Abandoned- Forgotten old farm house lost in the bush/Abandoned and decaying for 50 years
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Hey explorers! I have another country adventure for this video! :-)
This old farm house is one I found via Google maps while scouring the virtual countryside!
It is located in a really awkward spot and I have to navigate some good old fashion rugged Aussie terrain and bush land to find it.
I think it was one of the original cattle stations of the area and they farmed the land up til about the late 60`s/early 70`s and just packed up and left........
The home since then and the sheds have been on a decline in to decay but they still stand proudly weathering the elements.
The home itself had Edwardian and Victorian features and I pin it to around 1900-1910.
Join me on this adventurous trek out to this lost home which was once a long time and hard working farming families home and well being.
Hope you enjoy, thanks for watching :-)
Paul you are very brave going to the stones! So we as your fans are so lucky! Mate this was a real treasure. Absolutely loved it. Like you I was surprised by the tiny little kitchen area. Normally it would have been in a large room for all the family. Loved the cupboard between the fireplace and the stove which would have been filled from outside with wood for both fires. You didn't notice the old tin bath that was out in the garden. It would have been the original bath. Thankyou so much for capturing a real old Aussie girl. I could hear the children laughing and playing. The lovely old Holden EJ Ute just added to this wonderful story. Keep up your fantastic work 😀🇦🇺👍
Just a side note, who was whistling in the background?
Hi Frankie Taz :-) Firstly that was my phone making those whistle noises as it is my msg alert :-) Secondly I am glad you really enjoyed this one even the the home is far from its prime I agree it felt very much like being back in that time where the hard working farming family were living out their lives. It really felt like I was away from everything out there. Cheers for your support and for watching :-)
Loved this explore...I always get caught up in visions of the past, the life that once filled that beautiful old house. The location and the birdsong were sweet. Thank you! You never disappoint.
Hi dianne11ca :-) Yes agree the visions of the past are always going through my mind too, so wish to be able to see old pics of these places. I love these explores as there are the essence of exploring and adventure! Cheers for watching :-)
Yup, the old girl is in a sorry old state but what a gem. I can see what this house once was, those old decaying walls would have seen a family raised, cooking, baking, hard work and everything else. There would be a backstory somewhere. The birds were probably curious what you were doing. Thank you for the explore.
Hi Wendy :-) Yes knowing the back story would be nice and your right about the birds, while up on the ridge they went bonkers, protecting something it seemed. :-)
Such a peaceful location. I think it must have been absolutely adorable when it was lived in.
Me too Kathy :-) So wish we could time travel for half hour to see these old places in their prime :-)
It's been a while since you've entered a house without first calling out "Hello, is anyone here ?".
Great old house, must have been quite something in its day with its spacious rooms, timber paneling beneath the dado rails and the fruit tree orchard beside the house. Not far from the old Holden Ute are the remains of an old timber carriage axle & wheel, most likely the properties first runaround set of wheels. Going by the stone fencing and lay of the land, this place looks like it's in Victoria's western districts, I could suggest where but I don't want to be too exact. The original stone fence builders came from England, they then left the fence lines to join the Gold Rush and over time returned to building fences. Great explore and walkthru, thank you.
Hi Tim :-) yes mate Western Districts, I grew up around here with all these type walls around all our local farms also. Amazing to think it was nobe by hand as some of them are almost laser level and still straight to this day. I figured if anyone was still in this home they prob saw and heard me without a hello haha :-)
OMG. The outside world of that abandoned farm house looks spooky.
The first few minutes felt very creepy Mary then not so bad. :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 just as long as you're safe, that's what counts.
@@urbexindigo5164 you're more than welcome my friend. Keep safe always. Until then.
It sure looks creepy!
Yet another good one 👍🏼 ... I smiled every time you waved that stick around ... Urbex Indigo’s School Of Wizardry 🧙🏻♂️ ... stay safe out there dear man.
The car is a EJ Holden ute. The Holden EJ is a motor vehicle produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1962 to 1963. Introduced in July 1962, the EJ replaced the Holden EK series.
Boy,that was a hike and climb! Love your humor!(It's a lost art!)😁
Thanks Patricia :-) It was a great adventure not knowing what to expect and navigating the terrain with no maps! :-) Cheers for watching
This was one cool explore. What a lovely home I should this was at one time. Good bones. I agree with your and other comments that you can’t watch these without doing some time travel and hearing and feeling the life lived in such a home. Living, loving, Christmases, births, backbreaking work, just so much life. I always wanna kinda congratulate these really old places for what you just know was a job well done. You really worked to get us to this one but wow, she did herself proud! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it Sedora! :-) Yes it was an adventure and even they the old home was not in the best condition it was enough to give us the view back in time! Thanks for watching :-)
Dry stone walling must have been one of the hardest jobs around. There are some near Callington SA that are reminiscent of the Yorkshire Dales. The craftsmanship is exceptional.
Hi LFSC :-) Really hard work cant imagine the workers having a long life staying on that job but there were tough back then! :-) I agree some of the walls are so perfect it is hard to believe they were done by hand. Cheers for watching :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 Thanks for the video! The Leahurst Aged Care Home at Magill SA was demolished this week. I knew its fate was sealed when the temporary fencing went up and the salvage crew put a skip in the carpark. I'm hoping an urbexer managed to gain access to the place to document it before the excavator moved in. I'm told it was upgraded only a year ago. Another piece of Adelaide's social history falls to the developers.
@@lakefromeshippingcompany Sad.
I looked up the Silent Knight fridge looks to have been manufactured in the 1950's. Thanks for looking into this one, those old walls hold so many memories!
Hi Renee :-) Thanks for looking up the info, old fridge for sure never seen that make :-) Cheers for watching
And I’m pretty sure it was ran on propane ?
Wow! Its amazing how if left unattended a house will just fall to ruin. The firewood hatch is simply amazing. So smart to put it between kitchen and fireplace. Thank you for taking me on your adventures!
What a beautiful spot, I would have loved to have lived here. The stone walls are holding up well - I actually have a basic certificate for building them so its always nice to see that some ones work has lasted.
Fireplace looks usable. But you're in danger walking in an unsettling floorings. Keep safe please.
Yep they are risks for sure Mary. Cheers :-)
Be careful of hidden unmarked underground
wells in going to these places never go alone.
Definitely those can be a problem Punky :-) Thanks for watching
With the stone fences I know a lot of them were built by prisoners on day release, under guard that it, using stones collected from the paddocks.
Checking in late....was watching Phillips funeral RIP 💗🕊️. Anyways don't know if your into paranormal or not but @947 you could hear a female voice saying help me. Stay safe exploring these places alone but thank you for doing it 🙏☺️
Heard the voice
Hi Beth and Bev, I will have to go back and listen again to that. :-) Yes fully in to paranormal and here is my other channel for it :-) -ruclips.net/channel/UCQjIGCYi-49a3jnJMYMWEUw
Heard the voice and later heard a whistle@13:59
Agree with you Beth, Whistle Miz G sounded either like Paul's phone or a bird call
@@urbexindigo5164 cool I'll have to check it out....
Next to the fireplace in the lounge room was an opening where wood could have been put straight through from outside. (And later when you're outside you could see next to the chimney that there was a wood box that would have had the doors opening inside.)
I wondered what the little doors were for in the kitchen! I was picturing a little food pass for the shearer’s!
The rock walls always amaze me. Nice find in the middle of nowhere. The rooms were very large for an old building like that. Poor old cow.
Hi Jo :-) Yeah the poor cow may have been sick as it was not trapped or snagged on anything. Maybe a snake bit but that is rare although it does happen. Cheers for watching :-)
I'm a country girl so this is just perfect for me. I love when you go on the road, in the country, it brings back good memories of growing up on a rice farm in southern Louisiana USA. Love the stonework. 💜🙋♀️🇺🇸
Hi Donette :-) Im glad you could reminisce about your life back on the rice farm while watching this one. I sure enjoy getting out doing these ones! Thanks for watching :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 You're very welcome & thank you. 🙋♀️💜🇺🇸
The Silent Night Fridge was a 1940 era that ran on kerosene.
Poor cow 😔 huge place and a bit spooky. Especially when you thought you heard footsteps behind you. 👀 Nice find and thank you for sharing. Best wishes always. Tc 😊
Glad you enjoyed it Zalinda :-) yes the footsteps were close too from what I "thought" or imagined lol :-)
Another great video! Thank you for this one . But ...be careful! Keep safe please ...
Thank you Blue Jay, I will. Cheers for watching, glad you enjoyed :-)
The old Ute is a EJ or EH HOLDEN 1962 TO 1964
Good morning Paul,this was an amazing video,I'm not sure but I think I heard a faint voice around minute 944 saying HELP ME ,and twice a double whistle ,I believe in the paranormal as in Europe is lots of that ,but don't want to scare you Paul,I loved everything about that beautiful old farm house ,that stone wall brings me such nostalgia ,I felt sad for the poor cow as I'm a vet and sadesme to see animals dying alone ,I love your effort to do this for us , thank you Paul 👍👍👍👍👍🤗 from a Frenchy in Australia 🇫🇷🇦🇺
Hi Frenchy, glad to hear your a Vet and love animals. Poor old cow may have gotten sick all of a sudden as it was not trapped in there in caught up on anything. Maybe a snake bite but I think that does not happen very often? Glad you felt nostalgic watching this one too. It feels like I went to a totally different world out to this place and a different time, hard to convey in words. Thanks for watching :-)
Hello Paul. Great, but creepy video. I felt like you were not alone from the beginning.
At 9:46 I heard sounded like a child saying, " help me ", 14:00 whistle, 14:23 whistling, 19:31 whistle, 25:15 faint whistle, 28:26 whistle.
So I feel like whomever it was they were following you around trying to get your attention. As always, be safe and be careful. See ya in the next adventure.
I heard the whistles too!! Such an interesting exploration!
I’m tipping that was an old dairy farm with share milkers quarters. Shearing quarters were usually more singles oriented for up to ten men . Old Holden mate EJ/EH circa 63/64 . Corangamite is a word that seems to pop into my mind watching this one . Shame not any old papers or something for clues on when occupation finished. Couldn’t stay awake late enough to catch this one early you old night owl but these are my favourite . Awesome job n always looking forward to more.👍👌👏
Hi mate! Cheers for the info and yeah you are good at knowing these areas mate :-) My gut said the old ute looked to be holden too :-) I reckon the family walked away maybe early 70`s at the latest, prob had electricity put in late 50`s? Cheers for watching mate :-)
EJ/EH from a distance with the curved rear wheel well but the front looks more EH and especially the bubbled rear window seam.
Very old...but it would have been something else when it was lived in. Now it's just the sad resting place of the cow...RIP cow. 😔🇺🇸 thanks for the adventure!
By 1926, American-made Kelvinator refrigerators were being imported into Australia, but were very expensive. Hallstrom introduced the Silent Night gas or electric-powered refrigerator and was producing more than 1200 units a week by the mid-1940s. It seems the Silent Night was cheap to produce but expensive to run, So Hallstrom negotiated deals with the local electric companies to give owners a subsidy.
Is that a bird call 28:26 or your phone signaling a message? If it's a bird, what kind is it? LoL
Hi Orion Warren :-) Yes that was just my phone going off, it went off a few times I did notice while watching the video back :-)
Another great adventure. Looks like volcanic country ...beautiful stone walls. Would have taken a fair while to pick up and build. Cheers :)
Hi, Paul- Thank you for the extensive hiking to get to this property! This home confused me. Maybe it was because it would have had to have been occupied for generations to have the modern touches installed that I found in-congruent with an original homestead. You just wouldn't think of people leaving some of the things here, but then adding concrete around the outer edges, and steps. Why not update it to make the whole thing more user-friendly? Anyway, nothing at all in the barns had been updated, which is where the money is made, which I found odd. Possibly that was a milk processing machine of some sort? In any event, thanks- SDK
Where the fridge & dead cow were ..... I think you're right ..... it probably was the shearers sleeping quarters. (On a property that isolated there would have had to be accomodation for them.)
Hi Paul ... another good one ... Victoria? Holden Ute EJ or EH model. Thanks again, Ken
I would love to have seen this place in all it's glory, the cow made me sad thinking it died all alone, good explore though, very interesting!
Hi Karen yes seeing old photos of this place would be incredible :-) Hopefully the cow did not suffer as it was not trapped of snagged on anything, may have gotten sick or even a snake bite which can happen although to often. Cheers for watching :-)
Silent night fridge was run by kerosene before electricity.
Hi Andy :-) Cheers for that info and for watching, definitely an old place and an old fridge :-)
Perhaps if you’d have come by this property about 50 years ago, you might’ve been able to do a basic Reno job, but it’s far too late now...
Haha yes good point Jonathon :-)
I really like the stone wall, and rock foundation. Very good video. Thankyou for the tour. It's so nice to see your Australia. Take care, stay safe, cool and God bless you.
It is a 1963 EJ Holder ute
Another really cool explore. Thanks. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Marce :-) Thanks for watching :-)
Thanks Urbex indigo for sharing with me this video i really enjoyed it the farm house really old and it looked like it was old and it was not lived in a very long time and the floors did not look safe they had to much open floor boards and i am glad you was being safe while yo did your explore my friend i am from the U.S.A
and i always enjoy your channel and i always will and be safe and healthy and God Bless and thanks again.
Pretty rustic farmhouse. Thank you for going to the effort to film this. I wish that the farmers would fence off the hazardous areas from their livestock so that they don't get stuck in it or get injured. It seems rude to leave so much rubbish lying around and let the animals walk through it
Would have been a farm house in the past? abandoned for a very long time, salvage work done, nice old stove in whats left of the kitchen, what's left of the place. left to nature, and fall down
Well that old place is ready for the grim reaper hehe taking out the windows did her down, nice explore
I agree Rolf :-) I try and imagine this place when it was full of a farming family working living and making memories. Seems so distant ......cheers for watching mate :-)
Looks like it would have been a nice home at one time.
Definitely would have been a grand old home Carroll :-) Thanks for watching
I'm glad you are doing this, I would be to scared 😳 to do this. Stay safe.
Usually loss of roof causes so much decay. I was surprised to see roof being fairly solid...shows window loss does as much.
I would live to see a picture of the people who built this place.They put in a lot of work picking up rock and the home from floor to ceiling a very sturdy home when built.Amazing place. (Poor cow) please do be careful of snakes.👍❤️🇺🇸
That would be cool seeing old photos of this place Gayle :-) Definitely a grand old loving home in her prime :-) Cheers for watching
My Father actually met a man that built dry stone walls, had a team and stone-boat that was used to collect rocks from fields, (Gawd what a job of work that must have been) makes you respect how tough some old timers were. I would say, a late 1800's farmhouse modified and updated until the 1960's. mid fifties Holden? Cheers
Hi Gary :-) wow the stone walls I grew up around also not too far from this area and some of them are so straight and level that its hard t imagine they were all hand built with back breaking labor!!! :-) Yeah I think very late 1800`s too due to the interiors. I d think Holden for the ute also! :-)
Yes its a EJ Holden ute.
The shape of the fire place was made for a Metters No 1. Predates the kitchen stove. 1910s house added to after WW1 and again in the 1930s going on the bricks. 3 generation house. They would be Metters baths as well. Please dont be frightened of Bees, they wont hurt you if you dont hurt them.
Just move slowly when the guard bees are checking you out. Dont run and flap your arms and youll always be fine. I have 40 years working with bees.
However, someone like you who travels alone, should carry an Epi Pen because they do form hives under floor boards and if you break through into the hive, you are in trouble.
Next time you come across a hive, just sit and watch for 20 minutes, get your confidence up.
Hi AOAO :-) Thanks for the info , I used to come across bees in a lot of my early videos and never had any trouble but I was very wary also. Have recently filmed 3 or 4 where their honeycomb hive is huge and on an open wall :-) In the quiet season now so there was no swarming or too much action just a steady small amount coming and going from it. Epi Pen sounds good too! Cheers again! :-)
Wow that sink looks like it's still in good nic after all these years.
Maybe no water for the cow.
The cockatoos are warning the ghosts that a fleshy human is coming 😉 Ooooh you are making me nervous for you walking on those floors 😱 be careful. That's a good size place. It must have been bustling with activities back in the day. Yeah I agree with you on the wiring. If it was a lot older it would have had rubber and cloth wrapped around the wires. That old style stopped just before the 1960's. I grew up with construction relatives 😉. You find some interesting places. Thank you for the view.
Haha yes Marlena the cockatoos were definitely making a warning sqwawk when I first went up on the ridge! lol :-) Big old house, must have had lots of memories that all of a sudden stopped around the 70`s in my opinion. :-) Cheers for watching
Rusted remains of a truck, Ute? Abandoned farm house and sheds
Great video did you know that some times a hair from horse tail can turn in to a worm if it gets wet we use to play with what we called hair worms
That horse hair is what we call burlap material.
Ah yes I do remember that now Punky, its is also a type hessian here also. :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 And the hessian was commonly used as a cheap inside wall lining. After attaching it to the walls it was painted with layers of Calcimine paint until it became solid
You are incredible !
Thanks for the support Katrina :-) I love getting out to these isolated finds and just seeing what can be uncovered :-) Thanks for watching
thank god your not in a rain storm videoing this old farmhouse, . setting fire in the fireplace the whole house would burn.? nice video of days gone past!
Haha your prob right t m :-) This place would have been quite the farming hub back in its hey day. Thanks for watching :-)
Excellent video! Strange whistle noise at 13:58. A bird? Human?
Hi Stevbid :-) Those whistles were my phones msg alert going off haha. :-) Thanks for watching
:-) Oh wow what an adventure poor lonely house appears out of the bush what a find. Did you hear a whistle? When you said there is the kitchenette? Still grand despite it being in ruins would have been beautiful in its prime. I heard the footsteps. A lot of history and stories from those walls. I reckon it would be very spooky at night! The ute is a Holden. Thank you:-) 🏡
Hi Megan :-) Yes that whistle was my phone going off, it went a few times I noticed while watching the video back :-) Glad you enjoyed the adventure Megan, it was a real blast heading out in that terrain to find the old place! Cheers for watching :-)
@@urbexindigo5164 oh rats I thought it might have been a sprit
Where there is Bracken Fern there are Bull Ants.
When bitten by a Bull Ant, pull out the Bracken fern, peel the roots and rub the sap on the bite.
The sting goes away immediately.
More great tips mate! Thanks heaps. have some more of these country ones coming too! :-)
A bathroom that’s not out on the back porch. Remarkable.
I'm all for saving old properties, but that one didn't look like a doer upper! The cowsheds looked in better condition. Wonder how long that cow had been there as it didn't seem decomposed, but noticed you never said there was a smell around it. Surprised the wildlife hasn't been in to feast on it. How did it get in? Are there still cows around the area and how often are cattle bitten by snakes? Loved the wall! ;-)
Hi LWF :-) I think you may be right, a bit past doing it up....haha. The poor cow may have got sick real quick as it was not trapped in there nor snagged on anything. Could have been a snake bite although that is not very common but does happen. Was no smell at all so it had been there well over a month I would say. The area is Mill cows/cattle and sheep so they do graze in these paddocks. Thanks for watching.
What brand of boots do you wear?
I want to buy a pair so that my feet don't get spiked by those 'prickle pods'.
they are Mongrels mate :-) Def good against prickles :-)
If only the walls of the abandoned derelict old property could speak. Another fascinating explore thanks Paul of what appears to be a late Federation dwelling. It is inevitable how natures takes over derelict buildings.
Hi Julz :-) I looked up that wall covering and it was hessian fibrous plaster boarding :-) The old horse hair stuff only had hair mixed in to the plaster not as a backing. Oh it would be good to hear those walls talk. Cheers for watching again Julz :-)
Cockatoo is like crow's here in America!🐦
love this one, I liked the hike to the location, the house and the walls
What an interesting find!
It sure was Blaze Duskdreamer :-) Thanks for watching
Thank you for this interesting vid from nana di
This old farm might be haunted great find but from nana di
I do not know much about Australia, always see those water tanks with water coming off roof, did they drink the water.
Hi Linda :-) Yep the tanks were rain water for drinking and shower. Also a tank up high on a stand was used to gravity feed shower and taps but the pressure was very low haha :-)
A very great adventure 😊
If the walls could talk the store thay could tell be safe
The stone wall is beautiful. So much work must have gone in to building it. You wonder about the time it took to gather the stones and then prepare the area for the fence line, and how many people worked on it and for how long.
Amazing to think that was just part of farming back then hey ke&him :-)
This house would have been amazing when first built! It is a considerable size as well! (Wouldn't surprise me if they had some house help!)
I love the stone walls around the property, it's better than wood fences.
Thanks for sharing another farm house.
Here from Las Vegas 🇺🇸.
Thanks for watching Sandra :-) Glad you enjoyed :-)
That to me would be a peace and quiet place. They took the moldings for the windows and doors...
Very different world type of feel their Belle as if went to a totally different time also :-) Thanks for watching :-)
Always the highlight of my Saturday! Awesome explore. Stay safe, Paul. Peace ✌️
Thanks heaps for your support Susan! Glad you enjoyed :-)
Place looks freaky, weird, spooky and eerie. Floorings are weak and molded in some ways.
Hi Mary, yes it was eerie out there, but also serene, different world feel :-) Thanks for watching
I hope you tell someone where your going when you go to these places and I hope you take someone with you at all times. There are a lot of weirdos out there. Nice video 👍
Looks like great snake country. You are so brave to do these explores, especially alone.
Anti venom not on board i presume lol
Love watching your videos, absolutely amazing 👏
Thank you so much Karin :-) Appreciate your support a lot. Cheers for watching :-)
Thanks for sharing this creepy video. Just becareful and keep safe. God bless 😇 you . Good luck to your next adventure. Until then.
Thank you so much Mary, and same to you. Until next adventure! :-)
@@urbexindigo5164, you're more than welcome my friend. Good luck to your next adventure and, God bless 😇 every step of the way. Until then.
That stuff on the walls ain’t horse hair I don’t think, it’s hessian from old sacks.
Yeah mate I think it was hessian fibrous plasterboard as I looked it up afterwards. The old horse hair stuff only had hairs mixed through the plaster. :-)
Amazing, also scary.
Foot steps behind you, gave shivers .
Glad you liked it Kerrie :-) Yes had a few strange vibes up there! Cheers for watching :-)
I wish I could have seen this as a new build with all the federation and Victorian trims.
Me to Debra :-)
EJ Holden ute.
i thik the car was a ej holden not mad about cars just looks like the one owned by grandfather
Hi Vicki :-) Yes my first instincts were a holden too :-) Thanks for watching
Those fireplaces are still very nice, the house, not so much. Really great location, lots of land and very peaceful. Thanks, Paul
Glad you enjoyed it randi :-) Thanks for watching and your support :-)
The old car looks like and EJ Holden
It wouldn't surprise me if this place once had farm hands as well as a maid/cook for the house!
Gorgeous find ... 😊✌️
Wow this beautiful home holds some great memories I bet... people dream of a home like this it its Glory...
I think so too Sniperstyle69 :-) Wish we could go back 70 years or so and see :-)
The ute is an EJ Holden.
Really intèresting find. Very old indeed. I feel sad about the cow. Poor girl. May she be at peace now.
I'm a new subscriber and really enjoy your channel. Thanks
Hi ClarkOVision :-) Welcome to the channel, thanks so much for subbing and watching. Yes poor old cow at rest now. Glad you are enjoying the channel :-)
It's a Holden EJ or EH Ute
Another great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Warren :-) Thanks for watching
what a old gem nice find again
I knew I would finally get to see a farm that's similar to what my dad described growing up in, his dad a hard working farmer, momma raising and home schooling 9, "IT WAS THE HARD KNOX LIFE"💜