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@geoffgeoff143 15 сағат бұрын
What about all the gravesites they just cleared and reused at the cemetery
@km-gi4lw 3 күн бұрын
Just another one of Australia's Ghost Ports, up to Port Douglas and down to Kiama, just 2 more. The local library would help with the location of the book " Australia's Ghost Ports " Lived in Rocky for approx 6 months, rented the house in Millers on the hill up from the Van-Park-(ex Mt Morgan ,Millers) $18/week Joyce Miller( world famous concert piano player) and her husband Neville had the Caravan Park in Parkhurst. Grandma Miller $$$$$ lived " on the Hill" in Rocky, that's a Rocky saying. Thanks for the video.
@CQExplorers 2 күн бұрын
Thanks Great information I'll have to look for that book Australia's Ghost ports sounds interesting.
@km-gi4lw 4 күн бұрын
Visit the Museum as well and see the copies of nuggets they found in the early days of the mine. Huge dollars required for restoration of the area, like most old mines.
@blowitup30 Ай бұрын
Ol mount, grew up there walked up the back of the lookout every morning to go to school memories
@laurelvize6269 Ай бұрын
Looks good.
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
Thanks, Laurel ☺️
@gregorymoy7165 Ай бұрын
What a great video Mark enjoyed it very much very brave of you to walk through that long grass and going across that bridge and thank you for doing so.. My Mums people were from Mt Morgan and she was born there in1923 and her mother was the first white woman born in Mt Morgan .... My brother and I spent many holidays in the Mount and we even went to school there for 2 years so we used to walk across the old bridge that was replaced with the new suspension bridge... It is a shame that more is not done to those places of interest those bridge structures could be cleaned up and the old rail line also for tourist walks I'm sure the Rockhampton council could dispatch a wipper snipper crew once a month to do the job,.. but if they could not restore a Heritage listed bridge than grass cutting is out of the question,.... anyway thanks again Mark.....
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
Thank you So much! Yes, I'm very brave. Walking across that bridge looks scary but it was okay. One step at a time 😁 Wow amazing Family history you have. Thanks for sharing your memories. Of Up there Got to get up there and do some more videoing still more history to show I know those suspension bridges are very interesting. And thanks for enjoying watching I'll make sure I get up there again. If there's any way you'd like me to show on my next video up there, let me know 🙂
@gregorymoy7165 Ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers No where special Mark the town is a very interesting place so looking forward to your next video,... 👍
@mickfromrocky Ай бұрын
Really interesting video mate👍. I’m there often and didn’t know half that stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed it and now have more stuff to look at when I’m riding 😃
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
Too easy Mick Lots of history around up there 😊
@wendingourway Ай бұрын
Those were some fabulous views!! The little four-legger is like, "Come, come, quick, quick, let's get a move on!" lol Very enjoyable part of a day!!
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
Haha, thanks! Nala can be little bit of a handful She loves walking a lot loves the outdoors 😄
@sandfly60 Ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Been a while since I've been there. Are the old US gun emplacement ditches still there or have the lookouts been placed over the top of them?
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
Hey thanks First time Up that lookout there I have heard of the gun emplacements. I've been trying to do some more research on them I'm going to be doing history walk of keppel Sands, especially when the yanks were there for r&r And when they used to launch the PT boat also. The little bar 🍺 they had setup but yes any information on the gun emplacements were exactly? Hopefully I can get some help
@sandfly60 Ай бұрын
I’m sorry, but there’s no way I can easily describe exactly where the emplacement ditches were aside from the fact they were ditches on the two headlands. No cement remaining. You could see down into the cutting from up there. The US made the cutting to bring their amphibious vehicles through. They also blew up the rocks that were in the mouth of the creek where my Uncle used to fish (locally known back then as Graham's Rocks), to provide easier access. If you can find a copy of the book "A history of Keppel Sands", which was locally produced, there is a photo in it that I took, of a man standing next to one of the ditches or in one (can't find the book at the moment). Other than that, you need to talk to the long term locals like the Limpus family. The cement slab at the base of the hill was where there were buildings for their amphibious vehicles.
@CQExplorers Ай бұрын
That's great information, thank you. I put up a post on my Facebook page Central qld explorers See if I can get some more information about down there.
@sandfly60 Ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers I expect most of the locals who were around during WWII are probably just about gone now. There is a local historical society, in fact, I think they are the ones who put out the book I mentioned.
@WilliamGuild-gw3tb Ай бұрын
Great video,,thanks for sharing 👍
@dustinkellycramer940 2 ай бұрын
Cool vid, I’m keen to do the next section from Yeppoon rd to Cawarral.
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
You too. I'd like to do that section, but how much has been taken over by the property owners I've noticed? 😕
@henrydetjen9728 2 ай бұрын
Good video. The original crossing of Alligator Creek was a forde (causeway) right next to the water pipeline. There are newspaper articles (2H1800s) of travelers stripping and crossing the forde at flood times and being attacked by crocs. That would have been where the first inn was located. The first bridge (timber struss - Australia's largest timber truss span bridge) was opened in 1877. The concrete bridge 'that is not used anymore' (is used by locals) replaced the timber truss bridge in 1960. The Army had the privilege of blowing up the timber truss bridge (probably for demolition experience). The 1960s bridge still flooded too frequently so the current bridge site at a higher elevation next the railway bridge was built.
@trevkelly9371 2 ай бұрын
Nice walk that a little longer then i thought
@trevkelly9371 2 ай бұрын
Good one mark, is it a good idea to do that walk on a saturday morning with out getting run over by bikers?
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Yeah it can be done whenever The track is a shared track up to the mountain bike area Saturday morning probably would be a popular time for them
@dac4600 2 ай бұрын
Another great video, keep up the good work 👍
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks. It was a good video to make. Finally, I got around to it
@BradGryphonn 2 ай бұрын
Have you thought of wandering around the mountains behind the old Cammoo Caves at all? There is the old Flogged Horse cave, as well as a huge, cathedral-like cave, with the entrance being a small opening at the top of the ridge. Further down the road towards Olsen's, on the top of the hill (the small range crossing), there are remnants of an old cottage, as well as a few old, spoked, model T type wheels. On the same ridge, there is a Karst cave system where a man and his wife lived. Some of the older locals can tell you their story. I think he was nicknamed, 'the crazy clock man', because after he passed away, a collection of old clocks were found in one part of the cave.
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Nice! No, I've never ventured out that way around that cave system scared I might get lost. I'll have to take someone with me
@BradGryphonn 2 ай бұрын
8:25 'More fullerer' is the correct term I believe...😂
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Didn't know if it was Fuller full or just an f load of water 😉
@BradGryphonn 2 ай бұрын
I never knew the weir existed. Very cool.
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
So much up there people don't know about. It's like a mystery area
@BradGryphonn 2 ай бұрын
There's a house in George street, between William and Derby streets that has a retaining wall constructed from river stones sourced from Moore's creek at the bottom end of First Turkey. Five trailer loads if memory serves correctly...that was in the early 90s.
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Ah nice! I'll have to drive past and see if I can see it
@BradGryphonn 2 ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers 195, between the front house and the back yard/shed. Behind the tractor mechanics.
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Brad. I'll have a look next time I go past
@chiimchim7987 2 ай бұрын
Great vid mate, i .ike the vid with no music. Where abouts by Tannum is this?
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks. I think they call it Tannum rusts at Gladstone Tannum Sands
@CQExplorers 2 ай бұрын
If you're into your 4By stuff I have more on my other channel. youtube.com/@mr.walkaround.?si=6OzztuyE_M6WhA4X
@chiimchim7987 2 ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers thanks for that, I seen some vids on your other channel I want see too. Next time we up Tannum way, we'll have find that place and check it out
@jessicamartin5462 3 ай бұрын
My mum and dad built the railway house. I loved growing up there. It's was the best childhood. We would walk up the railway tracks and go for an adventure.
@CQExplorers 3 ай бұрын
Oh nice! Thanks for sharing your memories Would have been a great area to grow up in
@trevkelly9371 3 ай бұрын
Yep thats the 1 we talk about today id be up for the challange but let me get some new hikeing boots and pole lol and a day to recover lol
@CQExplorers 3 ай бұрын
Haha let's do it 😁
@trevkelly9371 3 ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers defantly work somethink out
@geoffgeoff143 3 ай бұрын
Iron sulphide( iron pyrite) was, and still is, used to make sulphuric acid. Acidification of run off water from iron sulphide is currently the mines main pollution.
@CQExplorers 3 ай бұрын
Oh amazing thank you for the information
@trevkelly9371 3 ай бұрын
Is a little rough if i had skid plates id give ago lol
@jc9474 4 ай бұрын
"At Cawarral Creek, and also in the Keppel Bay islands, the mineral is found in irregular masses in small veins and encrusted in small cavities in the slates and quartzites. The colour was green, bluish-green and rarely turquoise blue." They were there prospecting for a hopeful phosphate deposit to mine for fertiliser.
@robinbennedick364 4 ай бұрын
Great video. Yes, it is sad to see another town slowly disappearing. My family have been in Mt Morgan for well over 100 years. Some are still there. My grandmother was a Morgan born in 1919. The dam wall commenced being raised in 1998. I worked on the raising of the dam wall in 98. Thanks for your video.
@CQExplorers 4 ай бұрын
Nice thank you for sharing your family history and your story on the dam
@sandfly60 4 ай бұрын
I'll think of the Archer standing guard over the waters.
@CQExplorers 4 ай бұрын
Yes, the poor old archer. Shane, it was never kept in better condition part of the Fitzroy history
@sandfly60 4 ай бұрын
I reckon it’s sad when they pull up railway lines.
@CQExplorers 4 ай бұрын
So much history down there
@sandfly60 4 ай бұрын
The family crabbing spot, back in the day.
@sandfly60 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Really enjoyed it.
@CQExplorers 4 ай бұрын
No problem, thanks for watching That was one of my very first history video's plenty more on my channel
@geoffgeoff143 5 ай бұрын
One of my favourite spots. Shame you missed most of it's history.
@CQExplorers 5 ай бұрын
Thanks. More history videos to come I guess 😁
@killmozzies 5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Looking forward to part2
@CQExplorers 5 ай бұрын
Part 2 will be soon 🙂
@jenkosgoldadventures 5 ай бұрын
Hello interesting videos are you able to detect around there?
@CQExplorers 5 ай бұрын
Hi there it a resource reserve own by Queensland government I think it's like the same as national Parks I'd be a bit scared doing it there but mind you it is tempting as I am a detectionist also but for relics I have seen a few people in there with PI machines one day. Didn't ask if they found any gold Just minded in my own business and kept on walking 😊
@dawgtheundying5303 6 ай бұрын
Lately I've been getting into Rocky's old tram network, if you're interested as well, it could be a good subject for a future video.
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Hey, good idea I've been interested in doing a video on the old lines as some of them you can still see in some places
@dawgtheundying5303 6 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see someone else who's interested in Rocky's old architecture! Thanks for the videos
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Love our rocky heritage we have so much Here
@zanejeffries8647 6 ай бұрын
There used to be house there at coconut point
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Hey thanks, Thought they might have been as I was seeing old glass China plate and the old brick and a few other things
@v8falconute46 6 ай бұрын
😎👍
@kerryslattery601 6 ай бұрын
Love your videos, I often show your vids to the family, they used to live in Mount Morgan, and it brings back so many happy memories for them . Thank you
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
No problem. Love making the videos of Mount Morgan, so much history! great town I'm finding everybody very interested in my videos of up there I get the most viewed.
@didee5336 6 ай бұрын
Thank you! My Gran was born there in the early 1900s so these were all places she knew very well. Really enjoyed this one.
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! It's amazing how many people have a connection to someone that grew up in the mount great place for history
@didee5336 6 ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers Very true. My great grandfather is buried in the Mount Morgan cemetery. Also two of his children who died in infancy (1900-1907) and are interred in the little children’s area near the entrance. None have markers.
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Sad about the two children being there. In the near future I'm going to be doing a history walk around the cemetery. There also a few of my relatives and my wife's are very there!
@didee5336 6 ай бұрын
@@CQExplorers that will be amazing! It is very sad about the children. I stood looking at that section once, and had tears running down my face. Such sadness. Yet it was so peaceful where they lay, under the dappled sunlight from the trees overhead. One day I must visit them again. Will be looking forward to this video. I have a rough idea where his grave is. From the entrance gate, about half way up the slope on the left I think. I couldn’t find it that time as I had limited time available. Sec 4 Row V Grave Tablet OO52. Also just remembered his first wife is there too. She was my great great grandmother. (Long story why he’s my great & she’s my great great) 😊 Hope you and your wife locate all your relatives.
@CQExplorers 6 ай бұрын
Wow I I would like to definitely add them to my research if you don't mind If you could give me some more details, maybe names That's if you Would like me to but totally up to you
@russelloneill3369 7 ай бұрын
Yep we constructed that bridge late90’s Resources Troop from 2cer Enoggera barracks costucted the bridge it took 2 attempts as originally the engineer stuffed up his maths and didn’t design it strong enough if my memory serves me correct it is designed to carry 60 people Was a great project to be involved in
@russelloneill3369 7 ай бұрын
I was a soldier at 2cer ennoggera barracks in the late 90’s we came to mount morgan and constructed a new suspension bridge in the middle of town was also given a full guided tour by the local council for our efforts a lot of history around here
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story well done on helping construct suspension bridge up there. I have another video on my channel to do with that suspension bridge and the old ones that are up there. Have a look for it
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, mate. It's always great to see my old stomping grounds.
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure Got to get out and make more soon 🙂
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
18:45 The pub that was there was an old 2-storey building. A fire in the 90s took out the top floor, so they ran it as a pub for some years after with no real roof. I think they just waterproofed the old floor.
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Nice thanks information. I've seen a few photos of that area with the pub
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
8:37 Our AFE depot was down at the end of that block on the corner of Stanley Street. It was once a wool store and you could see the worn tracks in the floor where the carts would go through the building to Quay which is now a set of apartments. I also found an old double bale hook in the rafters. I think I still have it somewhere.
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Brad. You're a man of much knowledge 😊
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
I remember when the School of Arts was at risk of being demolished due to its poor state of repair. There was an uproar, and so, it was decided to restore it to its former glory.
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Glad that they could save it
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
Back...way back, we were contracted to move all the furniture etc from the old Govt building to the new one behind your left shoulder. That was a fun few days. EDIT: They constructed it in those bricks and colours to compliment the City Hall building.
@trevkelly9371 7 ай бұрын
Good 1st vid for the year mate, iv deliverd to every 1 of those buildings, pitty u couldnt do some videos of inside some of them,
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Trev mate you never know I might be able too on a few see how I Go
@BradGryphonn 7 ай бұрын
Hehe, me too I think. I worked for NQX, AFE, AAF, Comet, TNT, Concorde, and Zippy's at various times over the years.
@kerryslattery601 7 ай бұрын
Another Great Video, thankyou
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Thanks Kerry 🙂
@allanferricks5868 7 ай бұрын
Yes that brings back memories I grew up there moved there when I was 9 yrs old a train ran from Rockhampton , Emu Park ,Yeppoon
@CQExplorers 7 ай бұрын
Sounds like great memories 😊
@v8falconute46 8 ай бұрын
good stuff. 😎👍
@CQExplorers 8 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊