Tracking Down Beenleigh's Oldest Roads (Local History at its Finest!)

[@davemanning6424]

Please do a walkabout on the history of southport .

[@sarcasmo57]

I know one million times more about the roads in Beenleigh than I did 20 minutes ago.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

And you are now the richer for it.

[@FoodSack]

They filmed a portion of Fortress (1992) on the red bridge

[@classydaedra]

Great great Grandad Charles Baker got a mention in a Rob Video! Love your work Rob!

[@philtop7826]

Very good production! As always thank you 🙏

[@a.t2427]

What a great few days! Meeting you on the weekend and then you release a new video today after I settle in bed with a glass of wine...just bliss!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@a.t2427 Hey thanks! Anita? Really hope you enjoyed the latest show... Got some cool ones coming up soon

[@a.t2427]

@@walkaboutwithrob I don't think I said my name but I'm not Anita 😅 that's ok though. You are so nice! My daughter has been showing the selfie she took of you to EVERYONE haha

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@a.t2427 Oh I'm sorry, now I know who you are! Thanks so much for coming along. Am quite chuffed your daughter is happy too and got a nice photo. Really appreciate you all taking the time to stop by and say hi.

[@jeffreybeitz948]

Hi Rob. Great video. I'm a descendant of Henry Eden. Great to see he got a mention.

[@wrj888]

I got my drivers license in 1971 and used that bridge to go to the Gold Coast .. Old surfer

[@anitaandjiml8167]

Great video as always Rob. My great grandfather was one of the signatories for the Beenleigh school. His farm was as Sandy Creek, Yatala. Grew cotton then arrowroot and was also a wheelwright. James Henderson was one of the earliest burials in the cemetery. You walked past his grave.He was killed when his wagon rolled taking supplies to his farm located where the winery is, Canungra turnoff, Beenleigh - Beaudesert road.

[@tomdagan6361]

Went to High School there 69 to 71 - Loved your coverage good job Rob

[@sandramackin9817]

I don't live far from carter park and never knew it had a name and never realized there had been a ferry there all those years ago. It is a nice footbridge there but a pity it wasn't a little wider and cars could actually use it. It does flood over even with how high it is. Fascinating as usual. Thank you.

[@jasonpeisley6031]

Yes, you would be correct, they're moving Beenleigh station back to its original spot, but with 2 extra platforms, so 4 platforms all up. Great video as always, when you said that was all, I got sad. I could've watched atleast another 15 minutes of this!!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks! I'm always tempted to make these shows longer, but I'm sure the audience can only take so much of me!

[@AnnetteMaddison]

Rob if you're unsure about the establishment date of the Waterford ferry I have a feeling we have that info at the Logan museum 🖼️ if you wanted to confirm it. Come pay us a visit sometime but we're closed Sunday & Monday.

[@lenniechant7483]

Top effort mate , you put so much work into your content, love it .

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

excellent research and compilation of all the information 👍 was great to meet you on the weekend . kev

[@malcolmknowles9310]

Great video again Rob! I do recall the old way through Beenleigh to the Coast. Not sure which year the Toll booth was removed from the Logan Bridge however the State Archives have some picture negatives of its removal. I have got some copies of them.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I'd love to see them...

[@shipshape6918]

Love your work, Rob, best one yet!! Thanks for the historical Insight.

[@2W0D3N]

Could’ve watched hours of this stuff mate, definitely need longer episodes 👍🏼 even your bloopers at the end I’m sure you get a few of them hahaha

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks indeed. A new video in the works might be a longer haul

[@dani83red]

Love your informational videos about my current home town🤙🏽 I knew none of this. "George St was named after a fellow funnily enough called George" hahaha gold.

[@doncoleman4938]

Thank you for such an informative video, Rob. I've lived in the Beenleigh area for 25 years and love learning about the area. Any idea when Wharf Street in Eagleby was renamed Ramu Street? We lived at Windaroo and walked down to the footbridge often. Who would have thought the events that would unfold the following day the bridge opened? My wife's family ran the Sundowner Hotel back in the late 1970s and have been locals for the past 45+ years. I think Lee Court at Windaroo is the remnants of the old Windaroo Rd. That's now fragmented with bits coming off Wuraga Road. Come down and do Tamborine Village, there's so much more here than meets the eye.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@doncoleman4938 Yes, Lee Court is part of the old Windaroo Road. Does your wife and or her family have any photos of the time when they were running the Sundowner Home?

[@grahambishop263]

Love it. Great video, I have been waiting patiently for the next video after your last one,

[@tonyforno3387]

Another great video Rob enjoyed it very much I’ve lived in the area for about 30 years currently at Pimpama and love the history thanks again mate.🍻🍻🍻

[@shellebelle53]

I've been waiting for this video, very interesting. I used to live in Omaru Street Loganholme many years ago, near the old red bridge.

[@gerrib1633]

I’m a fan of reading the tombstones myself

[@Robert-xs2mv]

The undertakers tombstone pile driver. Old WWE reference

[@adamjones1805]

Very interesting. Love hearing about the local history.👍

[@BCLouise]

Really interesting, as usual. I love the old photos 😊

[@hswan]

Beenleigh shite council sent me 🤣 now known as Logan schity council? 🤣 thanks for your videos. I’m a Waterford west local since the 70s ✌🏼 appreciate your work!!!!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks! Don't forget to take a look at my Waterford video if you haven't seen it yet.

[@MrCros1970]

@@walkaboutwithrob Hey Rob in the Waterford clip you mentioned Waterman and how the name Waterford came from, I recon they dropped the man off Waterman and added Ford from Albert Ford ?? A thought. really love your clips.

[@theshared001]

keep up the great work!

[@julieschipplock9439]

Loved the history of Beenleigh via it’s Roads, well done Rob.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks Julie!

[@salbonesally]

Thanks for bringing back some lovely memories of walks and cycle rides over my favourite bridge - over the Albert River! Never thought I'd see it on my television in Devon, England. Fancy there being a Beenleigh in Devon! I didn't know. You're a mine of information, Rob, and extremely entertaining. Bravo!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@salbonesally Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed it and it brought back happy memories. I'm looking forward to visiting Beenleigh in Devon. Looks like a beautiful area and it'll be (I imagine) a strange experience to see the place.

[@IanLavery1313]

Nice mate really enjoyed 😎😎😎🤙🤙🤙

[@dougstubbs9637]

Rob, you’re interested in roads ? Are you a Rhodes Scholar ?

[@dougmaddog373]

Thats a Dad joke 😂

[@Robert-xs2mv]

Gees and I thought my sense of humour was poor.

[@hswan]

@@Robert-xs2mvahhh they’re just as good as one another I’m sure. 😂 dad jokes are better the more lame ! 😂

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Tish boom!

[@greghayes9118]

Thanks Rob, out of all of the videos that you made so far, this my favourite. Those old maps are absolute gems.

[@AwakeAndGrateful]

Another awesome video, thanks Rob 😊

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

2 things, Rob: 1. Councils will now forever be known as 'Shite' ;) and 2. ever since THAT video, I've forever been calling Beaudesert 'Bo' desear' as per the French pronunciation, and getting some pretty weird looks!!!! Great video as always!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@becsterbrisbane6275 Yeah I can't look at the name Beaudesert these days without automatically translating it into bad French.

[@BradGryphonn]

I've often thought of walking/hiking the path of the old Gympie Road from Petrie to Gympie. Maybe one day...

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

That's a jolly long way!! And perhaps not the best walking track either.....

[@SteveMack]

Great meeting up with some of our subscribers last Sunday mate. Wind noise is our curse with outdoor videos for sure...you'll hopefully forgive the same in my next video.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yes, always good to catch up with other creators. Hope you enjoyed the day there. Looking forward to seeing your next video.

[@SteveMack]

@@walkaboutwithrob It was, and I did...once I FOUND the place without any signage!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@SteveMack I can't imagine why they took the sign down...

[@SteveMack]

@@walkaboutwithrob Maybe they were holding an ESP conference, and relied upon people to use their senses to find the place?

[@tbillington]

Great as usual Rob. I'm guessing Tansey Drive in Tanah Merah was named after Michael Tansey.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

I thought there was some connection to Tanah Merah in Singapore?

[@glennandrew6591]

Hey Rob, was that a bit of John Cleese (monty python) walk off at the very end? Love your work

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yep. He almost got it right.

[@gretabrown8320]

Rob, love your presentations and I love learning about early Brisbane. I wonder if you would be interested in researching the Aquarium and the Colmslie Beach Reserve and Park which looks very old

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@gretabrown8320 Thanks indeed. I have covered the Aquarium in my Hemmant video.

[@chrisduffy8018]

Another top video. Thanks for all the research you put in!

[@pht033]

Another informative video Rob especially love the Beenleigh and surrounding suburbs ones you do thankyou 😊

[@t-rocks1960]

Great Map work, I love it.

[@themarekch]

Great information 👍 top video mate.

[@divarachelenvy]

great as alays

[@7hilladelphia]

Top stuff. I used to live near there. Thanks

[@lukeamery6516]

Great video 😊

[@TheMontyhsv]

great video as always, you could do one on bridges and the m1. id like to see new history as well, as in the red bridge and the ones after with their historic significance. keep up the great content

[@graemeedwards1518]

Thanks Rob. really interesting. Having recenty moved into the area we're fascinated with these walk abouts.

[@stevedobson7837]

Fascinating Rob thanks.

[@barryhall5266]

You been indulging in the finer foods rob, looking a little chunkier my friend hah loving the content ❤

[@SOBIESKI_freedom]

Lovely. Thank you for this.

[@billk9856]

Legend 👍

[@MrAjfish]

Love your work, good sir.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thank you kindly!

[@The_Loon_70]

I'm fairly certain we used to drive over that red bridge in the 70's on the way to Eagleby.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yes, it remained in use for traffic until 1986.

[@jakobmarek1]

That red bridge was in the opening scene to the 1992 science fiction movie Fortress, staring Christopher Lambert.

[@lachlanj1228]

Simply, love your videos

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks for sure!

[@samuelanketell8190]

Your videos are always interesting and informative rob, thanks for the great content 👍

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks! I try to pack as much info in as possible.

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……when a kid, remember travelling these old roads’ enroute to our Palm Beach house, at the Gold Coast. Often times’ held up at the Beenleigh Rly level crossing………

[@2W0D3N]

You’d remember the old traffic lights at Nerang where the hwy would end

[@elizabethroberts6215]

@@2W0D3N ……no, but I remember the Crab Farm, & when we got to the first road intersection at Labrador, when the ocean could be seen, I knew it wasn’t that far to P B then………

[@cymbalsplus]

How about Rode Road then?

[@walkaboutwithrob]

To explore it?

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

I thought Rob did that some time back in the Chermside video, with Hamilton Road and the big roundabout with the old road he pointed out in the middle of it?

[@Graveyardshiftaus]

There are so many tombstones at the cemetery to read. Im always weary of not standing on anyone when i do my cemetery walks

[@uzetaab]

Haha. refidex is such a local word. Nobody from interstate or internationally will know what it means and I cannot decide whether to explain it.

[@samshepherd26]

I think it's a common word Australia wide, it's short for reference index.

[@uzetaab]

@@samshepherd26 I cannot tell whether you are being vague on purpose or not, but when you google it, you get Brisbane specific results, so it's not just me who thinks it's a local term.

[@samshepherd26]

@@uzetaab I'm from Tasmania and we called it the same thing down there, I've never really thought about it tbh, I just thought it was the common term for it.

[@AwakeAndGrateful]

I asked for a refidex in a bookstore in NZ, back in the early 00s, and got a strange look. So I tried ‘UBD’ and again, just a blank stare. I scratched my head and eventually came up with “book of maps” before she handed me anything close.

[@dionturner4279]

The port may not have been successful but at least they got a location for the wastewater treatment plant!

[@libbygenxmum]

I'm interested in knowing if Eagleby has the most No Through Roads in Brisbane? Any ideas. I love roads too 👋🙂

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did. That and the islands in the bay

[@garylydement5020]

Will you be doing a follow-up on Beenleigh's newest roads?

[@mangajack]

I always stop what I am doing to watch your clips Rob. Have you ever thought about doing a story on the 4QR radio tower at Bald Hills? Apparently one of the tallest radio towers in the southern hemisphere.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks. If I were to cover the radio tower, it would be part of a show about the Bald Hills suburb.

[@acafwd]

I thought that last bridge you walked over was in use til around the 1980's? I was born in the 70's and think I remember driving over it when going to the Gold coast or to Brisbane? Maybe it another bridge??

[@timmason2503]

Yes the old bridge was used well into the 80s for northbound traffic while the newer concrete one had the southbound lanes.

[@jamie8902]

Agree

[@2W0D3N]

You may be thinking of the old Coomera bridge that was used up until the 80’s I’m pretty sure too, I remember going over one of them not sure which one though

[@graemeutteridge5365]

This is my comment 😉

[@2W0D3N]

Very informative Thankyou for your contribution 😂

[@edwardhenseleit5887]

Can you do a video in darwin

[@darrylcheeseman6849]

The main problem with Brisbane and its surrounds is that we don’t or haven’t protected our history

[@AmazingBendyZach]

up the broncos

[@captmulch1]

C’mon Rob, as a Sydney man, you’ve got to admit it’s just 150 years of bogans … 😅😊😅😊

[@mjame71]

The council certainly is Shite 😂

[@timmay444]

And no L pronounced in Kirkcaldy....

[@maxsonthonax1020]

I'm off.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@maxsonthonax1020 where are you going?

[@chrismckenna7308]

Beenleigh shite council lol......