| Turondale Bush Camp is situated amongst the gold fields of Sofala , Hill End , Wattleflat , Ophir , UpperTuron , Palmers Oaky and dozens of other small localities about . Numerous gold diggings surround Turondale Bush Camp . Many prospectors have been working the wash at the bottom of the property for alluvial gold for good returns . Most employ a river sluice for processing the wash and finish of the concentrate with a gold dish . Nuggets of gold are being found in the area all the time with the aid of metal detectors but the exact locations are hard to get from the lucky prospectors . The river is crown land and once you have accessed the river a walk upstream or downstream of Turondale Bush Camp will find you amongst numerous alluvial diggings .Buying a beer for an old timer at Hill End or Sofala pubs could be a good investment for the intending prospector as a lot of the old fields are on private property and information at times flow freely when a ice cold beer is incuded into the equation . Nuggets are quite often passed around in the bar after a lucky find and most times after heavy rain when the locals get out and about " specking " . A visit to " History Hill " on the outskirts of Hill End is well worth a visit for the gold seeker . Tours around Hillend are available as well as fossicking and mine tours . Gold is for sale at both Hillend and Sofala . A visit to Ophir , Australia's first payable gold field is a great adventure and can been done in a 2wd or using some rough bush tracks by 4wd , well worth visiting , home of the " Gunnadoo " gold mine which supplied some of the gold for the medals of the Sydney 2000 Olympics . |
