I was there from 07 -12. This doco has a copyright date 2012 which looks about right from what I could see. That was the end of the construction boom. Things are a lot quieter there now and substantially cheaper living costs. Rentals have dropped from around $500/bedroom down to $100/bdrm, some even cheaper. My ex lives and works there and my oldest lad drives cranes for Mammots out of Hedland. Don't miss the place one bit.
@hopeless50255 жыл бұрын
Studied in Australia for five years .. loved it .. beautifully country ..drove from Brisbane to Melbourne twice .. countryside is the best part
@altinfoil5925 жыл бұрын
In the first 10 seconds, it says Australia is the 6th biggest country with "the largest coastline on Earth". Actually, Australia has the 7th longest coastline on Earth, according to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_length_of_coastline
@dontbelieveeverythingyouth81732 жыл бұрын
Never let the truth get in the way of some good old Australian "Bestintheworldism"
@robfraley42106 жыл бұрын
Music is TO LOUD for the talking... But W O W, that was Very interesting...!!! As an Ex lime rock Quarry & Coal stripmine worker, Ex Tugboat operator then Pilot... I found this REALLY Interesting. 👍😃😎
@kiwicol7383 Жыл бұрын
Visited port head in the early 90’s A German guy asked if he could swim in the channel the local guy said yes…… but stay shore side of the reed beds, when the tourist asked why ? The answer was will it gives you a head start from the sharks! Surprisingly he didn’t go into the water 😂😂😂😂😂
@ianblakemore46815 жыл бұрын
I visited Port Hedland in 2012 and it was a very impressive sight but the feedback I got from the Australians I spoke to was the mining operations were inflating housing and food prices over a wide area of Australia so on one hand it's been good for the countries economy but the inflation has left a lot of unhappy people. The thing I love about Australia is wherever I travelled everyone had a smile on their face so it can't be that bad.
@agentphenix98845 жыл бұрын
Absolutely crap audio.Interesting though..
@michaelmcneil41685 жыл бұрын
Amazing that such a large technological concern has no idea how to use audio.
@robertbryant68595 жыл бұрын
Must these docu-films have noisy, unnecessary thump-thump backing music?
@monoshock575 жыл бұрын
Jump up and dance dance dance, like I do.
@TheSouthernMale5 жыл бұрын
Great video, but the background music way too loud, very poor audio mixing.
@yrcc807playtercrescent25 жыл бұрын
Canada, not Australia has the longest coastline,, actually about 8 times as long as Australia
@dalelc435 жыл бұрын
Yet if you made a road that roughly followed the coast it would be shorter. Look at a map it's not hard, look at Russia's coast somehow yours 8 x size of that too. Zoom out google maps and look. One bloke stood at the starting point you measured 10km and yelled it back to him standing 100 meters away.
@thebeeveekay5 жыл бұрын
im confused. is this the largest bulk export port in the world? I wish someone would address this question.
@nunya29545 жыл бұрын
Yes, he says it at the 4:45 mark or there about. Turn it up and you can hear him say it is larges tonnage export port in the world. Tonnage - bulk = same thing.
@joebreau19674 жыл бұрын
It's the biggest Iron Or export in the world.
@Lakesurfer595 жыл бұрын
Right out of the gate this person states Australia has the largest coastline , not. Australia is number 8. Canada number 1 by far.
@BPMoments5 жыл бұрын
Lakesurfer59 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@nigelmorgan34495 жыл бұрын
I worked there from 1971 to 85 for Mt Newman had a ball
@abeelliott90465 жыл бұрын
Nigel, My uncles builder mate came out from england as a young bloke about that time early seventies and the stories he told me, it was a wild place. I think gladstone had nothing on port headland by the sounds of it. He He
@jimmytiler55225 жыл бұрын
Iwas fortunate to have been able to drive through it anacross it,took me 6 months in a 2.5 ton international harvesror truck back in 1975. Drove alot three hours before dawn so the gas in the line wouldn't vaporize and across the nullabar 6 to 7 foot red roo's.. It was dangerous but so rewarding. In 75' I'd say 99.9 percent was on dirt roads. imagine driving NYC to LA on dirt roads of many different types. Especially corrigateted.ones. Im 66 now iwas a dumb kid back then.
@shananagans55 жыл бұрын
And I bet you wouldn't trade the memories of that experience for anything. In 1975 I was a 12 yo tomboy. I found a junked 350 cc Bultaco motorcycle engine and my uncle helped me rebuild it and put it on a go cart. I learned to drive sideways that summer, and yes, those are scabs all over my face for my 6th grade school photo. lol Our young and dumb years do provide us with fun memories.
@jimmytiler55225 жыл бұрын
@@shananagans5 funny I to had bultaco motorcycle. Yeah it was one finecexperience,albeit dangerous.
@garyc54835 жыл бұрын
Was set to enjoy this but the sound level variations ruin it. Why the loud music over the speech ?.
@granskare5 жыл бұрын
in the us/canada great lakes, we had iron ore now carried by 13 1000 footers.
@fckgooglegooglefck91245 жыл бұрын
Right at the end, great slogon: "Our people are moving mountains, everyday."
@jameslynch57165 жыл бұрын
I worked no all aspects in the 60/70s on many jobs and it was a neat experience.
@refugeg2715 жыл бұрын
Is it true that Australia us basically controlled by 18 super rich families?
@fckgooglegooglefck91245 жыл бұрын
LOGOS MEDIA / UNSPUN youtubes cover the dark, eugenicidal ALDOUS HUXLEY and also his counterpart, Leonard George Holden Huxley, a major personality in Australia.
@jamessandlin44064 жыл бұрын
amazing documentary enjoyed it just wondered quite a bit about Australia over the years and its economy(how it works) i also found it interesting the relationship between Australia and a communist super power country like china and the possible effects on the average aussie citizen still lots of questions but i will keep studying
@olnamgrunt98575 жыл бұрын
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald comes to mind , luv the vids
@amandahudson4316 жыл бұрын
Volume up and down makes it hard to listen to
@ikay21025 жыл бұрын
My ear drums are gone !!!
@serialshagster66515 жыл бұрын
I second that, sack the soundman! Haha
@chevtruck10005 жыл бұрын
One would think that if that channel to the harbor was so important to the economy that it would be on the agenda somewhere to dig the damn thing a bit deeper.
@nzer575 жыл бұрын
They did from 09-11. All the land on the eastern side of Finnicun is reclaimed from what came out of the harbour, also the area north of Wedgfield and much of FMG port facility is reclaimed estuary from dredgings out of the harbour. They not only dredged the inner harbour but the channel out past the reef was also deepened and widened.
@chevtruck10005 жыл бұрын
@@nzer57 Nice, hopefully that'll give them some breathing room. It's no fun threading a needle with a rope.
@olnamgrunt98575 жыл бұрын
Come a long way from an England penal state God bless
@michaelmcneil41685 жыл бұрын
Don't send the sound man back we have our own peoblems.
@thomasb80445 жыл бұрын
i hate throbbing pounding background music. really ruins an otherwise good documentary. maybe its time to fire some of the music editors.
@monoshock575 жыл бұрын
Jump up and dance dance dance, like I do.
@keithwelton5 жыл бұрын
The obvious question to ask is why with Australia blessed with huge coal and iron ore reserves do they not produce the iron/steel in Australia to make even more money/jobs?
@nzer575 жыл бұрын
AU used to have steel plants at Newcastle and Wollongong. The Chinese killed them with much cheaper steel. www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/06/16/wollongong-the-other-steel-town-forgotten-by-the-election_a_21396178/
@carbidegrd15 жыл бұрын
the cost of energy
@keithwelton5 жыл бұрын
carbidegrd1 Surely the energy needed to produce the steel costs less in Australia than in China, Japan and Korea which import most of Australia's iron ore and indeed coal. It would also save on energy if steel was exported rather than steel's ingredients.
@mattoates76365 жыл бұрын
Cheap chinese steel coal and slave labour have killed the steel industry pretty much world wide
@richardc77215 жыл бұрын
@@nzer57 I've read several reports that China is sinking under it's own excesses from it's rapid growth. The Farmers are leaving the country for the cities and the better life it offers. Coupled with the growing demand the workers are putting on industry for higher wages, growing burden of a poorly built infurstructer is dragging their economy down. One of the biggest mistakes made by Europe and the US was giving away their manufacturing abilities. Entire factories shut down and all of their equipment sold for almost nothing to China. The UN through its bank, the IMF and other means pressured member nation's to do it. They promised great financial rewards to Co operating counties and threats of calling loans on countries who refused. I ve worked with and for international businesses in Canada, the States and Europe and have heard the same story, their politicians forced many industries to relocate to China. Many times the pressure came in the form of environmental laws, restrictions and fines / taxes making it impossible for industry to refuse. The UN pressured member nations to submit to environmental taxes and restrictions while imposing no such taxes or restrictions on China. On top of that UN poured hundreds of millions of dollars into China telling the world it was good business. Instead they have created a new monster that wants it all. Their growth is also putting heavy demands on world resources like never before, That is forcing prices around the world higher as availability of those resources dewindle China leaders have stated repeatedly that they will not be denied what they need. This has led to them putting massive amount of their GDP into building their military and building military bases on islands through out the Pacific so they can choke off international sea Lanes. By doing that they can block shipping to and from many nation's and demand whatever they want to. Same thing the Japanese did in the 20s and 30s. That hurt Australia badly because the cost of goods skyrocketed when much longer routes had to be used.
@rmorton31865 жыл бұрын
Very interesting doco thanks
@greenpedal3705 жыл бұрын
I hate this dramatised dumbed down narration.
@MrHmjg5 жыл бұрын
i worked at port hedland for a catering company in 1978. i only lasted for 3 months.
@wombatone55775 жыл бұрын
In 1976 Poon brothers were the caterers, the food was amazing and 24 hr service for shift workers.
@marktrollope30945 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the largest bulk shipping port in the world is. Anyone?
@philipjooste90755 жыл бұрын
C'mon, give us a clue!
@gryhze5 жыл бұрын
Jeez, cut the music especially around 36:36 with the coverage of the ship's engine room. The engines, gearing and shaft activity should be humming, not sounding like a out of balance washing machine...or a major worn bearing on the drive shaft.
@ccaaproduction1055 жыл бұрын
Excellent work, thank you for your sharing information.
@granskare5 жыл бұрын
I believe the Brit places use imperial units, miles, not kilometers.
@jeffcampbell15555 жыл бұрын
I'm confused, is Port Hedland the biggest bulk tonnage export port in the world?
@danajohnson37995 жыл бұрын
I know right? You would have thought they could have mentioned that "Port Hedland is the biggest bulk tonnage export port in the world" at least once during the video. Perhaps I missed it.
@dearliza13655 жыл бұрын
@@danajohnson3799 they mentioned it three times at the beginning and twice in the middle
@danajohnson37995 жыл бұрын
@@dearliza1365 - They do? I thought perhaps the Ausies were being typically modest, as they are often known to be. Well, I'll just have to watch the video again. Thank you for pointing out my mistake Dear hart.
@caahacky5 жыл бұрын
Seems to me it could be in-line to be the sixth biggest port in overall tonnage in THE WORLD - but I'm guessing.
@jeffcampbell15555 жыл бұрын
@@danajohnson3799 Heeheeheehee
@chevyman17225 жыл бұрын
So have they thought that iron ore WILL end up running out of the ground sooner or later...unfortunately when they don’t think about what’s gonna happen tomorrow is never thought of...and not just for Australia where I hope one day to visit but for every country across the world...bigger ships, bigger trains and bigger drilling buckets....just say if 100 years or whatever what will Australia do then? They would have depleted all their iron Ore but hopefully when they just about finish digging they’ll strike it rich with something big.....
@josephschmoe37965 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the biggest bulk port in the world is.
@zizamo15 жыл бұрын
let your goverment take your rights and give away your resources
@TombstoneHeart5 жыл бұрын
The kindest thing I can say about Port Hedland is this: When I'm king, I'm gonna have that shit hole nuked and if I plan it right, I should get South Hedland at the same time.
@davidsteele37485 жыл бұрын
TombstoneHeart made me laugh for ages , well done still laughing as I text , from a Brit
@dennisgt4795 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered of moving a huge amount of weight like this from one part of the earth to another would affect the earth's rotation or wobble.
@michaelmcneil41685 жыл бұрын
When you are wonder full come back and tell us
@dennisgt4795 жыл бұрын
@@michaelmcneil4168 ?
@cup_and_cone5 жыл бұрын
You're joking... Right? The amount they're moving is like 0.00000000000001% of the continent's mass
@dennisgt4795 жыл бұрын
No it's a honest question, think over the last say 150 years how much material has been moved around just by man kind, i do wonder if it actually has any effect, or is it so small in the grand scheme of things that it doesn't make a difference.
@michaelmcneil41684 жыл бұрын
@@dennisgt479 The answer is in the VEI tables a VEI 5 is Mt St helens a VEI 6 is Pinatubo, a VEI 7 which we are likely facing soon is a Tambora. On a map they are smaller than pock marks on a face. It would be hard to see a VEI 8 except for the plume.
@peredavi5 жыл бұрын
There’s going to be a fair amount of pain when China’s growth slows down a great deal. They’ve built up huge debts and a great deal of non performing loans on useless real estate and infrastructure. There will likely be worldwide strong recession coming early 2020s.
@aclark9032 жыл бұрын
This comment aged well!
@monoshock575 жыл бұрын
But, you drive on the wrong side of the road.
@CaptainArt7775 жыл бұрын
Learn this! Anytime you have one person gave their opinion without an opposite view, whatever comes out of their mouth is worthless. The first thing out of their mouth is they have the largest coastline in the world. Wrong!! Canada has is the largest. I believe they are number 8. Wow, that is a large deficient. Not sure about number 8 but I am sure Canada is number 1.
@robinblitz52135 жыл бұрын
Right on mate!!!
@optimisticfuture68085 жыл бұрын
Why not process the iron ore into steel in AUS?
@danajohnson37995 жыл бұрын
Silly Ausy, because like us Yanks, you expect to be paid a decent wage for a days work.
@cup_and_cone5 жыл бұрын
It's literally cheaper to ship dirt to the other side of the Earth than it is pay people a livable wage vs sweatshop labor. Let that sink in...
@nigelmorgan34495 жыл бұрын
Is the greasy spoon still parked outside the State port
@moneymandan62175 жыл бұрын
I had a dump in this port before
@christophergalland353 жыл бұрын
Why don’t the multi million dollar making companies put money into the town of Port Hedland and Karratha and the smaller towns and aboriginal villages like schools hospitals building the towns infrastructures helping unemployed locals the ones that have worked for the mining companies and now are unemployed because of being over45 years of age
@timbodtoolman70255 жыл бұрын
Why aren’t you making in to steel
@lukeduke30015 жыл бұрын
i wanna come and see that place
@davidsteele37485 жыл бұрын
Bit angry love Australia xx
@waynerainey26065 жыл бұрын
But they have "Good Sssss Kill" With the Music and the amount of overdrive you would think the is a documentary about some Polynesian cannibals or something....... My kid came running in ...Kong, Kong! Poor sound man for sure, the sound editor should have been yanked after the first daily
@Lakesurfer595 жыл бұрын
More bullshit Port Hedland is actually the 5th biggest bulk export port.
@bluegrass8185 жыл бұрын
Why all the background noise? Can't understand the narrator
@rmorton31865 жыл бұрын
Maybe it is because he is speaking English
@bluegrass8185 жыл бұрын
@@rmorton3186 ??????
@tomdavison91075 жыл бұрын
They keep saying the same thing.
@lifepiece95515 жыл бұрын
How do you spell 'Craikie' or is it 'crieky' .
@turbo.panther5 жыл бұрын
Crikey. These days hardly anybody ever says it and you almost never see it written down.
@alexisantonakis88975 жыл бұрын
Crikey...really...never knew that...;)
@monoman40835 жыл бұрын
loud but good....
@mohdhasnain24676 жыл бұрын
Upload vedio which is related to off-road trucking
@BRI33NOR5 жыл бұрын
Try Valencia n Spain.
@rualert16025 жыл бұрын
Sound management(?) on this video is appalling.
@monoshock575 жыл бұрын
Jump up and dance dance dance, like I do.
@briandufty16095 жыл бұрын
Dont want them ..
@salfordladcraigedeane23565 жыл бұрын
Australia dreams
@jamesrivis6205 жыл бұрын
Impossible to watch due to pathetic sound changes . Also boring as all hell bragging constantly.
@christophergalland353 жыл бұрын
Impressive the rich get richer the pore get porer
@mohdhasnain24676 жыл бұрын
Nice
@anthonyjohnramsey5 жыл бұрын
keep out of the water shark territory
@steviemack95 жыл бұрын
bad audio
@marcmcfarland36425 жыл бұрын
Why do the Aussies export the raw ore, wouldn't it be more profitable to smelt all that ore into iron and steel then export the finished product? I would think ya'all could make a lot more money that way.
@christophergalland353 жыл бұрын
The company film to impress the world and themselves. Tell us something about how they support the towns of Port Hedland and Karratha how the pore money into education library’s subdivisions homes shopping centres roads helping to fund rebuilding after cyclones Helping aboriginal and local people those that are homeless and the unemployed because of their policies to only employ fly in and fly outlets. House them in their own villagers use their own airports and feed them by importing their own shit not supporting anything locals automating everything creating more money for themselves and more unemployment. The money they make in a day they could build twenty towns the size of Karratha. The last time I was in Port Hedland I couldn’t believe the town hasn’t changed in twenty years but the port has taken over the coast line and it is all fenced off to the locals you can not find beaches to swim or fish that goes to for Karratha
@granskare5 жыл бұрын
I used to live in the UP of Michigan where iron ore was a big produce. But since 2016 Trump is now gop prez and he seems soft on russian prez Putin...I hope to be around in 2020 to get him out if he has not been impeached before the vote.
@rkgaustin90435 жыл бұрын
Crikey.
@isladurrant78956 жыл бұрын
... interesting otherwise, thank you for posting... That fucking music is loud/unnecessary.
@kennethconnors53165 жыл бұрын
and soon to be part of the caliphate unless the Australian people wake up
@7892rl5 жыл бұрын
Why do these videographers seem to think its OK to play annoying, shitty music during the vid??? You are NOT professional movie makers.....we're hear to watch interesting , in formative videos NOT have the experience RUINED by this SHITTY< ANNOYING music !!!