I now know there is a rule number 3- Dont go chassing gold in the middle of the night after drinking beer at the pub.
I went out and set up the trommel and camp beside a dam. Then thought it was too late to start so went and drank beer at the pub. After the pub I thought i was invinsable and went mining. I tripped over and almost broke my leg! I spent the next two days just panning and got a few specks.
rgds