Dave, check your back yard! - Page 1
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author: NivagSwerdna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 10:10:45 am
content: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brisbane-qld/brisbane-home-comes-with-a-gold-mine-in-the-backyard/news-story/c20787f1c6bc1375cd64eb2e525c894dOK... I know it's a bit North of Sydney but it's a fun story.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 10:16:53 am
content: That's one thing I love about Australia, some people actually have enough land where they can say they "explored" it. What's even more fascinating are those properties out in the central west where you can get lost on your own land, the largest being Anna Creek Station which is more than 23,600 square kilometres (or over 5.8 million acres).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_stations_in_Australia

author: RobK_NL
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 10:21:15 am
content: Quote from: Halcyon on July 04, 2018, 10:16:53 amI live in a country that is 41,500 km2

author: David Chamberlain
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 10:27:48 am
content: So much serenity.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 10:33:12 am
content: Quote from: David Chamberlain on July 04, 2018, 10:27:48 amWell done on the reference.

author: HoracioDos
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 11:13:21 am
content: Does Australia allow mineral rights? Here the state can expropriate if it's interested in what you have in your land.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 11:20:15 am
content: Quote from: HoracioDos on July 04, 2018, 11:13:21 amhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_mining_law#Ownership_of_minerals

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 04, 2018, 01:02:26 pm
content: Knowing Dave he'll just find some mine tailings full of gold in the dumpster.Quote from: Halcyon on July 04, 2018, 10:16:53 amThat's pretty awesome. I sometimes toy with the idea of buying a huge parcel of land here in northern Ontario as they come up once in a while for fairly cheap. Ex:https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Vacant-Land/18882533/PcL-22271-Matheson-Township-Timmins-Ontario-TimminsThough typically there's no road access which would make it hard to get to and unfortunately you rarely get mineral rights - listings don't tend to specify all the details either. Would make an awesome fly in cottage if you owned a plane though.I imagine you could widen the ATV trail to eventually make it so you can drive there as well.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2018, 09:25:59 am
content: Quote from: Red Squirrel on July 04, 2018, 01:02:26 pmIf you can't physically get there anyway, you might prefer to just imagine that you own it and what it looks like -- save you some money!

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2018, 11:39:58 am
content: Here in Texas, there is one ranch that is 3,340 km2. It is called King Ranch and the King family owned it for years, and was started around 1853. There is a funny story that was passed around for years and some evidence that the story is true emerged some time in the 1970s.The story goes that a man from the nearby town of Kingsville bought a brand new Model T car in the 1920s and, knowing some of the ranch foremen from King Ranch, received permission to fish in one of the lakes on the land. The man drove out to the ranch and obtained entry at one of the posted entry points. There were entry points that had sentries posted at each gate and, in order to enter the ranch, you had to have permission. Barbed wire surrounded the outer bounds of the ranch so, these are the only entry points. These were created because of the rampant cattle rustling going on, and as a stopgap measure, these guards are posted as such.After gaining entry into the vast ranch, the man, with his new Model T, followed the sparse directions to the large lake, and after finding a shade tree to park his car (it is very hot in summertime Texas, around 40° C), the man took his fishing gear and started working his way around the lake to find a good spot to fish. You have to realize that this is totally undeveloped land and the man was probably following cow trails in his car in order to get to the lake. After a long day of fishing, the man headed back to where he thought he parked his car, but could not find it. He probably started to panic a bit after a while because he is many miles from any civilization and probably 10 to 15 miles into the ranch. When the man did not turn back up at his entry point, the sentry started a search for him (probably on horseback) and the man was found wandering around miles from the lake the next day. The car was not found until in the 1970s when the facility/ranch manger had started using bulldozers to clear some of the scrub mesquite. The Caterpillar D10 bulldozers would connect a giant chain of 20 meters long to each dozer and drag it between them in order to knock down all of the scrub brush. Since King Ranch is an active cattle ranch, the priority of course was to have grass for the cattle to eat, and by knocking down excessive scrub brush it allowed more grass to grow.So, the dozers were dragging their clearing chain near a large lake on the property when, lo and behold, they came upon a Model T sitting near the lake. The Model T was of course rusting and in decrepid state, but there it was!I apologize for the long post and it is on the topic of large blocks of land. Hope you find it interesting...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 05, 2018, 12:13:15 pm
content: Quote from: RobK_NL on July 04, 2018, 10:21:15 amDidn't Crocodile Dundee say that anything less than 1000 square miles is a hobby farm?He's right BTW.

author: HoracioDos
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2018, 01:02:42 pm
content: From GlobalMeatNews

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 05, 2018, 01:49:41 pm
content: Largest Ranches in the WorldIt’s interesting that they are all located in relative deserts.My home sits on only 1 acre but I’m only 1/4 mile walk from a 1 million acre, mostly roadless, National Park. Lots to explore.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 02:08:04 am
content: I like the story of the Undara Lava Tubes. Now a national park.A farmer in Nth Queensland often flew around over his huge property. Mostly featureless flat semi-desert scrub. One day he noticed a few small 'darker bits' that seemed to be roughly in a line. Flying closer, he found they were 'holes in the flat plain.'Turned out to be collapses in a long, ancient lava tube. Eventually it became a national park.https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/undara-volcanic/about.htmlhttps://goo.gl/maps/C4vhQgLHQNwStill haven't got around to going there. Someday.

author: Lord of nothing
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 06:30:19 am
content: Quote from: RobK_NL on July 04, 2018, 10:21:15 amand found a way to make Water cut able. The called Tomato.

author: Fortran
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 07:00:03 am
content: I live on a 1,500 km2island, and it took me almost 15 years to get a 1,000 m2patch of land and a small house.At least I'm in no danger of getting lost!

author: Lionered
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 10:41:02 am
content: I hope I'll be lucky enough to find some wealth hidden in my backyard. I heard a story of a man who unfortunately shattered the foundation of his house in the effort of finding gold in the land where his house is built, only to find nothing in there.. that was such a terrible idea.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 09:46:46 pm
content: Quote from: Lord of nothing on July 06, 2018, 06:30:19 amThe time that was true has been long gone but the NL is still the world's largest exporter of tomatos.More on-topic: that gold mine is very likely to be depleted anyway.