Reply With QuoteUm, JD. You missed the steel dropper!Originally Posted by JDNSW
RoverLord
Living on 900 acres has its points too.Fencing_4187.JPG
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
OldBushie
SubscriberUm, JD. You missed the steel dropper!
Wizard
SubscriberI suppose you have your own tip
When I bought my place (250acres)
The previous “caretakers” had a couple of “personal” waste holes (or should that be hills after they’re finished with them)
Free tip 25km south (different shire but handy to drop a load off on the way back into Perth)
$20 general waste, free recyclables (steel, green waste, oil etc.) 25km north (handy when you head into town for supplies
I can’t understand why people would fill there properties with there waste when there are tips so close
Most of the fill was steel and all the general waste was degraded so a fire fixed that when the hole was empty
Also made about 10G off the old washing machines, fridges, windmill pumps, electrical motors etc that were scattered from arsehole to breakfast when the scrap prices were high
Still coming across more sCRAP when ever I go through the bush or clean up around the place (and that’s 15years on)
Local shire in Perth we get 4 tip passes a year, green waste free
Also get 3 mini skips delivered per year
You guys over east have it hard as I’m pretty sure all the shores of Perth have kerbside or bins delivered
1985 110 Dual Cab 4.6 R380 ARB Lockers (currently NIS due to roof kissing road)
1985 110 Station Wagon 3.5 LT85 (unmolested blank canvas)
OldBushie
SubscriberIn the '80s I was involved in running grid lines over a proposed coking coal venture, in central Qld. We had a local, well respected dozer driver clearing the light scrub for us.
In one area, as I came up the line, behind the dozer, I noticed that some rubbish had been exposed by the dozer blade. I casually mentioned about the rubbish at smoko and well, that was the end of the line clearing for a while.
Dozerman, expertly using the rippers, slowly and methodically uncovered all sorts of 'Treasure'.
A carbide lamp off some vehicle, old firearms, including a shotty with an Indian chiefs head engraving, oodles of bottles from days of yore (some of which I still have) and lots of other interesting stuff.
RoverLord
There is a spot in my place, just over the boundary from next door, on what used to be their road to town from about 1930. Haven't found anything except tins and bottles though. That part of this block has never been cleared - in fact none of this block was cleared before the eighties.
It seems that next doors used to go into Dubbo every few months, leaving before dawn, and arriving there at about midnight. They spent the next day shopping while the horse recovered, and then left about the same time for the return trip. It also seems they took the rubbish and dumped it in next door's once they were out of sight of their own boundary fence!
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Super Moderator
And all the trees.Um, JD. You missed the steel dropper!
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
Swaggie
The left side door is open,maybe you didn’t realise because the dash message didn’t come up to let you know?
RoverLord
I'm ignoring all the smart comments!
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Super Moderator
I haven't seen any.
If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
Cynical Moi?
This place had a Midden since before 1900. Still find all sorts of stuff but mainly crockery & glass. It is right out the front of the house but fast disappearing under the Walnut trees.
It's what they did back then. Break it, so dump it in the creek. No Dept of Water & Environment back then.
On another heap near the Pump shed i found old Plough parts & tines(?) also next to that heap was the burial ground of all the heavy Horses they had over the years.
Pulled a barrel from a single barreled shotgun out one day, it was being used as a stake for something.
The olde Pump shed contained most of what remained of a rusted 1908 12hp Hornsby Hot Bulb Oil Engine but I was able to restore that to a working polished machine. I was amazed that since 1926 [when it was used last] any loose brass parts hadn't been nicked by workers of all sorts PMG, ETSA etc using the shed as a lunch room out of the weather. The old Cast iron Exhaust Box was being used as a Pipe support & didn't realise what it was until I saw one in a local Museum.
Laying in bed that night when the bell in me 'ead rang. Got it! BEWDY! Up early next morning & reefed it out & restored it. Not the same day I hasten to add, but nearly.
I still find Misc bits & pieces in the Paddocks but alas no gold, not even Fools Gold.
Cest la vie.
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