OK, ten grand in AU has flown the Atlantic. i been kicking my butt all day, now you can kick yours when you check out the Gold Hunt solution link below. Got all hung up on a couple of clues that were really of no consequence that came from a movie i did not see, and i glossed over (*really, really, kickin' my butt here*) two clues that could have solved the whole riddle. One of the most important clues came from one of my most favorite books (kickkickkick), and the other clue was merely a lousy hidden code (kickkickkick). (and don't get hung up on that 'code' term, please!)
Don't go here unless you are prepared to kick your butt like i did mine!

http://www.coffeecup.com/treasure/solution/

I'm gonna try harder next time. Whataya say we do a group solution in private forum?

/me/kickkickkickkickkickkickkickkick. Later.