Finding Alexandra's Forgotten Gold Dredge Wreck (1 January 2023)

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@Penguinracer 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott & Roger for the fascinating insight into a part of Otago's pioneering history. I look forward to see more videos like it!

@dprcontracting6299 7 ай бұрын

That was a great reminder at just how big the Central Otago Gold Rush was. Four dredges operating within sight of each other! Incredible. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

@morris2450 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering a piece of Central Otago history

@mickmcmillan3955 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott and Rodger, great video!

@billdennis3681 Жыл бұрын

Good video mate of the old gold dredge.

@andrewhorsburgh2549 Жыл бұрын

1957 I went on a trip through Central and clearly remember the old dredges. I was only a Young one.

@leopardsgowild 5 ай бұрын

great video mate, thanks for including the history and some images etc, nice work

@timjopson6762 Жыл бұрын

Very good video man.

@otagogold2236 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@tigertiger1699 8 ай бұрын

Great video…., tough people our pioneers🌹🙏

@anembellishedaccount3638 5 ай бұрын

I remember playing on some of the wreck in the 1980s Great adventures

@shanefraser7764 5 ай бұрын

Boy would I love to mess around on that site✌️✌️✌️✌️

@alistairclarke6726 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating and very original content

@TheOtherPhotoGuy 5 ай бұрын

Nice one, enjoyed the story

@warfivevy0neMachines 5 ай бұрын

Masterpiece Presentation

@scottbennett1614 5 ай бұрын

Thanks and appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it.

@unhippy1 Жыл бұрын

lol this brings back memory's......i found that old dredge while shooting rabbits 25 odd years ago

@majestic1222 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video 👍

@whirlymurley3974 Жыл бұрын

wow ty for this

@scapekiwi 7 ай бұрын

hell of a good video

@aidansharples7751 Жыл бұрын

Great video, dont be afraid to branch out to other parts of NZ history.

@johnbattermann1221 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! I'm curious if anyone has panned the tailings to see how much gold might have gotten through the dredge? Sometimes those dredges were not as efficient as modern equipment and gold can still be pulled out of the tailings.

@scottbennett1614 Жыл бұрын

The electric dredges that processed these tailings were very efficient, and whilst there would be some gold left, any further recovery is supposedly uneconmic. In saying that, it was economic during the construction of the Clyde Dam to process the tailings gravel for gold as it was being crushed for making concrete. In addition, much of the ground has been worked over a couple of times, but there is always hope of getting some colour in the pan!

@stevendeus9229 5 ай бұрын

Used to cut school in the 70s. Go up to La Grange California and crawl around on a dredge there. Good times

@scottybsactiveinterests 5 ай бұрын

Sounds fun. Despite my grandfather and uncles working on dredges, have never been aboard one.

@briandavies1809 Жыл бұрын

I saw the sister dredge to this in1966 in Bulolo Papua New Guinea & it was still operating..

@scottybsactiveinterests Жыл бұрын

Would like see any pics if you have them please. My uncles and grandfather worked on the Austral Malay Dredge before it was broken down and transported to Malaysia.

@godisanissan7407 5 ай бұрын

Parker Schnabel visited what remains of it on his show when he went to PNG several years ago.

@glennjaggard7065 5 ай бұрын

Yes I agree we should try and perseve these as it is our History of past gone by and we do have the machinery no to lift these things as the old saying it can't be done is a load of crap of course we can if the right people get behind it

@edwardbryans4623 4 ай бұрын

Is the one similar to this still parked off the grey river, near greymouth

@AboveCentralOtago 7 ай бұрын

LOLz, when Roger took me up he said KLM took off like a brick!

@scottbennett1614 7 ай бұрын

We were using most of the runway with us in it. Got to say really impressed with your drone footage and channel.

@macaelapayn7529 5 ай бұрын

There are two more visible dredges,one in the clutha,that I know of anyway

@Dave183 9 ай бұрын

In the family tradition, set by Ron...

@glennjaggard7065 5 ай бұрын

Tell me why did you not top up fuel before going to hanger as condensation could get into half empty tanks due to sweat I use to work for Shell oil NZ and I have delivered a lot of aviation fuel to shell BP Todd , Oheakea, air base and field air so I was wondering why you did not topup

@scottybsactiveinterests 5 ай бұрын

There was a combination of factors, Alexandra summer weather is hot and dry (i.e. low humidity) so lower risk of condensation. The plane sometimes doesn't get flown regularly so factoring in upfront fuel cost as well as having fresh fuel for next flight is a consideration. My father always does a pre-flight checks of both tanks for water and has never had any indications of water in fuel to date. I appreciate however that refuelling after a flight is good practice for the reasons you mentioned.