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It was a 1930s ~ 1940s dump, but underlying it was a TOC dump and whenever they went down deep to put in foundations, really nice stuff would come out : ginger jars, case gins, ginger beers etc. This was ONE day's collecting from the site:

The ceramic jars to the right were Ronuk - a furniture polish - and very popular items for the ladies, as vases. On the left are Phillips Magnesia bottles. There are three sizes ~ large, medium and the considerably less frequent small size. I got two-and-a-half thousand of these !!! Yes, I counted them when I packed them in crates. And yes, there was a point to it because they are good sellers and have brought in a tidy sum [:)][:)] !!



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The chap on the right here was the operator of the digging machine & he was a real star. While the truck was taking its load off, he would dig out a huge scoop full and then slowly let it trickle out by jerking the arm. I would then rush around madly, collecting bottles as they fell out ![:)][:)].



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Great story Dale. Thats some nice foot hills in the back ground. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Hi Tony,thanks. In the photo of the digger & the truck, the peak directly behing the digger is Devil's Peak. According to legend the Devil & van Hunks had a pipe smoking contest there and the clouds which howl over when the South Easter blows are the clouds of smoke from their pipes [:eek:][:eek:] !!
 

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That digging machine operator went above and beyond. We should all be so lucky!! He earned an extra beer...Nice collection. Thanks for the pictures and story....Ron
 

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