ED & LINDY'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURES....... In 2000, we began a website (Latest images)

Gold Bars (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

Here's an array of gold bars weighing 19,200 ounces. They are worth ~$A32,000,000!!!

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Date: 02/27/2020

Sluice Box (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

This is a typical sluice box that was used during the gold rush in Victoria. Sluicing uses water to separate gold flakes from other soil.

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Welcome Stranger Nugget (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

This is a replica of the "Welcome Stranger" nugget. When it was found, it was the world's largest nugget. As mentioned earlier, it was found only 3cm under the soil by a Cornish miner. After smelting, it yielded about 71kg of pure gold. That had to be one happy miner!!

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Outside the Basement Vaults (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

We're now in the hallway outside the basement Vaults.

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Old Treasury Bldg Museum (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

Here's a closer look at the entry. The Treasury Building was erected in 1858.

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Old Treasury Bldg Museum (Old Treasury Museum)

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600

We've arrived at the Old Treasury Building!

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