beepinpete_WA Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Malcolm Douglas, he was a very good bushman and an Australian wildlife documentary film maker. Malcolm started in the 1960s as a professional crocodile hunter, but later dedicated himself to their preservation.His "In the bush" series are a great watch.Hope you all enjoy, and for more of this series head over to Youtube Part 3 of ep 1 shows the only remaining gold battery in Australia ran by a woman at Paynes Find WA.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Is he saying Saltanas? What are they?I thought raisens but he was clearly using something else...It takes a lifetime to learn all the tricks/skills he has learned.thanksfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Beeper Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Crazy PeteThanks for sharing the videos of Malcom. What a life!!Sultanas are a green seedless grape dried to make a raisin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 This man was such a treat.I found all his videos after his passing a couple of years agoand have turned countless people onto his amazing, smartand subliime adventures.Thanks for sharing him with us Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepinpete_WA Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Your very welcome fellas Do you guys in the states have your own version of Malcolm Douglas ??Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Here is a direct link to that issue of the show where Malcom visits an operating "battery" - what we here in the US would call a stamp mill. There used to be thousands of these in the US, but I dont know of a single one here in the US that is in operating condition as this one in the show. I actually drove past Payne's Find when I was in Western Australia last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2cool Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Pete thanks for the links these are great. If you like bushcraft you may want to check out Ray Mears he is from England. I am sure we have our own version of Malcolm here in the States. At least I hope so. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 My oldest brother would have fit right in with Malcolm...when I took him fishing he was always eating my bait; mussels, grass shrimp or clams...he knew how to make a great but simple camp and most any edible Or mind blowing plant...fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepinpete_WA Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Way2coolI agree mate, some of Ray Mears shows are very good, bushcraft is a dying art unfortunately.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Chris, there's an operating stamp mill at Sawyers Bar, CA, on the Salmon River ... It's run by the McBroom family ... They've had a goin' concern there for many years ... I once got the hairbrained idea to collect their tailings, sort of like quartz dust, to package and sell as sand blasting sand ... After a lot of shoveling and a lot of pickup truck loads I took over the mountain and back to my ranch, I discovered that my idea was absolutely stupid ... But I had fun, got excersize and got to watch the stamp (a four-stamp as I recall) operate ... Another time, in the same area, my mining partner and I and a couple other guys dismantled a 4 stamp mill and drug the stamp about half mile down a very, very steep mountain ... After all the work, I sort of lost interest in it and I don't know where it ended up .. Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeadair Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thanks for the film Pete. Australia lost a real legend of his time.All that red dirt is exciting and it seems to be everywhere.ThanksMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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