I don't believe a lone person acted here. In the early days of Wollongong there was a coal mine below Brokers Nose, the ramp for the rail tracks is visible on Google Earth, now overgrown. ADIT is a term used for underground mine ventilation shafts that I've heard about in other podcasts. Show some evidence to support the story about this soldier, otherwise I'm not convinced.
The word "ADIT" was used to describe a WW2 Explosives tunnel found in the Royal National Park by road mantiemce crew. Whether it's true or not. That's the myth. We will never know.
The story re naming because of miners familypicnicing isnt right !!! My family lived there one of first farms Tarrawannabelow Corrimal mineMy father ,gr father, gr gr father miners.There was afamily photo of picnic groupgoing up escarpment,fascinating as ladies in long whitedresses abs wide.hats. Mycousins and 2 friendsrode horses up scarp,it was toosteep to go back and we pushed fence down abdhandjunpedthemover,then onto maddens plainspicton cornerhowit was once..and on to mount ousley. As forsoldies story..never heardof,thoughDad( whoknew all the area) found a revolver wrapped in oilcloth in a cave.
I'll stick with Wikipedia for the time being. ;) The name is vague in its origins and there are two possible explanations for it. One tells that an early settler named Brooker was the origin, the second that poor miners would take their families up to the summit for picnics, and they were brokers (poor people).
Wikipedia is wrong. That is very rude of you. Direct descendant of of residents and miners who lived there since convist days,originally cedar getter,farm ST named for). Have photo 1895 of 2 Tarrawanna family who quite possible carved some of those. And in Trove is report of how one son was killed when looking up escarpment for lost cattle,taking refuge from rain,boulder fell and flattened one son,the other ran desperately back for help, while father ( my gr gr grandfather) dug hopelessly to try and rescue. Lots horse stories too but not for those who prefer Wikipedia. I roamed up that way from kid ,from pit pony way,stable.... could have added but never mind .I'm over 70 now and truth must not matter to you.
In the late 1960 the Australian Army had a mock Vietnam village with a underground tunnel systems and mock houses for training you went trough a gate at Bellambi creek and was in a rain forrest setting the tunnels were cement linned so some would still exist,
Hi Robert. I had a real good go at finding the Viet-village today in the area you suggested the tunnels may be in. I did come across a few mysterious things but no luck in tracking down any tunnels. Do you have any further information you can give me? The video of my explore today is being uploaded as i write this comment. Comment on that video if you get a chance.
Hi mate, I also heard about this place through word of mouth. Do you happen to have an approximate GPS coordinate of it? Thinking about tackling it from beneath the escarpment instead of descending!
Hey Glen. I have a music picture slideshow of this day out & on the first few pictures it shows maps and the numbers you are after. Here is the link & good luck. ;) ruclips.net/video/6s93khXX8J0/видео.html
Been to this a few times over my life.. at 14 Greyham Farley and myself went in there with no torches or light and our two dogs fell into to pit at the end.. Gresham held my legs while I hung down and fished them out in the dark, back in 1995... always wondered how close we were to loosing the puppies, good to know that it was sealed... there goes 27 years of wondering what was down there..
I was trying to research the history of this cave after walking there today when I came across ur video. I had someone point me in the right direction, but was still a bit of guess work. Oh and I too have always been a barefoot bushwalker!!
For a music picture slideshow of this day out pls click on the link below.
ruclips.net/video/6s93khXX8J0/видео.html
I don't believe a lone person acted here. In the early days of Wollongong there was a coal mine below Brokers Nose, the ramp for the rail tracks is visible on Google Earth, now overgrown. ADIT is a term used for underground mine ventilation shafts that I've heard about in other podcasts. Show some evidence to support the story about this soldier, otherwise I'm not convinced.
The word "ADIT" was used to describe a WW2 Explosives tunnel found in the Royal National Park by road mantiemce crew. Whether it's true or not. That's the myth.
We will never know.
Maybe called brokers nose because its nose was broken ? Makes sense .maybe had a more defined point coming out of the face ...easy mineing ?
Maybe you can submit your theory to wikipedia and they might go with it. ;)
Your Reference to ''Trig station' is this referring to a Geodetic marker.
Correct. Trig station to us older gents.
My brother fell 60 metres off brokers nose cliff
I hope he is still alive.
What was he doing to fall down such a long way?
The story re naming because of miners familypicnicing isnt right !!! My family lived there one of first farms Tarrawannabelow Corrimal mineMy father ,gr father, gr gr father miners.There was afamily photo of picnic groupgoing up escarpment,fascinating as ladies in long whitedresses abs wide.hats. Mycousins and 2 friendsrode horses up scarp,it was toosteep to go back and we pushed fence down abdhandjunpedthemover,then onto maddens plainspicton cornerhowit was once..and on to mount ousley.
As forsoldies story..never heardof,thoughDad( whoknew all the area) found a revolver wrapped in oilcloth in a cave.
I'll stick with Wikipedia for the time being. ;)
The name is vague in its origins and there are two possible explanations for it.
One tells that an early settler named Brooker was the origin, the second that poor miners would take their families up to the summit for picnics, and they were brokers (poor people).
Wikipedia is wrong. That is very rude of you. Direct descendant of of residents and miners who lived there since convist days,originally cedar getter,farm ST named for). Have photo 1895 of 2 Tarrawanna family who quite possible carved some of those. And in Trove is report of how one son was killed when looking up escarpment for lost cattle,taking refuge from rain,boulder fell and flattened one son,the other ran desperately back for help, while father ( my gr gr grandfather) dug hopelessly to try and rescue. Lots horse stories too but not for those who prefer Wikipedia. I roamed up that way from kid ,from pit pony way,stable.... could have added but never mind .I'm over 70 now and truth must not matter to you.
@@sskys2442 send it to Wikipedia so they can verify & update their information.Until then your story is fiction!
In the late 1960 the Australian Army had a mock Vietnam village with a underground tunnel systems and mock houses for training you went trough a gate at Bellambi creek and was in a rain forrest setting the tunnels were cement linned so some would still exist,
Thanks for the tip.
Will look into it.
Hi Robert. I had a real good go at finding the Viet-village today in the area you suggested the tunnels may be in. I did come across a few mysterious things but no luck in tracking down any tunnels. Do you have any further information you can give me? The video of my explore today is being uploaded as i write this comment. Comment on that video if you get a chance.
I can @@Optimus_Prime.
Hi mate, I also heard about this place through word of mouth. Do you happen to have an approximate GPS coordinate of it? Thinking about tackling it from beneath the escarpment instead of descending!
Hey Glen.
I have a music picture slideshow of this day out & on the first few pictures it shows maps and the numbers you are after.
Here is the link & good luck. ;)
ruclips.net/video/6s93khXX8J0/видео.html
Adit is just north of the nose about 20m east of the bottom of the cliff face
Been to this a few times over my life.. at 14 Greyham Farley and myself went in there with no torches or light and our two dogs fell into to pit at the end.. Gresham held my legs while I hung down and fished them out in the dark, back in 1995... always wondered how close we were to loosing the puppies, good to know that it was sealed... there goes 27 years of wondering what was down there..
I was trying to research the history of this cave after walking there today when I came across ur video.
I had someone point me in the right direction, but was still a bit of guess work.
Oh and I too have always been a barefoot bushwalker!!
Mathew gives nof# lol, he's lit, I think it looks cool there usually every Chinese whispers there's always truth underneath it.☺💫🏕💯
Dee what's your email??
You disappeared from me!