Jack Absalom's: Red Dirt And Rockets
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2014
- 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.
Jack Absalom's spirit will always be alive on RUclips. :)
Rest in peace Jack, we will all miss you and your wonderful enthusiasm.
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..
And now he's gone bush one last time R.I.P. Jack Absalom 🕊
This man is full of positive energy :)
REST IN PEACE JACK
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.
I "came across" Jack when staying in Broken Hill for work(2023). Bored in a Hotel room, BANG! Just what I needed. How good.
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.
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
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.
wouldnt a got bogged in the sigma wagon!
Thank-you Mr Absalom.
Loved the insight about the missile and rocket testing history at Woomera. I agree with Jack, Australia should still be in the rocket business.
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
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?
old jack Absalom is a treasure him self .love the videos an paintings the stories the well presented
This guy is great
What an incredibly engaging and likeable presenter. It's a dying art, but he was a natural.
Top man what a character love old skool Aussies men who have banter like that aren't so thick on the ground anymore