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Golden journey – this NSW gold miner panned for the perfect wedding ring
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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11/2/2024
To what lengths would you go for the perfect wedding ring? Well, one professional gold miner in the state’s central west knows his limit. Panning for the precious metal for nine months and taking a very long journey on horseback.
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That's right, I have the gold in hand.
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When Job Drinkwater's wedding day was approaching, he didn't want just any ring.
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I thought, well, it's time to hook in and show the people that I can find gold for myself as well.
00:18
It took the best part of a year to find enough gold to make two rings.
00:23
The precious metal found in secluded creeks around the historic gold mining town of Hill End.
00:29
It is fun to a certain extent, but to the unwitting, it could be a horror story.
00:35
My secret spot is almost like travelling through an Amazon jungle.
00:40
He then saddled up and rode three days to Bathurst to deliver the precious cargo to a jeweller.
00:46
Oh, you just come down the street and you can hear the galloping coming down.
00:49
Job just got off with the cowboy hat and took it off and walked in the shop.
00:54
Job and Sarah got married back in Hill End.
00:56
Their two bespoke wedding rings reflecting their personalities.
01:00
Special, yeah, that it's come from the ground and Job spent all that time and hard work finding and digging for it.
01:11
So, yeah, it's special, very special.
01:14
But for Job, it's not about the shiny stuff.
01:17
It's the woman to me that matters the most. The gold is nothing without her.
01:21
A precious reminder of a golden occasion.
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