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Chrispy  
Posted : Saturday, 29 June 2013 1:58:53 PM(UTC)
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Hey yall im headin down to Dunedin for 4 days on july the 12th with the family. from there we are doing a day trip to Milton prob on the sun. planning on meeting up with Lammerlaw and would be keen to hook up with any one else for a evening detect in Dunedin.
does any one have any hints as to where I could go to detect old relics from some of the old goldfields in that area?
after any thing gold field related and old. any advice would be sweet.
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Posted : Sunday, 30 June 2013 1:08:43 PM(UTC)
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Gidday Chrispy

I don't have any hints or places for you to hunt but what I will say is, be careful where you do hunt otherwise DOC and the Historic Places Trust will upset your day. Anywhere over 100 years old, on public or private land comes under the Historic Places Act. So no digging around the old stone cottages etc. Even if you own the land, you have to get permission to dig. A guy got done for moving "historic" rock piles a couple of years ago.

Otherwise, happy hunting.
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