Great stuff Cam, this was amazing! Keep adventuring and keep safe. There's so many mines around Ipswich, I'm amazed more people don't know/ or go exploring in some of the bigger ones. That infamous coal seam really did prosper QLD to grow into what it is.
Sorry to have to tell you, they are not mine shafts, they are sink holes caused by the burning mines bel0w, this was our playground when we were kids in the fifties and sixties, Back then one could cook a potato in the heat coming out of the holes.
Yes I agree with you in respect of the underground fires in the Ipswitch area. With the Ipswich Motorway upgrade the geotechnical investigation revealed old mine workings under the proposed motorway alignment. These old mines were photgraphed prior to filling with flyash slurry. If you are interested, the article on this topic can be viewed in a Transport and Main Roads Publication called QUEENSLAND ROADS Edition No 9 September 2010. ISSN 0048-6388
This is another very interesting video. There’s another one over near the water tank that used to be a part of that house it’s a ventilation shaft. So it drops into the earth vertically which leads me to think that there must be entry points down the hill further. Anyway looking forward to seeing more
Thanks. After I checked my maps I think I missed a couple on the hill near the highway to the west. Next time I’m out there I’ll check them out. They may be tunnels.
just be careful with those tunnels @@camcarteradventures they leak gas and one of them is odorless and it is also deadly carbon monoxide from memory. I believe one can get sensors that can detect gas and I have seen other people exploring mines using them. Anyway all the best
Couldn’t say for sure whether they are shafts but there has been spon comb going on there for years so there is subsidence. Westphalen #3 isn’t far from there but might not be accessible these days
Mate there's way bigger ones than those there. Being kids exploring found 1 with 14 live wallabies in the bottom this hole was 6m by 6m by 6m deep Hessian bag and a rope got them out its probably still up in the bush there somewhere
Born and raised in Ipswich 👍im surprised this current Ipswich city council aren't charging admission to this area they must be nearly broke i couldn't get a shovel of dirt to repair foot path,👎👎🤠🦘
""Thomas Lewis, there's ya money maker! " So Aussie, love it lol
Great stuff Cam, this was amazing! Keep adventuring and keep safe. There's so many mines around Ipswich, I'm amazed more people don't know/ or go exploring in some of the bigger ones. That infamous coal seam really did prosper QLD to grow into what it is.
Thanks. I really enjoy finding these. I wonder how much history has been buried on that hill.
Sister used to live in the 1 mile. When hubby was digging a hole for a fence, struck coal just under the surface. 👍.
Don’t go into them as they’re very unstable
Sorry to have to tell you, they are not mine shafts, they are sink holes caused by the burning mines bel0w, this was our playground when we were kids in the fifties and sixties, Back then one could cook a potato in the heat coming out of the holes.
Yes I agree with you in respect of the underground fires in the Ipswitch area. With the Ipswich Motorway upgrade the geotechnical investigation revealed old mine workings under the proposed motorway alignment. These old mines were photgraphed prior to filling with flyash slurry. If you are interested, the article on this topic can be viewed in a Transport and Main Roads Publication called QUEENSLAND ROADS Edition No 9 September 2010. ISSN 0048-6388
This is another very interesting video.
There’s another one over near the water tank that used to be a part of that house it’s a ventilation shaft.
So it drops into the earth vertically which leads me to think that there must be entry points down the hill further.
Anyway looking forward to seeing more
Thanks. After I checked my maps I think I missed a couple on the hill near the highway to the west. Next time I’m out there I’ll check them out. They may be tunnels.
just be careful with those tunnels @@camcarteradventures they leak gas and one of them is odorless and it is also deadly carbon monoxide from memory. I believe one can get sensors that can detect gas and I have seen other people exploring mines using them. Anyway all the best
Love your content so much 😊 keep up the good work and thank you
Thanks very much. I've got another that will hopefully be ready next week.
Couldn’t say for sure whether they are shafts but there has been spon comb going on there for years so there is subsidence. Westphalen #3 isn’t far from there but might not be accessible these days
The Ipswich Road upgrade was over old mine shafts. These shafts were filled with a flyash slurry to make then safe from collapse.
I’ve been up through there it’s a great explore
Mate there's way bigger ones than those there. Being kids exploring found 1 with 14 live wallabies in the bottom this hole was 6m by 6m by 6m deep Hessian bag and a rope got them out its probably still up in the bush there somewhere
Born and raised in Ipswich 👍im surprised this current Ipswich city council aren't charging admission to this area they must be nearly broke i couldn't get a shovel of dirt to repair foot path,👎👎🤠🦘
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