Ravenswood Ghost Town - Queensland - August 2022

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

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[@lukeduke3001]

i loved it cool old cars 🚗

[@jeanwild8724]

Thank you! What a beautiful spot on our outback! I'm sure we will visit soon. ❤

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Jean, get out there. You won't regret it ❤️

[@indigocheetah4172]

My friend 's parents owned and ran the Railway Hotel . We would stay in the hotel for weekends on our days off from the Townsville Hospital . I have worked behind the bar on occasions . It is not a ghost town . So many happy memories of Ravenswood . The Hotels , are in books , and have been painted by well known artists . Thank you , as it brought back many happy memories .

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Sounds like great memories 👍 Thanks for watching

[@indigocheetah4172]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia, thank you , for sharing the video .

[@Roy-ds7gk]

Went there in the late seventys with two of my army mates we went to a pub still had the old swinging doors and a hitch rail outside for horse it was like going back in time

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

What a great story! Was the pub the Impy? 👀

[@liisa-marjadavies1907]

Fascinating and also sad to see these dying country town😥I find the life in the Aussie Outback so interesting. Thanks again and hi from Finland 🇫🇮

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

This little town was our favourite place during our 6 month lap of Australia ☺️

[@johnhoward7875]

Ravenswood has been a ghost town for decades going back before world war 2. I have been there many times. The cemetary is particularly sad because of so many childrens graves

[@SSands2810]

Any fish here

[@stephenp.farrelly2296]

(My mum was born & raised at Ravenswood) Uncle 'Mick' Hook had the pub in the 50's - 60's

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

So many fantastic stories people are telling us about. We love hearing people's family ties to Ravenswood. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍

[@nonamerooster5413]

Hey she might known my Grandad, Collin English!

[@gibbzy480]

I use to service the duke box and ciggy machine and pool table once a week for a few years in the early 2000 years. I loved going out there. The old lady that owned the pub use to make me lunch every time. She also use to look after her old husband that had Alzheimer. He would just wonder around the pub. Nice old guy. The lady use to tell me it was very haunted. She would see people from vintage times and a man in black with a top hate. They later sold the old pub When I heard her husband needed more care. After a few years That same lady brought the old pub back and I think he was buried there from memory She manly ran that pub on her own. Beautiful people they were. I have very good memories of them both. Great watch. Thank you.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thanks for sharing. Great memories!! 🤩👍

[@JustOneKnight]

How nostalgically beautiful. Great footage really enjoyed this video.

[@RATTLEY67]

Thank you was there in the early 90's.Loved the place.

[@SchmidtHeadSpearfishing]

What a top place and Dave looks like a legend 🤙

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Love that Dave was the star of the show, even over a 300 million year old mound of Quart!! An absolute legend!!

[@Doris-y5v]

Thank so much for bringing this beautiful Aussie town to us.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Hi Daisy, Thanks for your lovely comment! 👍

[@beachbum433]

There are a lot of characters out in that country. A good mate is a teacher at Mount Isa, and tells me the preferred local drink is vodka & creaming soda. Kinda explains a lot... Loved the video, by the way!!!

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Vodka and creaming Soda you say 🤔might give it a try 🤣 Ravenswood certainly does have a life of its own. Glad you enjoyed it Cheers 👍

[@spud_developer]

Good Video Nan and Grandad, I miss you and I'm waiting for you everyday! 😄😄😄

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

We're counting the days mate. Miss you you all everyday ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@spud_developer]

Thanks Nan and Grandad, I love you both🥰🥰🥰

[@christoering8139]

Yes those old hotels are amazing

[@ofasanft3598]

Those are classic relics they should be in a museum oh the stories they could tell love watching from NZ

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thanks for commenting. Absolutely stoked we have viewers from NZ! Makes editing these videos so worthwhile 👍

[@CQuinnLady]

I loved Ravenswood. My Uncle was curator for many years of the museum and did gold panning out the back of the miners huts.Last time I was there in 1997 they were considering closing the gold mines as the prce of gold had drapped to $290. The place was in drought and very dry/red. Looks beautiful today.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Time to go back for a visit perhaps? One of our favourite places to visit 👍

[@garylister1592]

What a fascinating look at Ravenswood

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Stay tuned Gary, we're in Ravenswood again for another look at some different aspects of the town and we interview the publican of the imperial hotel. You'll be blown away at how close the mine is to the town. The drone footage is amazing!! Thanks for your comment 👍

[@TheComputergaz]

We were there in 2020, after a hiatus of nearly 45 years, when the town was literally just a ghost town!! I loved the place, stayed @ the Imperial Hotel, beautiful hosts. Looks like a lot more work has been conducted by the mining company, as evident through the big wall at the back of the town?? Loved the video BTW

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thank you for your comment. This was our favourite place in all of our Australia travels. It was nice to be a part of it. You're right, the mining is encroaching upon the town slowly but surely. We would've loved to of seen the town back in the day 👍

[@icascone]

What a beautiful town to go and escape! Thanks for sharing!

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Love that you enjoyed it. And thanks for subscribing 👍

[@wernersadventures8330]

Hey new sub here love old ghost towns and loved the old Austin rusted truck and Ill be watching a couple of yah abandoned farm homes. I filmed a old barn last week and found a really good condition old Austin tray top Truck in it, anyway this was a cool explore mate.

[@TwoHemiViewer]

I'm going back before I leave the planet, I was there 45 years ago. Interesting thanks for sharing.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Our favourite place to be in Queensland. Happy you enjoyed it.

[@PippyLong1965]

Absolutely Stunning

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonysharpe5104]

I had to go to Ravenswood about 30 years ago. I was a registered property valuer and I had to go there to value the old hospital site for the Department of Health. With the roads hardly existent and an almost complete lack of street signs, almost the hardest part of the job was just locating the property. When I eventually did, I found a couple of of badly weathered brick walls and little else. Trying to put a value on it was the next issue.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thanks for sharing this. We love hearing stories like yours AMAZING!! Hope it brought back good memories. Cheers and Thanks for watching 👍

[@phillisyates7092]

Can I ask for. More information about this place

[@needlenardlenoo]

I know the place and jog past it 3 times a week as I live over the next hill! That's the remains of the operating theatre.

[@1953beetle]

Love your style mate. Please keep the videos coming,ok. Take care and be safe,ok.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Hi there Thanks for your great comment! We've been busy with family over Christmas and the school holidays. Stay tuned though, we're heading off again soon for our next Adventure. Cheers 👍

[@1953beetle]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia 😄👍🏻

[@trudideswarteTrudes]

I enjoyed visiting Ravenswood ,when I lived in the Towers.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

We love it too. It's a very special place 👍

[@nonamerooster5413]

My grandad lived there early 2000s

[@Aangel452]

Just came across your site, love it and love your background music. I found two songs but really loved the audio only backing to Daddy Why by Samual Cummings. Cant find it though on his albums?

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

I had no idea you could even get the version with lyrics. I've just used Shazam and I can't find it either. We made that video 2 years ago and can't remember how we found it! It's not even on Spotify.

[@Aangel452]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia Yeah I know as I searched shazam and spotify too?

[@Spooner749]

Sad what the mining companies have done to this historic town and surroundings 😢

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Not sure how much longer the town can survive 😔 Thanks for commenting.

[@expeditionsanywhere]

Great video. 👍 the camp area looks big enough not to be on top of everyone

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

The campground was very quiet. Such an awesome place!

[@offgridjohn871]

Excellent. love ya work brother...Ya had me at three million. 🤣

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Awesome stuff New Subscriber and we hit the bell, Aussie brother in Tasmania Australia🇦🇺, looking forward to seeing more😊 Keep um coming👊 cheers🍺🍻 KC 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺😎👍✌

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more! 👍

[@davetaylor4741]

Lovely, interesting place to visit. Looks like the Impy hotel could do with some love. There are so many of these towns of past endeavours. Be it mining or to do with the railway etc. Now dying or dead. I read only the other day that the government are to compulsory purchase what is left of an old asbestos mining town. They are going to level any structure that is left and declare it a no go area. Seems pointless really. Asbestos occurs naturally in various places in Australia. Are they going to close access to all. I love visiting these old towns. The history of them is amazing.

[@colinl9018]

That would be Wittenoom in WA. The joint is crawling in blue asbestos tailings. Tonnes piled up everywhere. Blowing in the wind. It was shut down for safety reasons and the few people left had years to accept a very good offer and move. It will take years to rehab the area. Asbestos is a killer!

[@barsixful]

Old mate with the falcon might want to make sure she’s insured properly!

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Surely you've seen a snooker table before and heard the expression of ' being snookered ' .

[@Paul-hp6zp]

A life time ago for some of our towns,can buy cheap house,s in some towns now tho.

[@dianagiles9467]

My granddad George Cook is buried there .. my youngest brother & sister visited there years ago met a cousin

[@neilhughes3823]

Looks a lot better than it did in 1966.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Would've loved to of been there then! 👍

[@chriskinkead9045]

So. Amazing. What. These. Old. Towns. Bring. To. Light. Im. From. One. Just. S. Few. Houses. Left. Pubs. Burnt. Down. Out. West. Q.

[@gary1705]

I am concerned about those lovely classic cars left to rot , not washed and not cared for and covered up ,so sad 🤷‍♂ That Falcon GT has to be worth over $100.000

[@beachbum433]

Any gold in that lump of quartz???

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

I wish 😃

[@mischie1347]

We used to go there on School field trips from Townsville

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

So interesting. What did you guys do on field trips there?

[@mischie1347]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia The main memory I have was visiting the cemetery and being shocked by the number of babies. It was very hard back then but probably impossible now was reading the grave stones and trying to work out their stories

[@DRIVER50L]

40 YEARS ago I visited Ravenswood the population was 17 the pubs weren't even open till lunchtime lol ,not to mention just after leavongcharters tower ther was only corrugated dirt road all the way to Ravenswood a lot has changed from my memories, next to pub were a heap of old diggings ,but looks like they've been backfilled now. and its been an attempt to make it look historical in some ways ...

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

We'll never get sick of these stories, bloody love them!! Thanks so much, would've loved to of seen it 40 years ago!! Legend 👍

[@dianagiles9467]

My grandfather lived there - he’s buried there - I have a cousin who lives there

[@MegaHilly13]

was there in 2000 camped for free at showground drank at the imperial heard the ghost stories from the pub some scary shit went on while we were there snooker table was supposed to be found under floorboards in a deep hole

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Love this! We spoke to a man who was doing seasonal work in the impy. He said he heard some creepy stuff. Loved listening to his stories 👍 Thanks for commenting 😀

[@nonamerooster5413]

You might of met my Grandad! Collin!

[@alank616]

great video

[@sebbrazier5678]

I think i just saw a video of two blokes get an EH wagon going and drove to that pub

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Sounds about right 😂

[@cathybenson5119]

I haven't been there for many years. I live in Townsville which is on the coast east of Ravenswood.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

So lucky. Townsville is a Beautiful part of the Country 🤩

[@davidhales8799]

North of ravenswood.

[@nonamerooster5413]

My great grandmother lived in Townsville and her son lived in Ravenswood (my grandad)

[@colinhackwood4701]

There is still heaps of people there, cashing in on the ghost town idea, but its pretty

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Yep, it's all about algorithms 😁 It is a great place, even without Ghosts 👍

[@madmick3725]

Have a look at 7:56 left hand side of shed woman in black👍

[@aussietracey1]

should go to herberton & ravonshoe in queensland

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Thanks for the suggestions. We're heading off again tomorrow. Cheers

[@franktyrer]

the table is a FULL SIZE SNOOKER table, there are no pockets on a BILLIARD TABLE .

[@trudideswarteTrudes]

The imperial is definitely haunted.

[@madmick3725]

I used different ghost apps in there and they went bezerk with activity 😮

[@aussietracey1]

nice to see old cars make the new ones shit themselves

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

They sure do 😁

[@NobelSavage-si1ei]

Definitely not a ghost 👻 town.

[@willross4125]

Please, esquire sir,to relocate through travel,food sporting helplife abitofwork,Austwide history cool humble.stop into places like Ravensworld.

[@josephkeogh6720]

It looks like you caught a ghost in this video at 7 minutes 56 seconds on the left hand side newr the shed

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

Oooh I'll have to have a look!! Cheers 👍

[@josephkeogh6720]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia it looks like a lady in a black Victorian style dress

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

@@josephkeogh6720 WOW, Well spotted. Thanks for pointing it out!!

[@madmick3725]

Holy cow your right I've taken a snapshot and zoomed in 👍 good catch

[@josephkeogh6720]

Your welcome love the videos keep up the good work. Also could I ask for you to drop my name next video 😃👻

[@coreencasey5109]

Gee if the pub is a ghost town I want to be a ghost

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

There is apparently some paranormal activity going on, upstairs in particular. The Publican told us Melbourne University attend there on occasion to do some studies.

[@coreencasey5109]

I live in Townsville and I will def go visit, love history.

[@peterchan2979]

Black desertor project .

[@col614]

My Great Grandfather was the undertaker in Ravenswood. He was also a shareholder in a couple of gold mines so I was told.

[@escapetoeverywhereaustralia]

That's so interesting. Have you been there yourself? 👍

[@col614]

@@escapetoeverywhereaustralia Have been there a number of times, My Father and Grandfather relocated a few houses to Townsville from Ravenswood. Took my Father back there before he died. He loved it, had a lot of memories there