As usual, this documentary has been uploaded in 4K. Please check that your playback setting is 4K. (I look great in HD!).
@ninjaeponinjae0394 Жыл бұрын
The area that was fenced off at the Bremer river got flooded during the 2022 floods and it got some damage to it. I sometimes research Ipswich flood events
@CowboyJojosAdventures9 ай бұрын
Great history of Ipswich. Thoroughly enjoyed coming along with you. ❤👍🏽🙏🏽
@fishhead1982Ай бұрын
@@walkaboutwithrob But do you look good in 4K?
@walkaboutwithrobАй бұрын
@@fishhead1982 yes of course I do.
@jahrap673322 күн бұрын
Drag city, hot rods and bogans!😂
@NoNameneeded1984 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating and funny. Jam packed with interesting facts. Your videos must become compulsory viewing for school aged Queenslanders.
@shellebelle53 Жыл бұрын
All joking aside, I have to leave another comment. This video is fantastic. The old houses are just beautiful. You really have a gift for putting all the history of an area into an entertaining and informative viewing experience. Thank you 😊
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@Shell awww thank you. I really appreciate all your feedback. I know I keep saying it but I love making these shows, so it's always great whenever people see them and enjoy them. I still think I could do so much better so will keep working at it...
@shellebelle53 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Rob. I think you may be a bit hard on yourself. Everyone watching these enjoys your videos immensely just by the comments. On another note, Congratulations 🎊 🎉 on 150 videos...I've got some catching up to do 😅
@ntal58596 ай бұрын
I live in an old house in Ipswich and they are shit boxes.
@cassandratrammell69504 ай бұрын
I'm new to the channel and loving the history of where I grew up. Thanks Rob.
@mian9831 Жыл бұрын
My husband and I really enjoy all your videos :) love the dad jokes too, haha. Thank you for the work you do
@lillisaski5310 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip to Ipswich, Rob. It was an excellent video. You fit so much into your ~25 minutes and there's so much more to explore. I hope you make your way back soon. The only thing I'm surprised about is not including a beer at Pumpyard.
@UsualmikeTelevision Жыл бұрын
You made a city like Ipswich so much more interesting! Congrats on 150 videos. I think I have watched them all.
@JennyEkberg7 ай бұрын
I love Ipswich in winter. So crisp and beautiful. I used to drive out there and teach at the UQ campus. I always felt happy out there. Lovely old QLDer houses, rose gardens, old world charm.
@leeny1871 Жыл бұрын
Great video Rob! Love Ipswich and I learnt some new things 😁 Lots of funny bits too 😆 Happy 150th video 🥳🥳 Did you know that up until a few years ago, you could climb the stairs to the top of the water tower at Denmark Hill? I'm not sure why the gate is padlocked now, but the views from up there were just amazing, especially at sunset.
@propergander_ Жыл бұрын
8:47 the boardwalk is still being repaired since the last lot of floods at the start of June 2022. Treasury still working with 2 shillings maybe 😂
@theoztreecrasher2647 Жыл бұрын
Give 'em a chance. They're doing their best. With the increased mining royalties there might even be something left after the essential expenditures for salaries and perks owing to the starving public servants, bureaucrats and polies are taken care of. 🤔😉
@norbitcleaverhook50407 ай бұрын
Walked down there yesterday 7 months on from your comment still nothing done.
@norbitcleaverhook50407 ай бұрын
@theoztreecrasher2647 They still have to upgrade their council building and surrounds first. Gotta make themselves comfortable over there.
@propergander_7 ай бұрын
@@norbitcleaverhook5040 there was a story the other day about the river heart walk being closed to repair 11 city safe cameras.
@lliamparslow2563 Жыл бұрын
Great vid Rob. I’m a proud Ipswichian who loves our city and it’s people. I live not far from the cemetery. The River Heart Parklands Walk is still probably fenced off from the 2022 Floods. Lots of old historic buildings have been torn down over the years, the Railway Station one of them. Shame, but the ones that remain are great to see everyday. Did you venture to the Workshops Rail Museum at North Ipswich? Great place to see. Perfect for your vids. Love to see a follow up from 1904 onwards.
@HemiMogg Жыл бұрын
as a person who grew up in Brisbane and had a negative view of Ipswich and now have purchased a house in Ipswich i love the City and thanks for the Video your best Video Ever i have followed you for a long time and this is your best ever al the best mate
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@HemiMogg thank you so much for your feedback. So glad you liked this video, and yes I think Ipswich is wonderful. Best wishes for your life there.
@LTLT90010 ай бұрын
I like living in Ipswich more than Brisbane .
@Pearl8107 ай бұрын
I was the same. I lived in Brisbane and always thought of Ipswich as a dump but since moving here 3 yrs ago I’ve come to really like it.
@elizcianvevelt2 ай бұрын
Does it have good public transportation?
@clubgus07 Жыл бұрын
Rob Im gonna one day visit Ippy it looks very tranquil very historic one would say its the Parramatta is to Sydney. Ippy is to Brisbane thanks for the tour keep up the good work
@uzetaab Жыл бұрын
Kinda. A bit like Penrith too because it's on the edge of the capitol.
@clubgus07 Жыл бұрын
@@uzetaab wouldnt that be penrith be more like Toowoomba? But yeah
@stevencooper3202 Жыл бұрын
It isn't. It's run down and broke after decades of council neglect
@shellebelle53 Жыл бұрын
I'm sitting down watching now...been looking forward to this. Love the Zoolander transition 😂 Will we be getting a Blue Steel cameo 😊
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@Shell I tried but just couldn't do it. Zoolander remains the man!
@shellebelle53 Жыл бұрын
There can be only one 😊
@shellebelle53 Жыл бұрын
I just had to re-watch again... I'm pretty sure I spied a Blue Steel moment when you were walking into the Denmark Hill Conservation Reserve. I too notice spelling mistakes all the time.
@Scribe3332 ай бұрын
You were SO CLOSE to the Ipswich Masonic Lodge. Its a very very old and historic one with many influential members to history... Its RIGHT NEXT to the Memorial building! Why didnt you check it out?
@walkaboutwithrob2 ай бұрын
My job is not to explore everything. I select the places and events that personally appeal to me. Sometimes a building I wish to explore is closed or undergoing renovation. Sometimes access is denied. Many reasons.
@scotyb13110 күн бұрын
That would've been a good addition and is worth a mention. I enjoyed the video, nevertheless.
@Ackdaddy100 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I’ve been waiting for the Ipswich one . Keep up the great work Rob :)
@rcfp20066 ай бұрын
I grew up in Ipswich. The smartest thing I ever did was move out of it.
@Aussiem8e4 ай бұрын
Thanks for leaving! You've made the place better!
@rcfp20064 ай бұрын
@@Aussiem8e nothing could make Ippy better.
@BjAnderson26Ай бұрын
@@rcfp2006 So true its a shit kicker town
@anneeq5016 күн бұрын
Complete opposite for me. You must have kept bad company.
@cptsuperstraight6924 Жыл бұрын
Moved to Ipswich a few years ago. Really enjoyed this.
@a.t2427 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I feel there should be a part 2 😄 theres so much to explore here
@paulcarrigan6918 ай бұрын
Happy 150! I've only just discovered this episode today. I bet there's enough Ipswich content for another ep.
@julieschipplock9439 Жыл бұрын
A very nice enjoyable walkabout. 🎉Congratulations on your 150th video, look forward to many more!
@BradGryphonn Жыл бұрын
I remember competing in the Ipswich theatre festival in the 70s. I think the Little Theatre still has its base at the building we played in. I remember the stage bein quite small.
@trevorjudd5169 ай бұрын
One forgotten point is that 200 million year old dinosaur footprints were found in coal near Blackstone (I think 1964) and Box Flat mining explosion (1972). Both significant events for Ipswich..
@wesleymcgonagle33948 ай бұрын
Gidday Rob, my son Brendan actually was the one that directed me to your channel on KZbin as I love the history of Ipswich and Brisbane... I'm loving your videos. I grew up in Ipswich and ive always had an affinity with history but obviously you've done a way better job of historical facts than I thought I had. lol. So I live in the United States now for like 20 years now. My grandfather who has been gone since I was 13yo. I'm now 60yo used to got hang out with local aboriginal kids in Dingo Hills now known as Gailes. he grew up in a house that was in Redbank that was right near the Shell Garage off of the Ipswich Road. My family has a quite the history in this region of Ipswich. I'd love to talk more about this if yo'd like. Cheers, Wes
@spoonbang Жыл бұрын
BLESS YOU! (Awesome video Rob! Thanks).
@colinhaylock743 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and congratulations on 150 videos on your channel. I enjoy watching all your content. Keep up the great work Rob. :)
@charlessale409 Жыл бұрын
Congrats on 150 lord Robert. Here’s to another 150.
@Chun6us Жыл бұрын
Excellent as usual nailed it.
@joshuabrown85509 ай бұрын
I did not know it was possible, but you made Ipswich interesting! Would to see a video on Toowoomba!
@garylydement5020 Жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable vlog
@divarachelenvy Жыл бұрын
Congrats on your 150th video... Loved it BTW... cheers.
@stephentaege62557 ай бұрын
Hi Rob great channel i was born in Ipswich and still in the family home with memories how our city has grown from strength to strength only thing i hate is My house could be inundated with flooding 🤠st Paul's has seen many weddings and funerals There My parents did both cheers Stephen 🤠✌️🦅
@dranthappens Жыл бұрын
Great job, keep it up Rob. Keen for more
@redcap774 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob for an interesting tour around Ipswich City, I was born 1937, Ipswich Town, Suffolk UK. there were many times in my 86 years when I wished for the oportunity to visit Australia.The City open spaces are vstly different to the IpswichTown, I admire the grand white homes there, the homes here are nainly red brick built. Their is a well known conection with farm machinery built by Ransomes in Ipswich Town that was shipped to Australia in the late 1800s, no doubt some were used on farms around Queensland.
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@Derrick Palmer thanks for the comments. I was in the UK for quite a while last year but didn't make it to the Ipswich there. Yes there are some magnificent homes in this Ipswich, thankfully well preserved and looked after.
@Gothic_Monkey17 күн бұрын
Was an intersting watch! Nice to know about some extra stuff of the city i grew up in. My families one of the founding families of ipswich (one of them was mayor at some point too)
@Wasabitheband1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob. Great video, but how did you miss Ipswich Grammar School with its original building of 1863 still standing? Queenslands oldest secondary school.
@NathanMorris22 Жыл бұрын
another great video Rob! I was only thinking this morning we must be due for another video soon :))
@duncaninglis5407 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob another great show
@sandramackin9817 Жыл бұрын
Was looking forward to this one and it was great. Loved the history and old buildings. Congrats on 150, well done as usual.
@segaofmyhouse Жыл бұрын
As a somewhat newish addition to Ipswich, it was very interesting to hear about the history of settlers in the city. Love Blackstone Reserve, even love the old buildings and churches in the CBD.
@Aussiem8e Жыл бұрын
Lived here for my 40 years, this video has taught me a bit of history I did not know! So thankyou very much mate, great research 👍
@thripflorin2746 Жыл бұрын
Great video Rob. Thanks n keep up the great history
@shilogirl2350 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this commentary. Rob. I was born in Ipswich and my forebears were some of the first settlers to purchase land in the 1840’s.
@morganparker8803 Жыл бұрын
Ipswich video has landed good video Rob so much crambed into 23 mins. Scraping the surface of Ipswich history though.
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@Morgan Parker yes of course, it would require at least a 50 hour documentary to try and cover it all. I focus on the main points. Thanks though for watching though! I would like to go back and do the more recent history.
@darrenxw34956 күн бұрын
That was a ah ah CHOOO.... another interesting video. Really liked this one.
@raysieber9233 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your 150th video
@superleetmegapunx Жыл бұрын
That boardwalk is over 10 years old remember it being swallowed by the 2011 floods.
@SOBIESKI_freedom Жыл бұрын
Lovely! Keep 'em comin'!
@brettduce5243 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Rob!
@lipstickperfume74746 ай бұрын
I really liked Ipswitch, unfortunately I befriended some not very nice people there and it ruined it for me. One day I hope to visit again.
@mbaker8754 Жыл бұрын
My old home town beautiful ❤❤❤❤
@elephantgiftstore Жыл бұрын
I worked in Ipswich for a while and got to know it well. Great job on trying to capture all the history there.
@mongreljack Жыл бұрын
Excellent vid Rob. The boardwalk is fenced off from the 2021 floods, not the 2011 floods. I'm led to believe the little bronze statues of the kids playing in the creek are from Expo 88 but can't find anything to confirm this. Thanks for sharing your history lessons.
@SteveMack Жыл бұрын
...We sometimes move, in similar circles Rob 😅
@zacash25 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for you to do this. So much more to cover as well for part 2
@jonh9561 Жыл бұрын
Really interesting, and there is still a lot more to discover including in the mediate surrounds. It's a credit to Ipswich that have have preserved so much of their heritage.
@tegansmiley8905 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely huge congrats on ep 150 Rob, 100% love all that u done N can't wait to c 150 more 🥳😁🙂
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@Tegan Smiley thank you so much for the comment! Really appreciate it.
@pascalswager91005 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed it mate! Well done 😊
@walkaboutwithrob5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ImYahndi Жыл бұрын
It really is a awesome area so much to do and not really to far from anywhere you need to go. I love this city I'm glad to call it my home!
@rmar12710 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing Ipswich mate. Though I was born an bred in Wynnum-Manly, I moved out this way about 6-7 years ago.
@slamshed6 ай бұрын
As always. an informative and entertaining interlude from the drudge of life, thanks Rob.,
@liamlambe6011 Жыл бұрын
I believe the name Gippswic(Ipswich) derive from an old Germanic language meaning Town/city along the river.
@coolhandluke1503 Жыл бұрын
Looing into it Gips also means gypsum and I wonder if that had something with the limestone they were mining, remember it said they changed the name from limestone hills, shame to lose the history of things
@servantofgod5642 Жыл бұрын
Back in 1885 when I drove trucks Melb to Bris the Cunningham hwy went thru Ipswich . I was singing aloñg with Ian Dury, " I wanna be straight, I wanna be straight, I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late..." and forgot to turn right at the intersection and came to a dead end. The next trip Ipswich was bypassed.
@G-G._5 ай бұрын
great vid mate, come and do a video on Noosa / Coolum Areas! love the history up here
@DIYDownunder Жыл бұрын
Rob I have only recently discovered your content. Watched most of your videos now. Just wanted to say I love your quirky sense of humour, and basically everything you’ve done on this channel! Seriously inspiring stuff! You make me want to get out and discover more! I actually do recall your soothing voice on channel 7 back in the day! It’s still soothing FYI. Seriously mate, I have nothing but utter respect and understanding for the extremely hard work it takes making content like yours! You keep it real, which brings the viewer on your journey with you! Next time you walk and you’re tired know that there is probably thousands of subscribers like me cheering you on so you can get to that beer you highly deserve! If I were to see you around on your travels l will be the first to bring you a drink! If you’re reading this and not subbed yet, why not! Hit that subscribe button! & that bell ! Cheers Rob!! 👏👏👏🙏
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@DIYDownunder thank you for the wonderful praise. Really made my day. Great to have you onboard with this little channel. Hope you enjoy the upcoming Beaudesert video.
@annadh35758 ай бұрын
Benjamin Cribb and his first wife Elizabeth are my 3 x great grandparents. I've never been to Ipswich, so thanks for this, it's really interesting.
@t-rocks1960 Жыл бұрын
Hey Rob, Great Vid Mate, In that shot of you in front of St Mary's Catholic Church, Count the sets of steps behind you...T-Rocks
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@T-ROCKS there appear to be 18 steps.
@t-rocks1960 Жыл бұрын
@@walkaboutwithrob 6,6,6
@ShadowAussie Жыл бұрын
That's where I went to school.
@SunshineSomeone671 Жыл бұрын
Congrats on ep 150, Rob!! And thank you!
@uzetaab Жыл бұрын
Nice work, thanks Rob. This one hits a bit different because I'm a lot more familiar with the locations you visited. Somehow even more enjoyable to watch. There were also several places I've not seen. That boardwalk on the Bremer that was fenced off is flood damage from 2011 that was never fixed. I visited there shortly after the floods and the highwater marks were still easy to see. Those boardwalks were several metres underwater. Thanks for the tour and congrats on 150 videos!
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@uzetaab thanks so much. So you're saying that the boardwalk has been fenced off for the past 12 years??
@ifminecrafthadfloods3659 Жыл бұрын
@@walkaboutwithrobnah, 2022
@pinkeeist6 ай бұрын
Really enjoy your videos….and your humour. Thanks for another interesting history trip🦋
@dcolborne81 Жыл бұрын
Loved it! Thanks very much for covering Ipswich!
@3legs741 Жыл бұрын
Wow hasn't Ipswich changed since I last lived there back in 1984. Lived there for 7 years prior. Loved the placed but from what i've been told and appears to be true, a lot of the old Ipswich's character has been demolished. Must get back there to find out for myself.
@Bims-t5b4 ай бұрын
Do a video on Yeerongpilly memorial park PS I live in Yeerongpilly
@ThePostmillennial7 ай бұрын
Great video. What a beautiful city.
@totalreconeАй бұрын
3:58 Indeed a sentiment to be contemplated under such a tree.
@cinemaipswich4636 Жыл бұрын
Hi Rob. Just a few yards away from my home. It's not a bad place to live. Great parks and older features are restored. Climbing Denmark Hill is a bit of a challenge. Needs more good food places. Memories of India is my favorite.
@straightedgeredhead Жыл бұрын
CONGRATULATIONS - you have awesome documentaries!
@MrGinz4uuu Жыл бұрын
Hey mate definitely the video looked so good in 4k, you deserve so many new subscriber's with your vocal and camera skills. also you got a good sense of humor. IPSWICH does looks so pretty. ... don't know why its got bit bad reputation hmmm guessing may be crime...😊😊
@lyndapetera10 ай бұрын
Nicely illustrated vid of Ippy I did a tour of Ipswich with my family at night was haunting and adventurous at the same time as our last stop appeared in all its glory think it was called St Mary’s church overlooking a Parklands was Epic to see at night absolutely loved it keep up the great content you upload;Bless you and thanks
@jimw79169 ай бұрын
I have fond memories of that peaceful place.
@walterwilliams1323 Жыл бұрын
Great walk Rob and history lesson even for those who've lived here for decades, just a shame that the River Heart Walk hasn't been fixed in over a year since the flood of 2022. Those brass children were originally in D'Arcy Doyle Place as a tribute to the legendary artist and re-housed on the river walk this century and there was a stream created plus a Waterfall using the brine water from the Bremer River.
@raymondsvensson46678 ай бұрын
I love watching your channel.
@karenmclennan797611 ай бұрын
Bless you x2. Thank you for sharing. Your videos are terrific 😊
@walkaboutwithrob11 ай бұрын
Aww thank you so much
@dianagiles94677 ай бұрын
My great grandparents had a pub there after leaving Brisbane ‘Sawyers Arms’..
@robertlogan27839 ай бұрын
So many heritage listed properties located just more than a stone’s throw from Denmark hill.
@hoightb Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 150th episode. Great vid once again. As a long term watcher, i'd like to make one comment on this video, i dont think the editing in of the "humorous" extra clips actually works, but instead distracts and takes away the natural flow and "seriousness" of your doco's. I've seen this done on other channels and think the same. I do prefer your own quirky humour rob. Keep up the good work.
@walkaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын
@BeardeDragon77 thanks for your feedback on that. I'm always trying to new little things here and there to see what works. Will keep your suggestion in mind for the next one.
@channelswanny Жыл бұрын
Nahh. Disagree. I think the post-production inserts are great. So keep that in mind too Rob.
@a.t2427 Жыл бұрын
I disagree with you completely! Life is too serious as it is. We work and work and work and pay bills to survive in this monotonous world...can't we have a bit of fun too? I like that Rob adds some humour to his videos while also being very educational.
@georgepatuaka3917 ай бұрын
Thank you Much respect
@sarcasmo57 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@Elioncars Жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, I would love you to do a doco on the Wynnum Manly area, that would be awesome
@jacqueopaolo570710 ай бұрын
When i was i kid in Brisbane watchin the television when a story came up about Ipswich.I said to me Dad, wheres Ipswich?My father replied you don't wont to go there that's the End of the Earth.😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Aussiem8e4 ай бұрын
Ya dad sounds like a wanker.. 😂😂
@chillin12710 ай бұрын
Bless you! Maybe a further channel “Sneezing with Rob”.
@dougwhiley4028 Жыл бұрын
In the 1980s I knew a guy who was ALLEGEDLY responsible for the renewal of Ipswich. He was convicted and later exonerated for burning down all of the buildings in the main Street. ( To police, he never admitted to doing it)
@StoicaVasilica-bj3xw6 ай бұрын
Salutări din România 🙋♂️🙋♂️🇷🇴
@ronsmith2241 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks Rob. Well researched. Much of that I never knew.
@paulfri1569 Жыл бұрын
Maryborough could've been the capital also.. second oldest port in Qld and gold was transported from Gympie pass Maryborough along the Mary river.. In hindsight Maryborough would've been perfect as the Qld state capital..
@craftypaton41957 ай бұрын
You didn’t get the chance to mention some of the more colourful characters of the district, like Sidney Cotton (Book - Last Plane Out of Germany) or the link to Ned Kelly’s family. Your tour was still very interesting though. The Smith family and the Architect who built Woodlands Mansion at Marburg QLD. Marburg has a fascinating and surprising history too. (Feature in a John Jarratt movie, The Settlement) It is hard to believe it was once a thriving township when you see what is left today.
@walkaboutwithrob7 ай бұрын
I've actually just done a video about Marburg... lovely little place
@craftypaton41957 ай бұрын
@@walkaboutwithrob Thank you, it's a quaint little place. We love the wonderful little school.
@sultanabran15 ай бұрын
22:25 looks like the fire road to the top of mountain bike trails at castle hill.
@gabbyb73426 ай бұрын
Congratulations & Happy 150th Video :)
@Shelldrakeaus9 ай бұрын
The boardwalk is fenced off coz of the recent floods. They need to be tested
@daleread3990 Жыл бұрын
Did you know that Henry Wade surveyed part of the border between Victoria and South Australia?