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Co- incedentally I happen to be born and raised in Ballarat.Gold history was never too far from our noses. When I think of my father's words about the Ballarat "Gold Rush" I hear him say the people who did the best out of it were the merchants and entrepeneurs selling gold mining tools and tech to the would bes I would say ,from Mr Kents viewpoint this is definitely the advanced awareness stage
Wait there hoping to get rich from panning? Are they expecting to pan a few comex good delivery bars or something.
Boyou, It seems to be accepted that apart from a few very lucky ones, it was the providers of goods and services to the diggers that made the money. My Great grandfather was a digger in Ballarat at the time of the Eureka Stockade. No real indication if he was involved though. OC
A family friend of ours has a staked out area where he goes prospecting, and he either sells the nuggets or makes them into jewellery. He earns a full-time (average-ish, nothing flash) wage from it, but it's also a full-time job for him, five days a week, most weekends, and he's always updating his equipment (metal detectors etc.) too which also costs money. He's done this for years, but it's a real labour of love. Edited: oops, typo
