Posted: under Greater NSW Rescue, Jewellery Rescue Australia.
Tags: Bathurst, blayney, cowra, gold, jJewellery Rescue, Orange, wedding ring
This rescue is set in Blayney NSW is a pretty town ringed by Orange and Cowra in the Bathurst Region. In this search Jewellery rescue can only offer support and good practical advice to Tom who has lost his wedding ring after a pretty normal domestic disturbance involving rings being thrown in the heat of the moment.
We are always looking for skilled metal detectorists, for services in the Bathurst region today in fact any!! Australian region big or small. Nothing better than the satisfaction of returning jewellery to make peoples days for them. Contact Tony on 0457870000 to have a chat.
Brad a mate from Metal detector Hire refered Tom to Jewellery Rescue for our large list of maintained Australian contacts.
Tom lost two rings in fact in the front yard of the house one ring slipped off the finger close by and was quickly found sitting on top of the couch grass. But the other wedding ring vanished from view some where in the lawn and or surrounding garden shrubbery. A reasonably small area for a metal detector search if we had a metal detectorist person living in that area. I offered to drive to Blayney from Sydney (3 hours) to Help Tom. I estimated 3 tanks of petrol for the round trip which is starts making the search more expensive. So instead as a first option I gave Tom my best Jewellery finding tips to aid him in another visual search of his front yard. Some times it is reassuring to know you have back up support a phone call away in case the visual search comes up empty. Well some hours later Toms dedicated persistence paid off being on his hands and knees combing through the couch grass with his fingers he found his misplaced wedding ring with much relief. I think we all know how tough it is to find things nestled into the grass roots of some lawns to Toms credit.
Well Tom congratulations on your hard work and find I hope we have a local metal detectorists to help out your community by the next time a piece of jewellery is lost in your region. Tony Jewellery Rescue.
Apr 11 2010
Posted: under Greater NSW Rescue, Jewellery Rescue Australia.
Tags: gosford, hire, metal detector, metal detector hire, ring, search, wedding, wedding band, wedding ring
For hire . All hours metal detector hire service. Its was 7pm Saturday evening when Tom phoned from Wamberal beach near Gosford. He told me his story of how he was wresting with his dog on the beach and some where in the excitment his golden wedding band was pulled from his finger into the sand. Looking and feeling for it in the sand until night set in making any further search very difficult. I think Tom sounded a little surprised over the phone I was willing to drive to Wamberal and search that night for the ring he took his vows with. I was glad Tom was willing to meet me about 9pm on a Saturday night a show me the search area on the beach as the tide was going out . I feel it is important to search ASAP on a beach as the sand is always shifting . On some beaches they have beach sweeping machines contracted that can beat us to your jewellery buried in the sand. If that happens it is most likly lost forever. The search began on a moonless night it was very dark on the beach, the waves where pounding, the only light from near by houses illuminating the landmarks. This did not sway Tom’s unerring sense of direction and he soon located and defined the search area, the scene of the dog wrestling. First of all I searched quickly closest area to the sea near a 3 foot vertical sand bank drop off, robbing the sea of a possible new treasure. This was clear of any metal targets. Slowly I worked my way up the beach, our shadowy progress punctuated by the barking of a local neighborhood dog. The barking dog worked in our favour as the dog owners turned on outside flood lights to see what the noise was all about lighting our search area some what. The unusual minerals in the sand was tripping the detector as metal targets. It is times like this cheap hire detectors will have you digging endlessly finding no metal targets, this can be highly frustrating for any one. But to a reliable Etrac detector it indicated it was only minerals under foot, yet I slow down and always double check as minerals can mask targets. I don’t like taking the slightest chance in missing precious memories through haste.

Lovely Gold Rounded ring.
I worked my way up the beach systematically away from the ocean, I was getting worried as I was close to top of the primary search area with out any thing to show to for 45 minutes work. I was thinking the search would have to extend down the beach over the area Tom and his wife walked before they noticed the rings was gone. A vast new search area with an ever dececreasing chance of success… On the 2nd last leg of the search sweep on the outer most edge of the detector coil was a metal signal not gold. But quickly the reading changed as I centered over the target. Toms ring then sounded like a golden Big Ben in the head phones loud and clear. With the quick use of the pin pointer probe I had hand full of sand and Toms wedding band in my hand. It was solid and uniquely rounded inside and out on the band quite unusual must be very comfortable to wear. Well Tom came over excepted the ring and in a spontaneous moment of happiness and relief bear hugging me lol I return gave him a couple of thumps on the back as the wave of success was like crossing the line in a State of Origin match I would imagine. Tom held the ring in the head lamp light I think the photo captures his feelings at that moment best of all, do you? The job done, I was invited back to meet Tom’s family for a most welcome coffee before my return journey to Sydney. There I also meet family dog good watch dog that started this lost ring story. Toms and his charming wife’s was happy, a little surprised and I think a little relieved the ring was back on Toms finger where she be wed him it 16 years ago. I thank the family for the write up in face book and for the generous reward for coming out quickly and success. However the story doesn’t quite end there as I lost a digging tool possibly on Toms beach. I put a reward out of $50 for my gator digging tool (fancy garden trowel) I lost some where on one of three beachs I visited that night. So I in a total roll reversal I experienced a new loss. I thank Tom for checking his beach for me but the trowel remains at large. So the moral of this story is we all lose stuff and really appreciate its triumphant if not unexpected return when hope can be diminished. I just hope my finder of the garden tool makes good use of it
Tony from Jewellery Rescue.
Aug 27 2009
Posted: under Jewellery Rescue Australia, Sydney Rescue's.
Tags: CSI, gold, hire, hired, metal detector, solid gold, wedding band, wedding ring

Wedding Band Rescued
Hire Jewellery Rescue with metal detector , Peter had all but given up on his wedding ring ever being found. Peter a plumber turned excellent landscaper wanted to wear a wedding band now he wasn’t in the plumbing trade. However while laying wood chip mulch he took his gardening gloves off during the day, losing his solid gold ring as well. Peter and his lovely understanding wife met me in the gardens Peter was working in. He pointed out all the aluminium and steel benches surrounding the garden in question and asked if they would be a hinderance to the metal detector. I replied my etrac metal detector would discriminate the aluminium and steel seats, however it wasn’t going to be easy as the metal detector would still respond to the mass of metal. So the hunt begins, Backing the power of the detector right off I was able to search closer to the the metal seats. The etrac was able to metal detect to with in 100mm of the seats finding a variety of metal bobby pins etc, I then turned to my pin pointer probe that beeps only in very close proximity to metal items. I used it to search underneath the seats in and around the steel legs pushing it through the wood chips. Still not finding Peters wedding band. Dusk turned to night we had to stop searching for that night no one wanted to give up the on the ring but we had to let it go. Peter and his wife didn’t expect to find it and paid me my base service fee. I said I would like to look for the ring for no extra cost on my own time on the weekend if they would have me back on the weekend. They agreed but didn’t get their hopes up too high, a wise precaution. My good friend Brad from www.metaldetectorehire.com.au and his diving friend offered to come over later in the day to assist in the search for the ring, we always want the best result for our customers and I looked forward to meeting up with him again. So on Saturday morning when I was fresh and full of renewed inspiration I started going CSI (crime scene investigation) in minute detail on this garden and surrounds. This time working the garden from a new direction as metal detectors can react differently to targets lying at different angles. Still pulling out every metal target in my path. An hour into the renewed search, a beep, a gold beep, the slightest hint of a gold reading being masked by surrounding metal influences. So I changed sweep angles again a stronger gold signal this time. Using the pin pointer to lightly sweep over the wood chips, into the sunlight flipped the solid gold band that was hidden beneath. A lovely and welcome sight. It was my great pleasure to call Peter and his wife who were on their way to shop for a replacement ring as it turns out, I gave them the good news. They meet me in minutes and were ecstatic as the ring was returned to its rightful place on Peter’s finger. I thank you both for allowing me to re-search the gardens. Thank you very much for the ample reward you gave me. A new ring just wouldn’t be the same as the one you took your vows with. I wish you both all the best in the future.
Jul 28 2009