Jack Absalom's: Red Dirt And Rockets

This time Jack and the team pack their swags and head north into desert country. Beginning in the Gawler Ranges Jack heads north towards the old Woomera Rocket Range, stopping off to meet some of the local pastoralists and learning about Aboriginal water markers and how tribal Aborigines found their way across the vast dry country, going from one water hole to another.
Travelling further to the north Jack reaches the Woomera Rocket Range where British Scientists tested their rocket armoury post WWII.
We learn about treating snake bite, getting fresh water out of a slat lake and emergency welding before arriving at the tiny opal mining town of Andamooka.

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  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz2144 жыл бұрын

    Jack Absalom's spirit will always be alive on KZread. :)

  • @brucebird133
    @brucebird1332 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having had the chance to have done a trip with Jack, or Mal Douglas, or Ted Egan, or Les Hiddens or even the Leylands.. Or sittin round a campfire for a weekend listening to the stories of these blokes... What an education.. how fascinating it would have been.. Most of these great people are gone now, many stories gone for good.... but thankfully some are still alive in their videos and shows. Whats sad is this was Jacks last show in his series... :( Thanks for uploading, been great sitting through them all while locked down in Melbourne.

  • @andrewnorgrove6487
    @andrewnorgrove64875 жыл бұрын

    And now he's gone bush one last time R.I.P. Jack Absalom 🕊

  • @BrassLock
    @BrassLock5 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace Jack, we will all miss you and your wonderful enthusiasm.

  • @GEORGEKAY1
    @GEORGEKAY15 жыл бұрын

    REST IN PEACE JACK MR. ABSALOM THE TRUE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND

  • @OOOUZ
    @OOOUZ5 жыл бұрын

    This man is full of positive energy :)

  • @PibrochPonder

    @PibrochPonder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Turned up to 11

  • @sharpmetalobjects3970
    @sharpmetalobjects397010 ай бұрын

    I "came across" Jack when staying in Broken Hill for work(2023). Bored in a Hotel room, BANG! Just what I needed. How good.

  • @trevorbarton2235
    @trevorbarton22354 жыл бұрын

    What a great guy. I watched this series many years ago on TV. I am enjoying watching it again .His advice about traveling in the outback is timeless.

  • @bobwilcke9217
    @bobwilcke92178 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing one of Jack's outback survival docos in the early 80's, it gave me the confidence to tackle a trip alone around Australia in '85 and '86 using some of the tools, spares and accessories he recommended. Making things work based on common sense, ingenuity and improvisation . Just great stuff

  • @brucebird133

    @brucebird133

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shame nobody makes these shows anymore... theres some extremely poor 4wd shows out there now that are just infomercials.. but this is in a league of its own

  • @OlympicOverland
    @OlympicOverland4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this! I really enjoy these older films, they are done with such a great style that modern documentaries seem to have lost.

  • @Talwyn22
    @Talwyn222 жыл бұрын

    These old film are wonderful. Jack Absalom was a great presenter who told you a great story, shared some very useful tips and tricks and also the magnificent Australian outback. A national treasure!

  • @digisuboob
    @digisuboob5 жыл бұрын

    wouldnt a got bogged in the sigma wagon!

  • @nolarobert
    @nolarobert8 жыл бұрын

    Loved the insight about the missile and rocket testing history at Woomera. I agree with Jack, Australia should still be in the rocket business.

  • @alphaone3704

    @alphaone3704

    4 жыл бұрын

    Robert Karma. Yeah your right, but the corrupt criminal politicians, sold themselves and all of Australia to the devil 👿..

  • @pippaknuckle
    @pippaknuckle5 жыл бұрын

    Thank-you Mr Absalom. What a life you have lived, i'm so jealous.

  • @MrGoblin60
    @MrGoblin607 жыл бұрын

    Freaking amazing isn't it?! We could put a satellite into space in 1967 and now we can't build cars or even guarantee a continued electricity supply?

  • @alphaone3704

    @alphaone3704

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrGoblin60. That’s because the corrupt criminal politicians of this country, sold their soul and everyone to the devil 😈,,, which are America, China, Japan and all the other country’s..

  • @alphaone3704

    @alphaone3704

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jamie. Yeah that’s right, they bag China about a lot of things and every other country, but the bottom line is, that, there all in bed together.. I’m Lebanese, but I was born here and I go bush as much as I can and look 👀 at country videos a lot such as Jack Absalom and it’s the best fucking country you could look at, beautiful hills, beautiful bush and these fucking corrupt criminal politicians, who supposed to be Australian, ruined it..

  • @MsStephaniegirl
    @MsStephaniegirl7 жыл бұрын

    brilliant Jack I sent this to my son in Perth he loves the out back I said watch this right thru it could save a life.... what a wonderful place God bless :) from NZ

  • @keithpilkington907
    @keithpilkington9074 жыл бұрын

    Top man what a character love old skool Aussies men who have banter like that aren't so thick on the ground anymore

  • @truespyfan

    @truespyfan

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agree with the old skewl blokes... Would be fascinating to sit around a campfire and listen to his stories - or these old school travelers... Really amazing.

  • @niklashall5969
    @niklashall59694 жыл бұрын

    This guy is great

  • @briananketell519
    @briananketell5193 ай бұрын

    What an incredibly engaging and likeable presenter. It's a dying art, but he was a natural.

  • @truespyfan
    @truespyfan4 жыл бұрын

    Not bad for a show in 1994! Todays electronic car.. ?? A 60 series? LOL He would hate to see the electrics in cars in 2020.... LOL!

  • @outbacknomad9939
    @outbacknomad99397 жыл бұрын

    old jack Absalom is a treasure him self .love the videos an paintings the stories the well presented

  • @ben-vf
    @ben-vf5 жыл бұрын

    Those shacks in Andimooka were something else !

  • @blobby273
    @blobby2736 жыл бұрын

    he will be 90 now still going strong as far as i can see . great films

  • @archibaldbagge1235
    @archibaldbagge12353 жыл бұрын

    Jack's cookbook is a little ripper. Camp oven and barbie cooking. Bit hard to find these days though.

  • @leyttonboston9023
    @leyttonboston90236 жыл бұрын

    So pleased to have found these recordings. Have not seen these on British television, which is a pity. So informative and interesting. Thank you for the uploads.

  • @catey62

    @catey62

    4 жыл бұрын

    you should check out ' Bush Tucker Man' as well...another series of great videos about the Aussie outback.

  • @matthewcullen1298

    @matthewcullen1298

    2 жыл бұрын

    I imagine it seems like a whole other world. Britian is amazingly green and cool In temperature.oppisite ends of the geographical scale. Jack was incredibly informative without the cringey over hyping.

  • @HongNguyen-my5oq
    @HongNguyen-my5oq7 жыл бұрын

    I love this guy.

  • @ladydetta
    @ladydetta4 жыл бұрын

    So very happy I found your KZread Channel. 👍👍👍

  • @longrider42
    @longrider423 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant idea that sprayer. I actually carry one when I go camping, just in case

  • @jasonward6723
    @jasonward67234 жыл бұрын

    love these videos really enjoyed the whole series

  • @gordonpeden6234
    @gordonpeden62344 жыл бұрын

    My God 3.30 in The boss Cockies shorts!!! Jack boxed, I think he'd have been a nuggety handful! RIP Jack

  • @MrShaka1965
    @MrShaka19659 жыл бұрын

    top stuff

  • @lukereynolds9907
    @lukereynolds99073 жыл бұрын

    Legend rest easy jack

  • @MrDigger450
    @MrDigger4504 жыл бұрын

    Great story teller🍻

  • @rjl110919581
    @rjl1109195815 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU OTHER GREAT HISTORY ON AUSTRALIA BUSH IN THIS VIDEO

  • @vladimirphilippov9097
    @vladimirphilippov90972 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing those videos of Jack Absalom!

  • @ditchtheorgan988
    @ditchtheorgan9887 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent

  • @greendeane1
    @greendeane18 жыл бұрын

    Seeds around the exhaust? Hmmmmm. We used to get the grass wrapping around the drive shafts then catching on fire.

  • @lacymcduffie1684
    @lacymcduffie16847 жыл бұрын

    They got a Giant's Causeway in Australia, I didn't know that.

  • @davidh6300
    @davidh63005 жыл бұрын

    Has anyone seen jack Absalom and Malcolm turnbull at the same place at the same time...?

  • @Rob-fc9wg

    @Rob-fc9wg

    3 жыл бұрын

    No and never ask again!

  • @OlympusHeavyCavalry
    @OlympusHeavyCavalry5 жыл бұрын

    A mining company that cares for the environment.....Yeah, and governments are all for the people and not banks/multinational corporations and themselves.

  • @valkor73
    @valkor734 жыл бұрын

    29:06 rockets 🚀

  • @JacobafJelling
    @JacobafJelling2 жыл бұрын

    6:10 bro woyoooooow

  • @gingersam851
    @gingersam8513 жыл бұрын

    Today, Australia is a world leader in making China great again.

  • @DragonHawk
    @DragonHawk4 жыл бұрын

    105 tons lol my old d11r dozer is 125 tons with the coal blade and rippers on it

  • @deejayemjay29
    @deejayemjay294 жыл бұрын

    Woman the best trackers in the tribe and they also gathered the food. I would like to know what tribe this is, as ive not heard this from my people. Men gather the food and hunt and men are also the trackers.

  • @dalemiddleton7057
    @dalemiddleton70573 жыл бұрын

    Why is there no aboriginal elders to talk about the australia environment

  • @maosung5219
    @maosung521911 ай бұрын

    ۱۴۰۲~۴~۲۴💥🌻💥🌼🌷

  • @ramblingrob4693
    @ramblingrob46937 жыл бұрын

    he is wrong about "jumpy leads" as he calls them.. this is 2017 I have used ordinary jump leads on modern cars... so BS

  • @PeterMilanovski

    @PeterMilanovski

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what is inside the yellow box on the jumpstarter cables, but if anything, there's probably a diode or few in there to stop the car with the flat battery overcharging the starter battery! Because once the car with the flat battery is started, it's alternator is going to ramp up the current and if you don't remove the jumpstarter cables, it will begin to boil the good battery! The alternator only see's the flat battery! I used to transport car's on my truck for a living and I had to keep one of those jumpstart battery packs, the pack was getting low on charge one day so I hooked it up to my vehicle and started the motor, 5 minutes later, the battery on my work vehicle was boiling and spewing out battery acid! It damaged a perfectly good battery! So basically it's just an extra bit of protection, that doesn't mean that you can't use the old style jumpstart cables, you just have to remember to either hook up the cables and let them sit so that the good battery will charge up the flat one without the engine running or start both car's and remove the jumpstarter cables ASAP! The new style cables are designed for people who don't understand what is actually going on and offers a simple solution to do it safely...

  • @rockynanach
    @rockynanach5 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe he referred to young Aboriginal as bucks .... very old school indeed .

  • @SuperDave-vj9en
    @SuperDave-vj9en6 жыл бұрын

    What I really got out of this video, is that Australia is a big time liberal empire! Don't do this, can't do that.......

  • @roflconegaming

    @roflconegaming

    6 жыл бұрын

    Super Dave yeah, not like it used to be.

  • @lacymcduffie1684
    @lacymcduffie16847 жыл бұрын

    Hey, be gentle during sheering with those sheep, they're not rocks; they are flesh and bone.

  • @gorgen23

    @gorgen23

    5 жыл бұрын

    And off to the dinner table!