Broadbeach's BIZARRE Burials (& A UFO Caught on Camera!!)

[@walkaboutwithrob]

There does seem to be an unidentified flying object in one shot. As it's below the level of the clouds, I don't think it's a shooting star. Any idea what it could actually be?

[@ClintonLovell]

Well it was all once swamp. So, swamp gas. 😀

[@ageofatheism6638]

Nah definitely a shooting star speed and tail trail match perfectly .

[@monjon868]

It's a shooting star mate. Hey Rob can you do a video on Redbank as it does have some fascinating hidden gems such as the Army barracks and dumping of WWII relics in the rifle range including bombs , woolen mills , markets, railway workshops ,sink holes ,xxxx malt factory, train museum, rifle range, .Kerwick street cop shop the first place Bill Hayden was a cop, the commercial and Kerwick hotels,the piggery, the mini bike track ,the 74 floods,the school,the school of arts building,the churches,the coal mine ,the proposed radioactive dump site near the malt factory. Give me a hoy if you are interested .

[@hellopossum163]

UFO shooting star would have left longer tail and way to quick

[@ThePowerbloke]

IMHO I think it was meteor. It had a trajectory, though briefly seen, never changed speed or direction.

[@mindcogs]

I like the quick cuts to street maps 👍 helps us understand what you're describing

[@elephantgiftstore]

Boobs

[@PX125E]

I remember wandering around lennons pool as a child and never knowing what is was called or where exactly it was. Until now.

[@sandramackin9817]

That was extremely interesting, amazing to think what it must have looked like with rainforest going down to the waters edge.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

No need to wonder. Bring your money up North and take a look at places like Cape Trib. Plenty of other places also.

[@sandramackin9817]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 I been up north, prefer down south actually.

[@servantofgod5642]

It was the same as up north but cooler, no crocodiles but a lot more yowies.

[@rogergreen9861]

Another series of 55 year old flashbacks thanks to your work, Rob. I lived in Kurrawa from mid 60s to late 80s, on and off, and will warn viewers about the magpies in Cascade Gardens every Sept onwards. Wear a helmet. Am now itching to go back for a wander around what used to be flats set between sand pits.

[@valdemarwake]

I stayed in Broadbeach in 1940s. At the time of the Americans were all over the place. I vividly remember a B17 flying around the shark tower at Broadbeach. At the time the main hotel was the Surfers Paradise hotel. It had it own small zoo. My brother and I used to go out on the main road and follow the US army convoys where soldiers used to throw US candy to us.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Such wonderful memories. I'm hoping you have some never before seen photos of the area from decades ago?

[@pquodling]

My grand dad was a Real Estate Agent in the 30s - Built (by hand) three houses at Palm Beach - he had one of those telephone things - his business number was currumbin 9.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Was it on a single wire "Party Line" system too? 🤔 We certainly realize we're old when we start remembering things like that from our childhood! 😉😊

[@greghayes9118]

Switchboard

[@servantofgod5642]

Fantastic man. But you shoulda seen the joint when my Yowie relatives lived there.

[@raymondsvensson4667]

The monorail carriages actually were the same ones used for expo 88 in Brisbane

[@adamjones1805]

Very interesting information about Broadbeach. I always wondered if the entire Gold Coast was once all rainforest and swamp.

[@SlimjimMK11]

Thank you.. Your research as usual is excellent..

[@Maca1969]

Is that a UFO at 16:00mins ?

[@FirmNo]

That was a bit weird wasn’t it?

[@AlisonReacts]

Awesome to see you covering the GC too! As a Brisbaner that works down there for the leading radio station, I’m so stoked to be able to learn this history of that area, not just Brisbane. It feels like little golden nuggets of information and it helps me gain a depleted respect for the area. Thanks again!!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@AlisonReacts thanks! I’ve done a few videos down the Coast. Much more to explore too.

[@rooboy69]

I played football at Broadbeach for decades and never knew that park was a burial ground. Thanks for sharing

[@JamieRogers95]

Your description of the location of the cotton farm had me in stitches 😂

[@loissaedder2214]

I used to live in one side of the boobs. Our farm was at Bundall, not far from the racecourse. Somewhere we have photos of my great grandfather, my grandfather and his brothers with their horse and wagon loading sugar cane. We left there around 1967/8.

[@jeadusteal9495]

15:58 U.F.O. can be seen streaking across the sky. 👾👽⚗Thanks for another informative video.

[@wisewillow5731]

Excellent doco, thank you. And the UFO at 15:51 point interesting too!!

[@mountmeeviews]

thanks for putting in the time signature - I totally missed it :D

[@johnno.1985]

Thanks Rob, great viewing as always 👍

[@memberHD]

Some of those old photos are awesome. The place changes so fast.

[@VHMMP]

Back in the mid-1960s we stayed at the Hi Ho Motel and vividly recall feeding 2-shilling coins into the back of the B&W TV to operate it. We pretty much grew up at Broadbeach, spending every school holidays there for weeks on end and most weekends. Close friends owned a house in Brittania Avenue and we used to camp in their back yard. This was when there were no high-rise, no apartment blocks, just fibro shacks everywhere. Broadbeach was a really nice place over 60 years ago. Now it is just depressing and far too commercial. Drank my first beer at the Lennon's hotel.

[@Degjoy]

That’s ridiculous- it’s a gorgeous huge long beach. Very clean and safe. Elsewhere in the world beaches are much less beautiful. Plus it was illegal to be gay in Queensland until 1990, so it can’t have been that wonderful

[@VHMMP]

@@Degjoy the beach today is a mere shadow of what it was up until the big cyclones of the 1970s wiped it out. And shadow being the operative word with all of the high rise casting so much shadow over the beaches in the afternoon. I can remember standing in full sun at 5pm in the 1960s while surf fishing - not a shadow anywhere along the beach. And the streets were so very quiet and friendly around Broadbeach. Now it's over-developed and busy streets.

[@zazzleman]

Living it up there Rob

[@camoz]

Epic video mate. Been checking my phone for the past week waiting for it. Love the GC vids

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Awesome, thanks for your patience on this one!

[@richardbaker2701]

Thanks for coming down to the Gold Coast Rob! Unfortunately what little history we have left here is so often and so readily washed away by development. It’s great to see you showing that there is more to the story than the last 30 years or so. Absolutely looking forward to your Southport episode one day!

[@hypercomms2001]

Fascinating, and thank you. Although I have visited the Gold Coast on many occasions in my parents in the yearly 1970s, myself in the early 1980s... I have wondered about its history... Remarkable how quickly it grew in developed...

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

That object @16:00 is below the clouds and changed course and is heading north. You got yourself a UFO on camera! Congrats!

[@TheWAZA81]

Always informative and interesting to watch mate. Love your channel 👍👍

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks 👍

[@grahambishop263]

What a great video so much history in this one area

[@straightedgeredhead]

I don't like the Gold Coast usually, but you have made this subject extremely interesting - thank you!

[@yardman111100]

Well done Rob. To do Broadbeach to a 17 minute video and include all that history is good going. I learnt heaps. I go there all the time as well and always wondered about the ol days. Similar to all that stretch of the coast. Natural, timber getting, beach mining and now the urben.

[@crystalclear7984]

New Aussie subscriber Rob. Good channel.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy some of my other shows

[@ThePowerbloke]

Thanks again for some great information Rob. The Gold Coast has many memories for me way back when I was barely out of my teens our family used to stay at the Broadbeach Island Caravan Park and I rode that monorail more than a few times later on. Also, from early 2004 till late 2007 I lived in Coomera, Helensvale and Hope Island. Yes I moved around a bit. 🙂

[@rachelabu7218]

I Think you just caught a UFO sighting also at 16:00 mins on the beach 😮

[@OzzieLife]

Great video mate, thanks for posting.

[@FKNSND]

Another brilliant piece of work Rob.

[@thewarlockbride2205]

OMG you walked right by my apartment complex! So cool to see Gold Coast history stuff, i'd love more on Gold Coast suburbs, maybe the old railway line perhaps? Thanks Rob :)

[@sebby101]

As a gc local really appreciate your vids man. Grew up on Amarthurst st Runcorn myself so really good to reminisce about the youthful days. 😅

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I really liked living in Runcorn back in the 80's.

[@Sem5626]

ah legend, i was hoping you would cover the sand mining that happened down there we got to study it as part of my civil engineering degree down at griffith there, really interesting stuff on how they damn near destroyed the beaches down there and how they brought them back

[@walkaboutwithrob]

It's an incredible success story in changing a mining area into a successful residential and commercial area. They did great work back then.

[@Ducayneau]

I always love visiting the Springbrook national park when I visit Qld/Gold Coast.

[@DZ_AU]

Another great video Rob, definitely one of the most interesting of the series so far and loving the addition of the drone footage. Thoroughly enjoyable!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks!

[@Julie-jewels390]

Hi Rob , I love your videos I saw u that day , we beeped and waved to u Keep up the good work

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I hope I waved back...

[@julesturnbull4397]

That was an excellent history adventure. Thanks Rob. Great job as always. 🎉

[@clubgus07]

Great Work Rob i too would stay on the Goldie if that motorway has anything go wrong. Thanks for the tour of Broadbeach my favourite place away from the busy Surfers. Good to see a bit of history I bet more history as you keep going towards Mermaid Beach, Nobbys, Miami and Burleigh Heads hope you stay a few nights keep going towards Coolangatta this a beaut part of the South Coast.

[@JasonSnow-zq2ve]

Yeah, I saw it. 15:58 for anyone here to see it. Top right of screen.

[@anthonymunn267]

Thanks for another great video, Rob. Love seeing your GC vids 🏆

[@cryptscendence3421]

Love the capture of the UFO I have seen 6 clearly in the Brisbane skies one evening after a storm here. You could fully see the outline clearly through the clouds a 10 second experience.

[@shellebelle53]

Well worth the wait for this one. Spent many a weekend down that way as a teenager. Great memories 😊

[@walkaboutwithrob]

It's odd, I shot tonnes of footage but the finished product was only 17 minutes. I think I was extra tough in the editing on this one.

[@shellebelle53]

@walkaboutwithrob Wow, really! Well, I can safely say that even if it had been 70 minutes instead of 17, I still would have watched it in its entirety 😊

[@BrisbaneLivestream]

Great video! Haven't been to the casino since it rebranded..!

[@ChrisBrown-du7ur]

great show Rob loved it.

[@therealaussieguy3025]

At 16:02 was that a UFO?

[@aftonline]

Looks like a shooting star.

[@ozziecozzie274]

I saw that too! Meteorite maybe?

[@maqimusic]

Thanks Rob! Another great history video. I particularly like the history you mention relating to our First People. The references to campground sites and the fact that you finish the video by bringing it back to Kombumerri Park and the burials is awesome, IMHO. It is always good to know how our lived environments have become the way they are, but I find it especially important to try and understand what it was like before settlement and/or development where possible. Thank you for all you do sir!!! [Edited for spelling]

[@Oucluscupitumamo1]

I subscribed cause this channel is so interesting. Don’t get ‘probed’ by the aliens Rob 👽🛸👽

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Jupiter Mosman, as a young boy, was 1 of a party of 4 (including his mentor Hugh Mosman, Clarke and Fraser) who found the rich Charters Towers Goldfield in 1871. He had a wide ranging working life and was very highly regarded by later citizens of the Towers, being buried with honours there at the age of about 84. Check out his life story on Wikipedia.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yes, I did read up on his life. Very interesting man indeed.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@walkaboutwithrob The comment was more for subsequent viewers Rob - you having obviously already done the research. 😉 1 thing that you might be able to check up on sometime is details of how many, over what period, to whom and the possible locations of any surviving instances of the "king" breastplates that were issued to local leaders of Aboriginal groups. In that Wikipedia listing for Jupiter Mosman there is mention of another "local Aboriginal leader King Kiara, son of Barney, of the Dalleburra people, who wore his breastplate for the occasion" officiating at an unveiling ceremony. I have seen photos of such breastplates but, even over a lifetime of being raised with, living with, working with and for and employing Aboriginal people, I have never seen 1 in the flesh. The closest was probably many years ago when a remark at our dinner table by a neighbour that his son was working in Tasmania elicited the response that "I've been to Tasmania, Boss" by an older gentleman with the name of "Kingy" Costello. Apparently he had once been taken down all those thousands of miles to aid in the search for a missing child. Unfortunately the old man was long dead before my own knowledge had reached a level to be properly interested.

[@brydensears6318]

Great video

[@DaniPitchford]

Totally amazed.. Love broadbeach... :D

[@a.t2427]

All these comments about a UFO and I'm just surprised to see an ice cream van 😂 I haven't seen one for years...I definitely would have run after it

[@joylinjoseph2153]

Great history. Thanks for sharing 🎉

[@barter56]

I saw it at 16:00 , another great video

[@aydenhurley9206]

Hi Rob. Love your channel, not actually from Australia but I've been living on the Gold Coast for 24 years. I'm a truck driver and can relate to many of your videos. I'm wondering if one day you may be able to do a segment on all of the old gold coast railway lines. Like Ernest Junction, station St Nerang down to Coolangatta. Iv tried to follow the old lines but got lost from molendinar to Nerang. Anyways cheers for the good work mate.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I am keen for sure to retrace their course. But if there is dense bushland along the way I'd have to detour.

[@ashleycorkadale1744]

Always awesome work mate… gee that craft at the 16 min mark was moving.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I think it was a bird

[@PollyAndJon]

Interesting information, thanks for sharing! As someone who also is fascinated by the Gold Coast and make videos about activities in the area, it is so cool to see other sides of the Gold Coast that we had no clue about. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

My pleasure. I had fun making this one.

[@bluebludded]

Another great video mate 👍

[@GazGuitarz]

I used to stay at Jupiter's Casino pretty regularly back in the day. The mono rail was pretty cool for its time, even though there was a distinct lack of passengers.

[@fionamainey7686]

This is so interesting and I plan to watch your other videos. Can you please consider doing one on Everton Park? I live in Dargie st. which is part of Trouts Estate. There is a also Murphy's paddock which has just been developed into housing. I also think Everton Park includes the nicest part of Kedron Brook. So much happening in Everton Park with the dining precinct and brand new library.

[@plowestory]

Great review as always -but what actually was that thing ?? fast , low level and freaky ay...

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Probably a bird.

[@stevefalzon2885]

Could you please do a walk on Nerang I live here and seems to have an interesting history. Love your channel

[@captmulch1]

Nice one Rob!

[@RustedPlastic11111]

Meteorite i remember being at the seaway years ago 30+ must had been 3000 people maybe more all watching a meteorological showers for hrs thay flew that way place was full of people with blankets drinks watching the night skys Someone must remember that on the Gold coast I never have seen so many in my life Thay was everywhere shooting across the sky that direction But thats a good size one caught on the camera I seen heaps of falling stars There different and thay all seem to fade that one seem to be going to Birdsville 😅😅 Yes the night of the Meteorites Never will forget it🎯

[@WalkingandTalkingAussieGirl]

Peppers, that a bit fancy! 😝

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Quite roomy actually. Would happily stay there again.

[@lemonistaken]

great vid

[@mariehillard1742]

Thank you. Fascinating.

[@libbygenxmum]

❤ the Goldie 👋

[@t-rocks1960]

Very Fast very Straight, Looks like a meteor to me. Great Documentary as usual. T-rocks

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I'm thinking it's to low to be a meteor as it's below the level of the, already very low clouds.

[@brenttonclemow9809]

Can you do Burleigh heads

[@pce0513]

What shape was that River again?

[@kingspizzer46]

Very nice videos bro. Keep the good documents on going. Ive seen brisbane from quite a few vloggers like you and other streamers. Yours is more documentary. While the other i follow is more a IRL and the other is virtually showing brisbane city. Which ever this city looks tiny and the gold coast as well. I hope it becomes big. But i can see why they building too many high rise apartments.. And dont trust the UAPS which is known for ufos

[@paulfri1569]

Should keep mining them beaches 😅

[@jbelle021]

How incredibly sad that such a beautiful part of South East Queensland lost its green heart. I know progress is inevitable, however it doesn't have any heart or soul. Such an artificial environment.

[@chriswatson7965]

It's worse than that. Prior to the development the Gold Coast area was the most botanically diverse area of Australia.

[@gillyrcgilmore3742]

I remember going to Big Al's sandwich joint when Pacific fair opened. Makes me hungry

[@mrclancymac1]

Was that a shooting star at the end?

[@peter360adventures9]

Awesome.

[@ozziecozzie274]

Lots of phallic symbolism in Broadbeach

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I never really noticed until you mentioned it... now I see them everywhere

[@skatedd2451]

You have a UFO in the night time behind you

[@jamessimpson2674]

I always thought it was the Broadbeach international hotel on the Oasis shopping center site or did Lennon's buy it and change the name?

[@walkaboutwithrob]

No, the Lennons Hotel was a new build. It didn't take over a pre-existing building.

[@servantofgod5642]

James, Lennon's was a Brisbane hotel mob and had the joint built. Lennon's gave up and it was taken over by Federal Hotels Ltd in 1961, changing things from posh to cheap/informal aiming at youngins ,giving it the crappy coloured look. They failed too and auctioned it off and it was passed in at a million bucks. (cost 2 mill to build) In late 1965 a subsidiary of Carton & United Breweries bought it and re named it Broadbeach International Hotel and they leased it to Chevron Qld Ltd to Operate. Sure nobody made made big doe out of it but the Chevron and the Surfers Paradise Hotel also struggled then for years.

[@jamessimpson2674]

@@servantofgod5642 Thanks for the info!! The only reason I ask is that there is a movie called High Rolling (1977 and on KZbin) That has scenes filmed at the Broadbeach International. It also has awesome scenes of Surfers Paradise that will blow your mind !!

[@servantofgod5642]

​@@jamessimpson2674 Yeah remember the film , must watch it again one day.

[@ambernest]

I grew up on the Gold Coast in the 80s and 90s and honestly, I've never had much of a sense of history of the place but watching these - I've kinda been living it. I remember the monorail and when it closed a little while after we moved to Broadbeach. As well I remember how ridiculous and useless it was having only 2 stops. I remember the Cascade Gardens and Jupiter's and Pacific Fair as a kid, and going to these places with family. I can't wait to show my husband who is American and feels similarly that the GC is a bit thirsty for history.

[@melissacostin4464]

right re earth burials and bringing them home, but we still need frontiers war museum and recognition of home soil battles on ANZAC day and a place for artifacts/ bones from Vatican, UK, EU and US museums

[@fifilamoore1718]

❤❤The sad thing is the convention Centre never has concerts, hence they are always in a crappy old one passed the Airport.

[@SidYoung-au]

The UFO is certainly moving fast @ 16:00 far right...

[@dougrogan379]

Probably a bug

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Gahhh, you forgot Grundy's! Such a fun place for a kid in the 80's!

[@brettmidd2250]

Grundys was in surfers not broadie

[@jamessimpson2674]

That was at Surfers Paradise, this episode was Broadbeach.

[@rollhatton2439]

6.28 you don't have to have kids around, adults can to enjoy ice-cream,

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Very true indeed. The van got away before I could catch it.

[@jezzeronthecoast]

One of KZbin's paranormal channels (Amys Crypt) investigated Cascade Gardens a few years ago as its alleged that Ned Harper's (Ghost) is suppose to be seen exercising in cascade gardens.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yes I saw that video. Her videos are very well made. Personally though, I don't believe in the supernatural and anyway, Ned Harper's death certificate says he was buried in a different cemetery.

[@jezzeronthecoast]

@@walkaboutwithrob I am skeptical about it as well, not only because of that but also for complete lack of witnesses. Many other supposed ghost sightings (i..e. Southport cemetery) there are witnesses available (be they real or misidentification etc) for at least some of them, though I've not been able to find anyone who's actually said they saw him there. I suggest it's a great, entertaining story but that's it.

[@yardman111100]

​Keep an open mind Rob. I'm an outdoor person like you and I've seen some stuff just another 2 or 3 hours inland from this video location. So interesting those burial grounds.

[@yardman111100]

Never seen anything paranormal at cemeteries and I've walked plenty in the middle of the night. A spirit doesn't stay near the body after recognition of death.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@yardman111100 Just being honest here, but at the age of 53 and having lived and worked in 17 different countries, directed a movie, had two near-death experiences and have walked half way across Europe etc al., I'd like to think that I do indeed have an open mind. Just because I don't believe in the paranormal doesn't make me closed-minded. I know you were being very polite and friendly and I totally acknowledge that. The fact is, Ned Harper is not buried there. So it begs the question, what are these 'ghost hunters' actually doing? Should I just wholeheartedly 'believe' whatever they say, and if I don't, does that make me closed-minded??

[@slingblade8963]

So if broadbeach was a swamp, what do we make of the burial grounds? Could this have been from warring tribes?

[@walkaboutwithrob]

There is no evidence that the human remains were subject to attack, blunt force trauma or spear injuries while alive. This particular burial ground was sited on a small area above the level of the swamps and marshes and was in use for over a thousand years.

[@slingblade8963]

@@walkaboutwithrob what evidence do we have of this?

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@slingblade8963 The evidence from the archaeological report: espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:205559

[@fifilamoore1718]

@@walkaboutwithrob @slingback forgot to say thank you , it’s an amazing how many negative & trolls you pull , Helps ur channel thou so good on you 😊

[@skatedd2451]

You have another UFO in another video do you know that the video on Marburg

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@skatedd2451 nope

[@thehilltopworkshop]

Should be called "The Gold-plated Coast".

[@dansfrogshop]

Man what’s that thing streaking across the sky while your walking on the beach at night , silent and too fast for a plane uap

[@Pyjamarama11]

Bird

[@hewbert77au]

I’m wondering if the UFO over the beach has attracted more comments than any of your hard work and research 😅

[@melissabrown942]

Wait, they got rid of the monorail?!

[@ozziecozzie274]

Love that Booby River!😂

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

Who doesn't mate¿? 😅😏😂

[@davetaylor4741]

Very interesting. I knew very little about the Gold Coast. I had heard about it in the UK. First visit 1996. Didn't like it. Moved to Australia 1998. Visited the Gold Coast many times. Mother in law lived there for years. Still don't like it. I do remember my old boss telling me that when he was young they would take a tinny full of grog and supposedly go fishing in that area. As he described it. There was bugger all there. Now there is a lot there, but all very artificial and staged.

[@Enthusiastic-Trainspotter-BNE]

Actually why I simply prefer the sunshine coast instead.

[@darrenlocwood4663]

I own William Duckett whites wharf that built lota house 1852 if your out this way I'll buy you lunch

[@1lorko]

Seagull