Victorian Era Broach

    Thats about all I found at that place, apart from the usual junk, such as pulltabs, aluminum cigarette foil and nails and heaps of lead to add to my lead collection.

    There would likely be much more around the place, but as usual with alot of these old houses, they have lost bits of their tin roofs and the ground is heavily littered with tin, metal and much more.

    It was a great day and it is always great to bring home a few lost treasures!

     

     

     

    More Great Finds – Return to the Old Homestead

    Antique WW1 Era Toy Lead Tank

    Antique WW1 Era Toy Lead Tank

    A few days ago I got the metal detecting withdrawal symptons, so I decided to return to a place I had been to a couple times before where I had some great success finding coins and old Australian relics.

    I have previously wrote about this old homestead before, you can see both my metal detecting stories about the old Australian homestead here:

    As per the second link above, as I walked towards the homstead I decided to turn my detector on, walk at a normal walking pace without swinging the coil and I happened to find a spot with many coins in a small area. 

    So now as I walk towards a old house I always do this, and it is amazing how successful you can be, without even swinging the detector. 

    Anyhow back to my story, I went back to the house and started detecting where I had last found the coins, around 10 metres from the ruins, in a ploughed sandy field and it did not take me long to start finding a few interesting things.

    I was very excited to have found a beautiful toy tank, which I believe must be a late era World War 1 Toy Tank, likely a model of a real tank.

    Antique WW1 Era Toy Lead Tank

    Antique WW1 Era Toy Lead Tank

    It’s definitely one of my favourite finds, not valuable, but just looks beautiful, it is very heavy for such a small toy and built to last.

    I had a great couple of hours and I found the following.

    50 Years Commonwealth of Australia Medallion which was given to school children to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australian Federation in 1951. The design was chosen after a competition, with the valuable cash prize of two hundred guineas. It was won by John Wolfgang Elischer for his depiction of a man hand-sowing wheat. The wheat has grown to represent the seven States of Australia on the other side of the medal. See a better image here

    Jubilee of Australian Federation medal, 1951

    Jubilee of Australian Federation medal, 1951

    I found two more pre-decimal coins as follows:

    Also found numerous bullet cartridges a nicely decorated brass button and the usual brass belt buckles

    I had a great day, and find items of little value is still a great way to spend the day.

    I am definitely returning back there in the near future, as it has given me some great results, and the ground is perfect for metal detecting and still is still a good area that remains to be searched by me.

     

     

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