Come Check Out The WILD DOG DIGGINGS Near Dunolly

#gold #mining #history
I'm out at the Wild Dog Diggings near Dunolly, which is one of the region's best examples of shallow alluvial workings, and today I'm going to show you some of the brilliant features of these diggings and share a bit about the area's interesting history.
Discovered in the mid 1850s, some holes here at Wild Dog were paying as much as an ounce to the tub, but the ground was fairly patchy and inconsistent. Because of this, Wild Dog was initially pronounced by many to be a shicer, but those who worked with perseverence and patience could do well here.
As we walk around the diggings here, we come across many open mine shafts, both circular and rectangular, all in a fairly good state of preservation.
In this very shallow section, miners dug under the ancient riverbed and opened it right up beneath the ground.
Much of the Wild Dog Lead is deeply buried under farmland, but this section on public land at the Wild Dog Diggings Historic Area is a great place to visit to check out the sort of workings that occurred on many shallow leads across the goldfields.
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Explore the Victorian Goldfields - www.goldfields...
Historical Gold Maps - historicalgold...
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Historical images - State Library Victoria
Newspaper articles - Trove
Diamond Drills and Water Augers in Victoria (Third Boring Report 1887)
Report on boring from April 1886 to June 1887 - State Library Victoria
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria, No. 7, The Deep Leads of Victoria, Stanley Hunter. 1909.
Deep lead mine illustration - Robert Kaufman

[@bono1961]

Both your research and presentation are brilliant. Your work belongs in the classrooms of all young Australians. Well done 👍

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thank you Bono, much appreciated 🙂

[@TheAlluvialAngler]

It's such a cool spot....still lots of gold there too..Thanks for your great video.

[@gardnep]

Been there, not any gold for me. Unfortunately, it is close to town and sadly, covered in plenty of reasonably modern garbage, I take mine with me. Thanks for the video, Michele. I will be back.😂

[@mk2ghia1976]

Another fantastic video! Impeccable research! Hope you cover East Gippsland one day!

[@andrewaltschwager5000]

Another great video. Top notch info, and fantastic content all round.

[@micksoa.k.885]

Great work mate... keep em coming.....

[@goldfieldsguide]

Plenty more videos to come 🙂⚒ cheers mate

[@norsehall309]

G'day, l have in my job test this area for trace chemicals left over from old Gold treatment plants and other site's around Dunolly and l think as long as l live I'll never see all that's out there, it's just fantastic, thanks again for the video's, cheers,Neil.

[@goldfieldsguide]

That would have been very interesting 🙂 Yes, there’s definitely lots to see out that way. Cheers mate 🙂⚒

[@paulpurcell5658]

Thanks interesting, i like the information thank you Paul

[@goldfieldsguide]

Cheers mate ⚒🙂⚒

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thanks Paul 🙂

[@janewray-mccann2133]

Another absolute rip snorter of a vid. A fairdinkum classic.

[@goldfieldsguide]

Cheers Rory ⚒🙂

[@noshownugget983]

Once again, you have had a great video, very informative I love watching them I just want to do you do prospecting yourself Bruce

[@goldfieldsguide]

Cheers mate, much appreciated! I do here and there, I love crevicing and sluicing, and have got some nice bits detecting too. I love the history most of all 🙂⚒

[@katevandyck312]

Hi Michelle. My Partner and I are so impressed by your videos. I am also involved with The Stawell Historical Society. We have a long history of gold mining here with a lot of old disused sites quite apart from our currently operating commercial mine. Would love to get in touch with you re a potential visit and filming opportunity here. How can I get in touch with you? Kate

[@goldfieldsguide]

Hi Kate 🙂Thanks for your kind words! Yes that sounds great, if you’re on Facebook you can get in touch by messaging the Goldfields Guide facebook page, or you can email [e-mail] 🙂 cheers

[@seanmilne5158]

Another brilliantly delivered installment. Absolutely loving your work.

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thanks mate, much appreciated! 🙂⚒

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

great info like your style

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thanks, much appreciated 🙂

[@richardcoulson7483]

I was told and understood that the Chinese dug round holes because their round wicker baskets couldn't remove soil from a rectangle shaft like everyone else dug and not because of some superstitious evil spirit lurking in a corner. If you think about it the basket theory makes a lot more sense.

[@IanBrodie-bg1lu]

there was no.1,no.2 and no.3 Burnt creek mines.

[@michaelcarydakis790]

i book the motel their with ken and robin my best friends

[@lanehorsey5053]

Another excellent production, thank you.

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thanks Iane 🙂⚒

[@nivekesrun]

Have you looke around the Burnt Creek mine, if not i can get you in there

[@MsCarissa007]

Another great episode - thank you 👏

[@eckk7405]

Very cool thankyou lov

[@goldfieldsguide]

Thanks 🙂⚒

[@darrenmarney8577]

Thank you for the historical information 👌 I've checked out some area's around Donnelly over the years & it still appears to have some value 👍 I am amazed by Bet Bet Creek as it wanders through so many area's 👌

[@goldfieldsguide]

There are some very beautiful and historically significant sites along Bet Bet Creek 🌿🙂 cheers, glad you enjoyed the video ⚒