Metal Detecting ‘Malaytown’ 1888 (Part 2): Garrett AT Pro.
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In Part 2 of a 3-part series, we visit the scant remnants of ‘Malaytown’, which existed up until the late 1880s. In June 1888, following 3 brutal murders, this was the scene of violent anti-Asian race riots where all Asian immigrants were driven from the area and ‘Malaytown’ was burnt to the ground and completely destroyed. The local constabulary held around 80 immigrants, mostly Malays and Chinese, on a prison hulk for their own safety while the riots continued for 3-4 days. On this outing we unearth some interesting relics and coins, in addition to a pristine pre-Federation Queensland Colonial Forces Mounted Infantry tunic button. Thanks for watching and subscribing! Warren and Colleen. www.nqexplorers.com www.garrettaustralia.com.au www.outdoortactical.com.au
Nice Edward VII Queensland Defence Force button! (1902 -1911) at 27:24...we still had our Defence Forces until 1904 as it took sometime before the Commonwealth took on the responsibility...there are versions of this with and without the wreath at the bottom. As you can imagine QDF items from this era are not common due to the take over...great find!
that button is a ripper...what a little snapshot in time...outstanding find!
BIG61AL Thanks for your comment Big Al, always appreciated mate. All the best and HH! Warren.
AWESOME! Congrats on the great finds Warren! The cast cat, the six pences, the Chinese coin, the medallion, the infantry button! You made quite a haul! Look forward to Part 3. Best of Luck!
Chris
awhiskeyandbeer Thanks for your comment Chris - Part 3 should be up in the next fortnight - all the best mate and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
Another great show, Warren!
Beautiful button. On that escutcheon featuring the crown, I was hoping to see that cleaned up.
Looking forward to episode III!!!!
W.
aRustyPatina Thanks for your comment - I realised following the edit that I hadn't done any pics of the escutcheon with the crown. I will include a still pic of all the relics found in the site in Part 3 - all the best mate and HH! Warren.
Warren,
One of the best buttons Ive seen found mate. Great array of coins and relics and of course a BB.
GemQ1 Thanks for your comment Guy, that Queensland button was a really special find for me as it is the first Colonial button I have dug. All the best mate - Happy Fossicking. Warren.
Warren another great video.
Looking forward to part 3.
Best wishes.
Kelvin Johnson Thanks for watching and commenting Kelvin, Part 3 is coming soon. Happy Fossicking mate! Warren.
Real nice outing, Love the finds that place is chalked full of stuff by the looks of it.
YFZMoto Thanks for commenting, Part 3 is coming soon and it may even lead to a Part 4 as there are so many targets on the site. All the best mate and HH! Warren.
As always really nice finds, and of course that Queeensland Forces button is a sure enough outstanding item. What makes your videos stand out among the others is your knowledge of the area history .... you can quickly tie a find into local activity .. and how like a lot of us, you really get excited with a good find!!
BTW, the sixpence I got from you in our swap has now been used in three weddings; sure hope it turns out to be the lucky one as lots are counting on it!!
Warren some fantastic finds agree that button is the stand out find. Fired me up for an outing down the south coast this evening and for tomorrow! Ian
Willo's Australian coin, relic and gold detecting Thanks for commenting Willo - off to watch your South Coast video now - GL and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
Great to watch part 2 of this, very enjoyable.
Some great finds mate! I liked that cat and the button was obviously a ripper.
Cant wait for part 3! Ash.
Detecting History Thanks for your comment Ash - best of luck to you and Danni on your next mate. GL and Happy Fossicking! Warren and Colleen.
Warren - a 2c piece? How could this be? Sometime post 1966…someone visited this site…and dropped a 2c piece - I understand how you must have felt after discovering that one. Especially in this historic location and so out of character with the finds as shown in this video. The Cat, the Pearl / Shell button and the relics - wonderful finds all…the Penny and Medallion excellent…the Sixpence…what a beauty…as was the Chinese coin..but the Button…how glorious. Going solo on this trip may have put you under pressure - knowing that a good find like this would make the phone call home to the other "Explorer" quite an exciting one to make and much better than - "hi honey I got a 2c piece today" [something I have done more than once LOL.Great video - best 1/2 hour of today. GL & HF Ian.
***** Thanks for your comprehensive comment Ian - and it has taken me over a week to come up with a worthy reply (although this reply is hardly worthy). The 2c piece - seriously - these things are absolutely everywhere - they get into places they ought not to be as you know. I considered setting out on a '2c piece hunt' - but you could guarantee none would show up in that situation LOL. GL and Happy Detecting mate! Warren.
Great follow up to part 1 Warren, some fantastic bits of history there. you sumed up everything when you talked about the hardships people went through and how satisfying it is to appreciate that when you bring back to life something from the past. I think that applies pretty much to most of us who detect.. indeed a great hobby... Look forward to part 3. HH Ian
***** Thanks very much for your great comment Ian - best of luck on your next mate! GL & HH! Warren.
Excellent finds. Thank yo for taking us with you
OVER50ANDFANTABULOUS Thanks for taking the time to comment Over 50 and Fab - best wishes and HH! Warren.
Really enjoyed the video Warren. Great finds. Keep them coming.
Larry342516 Thanks for your comment Larry - GL and HH mate! Warren.
Hey Warren ,whilst we're talking relic hunting I wanted to direct you to my favourite from DeepDiggerDan's video collection.Its called "Pulling the pin on a live WW2 hand grenade " Its a real blast ...well not quite .....as you will see. Cheers,Trev.
Good haul on relics and coins Warren.
***** Thanks for your comment and continued support Larry and Colleen - GL and Happy Fossicking! Warren and Colleen.
Hugely enjoyable as always - many thanks.
toulds Appreciate you watching and commenting - and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
HI, I liked your video. It was very interesting. Grats on the very nice button. GL & HH
Another good show Warren with that marvelous button at the end! Congrats, HH and GL from Florida, USA - Jim
sqengineer Thanks for your comment Jim - that Queensland Button is a beauty alright - GL and HH mate! Warren.
That was a lovely silver sixpence, well done matey. 30 degrees in the winter!!, that's a bit different to what it is here in the winter lol. I like the oil lamp fitting, it was in great condition. your finding some some really nice stuff Warren.
Thanks for showing us all.
All the best!!.
John.
OLDGOLD1100 Thanks for your comment John - we actually find a large number of lamp parts in these old sites. I guess there were plenty around as it was the only means of illumination at night. More to come in Part 3 mate - GL and Happy Detecting! Warren.
yet another great hunt Warren & the finds seem to be getting better. The chinese coin was cool & the medallion was awesome but the Qld button in my opinion was the find of the day
Looking forward to part 3
HH
Riverina Relics Thanks for your great comment Darren - the Queensland Button was a special find for our collection - best of luck mate and HH! Warren.
fantastic way to start the video with a viccy sixpence!
such an amazing set of Victorian finds! that medallion is a great find.
That button is in amazing condition!
fabulous video as always mate, hope to see more from that location
happy fossicking
Paul
ArcturanMegadonkey Thanks for your comment Paul - the Victorian finds (though 'modern' to you blokes) - are just about the oldest items we find on these sites - and we really enjoy digging them. The button was a real treasure and amazing condition given its age and the location in which it was found. All the best mate - GL and Happy Detecting! Warren.
Good on ya Warren and thanks for yet another good video. I always enjoy them.
Walter Kerr Thanks for taking the time to comment Walter - GL and HH! Warren.
Excellent video and hunt ! Congrats on finding the silver coins and all your finds ! Good luck on your next hunt !
Yulelah Thanks for watching and commenting Yulelah - and good luck on your next detecting trip mate. HH! Warren.
Awesome video mate. I look forward to pt 3.
Keith Muller Thanks for watching Keith, Part 3 will be up in the next couple of weeks. All the best mate and HH! Warren.
Great video as usual mate, I have found one of those military buttons and I rank it as my favourite button find, was really looking forward to this video and I wasn't disappointed, thanks mate, now waiting for part three
mick tebb Thanks for your comment Mick, and congratulations on the Queensland button you found - not a very common find at all! All the best mate and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
Cool, I know I shouldnt but I still find it strange when you find coins that I dig here in the uk, like that first viccy silver.. great stuff, cant wait for part 3
Richard Bacon Thanks for commenting Richard - we really enjoy digging those Vicky silvers! As you do I am sure - all the best mate - GL and HH! Warren.
Nice video with cool old finds.
BUDDY LIGHT Thanks for taking the time to comment on our video - Good luck and Happy Hunting! Warren.
Great video and great find buddy. Well done on another hunt. Take care and
Happy Hunting Brother
thomas101834 Thanks for your great comment Thomas - appreciate it. All the best and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
Great video as usual Warren, One day maybe I'll get to Australia.
Robert Salmon Thanks for your comment Robert - hope you do make it over our way some day. GL/HH. Warren.
Another nice one Warren.thumbs up mate...Trev.
Trev's Bush and Gold Adventures Thanks for commenting Trev - GL and Happy Fossicking! Warren.
NQExplorers No problem there.I always happily fossick.
i have been hanging out for this,, :-)
HUDDYSHOW Thanks for watching and commenting Huddyshow, Happy Fossicking! Warren.
great video, I can't wait to see part three! how could someone lose something big as a roo penny? I wish the pennies here were that big.
10HERBERT Thanks for commenting - our old Pennies are enormous - and a lot of fun to dig up - you can imagine the great signal they give on a detector! All the best and HH! Warren.
hi i like to know more why this place called malaytown..why on earth the malay go there and why they been driven out and get killed ..please reply
Thanks for watching the video - the full history is in Part 1. The Malays were principally fishermen who came down into the gulf when the pearl trade went to deep-sea diving in the 1870s. Many were also there with the Chinese for the gold rush, establishing stores and market gardens. They were driven out following the murder of 3 locals by a Malay fisherman, when Queensland passed laws restricting immigration into the area. Appreciate your interest - if you view Part 1, more of the history is detailed there. Warren.
why didn't your detector pick up the pull tab at 7:14 ? that detector would have lit right up on that aluminum. nice video anyway though.
chris nussbaum Thanks for your comment Chris - I looked at the video and I believe that the 'pull tab' there is acutally lead scrap. I had the low conductivity lead discriminated out - that may explain it. I say this because there is no modern rubbish on that site and I have never dug any pull tabs there - well spotted mate! All the best and happy Fossicking! Warren.
Thanks for you response...my Garret AT picks up aluminum and lead very well...just wondered why yours missed it....good hunting and thanks for your time.