The Incredible Story of Walhalla's Long Tunnel Gold Mines

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Today we're going to take a step back in time and discover some of Victoria's most remarkable gold mining history, nestled away in a picturesque alpine valley.
Beautifully restored and maintained, Walhalla is a must-see destination where you can take a trip on the stunning Walhalla Goldfields Railway, head underground on a guided mine tour, explore the town's charming stores and museums, and enjoy the natural beauty of the region. You can even set out on a ghost tour after dark.
In this video, we're going to take a look into the history of the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mining Company, exploring some of the mining methods and machinery used by the mines in Walhalla - some typical of gold mines throughout Victoria, and some truly remarkable.
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Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine Tours and Museum - www.walhallaboard.org.au/mine...
Much appreciation for the generous hospitality of the folks at the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine, who allowed me to film underground, answered endless questions, and shared lots of fascinating information regarding these mines as well as the beautiful town.
When I visited for a tour, I was blown away by the unique history and development of these mines, and their story is brilliantly presented by the extremely knowledgeable and passionate tour guides at the Long Tunnel Extended.
I highly recommend you head up to Walhalla to check it out.
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While this video shares some interesting features of these mines, it is not a comprehensive history. If you'd like to learn more, head up to beautiful Walhalla, and be sure to book in for a tour of the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine. While you're there, drop by the Corner Stores and Museum for a huge assortment of brilliant information and history books relating to these mines and the Walhalla area.
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Special Thanks To:
The Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine
Walhalla Heritage and Development League
Gippsland and Regional Studies Collection
Maldon Vintage Machinery and Museum
Elaine Appleton
Sovereign Hill - www.sovereignhill.com.au/
Central Deborah - www.central-deborah.com/
Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Heritage Reading Room
Much appreciation to the folks I spoke to in the mining industry
who shared information and insights regarding these mines.
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References
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Geological Survey of Victoria
State Library Victoria
State Library Queensland
National Library of Australia
Museums Victoria
GSV Bulletin No. 39, The Long Tunnel and Adjacent Mines, Walhalla, W. Baragwanath, 1918
Report on the Walhalla Goldfield, H. Herman, 1901
Walhalla Valley of Gold, John Aldersea and Barbara Hood
GOLD in the Walhalla Region, Brian Lloyd and Howard Combes
Old Walhalla: Portait of a Gold Town, Raymond Paull
Walhalla Heyday, G.F James and C.G Lee
The Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine, Paoletti's (Adventurer) Maps & Videos
Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine, Walhalla, a recovery and rehabilitation project, Roddick and Griffiths
Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine, Walhalla Victoria, John Griffiths
Report of the Royal Comission on Gold Mining, 1891
Report of the Ventilation of Mines Board, 1888
Gold Milling Principles and Practice, C. G. Warnford Lock, 1901
Machinery for Metalliferous Mines, E. H. Davies, 1894
Images, maps and footage references here: www.goldfieldsguide.com.au/bl...
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Written, filmed and produced by Michelle Ross
www.goldfieldsguide.com.au/
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
05:00 - The Long Tunnel Extended
06:15 - Rock drilling and silicosis
08:39 - Machinery and underground development
12:41 - Struck GOLD!
19:07 - Horses in mines
21:01 - The Long Tunnel Co and the incline shaft
28:42 - The new mill, Maldon, and battery demonstration
40:55 - The end of the Long Tunnel Extended
43:36 - Outro and thanks

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@robshannon6637 9 ай бұрын

You have truly outdone yourself Michelle! You keep rising up the bar and it clearly shows on this video. Its evident that you have spent alot of time research and editing .. not to mention travelling and you deserve all the credit possible. Plus you have made me drolling over the machinery too!

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob, you’re very kind 🙂 the machinery is so interesting, I had such a good time working on this one 🙂⚒📸 cheers

@Askjeffwilliams 9 ай бұрын

This documentary on the Long Tunnel Extended is a fantastic piece of work , we really enjoyed your presentation on this historical mine and mill . You really have out done yourself on this one and we hope you make more like this in the future. We will definitely share your work and look forward to more videos like this . Keep them coming and thanks for all your hard work on keeping the past alive.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff, I really appreciate that! Many more to come 🙂 I have enjoyed your videos for many years, I love your work 🙂⚒ Cheers

@GeoffAnderson-jq6tg 9 ай бұрын

Excellent description and history of the LTEM Michelle, Geoff Anderson LTEM Mine Manager 2011-2021]

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for everything Geoff, glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 cheers ⚒

@jenesisjones6706 2 ай бұрын

In 1960 my father worked on the road up to Walhalla...he was the powder monkey. Because there were 5 of us kids, the school was able to be opened. My father wrote a school song ( I still remember it- mostly...I am 68). The saw mill was still there, and it had a bathroom- of sorts. The boiler was always lit, so we all went once a week to have a great overflowing hot bath and wash our hair. My father would open the fire door, and us girls would dry our hair. It was a very hard life for our mother...wood stove, irons that went on the stove ( Everything was ironed in those days) On non-hair washing days, we had to haul the water from the copper in the outside laundry into the bath room. We lived in Windsor house...I can remember sitting on the windowsill of the 2nd story ( sure couldn't do that these days lol). Of all the places I've lived, Walhalla has always been my favourite, though seeing how modern it is now, I doubt I would ever go see it- I'll keep my memories of how it was. Thank you for this story.

@goldfieldsguide Ай бұрын

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! 🙂

@knowname7289 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant work , I work in audio , the amount of time invested into this Vid alone would be astronomical well done!

@goldfieldsguide 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was a lot of work, and a lot of fun. Cheers :)

@ronjohnson1658 5 ай бұрын

Excellent documentary , very well made. It is well worth the visit underground, which I made with my wife on 9th September 2023.

@thelarkmill2416 9 ай бұрын

Wow! You have such great talent. This was a phenomenal video. The fact that you pulled this together yourself shows your passion for your subject and an authentic pursuit to share that with the world. I'm absolutely speechless. By far your best video. I can't wait to see what your next documentary covers. And the fact that you're not afraid to be transparent about less comfortable content shows truth and integrity. AMAZING!

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, you’re very kind 🙂 cheers

@dannywade1783 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video very informative and interesting week done

@michaeloneill5961 9 ай бұрын

Your best work yet well done that was fantastic😊😊❤

@michaelwilson8243 9 ай бұрын

Omg, Michelle, you`ve excelled yourself with this episode, so much research has gone into this, it`s much appreciated by your viewers. I sorta knew that mine/s complex was large... but bloody hell.. it was larger than I thought, and the complexity of it.. WOW! Defs got to head back up there to do the train and mine tour, thanks again for the info, well done.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 enjoy your return trip to walhalla! 🙂🌿📸⚒

@juzzyboy429 9 ай бұрын

I heard from the tour guide at the mine that you were making a video and was recommended to look out for it! Incredible research into such fascinating history, I'm glad I've found your channel. Keep up the great content!!

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

That’s awesome to hear 🙂 thanks for checking it out! Cheers 🙂⚒

@derekbrydon2164 9 ай бұрын

Walhalla's is amazing town full of history and you produced an excellent video on this amazing town and that's a lot of gold being stamped back in the day.

@DazGeary 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Michelle. This is an epic piece of production. Amazing videography and narration.🤟 Keep them coming. kind regards Daz

@jakeyb6245 9 ай бұрын

What an absolute ripper video Michelle absolute credit to you. Watched twice now 😂 keep them coming

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jake, glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂 Many more videos to come ⚒

@Lethal_Injections 8 ай бұрын

wowie this was amazingly presented!!!

@goldfieldsguide 8 ай бұрын

Thankyou 🙂

@vsvnrg3263 Ай бұрын

this really is a well made video. i thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

@michaelkip3787 2 ай бұрын

This video and commentary is absolutely tremendous. The narrator is better than good . Very well done and more power to you. Great Job Michael

@jeffbrooks8024 7 ай бұрын

The possibilities are highlighted at Fosterville and Navarre’s Stawell exploration and Geovic’s work to demonstrate the Victorian goldfields are much larger than previously thought. Estimates say that perhaps only forty percent of Victoria’s gold has been recovered. In addition to that is the possibilities of other valuable minerals that were previously considered unwanted by products. One of note is Navarre’s possible Andean style copper deposit which if brought to production could rival the largest copper mines in South America. The story of Victorian mining could be far from over. Lastly, congratulations on a very well produced video

@vsvnrg3263 Ай бұрын

40%? its a bit hard to calculate that sort of thing. i figure its going to be a lot less than that. but how do you get to it? remove a mountain? where do you put the dirt? i'll be doing some research on navarre's possible andean style copper mine that you mention.

@Dave_Sisson 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant and fascinating. This is a real masterwork on the subject.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, much appreciated 🙂⚒

@johnnuske2878 8 ай бұрын

Splendid presentation. Love your work recording these details.

@goldfieldsguide 8 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂📸⚒

@brendanl8177 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video There’s not much on KZfaq About the history of walhalla This town holds a lot of stories

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Brendan 🙂

@coreywoolcock7901 2 ай бұрын

One of the best local videos I have watched on KZfaq. Walhalla is an amazing town to spend a spring day and soak in the history and amazing engineering achievements in Victoria Thank you

@goldfieldsguide 2 ай бұрын

An absolutely fascinating place 🙂🌿⚒ glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

@T.J-and-Soul 2 ай бұрын

My Great Great Grandfather was Richard Noble. He managed the long tunnel extended.

@goldfieldsguide 2 ай бұрын

Ah cool, I was up there the other week and I’m pretty sure i recall his photo being up on display along with the other mine managers. What an interesting family history 🙂⚒

@Woody2Shoe 8 ай бұрын

Amazing job with this documentary!!

@FredPilcher 2 ай бұрын

The mine was closed when I was there, so this is great. :-) Thanks! Lovely Aussie English narration! The narrator needs to be hired by all Aussie content producers!

@andrewcollins7490 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing video, really enjoyed it, actually probably one of the best I've ever seen, well done 👍👍👍👍👍

@demolitiondavedrillandblast 2 ай бұрын

Hey! That was a really good video, thanks.

@goldfieldsguide 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂🧨

@pjgold8018 9 ай бұрын

What film maker you are - Beautiful work >> Perfect 👍

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@azzamudrock2808 9 ай бұрын

Great video love walhalla

@reverseuniverse2559 9 ай бұрын

This is great recognition to and amazing part of history and old camping ground of mine back in the 80s and 90s the rivers are crystal clear with ancient rivers stones and frogs fish and surrounded by the fresh smell of eucalyptus and mountain ash soil and the sounds of nature is just amazing and the Cemetery holds a lot of history being on a hill-slope it’s a good visit. Thanks for sharing such an awesome detailed coverage 👍

@rogerbrown1750 Ай бұрын

Spent a few weeks camping there in the early 60's,crawled around the long tunnel mine,no guided tours no tourism,no restrictions,camped at the old railway yards,just a bare plot of land then.

@peterhelm6003 9 ай бұрын

An informative, well composed and nicely narrated video. Thanks.

@CM-qp9vi 9 ай бұрын

Beautifully done! Fascinating insight into the workings & history of Walhalla. Thank you for putting it all together, enjoyed every minute :)

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂⚒

@chrismiddleton9088 2 ай бұрын

What a wonderful informative presentation.

@goldfieldsguide Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@scottwarren2981 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great informative video. I have been on that tour, I encourage anyone interested in this remarkable piece of Australia's mining history to visit Walhalla.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Isn’t it a brilliant tour 🙂⚒👏 cheers

@glennp9904 9 ай бұрын

What a fantastic story and detail. I have been to Walhalla and the mine tour but this information is incredible. Many thanks for doing this.

@ben7020 29 күн бұрын

Thankyou for making this video :)

@davidholder3207 Ай бұрын

Very interesting with an excellent commentry..

@glennread1474 14 күн бұрын

Over 8km of tunnels! My brain cannot comprehend that being achieved over 100 years ago. Absolutely amazing!! Thankyou so much for the video!

@grahamfrench9874 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Quality of research and the voice over were both top notch.

@goldfieldsguide 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :-)

@YodelWayneBannister 9 ай бұрын

It’s just awesome what the old timers did. Blood sweat and tears.

@henvan8737 Ай бұрын

We visited Walhalla recently, its an interesting town and the mine tour is very informative.

@barry7608 2 ай бұрын

Thanks getting a bit old now 73, to go exploring, but I have had the gold bug most of my life. Ive been to many historic sites throughout Australia, always fascinating just love the history and innovation. You have made this a great sit at home experience but you can't beat the real thing. Take care.

@twobrothersprospectingaus 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome video Michelle, We used to camp and 4wd there long before we got into Gold Prospecting, its such an amazing Town. Thanks for another great video. 😀👊🤟

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated 🙂 ah awesome, it’s a very unique and beautiful place

@shanedoyle3444 9 ай бұрын

Best video out now !!! A must watch video for all , thanks for the journey into Victoria's mining past . Cheers

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated 🙂

@markfryer9880 9 ай бұрын

Hi Michelle, you have really excelled yourself with this video! Like I said the other day in your trailer for this video, I visited Walhalla back in late 1975 or '76 as a primary school aged kid with my family. My father was a Civil Engineer with the SECV back when we had a State Electricity Commission! 😢 So I suspect that he had an interest in underground engineering and possibly digging for something other than brown coal. 😂 Dad is still going at 88 so I might ask him and my brother and sister what they remember of the trip to Walhalla? I described to you that it was in a steep valley and footage from your drone certainly proves that. It must have been a very cold place in winter with little opportunity to catch any Sun. As I said, great video and I think that Tourism Victoria needs to sponsor you in some way because these videos are of professional quality all over. Mark from Melbourne Australia

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Mark, you’re very kind 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 Walhalla is such an amazing place to visit, you’ll have to head back up there for another look some time, and be sure to take the tour through the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine 🙂⚒👌

@rogerbrown1750 9 ай бұрын

I used to spend many hours in the Long Tunnel Mine back in the early 70's,was a Ghost Town then,no restrictions on the mines,no Tourist Venues,no Railway in use then,and about five People living there then,top place to get away from it all then,too crowded now for my liking.

@WillCrimmins-il6wb 4 ай бұрын

How far could you get down in it , what about the other main mines entrys

@gadgetphilosophy8290 2 ай бұрын

How awesome that you could do that.

@ohasis8331 Ай бұрын

Excellent history and commentary. The Walhalla Gold Company was active in the 1980's and continued on for some time before striking it, I can't remember when. I recall their modern shares hit about $2.80 thereabouts after rising and falling between 8 and 12 cents or years. How the hell people worked in that country I'll never know. Thankyou for the video and your time.

@splintergg 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for producing such a great and informative video about Walhalla👍👍👍

@qldabandonedmines 9 ай бұрын

Incredible work producing this! Loved the history on the big incline and how it came to be.

@dmystify1381 7 ай бұрын

well you have me hooked,& i think the music you are using is on point.🍻

@mezame1626 7 ай бұрын

Thats amazing good job thankyou

@michaelpage7691 9 ай бұрын

Went there in about 1965 with my cub group. We walked through the tunnel with a guide. Beautiful town and history. 👏😁🇦🇺

@jonpark6241 9 ай бұрын

Amazing presentation

@wasslic Ай бұрын

Excellent video in all aspects. Thanks

@patduggan74 9 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this . Had a mild panic attack when jack used his bare hands to wash the Mercury onto the copper. Pretty common in Australia back in the day with any chemicals. I remember watching farmers mix fungicides with bare hands most of them died to cancers.

@martytearesales7567 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome vid, with heaps of info, thanks.

@justdigitprospecting.3952 9 ай бұрын

wow what a good story thank you

@kaynefryday1251 9 ай бұрын

Excellent you nailed it 👍

@Earshoes777 9 ай бұрын

Incredible, Well done!

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂

@robertfraser9551 8 ай бұрын

One of the very best videos you have done. Wish i had seen this before visiting walhalla ! Would have been even more interesting !

@goldfieldsguide 8 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video! :-)

@olspanner 2 ай бұрын

Great video about Walhalla's mining history. Thanks for sharing.

@Detectaddict 9 ай бұрын

Love Walhalla definitely worth a visit but allow a weekend at least lol , stunning place and chock block of history , awesome video thanks for your hard work

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes definitely a great place to spend a weekend 🤩🌿⚒📸

@norsehall309 9 ай бұрын

G'day, thanks so much for the long look at a wonderful part of Australia Gold mining industry and history, your efforts need too be rewarded by more views from others, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Neil, glad you liked it 🙂⚒

@theGoldWolf 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for some amazing facts. Also a handy reminder to use a mask when breaking up quartz,

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, and yes do wear a mask 😅🙂

@robertashworth9150 9 ай бұрын

excellent research, it was good that you acknowedged the Long Tunnel Co - by far the largest producer of gold in Walhalla, but very few traces of it can be seen now. In the 1980s attempt to reopen the mines, an attempt was made to reestablish the Long Tunnel Mine adit but the ground was too unstable, so they gave up. But the reopening of the Incline Shaft was a fantastic mining engineering achievement. It's a shame it's all filled in now.

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert, much appreciated 🙂 the work done there in the 80s is such a fascinating chapter in the history of the mines - and what an incredible accomplishment! I’d love to make a video about that down the track 📸⚒

@rogerbrown1750 2 ай бұрын

Back in the late 60's I spent two weeks exploring the long tunnel and others there before they closed them down,went down an air shaft and found another tunnel deeper,and a long slanted air intake that came out on the other side of the hill,about ten people resided in Walhalla those days,sadly tourism took over,and locked all the mines up.

@yisitaadventure3266 9 ай бұрын

Great video very well researched and great footage keep up the great work

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@davidwilson9988 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant video, thanks so much 👏👏

@co1urzz 9 ай бұрын

36:23 absolutely brilliant, amazing what human innovation can lead to, who knew you could mine for gold like this, wow!

@daarkvaala2596 2 ай бұрын

Awesome Video! I love the history of Walhalla, it was a a tough time taking carriage from Western Port. Would love to see a video on the Horse Shoe bend , that too for it's time as an amazing feet of engineering.

@ronjohnson1658 5 ай бұрын

At 27:47 a miner winks at the camera with his right eye - well done son!!

@tripleexpansions 2 ай бұрын

well done.

@LouKodge 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely well produced video, visuals, content, presentation/ Looking forward to more videos.

@K1110. 9 ай бұрын

Excellent AAA+

@IanBrodie-bg1lu 7 ай бұрын

Myself and a mate,climbed up that flue,back in the sixties,no restrictions then,yippee,trouble was when we got up to the top,there was no way down,too steep,the trip back down was worse than going up,kept slipping,had to take it very slowly.

@goldfieldsguide 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good adventure 😃 would have been very interesting to check it all out back then

@IanBrodie-bg1lu 7 ай бұрын

it was,did you know that the old miners bored a tunnel to divert the Thomson,further down on the river from the railway bridge,about 2k's I guess,incidentally we also walked across the railway bridge,back in the 60's,now that WAS hairy,the sleepers were rotten.@@goldfieldsguide

@trickster8635 6 ай бұрын

Myself and a mate also ventured down the inclined ventilation shaft, all the way down to the machinery chamber. This would have been around 1975 ish. We too, also walked the railway line all the way along stringers creek, over the river and along to where the river was diverted through the hill. There was no decking left on the rail bridges, so we had only the 12 inch wide steel girder to walk along. Poverty point bridge was also not capped back then and that was a scary prop as you were perched fifty odd feet above the river. This was long before Army Engineers rebuilt the decking to become a part of the Australian Alpine walking trail. The Black Diamond mine, near Mormon Town had a similar, but smaller machinery chamber at the end of a 200 foot adit. The angled drive disappeared at 45 degree's in the darkness beneath the hardwood decking under our feet.

@erroneouscode 2 ай бұрын

Well done. Walhalla is one of my favourite places.

@pkgoldopalhunting 9 ай бұрын

great info as always great job explaning the history of gold mining love it keep it up girl

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂🙂

@gadgetphilosophy8290 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you so much. Ive always been curious about Valhalla

@johnhunter1262 9 ай бұрын

What a great video. I will be in Gippsland next month so I will see if I can squeeze in a visit there. Thanks for such an informative video. Cheers John

@kelvynbettridge 9 ай бұрын

Fascinating

@maclova7933 9 ай бұрын

Great job, very informative and love the footage!

@goldfieldsguide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙂⚒

@bcbradley2359 9 ай бұрын

Very good video. Glad I stopped by eh 😄

@flamingstag2381 5 ай бұрын

i try hard to imagine working in the darkness with basic lamps

@VenturiLife 2 ай бұрын

Took a special breed of men to do that.

@blackcreekorganicfarm296 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@bazz4697 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the documentary on Walhalla we used to camp at Walhalla back in the 70s and go down to the Thompson's river to Swim and one particular day we where at the Thompson River riding down the Rapids on car tyre tubes we all had Micah all over our legs and arms at first we thought GOLD 😅 lol but no Micah 👍

@keesrasyid8090 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, I don't have to go there anymore.

@goldfieldsguide 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! But you should definitely still go there, it’s an unmissable place 😍⚒🌿

@jmzgang 9 ай бұрын

Wow well done!!

@mrkus-nc7od 2 ай бұрын

😮 sunk into the Dark at 4 meters per second 😜 crazy 😧🤣

@reverseuniverse2559 9 ай бұрын

@ 06:55 The looks in his eyes has 100% faith in the striker

@TheSilmarillian 9 ай бұрын

Oh yeah indeed

@danielstewart3507 2 ай бұрын

Great video!

@styleeyo2446 9 ай бұрын

Very nice video!

@TS-1267 9 ай бұрын

.... The Aussies Haven't Done A Bad Job I Suppose... Tee! Hee! Hee!... Brilliant Documentary & The Narrator is Informative & Whimsical Indeed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🖖🤓 3:33

@tedburycombo2178 2 ай бұрын

I went there in the early eighties on a school camp for a week...we went on our own ghost walk at night looking for the cursed grave up in the old cemetary up the hill... We went to the pub at night acommpanied by teachers wher we met on old local man named Basil who told us ghost stories thats how we found out about the cursed grave...we found it during a day trip... What fun days as a young teenager 13-14...

@chrisbrent7487 2 ай бұрын

We went to Sovereign Hill for a week. Had to wear 1950's clothes and go to school in the old school there. That would have been '88 I think.

@byronleatham1183 2 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this show and I learned a lot are Australia they're called and the Machinery that was used most excellent job

@goldfieldsguide 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@LouKodge 9 ай бұрын

perhaps a visit to Wonthagi coal mine for your next video. Ive been to both Long tunnel and wonthagi and found the history fascinating.

@nataliemay415 2 ай бұрын

The video will never do justice to how loud they truly are. I knew the people who lived next door to the one in Maldon, and the noise they make is unbelievable.