Awesome job fellas,, really interesting bit of history and thanks for your work to share it . I’m buggered just watching.👍👍👏👏

Amazing episode as always. Thank you for sharing your adventures.

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Hope you're well.

Every episode, an epic explore. Always great to see the old workings, and those artefacts? Stunning find boys.

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

Was a ripper wasn't it Kev. I'm about to reach out to the UK manufacturer, Robey. They built that 1877 Boiler/engine combination we found. Apparently they love hearing from old model findings from overseas.

Palmer Goldfields, Mabel Louise Battery, Maytown... 1000s of old diggings up there... You could spend a year exploring that area.

Great video and also Great not to see graffiti, thanks very much, Cheers.

@qldabandonedmines

Ай бұрын

Cheers Shane. This is indeed a special site and graffiti and stolen artifacts is why our videos will always have fake names. We reached out to the Robey Trust in the UK and made them aware of this old portable engine. A few of the Britts were very upset to see it sitting rusting in the mountains!

that suicidal miner story was pretty sad, and amazing

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

Indeed mate. RIP old solitary German Prospector ❤️❤️

Do you have 🐦 and such making sounds all night,I guess you just deal with it,might be kind of soothing, great video!

looks like an easy load to dig out but also looks like soft ground which collapses frequently

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

It was an interesting ore body. One we have not come across before. The bonded clays in it may have been the reason two mills were required.

Looked to get deep into the sticks. For a treck like that, a portible filter would help take that cow poop taste of the water. Here in the states, they can be found almost anywere they sell camping stuff. Amazon?

@qldabandonedmines

Ай бұрын

Gday mate. Yes we invested in a Lifestaw shortly after this mission. Sam and I will be going back there one day. Middle of winter only though. There is another big mine further up creek that we never made it too that we want to check out.

Makes you wonder how that guy got all that stuff up there

@qldabandonedmines

5 күн бұрын

This was an old one, so bullocks or horses most probably. All the boilers and milling gear breaks down to at max half tonne conponents. No dray roads out this way though, so the trip would have been insanely difficult!!

Wish that mine was closer to me. 1390 km away from here. Don't worry I won't say where.

Awesome

The red belly's won't bother you!

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, they don't seem interested in harming anyone and just run away. I now think it's the entire Valley they inhabit, as we have seen them when exploring nearby. These are probably the nicest looking snakes too 🐍

I snore because I drive all day up the eastern seaboard to be there for you ✊😿

@qldabandonedmines

Жыл бұрын

In retrospect, you did not get enough credit during editing. 8 hour drive, turned up with cold beers and rum, then actually still did make it to the river, solo. Top effort indeed brother

F me, dont recon those helmets will help much if needed.

@qldabandonedmines

25 күн бұрын

They help a lot! We replace ours every year or so as they get so scratched up underground. Once deeply scratched, their safety integrity is deminished. Every single scratch would have been a major head-dent with a lot of blood split. Thanks for tuning in mate. This weekend went down in history as one of our favorites. Buck Chancey drove 9 hours to join us then slept in and got lost somewhere on the mountain too! Good times. Ebenezer.

Yeah. Heatstroke aint fun. Trust me.. rest assured I will NEVER go underground like that!! Shame you didn’t save that pottery. It belongs in a museum. Not lying on the ground for bushfires/ loser vandals to destroy 😢😢. It’s massive history 👍. Great job love ya work. Cheers

@qldabandonedmines

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate and thanks for tuning in. I wish I filmed the heatstroke moments. I got super negative and cranky and started questioning everything. Sam just kept very calm and was kinda laughing at me. It wasn't just heat stroke either. I had to drink the river water to stay hydrated and it tasted like cow turds. Good times. We don't take anything from any sites other than maybe one rock specimen to commemorise a mission, especially if rope access is required to get down into them. We normally take a small rock sample from the deepest part of the mine. As far as that jam jar goes, it's lasted a very, very long time in that valley floor, so we left it in its exact place. Maybe one day someone will find it again and get the same thrill we did when we came accross it. I doubt it though. So we are glad we filmed it. Kind Regards. Ebenezer. QAM.