Travelling Australia: Finding an Abandoned Mining town, Peak Hill!

[@iantravis5385]

Thankyou for you efforts.... my husband and I were alone on a station halfway between Brokenhill and Mildura..catching goats....over 30 years now, we left due to ill health... Nagella Station... we loved it..... Thank you for respecting the houses etc.. even though the property’s are abandoned... snubbing a cupboard door ,closing an exterior door , can preserve a house for another family to takeover.... I hope you continue to enjoy your life on the move....enjoy, keep safe.... 🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻🍻 it’s beautiful country out there and deserves to be preserved as best it can with all the history around it!

[@stevegreen8260]

There is a Peak Hill gold mine in NSW..It was closed for many years,but is a working mine again now.

[@rosemarygregory9677]

Very interesting, my mother was born in Peak Hill in 1902,my grandfather worked inthe gold mine,and grandma took in washing they had 8 children and lived in corrugated tin house.

[@Amber-m3b6x]

I go there every year and my grandmas friend that recently died used to live in the bank recently if u see the sign on the old bank it said Tim that’s him!

[@johnpitt2742]

whreal mower, home made winch, southern cross deasiel engine, an early hay bailer, catapila tractor, ablitz truck made into acrane

[@ronrogers9610]

Another great video jack i think one of the machines on the side of the road was a hay balling machine see you later Ron

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@AshleyPearceImages]

Another good episode mate. Well done.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@robertfantasticsinginggreatson]

Love seeing the old towns wonderful video thanks for posting it love your videos safe journey

[@HannahSpring]

The old converted yellow crane truck was either a Ford, or Chevvy "Blitz"

[@juliemorrisn4350]

Hi Jack. Love your work. I will never see these places in person but you bring them alive. Good to see off the beaten track 👍

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers! That means a lot!

[@brianmills7325]

The old piece of machinery you didn't recognise is a stationery hay baler💀

[@mick00000000002]

Do you a metal dector. Most airport on the mines. Have gold on then and its flat. No plant to screen gold. So they use the grown. To build up the land for wet season. And just maybe the roads. Grades move much land. Thank for the videos guys. I work for ausdrill. I have seen alot. Take care guys ) thank you

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! I’ve got myself a detector but haven’t really had the time to learn about it or really use it, would love to but it also comes down to a lot of the footage I show is already some one else’s mining lease

[@Amber-m3b6x]

@@JS_Adventureoh yes you need to try detecting!

[@graemespooner7627]

I lived in Peak Hill in around 1957 as a kid. Was bugger all there except a 5 stamp battery and 3 huts for the stamping crews

[@JS_Adventure]

Would’ve looked completely different to what it is now!

[@graemespooner7627]

@@JS_Adventure Yes, the camp where we were living was about one mile or so from the hotel and like I said had 3 huts. The foreman had a home close to the battery, I think his name was Frank Christie. One hut was ours, one was for another married couple and the other was for 2 single blokes. The battery operated in 2 shifts. Our weekly shopping was delivered from Meekatharra [along with my weekly lolly ration]. The delivery bloke was murdered some years later. It was one of the best places I have ever lived in, no school! After the rains, I used to follow the creeks and find small nuggets. Yep it was a good life. The video you placed on Y.T is hard to follow because the place has been cut to bits by modern means [open cut etc] and time. Our water supply was delivered by a wind mill and tank and the battery was a few hundred yards from the huts. Water was drawn from a well to be used to work the battery. It was an experience for me when the plates were scraped and the mercury and gold was then smelted and poured into ingots. Lots of kids would have missed out on that. I never ventured into town because the old sheriff didn't like kids about the place so I stayed away. His name from memory was Walker and the publican was Moran [I think]. I often thought of returning for a visit but by the looks of the place it would not warrant my efforts.

[@JS_Adventure]

That’s fair mate! The memories you have of the place are unreal and not something you’d want to change if you were seeing it again! Sounded like a great child hood out there!

[@graemespooner7627]

@@JS_Adventure As far as a return to Peak Hill, it's not going to happen - too old to do the trip. I'm in my mid 70's now and slowing down pretty quick. When I lived there, I had the opportunity to ride in the truck that carried the ore from the Horseshoe Mine to the battery. Horseshoe itself was a bit of a ghost town back then and I don't know if any of it exists today. It was owned/run by the Edwards Bros Hank And Ronnie.

[@geoffreykelly1318]

Great vid , enjoyed al the video’s on this trip . Something I would like to do myself. Keep up the great work

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 Was a bloody great trip even though it changed every day and had the rain chasing me! I loved it! 🍻🍻

[@brentmcd12]

🏜️🌄🛻🤙😎📹🎬very interesting video !! must be great to get out and enjoy historic scenic areas like this one !

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻🍻 Some beaut places out and about!

[@paulhills8143]

Hi Jack I worked at Peak Hill mine in 91-92 at that time we were starting a pit called 5 way and back filling an old pit called Tankard which was right along side.

[@JS_Adventure]

Nice mate! Would’ve been a completely different place back then to what it is now I bet! 🍻

[@trackexplore]

Great vide, very informative and awesome scenery. We're leaving for Karijini next week, via the NW Coastal Hgw and return via the Great Northern. I've already had some points of interest, just added a couple more. Cheers.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 You’ll have a ripper trip, and I’ll be bloody jealous! 😂 hopefully Karijini is not Tom hot and you get perfect weather!

[@trackexplore]

Cheers mate. Fingers crossed it'll be nice weather. At least no rain hopefully. I reckon the water in the gorges will be freezing cold though. We're definitely looking forward to it.

[@stevenicsadventures]

Awesome countryside .. peace gorge is a cracking free stay 🍺🍺

[@JS_Adventure]

Really is a great stay that I’ve always passed and never stayed! Will be back there again for sure! 🍻🍻

[@markskeels1952]

Glad the TV and the trophies are still there...went through there a couple of years ago...

[@JS_Adventure]

Nice! Good to see people leaving things as they are, and a great little walk around there! 🍻

[@dougneville9097]

Thanks Jack,top vid mate we really liked the last free camp area.Thanks.😎

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 Great little spot really close to town!

[@karenfrench4094]

Awesome Jack. Looks like those places the people have just picked up sticks and left . So much history. Half expected the drone to be shot down going over that mine though!!!

[@JS_Adventure]

😂 You weren’t the only one!

[@sharonrentz9247]

Great little episode Jack, but I miss the Sunday episode from the U.K. with Sochie i hope I spelt that right. 😊

[@claybell3430]

Another good episode Jack! You do manage to attract rain don't you?! Maybe you could hire yourself out to drought areas! 😂😂

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 😂 It seems to follow me all over Australia!

[@fluffykitten8181]

👏👍Great video as usual Thankyou

[@brianhutchins3933]

Hi Jack another interesting video, not many other tourist out in that area. The old machine at the art sites was a very old square Hay bailer. Still looks like there has been plenty of rain a out. Thanks mate, see you next video.

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 Plenty of rain out there keeping everything green!

[@EricaMTB]

Base metals are copper, lead, zinc, etc. Not gold, but there might be some gold by-product there.

[@batmanlives6456]

Little putty tat Is a small caterpillar dozer The crane is an old second world war blitz truck made by Chevrolet Looks like the guys at old peak hill mine enjoyed a beer or two .. A few dead king brown’s lying around Great vid mate

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! 🍻 Certainly did enjoy a beer there was bottle dumps scattered everywhere!

[@shortmanaut1736]

'not even worth looking at really'-your opinion of Peak Hill,but,it depends on the person looking Jack,I found it quite interesting & thanks for the footage,but,remember what may not interest you,might well interest someone else,as did with me.I find its like looking into a time warp,imagining when it may have been thriving.

[@simonm1528]

I went detecting there about 6 months ago. So much rubbish unfortunately.

[@andrewturk6562]

Been to peakhill heaps good place

[@colinsymonds4665]

That before the dozer is a early hay baler

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate!

[@derekbowler6077]

Mate check out the ruins around my magnet head down the hill 50 road 👍

[@derekbowler6077]

Mount Magnet

[@JS_Adventure]

Hey mate haven’t heard anything about them but would love to! If you’ve got any more info about them can you flick me an email? [e-mail] Im hoping to get back out that way within the week!

[@johnpitt2742]

they are all early machines some home made and some early factory

[@shaneannandale457]

That’s a southern cross air compressor

[@JS_Adventure]

Cheers mate! Never new Southern Cross did thing other than wind mills

[@nakedlakedip57]

APRA is a silver and lead mine will be underground

[@johnarmstrong3075]

Abra, lead mine

[@simonm1528]

Why would you bring a tv out there???

[@JS_Adventure]

Tv?

[@simonm1528]

@@JS_Adventure yeah there is a rear projection tv in your video with trophies on top! Did you not notice?

[@JS_Adventure]

Yep gotcha! 😂 I had my videos mixed up and thought I was commenting on a different video! 😂😂🍻

[@nigelmorgan3449]

That was a waste of the battery

[@nigelmorgan3449]

Sorry stuffed up

[@Mick_4591]

Free plug for the " big green warehouse " 🤔 if your going to " promote " anything why not have you channel printed on your clothing and not give free plugs out?

[@JS_Adventure]

Happy to wear their gear as it is a quality jumper that was sent out to us by a viewer, also we still wear our clothing just that I don’t think our jumper made this trip 🤔

[@RussellCrafter-r1g]

Don't you ever wonder about the history behind all the rubbish and wonder about the people that worked there. Your commentary leaves a lot to be desired.

[@JS_Adventure]

Feel free to grab a camera and comment for your self.