Golden journey – this NSW gold miner panned for the perfect wedding ring - video Dailymotion

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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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00:00That's right, I have the gold in hand.

00:07When Job Drinkwater's wedding day was approaching, he didn't want just any ring.

00:13I thought, well, it's time to hook in and show the people that I can find gold for myself as well.

00:18It took the best part of a year to find enough gold to make two rings.

00:23The precious metal found in secluded creeks around the historic gold mining town of Hill End.

00:29It is fun to a certain extent, but to the unwitting, it could be a horror story.

00:35My secret spot is almost like travelling through an Amazon jungle.

00:40He then saddled up and rode three days to Bathurst to deliver the precious cargo to a jeweller.

00:46Oh, you just come down the street and you can hear the galloping coming down.

00:49Job just got off with the cowboy hat and took it off and walked in the shop.

00:54Job and Sarah got married back in Hill End.

00:56Their two bespoke wedding rings reflecting their personalities.

01:00Special, yeah, that it's come from the ground and Job spent all that time and hard work finding and digging for it.

01:11So, yeah, it's special, very special.

01:14But for Job, it's not about the shiny stuff.

01:17It's the woman to me that matters the most. The gold is nothing without her.

01:21A precious reminder of a golden occasion.

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Golden journey – this NSW gold miner panned for the perfect wedding ring

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