Metal Detecting 1920s "Illegal Casino". Garrett AT Pro.

We make another visit to the site of an early 20th Century Canecutter's Social Club -- widely known as an illegal "Casino". The original building was constructed in the late 19th Century for the large numbers of migrant canecutters employed on the North Queensland canefields. During one wild New Year's bash it burnt down early on the morning of January 1st, 1928 -- but was quickly rebuilt and continued to operate as "The Casino"! Happy Hunting everyone! Colleen & Warren www.nqexplorers.com
nqexplorers www.garrettaustralia.com.au

[@exs219]

Love watching enjoy almost as much as you. Thank you.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching and we appreciate your comment - HH! Warren.

[@Thedeepbluediver]

Nice finds mate. Brought back a few memories as when I was a young bloke my Dad used to cut and plant cane out of Mackay. Cheers, Mark

[@reddirtdigger4915]

'Always Love the Casino Hunt...Outstanding Hunt!!!,,,Congrats ....R.D.D.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for commenting RDD - Happy Hunting mate! Warren.

[@Yulelah]

Awesome video and hunt ! Congrats on finding the silver , old coins, and all ya`ll finds ! Good luck on your next hunt !

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching Yulelah - hope your knees are feeling a bit better and you can get out on a hunt with Indian Head Joe real soon mate. All the best and Happy Hunting! Warren and Colleen.

[@EchucaDigger]

Great hunt guys!!! Nice finds and plenty of the NQ padding!! E.D

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment ED - I hope to one day produce a video that is 100% padding with no finds at all. LOL. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@user-wu1km9os5s]

Thank you've enjoyed viewing and photography worships the top

[@MrThedocholiday]

Really appreciate your communication skills. Many people ramble on, but not you. Your words & information are to the point. You have a lot to say but it's good information every time so that the viewer can follow you through your hunting adventure.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Dan - much appreciated mate! Happy Hunting! Warren.

[@JoeDiggzInPA]

Great hunt Warren. Always love seeing the glint of silver in the dirt. (of course seeing gold is better!) Congrats to you and Mrs NQ on the finds. GL&HH

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching Joe - appreciate your comment mate - all the best and Happy Fossicking! Warren & Colleen.

[@PlugMartian]

Excellent video NQ! I always look forward to your trips to the ol' casino. Such beautiful surroundings and always good finds. Nice going on that silver. No trains this time though. Just got another foot of snow last night. At this rate the ground might thaw out sometime around June. I'm watching too much KZbin lately. :)

[@BoogherJ]

Very enjoyable---thanks for taking the time to explain everything during your hunt. Will look forward to the next one! Joel from Pennsylvania

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching Joel - we appreciate you commenting mate. All the best and Happy Hunting! Warren and Colleen.

[@allaboutdetecting]

Warren. It's amazing how areas can hide so much interesting history. Shows how research can reveal so much about the past even in a modern country like ours. Great hunt and terrific video. Chris

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Chris - you make a good point as that site looks just like any other cane paddock - yet a lot if history is buried there! All the best mate and Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@HookLineSinker4343]

So happy to see two nice silvers pop out Warren! Nice work!! )

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for taking the time to comment - we always enjoy your input - and Happy Collecting! Warren.

[@IrocOn2]

Warren & Colleen - well done on this visit to a favourite spot. Proves that a site can hold more finds - if you keep looking and as conditions change over time. The coin grading system has been updated to include "Ultra-Cactus" - good one. Yes - great finds are often near the start of the hunt..where the car is parked. Lovely Silver's and that watche was a good find too. Cheers GL & HD Ian

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Iroc - we are looking forward to this year's cane harvest when the field will be deeply tilled. The 'great finds near the car' theory seems to hold. Hence I would never recommend catching public transport to a site as you would be left without a point of reference. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@garrythompson3195]

Mr & Mrs NQ , You have done well again . You are still the reason why I bought an AT PRO INT . Thank you for that .I have a lot of coins and relics i didn't have 2 months ago. Thanks for the ongoing vids. They are inspirational . Look forward to the next . Garry

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your great comment Garry - the AT Pro International is one awesome machine, lots of power and control and information at your fingertips! Happy Hunting mate! Warren.

[@racoonman100]

G'day warren and Colleen thanks for an entertaining video great hunt well done Regards Paul

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching and commenting Paul - and Happy Hunting! Warren and Colleen

[@jeremyevenflow]

Hey Warren . As always a "Top Class video" Am surprised that a nation TV channel has not spoken to you and Colleen yet . As always ,, love your work and keep them coming . Cheers

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment David - happy to talk to any interested TV networks LOL. HH mate! Warren.

[@horseman528]

Got to love the AT Pro's and AT Gold's. You can hunt when its raining and don't have to worry about the housing getting wet. Congratulations on the two silver coins you found.

[@NQExplorers]

+horseman528 Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on our video - and Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@kaylaridge6991]

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[@stevenwaits923]

Hello Warren & Colleen. Nice to see you back at the Old Casino Site. It's amazing that you are still getting many a nice find out of a site you have hunted many times. It matters not though because you always manage to make your hunts fun and exciting. Love the many relics and coins you guys find and that was a great old pocket watch that Colleen dug out. Until next time take care. GL & HH. MojaveMan

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment MojaveMan - later this year around September/October, that cane will be cut and the field deeply ploughed. We hope there will be some great finds dug that were out of range until now. All the best mate and HH! Warren.

[@stevenwaits923]

It's funny how ploughing always brings new coins, relics and artifacts to the surface. Good for you guys though. lol Take care and hoping you have a banner year digging and finding things. GL & HH. MojaveMan

[@ChrisE1129]

Awesome Video Warren! That site looks to be a great site for future hunts! Thanks for sharing and giving the history of the place. Best of Luck on your next hunt! Chris

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Chris we are looking forward to returning to that site later in the year when the cane is cut - Happy Hunting mate! Warren.

[@tomfrazier2195]

I've found a few unopened rivets and copper burrs here. It all is plantation workshop scraps, c1878-1920. Dated coins are 1872 worn Quarter, 1883 and 98 Nickels and a Pantheon Saloon token "Good for one draught beer" . No "S" counterstamp post 1900 when Jim Dodd died and his son in law took over. That was in town, on Nuuanu Ave.

[@LarryandColleenReynolds]

Good coin finds Warren & Colleen! HH Larry & Colleen

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching and commenting Larry and Colleen! Happy Fossicking from Warren and Colleen.

[@vericakusicki6579]

Perfect hobby and a sport that really love and I follow but when damage can not afford a metal detector and enjoy it ...

[@cathybenson5119]

Verica Kusicki, me too. Lol. I'd love to have a meyal detector

[@jeffwilkes4508]

Being new to your channel all I can say is ! You make some great relic hunting videos ! Loads of interesting places and a bit of your local history as well ! Well done !

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your great comment Jeff - much appreciated mate. All the best and Happy Fossicking! Warren and Colleen.

[@oldgold1100]

Nice to see you back in this area Warren. I liked seeing two of my favourite silver coins come up. Looking forward to seeing what else comes up. We have rain here everyday, so not had a chance to get out since Christmas. All the best matey!!. John.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching John - hope things fine up over there soon and you can get out mate - all the best and Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

great video again Warren, nice to see some silver come out, the state of those pennies is what we're used to over here in the UK. lovely to see the silver at the end come out all the best Paul

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching Paul - I though of your finds when I got those green pennies LOL. Off to watch your latest - Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@thomas101834]

As always that looked like a fun hunt. Congrats on the silver. Good luck next spin Happy Hunting brother.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for taking the time to watch our video Thomas - and Happy Hunting mate! Warren.

[@DerekNaylor]

great video warren brilliant silvers mate and relics :-) ....that sky looked like it was going to drop alot of rain on you guys lol

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Derek - much appreciated mate! Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@nicholasglover1967]

Watch your channel all the time from UK - recently acquired a Garrett bit 2500 - you certainly do find some cracking coins and relics.. Happy hunting

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your great comment Nicholas - I love the GTI2500, I actually dusted mine off for a few hours just the other day and found a handful of 19th century brass buttons in an old ghost town. Great machine - happy fossicking mate! Warren.

[@markduncan6690]

Here speaking is "A True Aussie' !!!!!

[@thegoldrushguy]

Warren, Great to see you back at the Casino site and of course using the flora grading scale again. I hate those horse studs, for some reason they purr on the CTX as well.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Guy - yes the horse studs ring up high at quite amazing depths, as well as a penny in most cases - not the sort of signal you can walk past! Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@farenheit1100]

Although you had so much rain before you came, the ground seems to be very hard in places. Glad to see you dig more silver. GLand HH Hugh

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Hugh - we are looking forward to the cane harvest this year, as the field will be deeply ploughed for the first time in 4 years. Hope it will be a bonanza of coins and relics. Happy Hunting! Warren and Colleen.

[@poizon83]

Awsome Vid Warren.. Nice to see you using the international.. That Fob watch Colleen got would be nice once cleaned up.. Clint.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for commenting Clint - we took it easy on the fob watch as it was a bit fragile, a lot of the cogs and mechanism were still in place. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@seeradog]

Always a good vid .

[@ArmyStinger150]

Awesome dig Warren!

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Stinger - HH mate! Warren.

[@stevenwaits923]

Yes, I have never thought of that. All I need is a freshly ploughed field, then I can stradle (sp?) the rows with my walker and get after it. lmao Oops, forgot I need both hands for the walker or crutches. Can't quite make it on a cane anymore. lol Oh well, as long as you guys are out there hunting and making such great videos it's ALMOST as good. Almost. Take care my friend. GL & HH. MojaveMan

[@parisontariodigger]

Another great video always stop bye to see what your going to dig up next and what location your going to be in your sure find very interesting spots to hunt GL&HH Wayne

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your great comment Wayne - always appreciated mate - Happy Hunting! Warren.

[@steveknight4291]

lmao...ultra cactus. had a good laugh with that, nice finds Warren as usual, thanks for sharing them with us :)

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for commenting Steve, we actually have a nice collection of 'ultra cactus' Pennies from that site mate LOL. Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@steveknight4291]

LOL nice work Warren. I envy your ability to source out these locations. Im in the central victorian goldfields and information is scarce to where these camps are hidden. Gold and Relics doesnt get much more fun than that :)

[@YFZMoto]

Nice finds, that seems it will be a good field after it is tilled too.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment YFZ - hoping next year will be a bonanza! Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@DelawareDigger]

very nice finds there mate, DD...

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching DD - keep up the great videos mate! Warren.

[@digginlancashire8522]

great hunt love those silver always nice to find a silver makes it all worth while well done nice watch to gl hh mick

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Mick - hope you are making some great finds! Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@TheHocmaster]

Verry well done! If only that garrett had a external speaker, but its a killer md for its price...

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for watching - yes both AT Pro and AT Gold are very powerful detectors for the price. Happy Hunting! Warren.

[@aRustyPatina]

Great Spot!! Have you any pictures of the Casino? Congrats on your silvers and gilded pocket watch. W.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment - to date - despite many hours of research - I have never found a photo, just verbal descriptions from the elderly residents of the area. Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@stogie-tz3ii]

Wait till u get the atx on it. I told you I had bought one. No gold yet but I found a 43 and 57 florin at a camp site. Bought the machine for gold but I tell you what. I find that treasure just as exciting to find. Might be changing my metal detecting objective from gold to tresure

[@MrStirCrazy]

great video nice silvers

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment - and Happy Hunting! Warren.

[@1963Willo]

Great stuff Warren and Colleen glad to see you are back at this site. Does ultra cactus correspond with very well done or well done? Thanks for posting. Ian

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Willo - yes Ultra Cactus could be regarded as 'Well done' - certainly 'overcooked'. We are not used to getting coins in such poor condition up our way - most are quite well preserved. Happy Fossicking to you and Justin! Warren and Colleen.

[@marjane1313]

Warren your videos are always great to see. Besides all those nice finds, I must agree with you when you say that fields producing a lot of finds keep on producing items even if you searched them many times before. I was wondering, to what depth can you Garett AT Pro go ? I know its hard to evaluate, but what do you think ? Thanks for sharing,

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Jerome - we find that the AT Pro actually goes very deep even on small conductive targets (such as the horse brass studs). We regularly dig these on a strong repetitive signal with a solid target ID at 8 inches - depending on soil moisture conditions and other factors of course. No problem hitting coins well below 8 inches with that stock DD coil. Happy Hunting mate! Warren.

[@L4dyN3m3s1s]

Looks like around Babinda :)

[@achillies40]

How would you have gone with the ATX in that type of ground?

[@wormmurdering7084]

Here in the uk lots of army uniforms were shredded and spread on fields as a form of fertiliser after the war, could the army badge be from a similar process? Strangely the ones I have found are mainly Australian army too. Worm

[@robsue]

I enjoyed that hunt Warren. I don't know if you noticed but at the beginning of the video, there were two "little people" just off your right shoulder. That where your lucks coming from. Nice 3d finds and did you figure out what the object was? HH. Rob.

[@NQExplorers]

Thanks for your comment Rob - the 'little people' were Colleen and her brother Louie - we all had a bit of luck and look forward to returning later this year. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.

[@dj621kelvin]

Hi there Warren. Love watching your videos on gold detecting. I bought my first Gold detector when I was about 16, it was a Garrett ADS Deepseeker . Sadly I never had much time to use it but I always loved the idea of finding gold with it. Two years after I purchased it I sold it on account of needing the extra money at that time. 35 years later I just acquired my second Garrett detector, model AT Gold and Pro pointer, which I acquired from True Blue Camping & Canvas at 4 O'Loughlin street North Mackay Qld. Eventually I'd like to get my hands on a ATX model and go full time detecting but i figured that I better start out slowly and learn with a basic detector until I gather some skill. Would love the opportunity to some time to tap into your wealth of knowledge to learn a few tricks of your trade. Do you conduct classes on prospecting at all? cheers Kelvin

[@NQExplorers]

G'day Kelvin - congratulations on the new detector mate. We are working on conducting Garrett Training days around the dealerships & have discussed this with Kerry at True Blue & think it is a great idea. Keep an eye on our Facebook page -,plus you can easily contact us there with any questions. Always happy to help out so don't hesitate if you need any tips or tricks in the meantime. Cheers mate. Warren.

[@chris3872]

at 8 min 12 sec looks like you threw a coin back on the ground, there's something in the chunk of dirt.

[@nokiot9]

The moisture in the ground is a huge factor when it comes to signal conduction. Wet earth always holds em signals better than hard dry clay.

[@harryeverett2152]

Hey, i have saved up enough to buy a land roverdefender which is what u guys have, Should i put my profits into a Defender and I am a kinda tall person around 6.2 ft, is there enough leg room in the defender? Thanks!

[@NQExplorers]

G'day Harry, thanks for contacting us - yes you are a big bloke at 6'2". You may find that you can't set the driver's seat far enough back - but this problem is common so there is an aftermarket set of seat slides that you can replace the originals with so that the seat can go much further back. You will find it quite OK then. Hope you get a Defender, second to none off road, and back to basics motoring! We love ours. Good luck mate. Warren.

[@harryeverett2152]

Thanks Warren!

[@robrey4715]

No ..buy the disco

[@conpump]

It's really a wonder you haven't done some serious damage to your finds using that pickax to dig with. Very careless in your digging methods.

[@NQExplorers]

Nonyo Bidness Thanks for your comment Nonyo, although perhaps you are not familiar with Australian recovery methods. That is a Prospecting Pick, not a pickaxe. It is used for prospecting for gold nuggets in dry, hard Australian soils. Target recovery with a Prospecting pick is a learned technique and we don't damage any targets we recover (particularly gold nuggets). It is a target recovery method we have used for over 30 years of detecting. We hope you enjoyed our video mate - Happy Fossicking! Warren.

[@qre268Zrtb]

stop talking and do more digging pleeeezzze.

[@bobcuster8930]

Long, long, long intro-we don't want to hear about the labor pains, just show us the baby,,,