FARM OF W.B WICKERS [1873-1905] PIG FARMER AND MURDER FINDS

[tinpan]

hi everyone,it rained here all weekend so i just sat around and got board.this morning the weather cleared so i decides to go for a drive to a place called TERRIC. it was about a 90 minute drive from where i live and some time ago a picked up a pile of old paper from a clearing sale and when i sorting the papers i noticed an article in this INGLEWOOD TIMES 23 spetember 1873 about a pig farmer, one W.B WICKERS who killed his friend in a drunken rage over the sale of a goat, with a butchers knife.the article didn,t tell of the fate of W.B WICKERS.i went to the PUBLIC RECORDS DEPT when i went to MELBOURNE a week ago chasing some other info and had enough time to check out this bloke.i got the location which is known public land.this means i could dig my heart out with needing premission.when i got there it was easy to see that a farm house once stood here by the amount surface trash round the place.it was nice to dig soft ground for a change .so i had a dig for a couple of hours and sorted the trash from the possibles and when m.ded the area.i got 3 silver threepence [english] round the 1900 mark and 2 large pennies.[about the same age] heep of copper relics and a 1900 longmores salad oil bottle.it had a big M on the bottom that comfirmed its age.that mark was used from 1899-1910.reference http://www.sli.unimelb.edu.au.when i was filling my hole i found a square piece of copper about 4 inches long.having a closer look i relized that it was an old match box holder with WHITELOCK @CARTER TAILORS [BENDIGO] OPP G.P.O printed on it.took about an hour to clean up.this really made my day.heres some pics of the site and finds tinpan

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

Nice finds TP and an interesting story! HH, Mike

 

[Boobydoo]

Very interesting post. Thanks for the great pics and congrats on this cool day of hunting.

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Mississippi Yankee]

Now, THIS is the kind of post I like getting up to in the morning !!

Research & hard work DO pay off once in a while. Color me motivated.

 

[snake35]

Great finds!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Awesome work, Thanks for sharing, Art...

 

[Aguila]

Way to go! You took a little clue and researched it, now you have some nice finds and a site that has a lot of potential. Way to go.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Once again awesome tinpan!

Like Rob I too love this stuff!

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Badger

 

[HobBob]

Wow, you always have great finds and great stories!!
Good luck and happy hunting,
Bob

 

[tinpan]

big thanks for the replys and this took a month to plan and after digging that big hole i feel i have been hit by a truck and the price of gas made a hole in my pocket.if could i do again to tomorrow i would ,so it will be while before i go back to this site.

tinpan happy hunting

 

[mlw67]

Great finds! No butcher's knives?

 

[Nana40]

Great research and finds TP!

 

[Green1]

great hunt,,,,,, holy cow 8) all the best on the return,,,,

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Great Story and finds Tinpan....You rock when it comes to finding really cool places to hunt! Thanks for always sharing your great adventures.