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Western Districts Dig November 2003

Well, I have had my first creek dig of the bottle digging season here in Australia, it is still spring but we had a couple of warmer days and I was visiting friends in a country town in Victoria.

I though I would have a go at a place where we have had good success in the past and it was right in the middle of town so easy to get to. I pulled on my wetsuit and jumped in the river, now I have a 7mm wetsuit but the cold water still took my breath away, I thought I will give this ten minutes and if I have not found a good bottle I will pack it in!

After about five minutes to my surprise I pulled out a Cruickshank Bulge Top Codd from Hamilton with a Rooster trade Mark, this is a very rare bottle and I was very happy to find it. I thought I will give it a bit longer, and soon enough my probe found another Codd bottle this one was the Volcanic Aerated Water Co also from Hamilton. Well that was it I managed to stay in the water for just on three hours before Hypothermia almost set in and I had to get out, in that time I had also found another Codd bottle a J.S. Rowley from Warrnambool & Hamilton.

All three codds are rare and these were some of the better bottles to come from this spot, there were also heaps of more common bottles found.

What was dug:
1: Cruickshank Bulge Top Codd, Hamilton. 1: J.S. Rowley Codd, Warrnambool & Hamilton 1: Volcanic Aerated Water Co also from Hamilton

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