Brisbane's Most DANGEROUS Station! A History of Wynnum & Manly

[@vk88864]

Grew up there. First lived there in the 70s. The original name is Winnam. Thank you for acknowledging the Indigenous history. The original history.

[@56music64]

Very good. There used to be a famous and very popular seafood cafe/restaurant very close to where the bridge near the fishing fleet was. Williams Cafe, it was old fashioned even for 1980's - early 1990's? when they closed. Laminex tables, and matching chairs, you would order and receive your meals on a very large kitchen tray, beautiful fish, chips, bread and butter and a pot of steaming hot tea. We, would travel from Birkdale, and along with most of the locals who used to eat there. On most nights you would see people lined up, waiting for others to leave, so they could be seated. Family cars to Mercs or Jags would be parked outside.

[@user-vj6vl5zw6f]

WoW...YES definitely remember Williams fish and chips ... Magnificent

[@paulferguson8116]

Bill and Frances Williams fish and chips were the best and most well known fish shop in Australia

[@rjd560]

My wife and I live in Wynnum and were married at Guardian angels. We also had our photos done at the little house on Tindal rd. Great to see you do our area Rob!

[@michaelgreene4697]

Rob, when you were standing on the raised ground talking about the reservoirs you were standing on the original one, no longer used. The other 3 are still in use. And the old house is "the turncock's house" not Turncock House. A "turncock" is a functional title of a person employed to open/close valves on the drinking water network. People are still employed by Urban Utilites for this purpose.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Only now they work the valves and measure the depths on the far end of the water process! 😱🙄😈

[@jasondaley6723]

My apologies Rob I didn't watch the clip all the way through

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@jasondaley6723 what is this in reference to?

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@michaelgreene4697 yes, I did suspect that the ground I was standing on was a reservoir, but it didn't come up in the research so I didn't mention it.

[@ownyourcrazy8734]

There was / is one under the ground?!!!! The things you learn. 😮

[@andrewharnett9080]

The Shells mentioned in Colina St were at the Tennis Court area. Found during the re-construction of fencing works.

[@a_peacefulwarrior]

That low bridge used to be wooden. After a couple bags of goon, the rush when the trains passed over, your head looking between the wooden slabs. A Big rush for that idiot teenager back then🙄😬🤪not smart kids. Love your channel Bob. Coffee ☕️ on me Thanks for all the learning. Its been great to learn so much more. Great to get indigenous history along with the last 200+years. Fantastic vids mate!

[@kerrymarshall9232]

Awesome video Rob. Was great to meet you.

[@rmar127]

6:30 My Uncle has a lifetime ban from the Waterloo hotel. He earnt it for ridding his motorcycle in through the main bar and then back out through the beer garden, back in the late 70’s or very early 80’s

[@justinsmith4562]

Lifetime ban only lasts as long as the management exist. So he wouldn’t be banned anymore

[@Insideoutie]

yeah wild days back then.

[@Robert-xs2mv]

He should do it again……lol Try the Warwick pub drive trough

[@paulferguson8116]

Knew most of the local characters back then and seem to remember something about that. Wish you mentioned his name.

[@philgray3443]

I did that through a nurses home in the 1970s after doing a loop of the lounge. Unfortunately we crashed when braking too hard for a left turn at the kitchen. Vinyl floors can be slippery. Jeez, we were stupid back then.

[@johnledingham852]

Thanks Rob. I really enjoyed seeing places I often walk around on weekends with my bride of 57 years. But with you accompanying us we have the pleasure and benefit of your commentary. And we appreciate the research you have put into the video beforehand. I can recall being told as a lad how people used to catch the train from Brisbane to Wynnum for outings, or even longer stays at guest houses scattered along the esplanade or at one of the hotels. Even today I enjoy the slower pace of Wynnum, Manly and Lota. The mangrove boardwalk is a must to enjoy too.

[@GodlyCarnage]

Like a lot of others here in the comments. As a guy from Wynnum, I enjoyed that so much. I hope you enjoyed it mate. I take my kids there still whenever I get the chance. They love the waterfront.

[@adrianthomas6667]

Coming to Wynnum in 1969 from the UK, couldn't understand why bread and butter were served with the meal. Mum & dad grimaced with the tea "water bewitched and tea begrudged" (weak) But a plate of piled high fresh crab and chips was heavenly. Unforgettable!

[@johnnywishbone831]

Grew up here 86-93. Wynnum West state to Wynnum North high. Both schools gone now. Great nostalgia trip. Cheers !

[@MrMambott]

I lived a year in Woodridge and 5yrs in Kingston in near the same years but from 20 yrs old onwards and Hellz Yeah Wynnum - Manly would have been 100% better 😄

[@DirtiousVonMichael]

i know the feeling. i went to lindum state school in the 2000s. now it's gone and absorbed by iona college

[@CamperKev]

A lovely video. Born in Manly NSW, but I have been to Manly QLD. Your video makes it extra special.

[@shellebelle53]

What a great video, loved it as I haven't seen Wynnum and surrounds for years. Loved the old school of arts building. I haven't heard the word ruffian in years!! That buggy at 9:28 is exactly the same kind of buggy I learnt to offroad in, very fun to drive. Always enjoy your commentary on these. 😊 Watch out for those widths 😂

[@stampy2011]

Only a breadth away, so I believe.

[@shellebelle53]

@@stampy2011 clever comeback 😁

[@stampy2011]

@@shellebelle53 I so enjoyed your response too, if I was eating or drinking when I read that I am sure it would've been a slight disaster.

[@shellebelle53]

@@stampy2011 thanks 😊

[@sten4982]

I used to spend time around this area and stayed at Birkdale because of my grandma. Loved riding the trains around Brissy in my early to mid twenties. Miss Brissy but it's changed so much now.

[@boots3066]

Born and raised here. Now back here again. Lots of family history in this area - including my Brother-in-law's grandfather who did those animal carvings for the wall. (Last name 'Sticher'.) My Great-grandfather was the lighthouse keeper on Moreton Island early last century - James Palmer. My Nan was a kid playing on the surf-side of the island and could see the ships heading off to the first world war. Not sure if you access QImagery online - all old aerial photos of Queensland dating back to 1930. It's additive! Great story again Rob.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks for the historical notes, most interesting indeed. And yes I use qimagery a lot! Have done so for years.

[@boots3066]

@@walkaboutwithrob FYI: That low bridge is called the 'duck bridge' - for good reason - and it's the lowest in Australia.

[@noelenehazell8454]

I was born and raised in Wynnum, and this was a very nostalgic video for me. A friend from high school lived in the shire clerks cottage with her family, and I used to hang out at her place occasionally. It was restored some time after they vacated the house. Mt Carmel college was my school, and I spent a bit of time at Mass in the Guardian Angels church 😂 The video of Wynnum central train station brought back many memories for me - catching the train to school, and then to my first job in Wynnum Central. While growing up, our family had some lovely times at the wading pool on the waterfront - pre Pandanus beach. It was a great place to grow up 😊

[@anthonylemon9015]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos. They make me realise how much there is to see in our own backyard. Well presented, thank you.

[@BoodskiBro]

Hey my neck of the woods! Thanks for teaching us new stuff!

[@StonedGossard_]

love your content mate, would love to see a Sandgate/Brighton/Shorncliffe area video, thanks for all your work 👍

[@willshirley3830]

St Helena would make a great episode

[@not2shabsie]

That low bridge is locally known as Duck Bridge. Years ago my Dad had his whipper snipper propped up in the back of his Ute went under a straight shaft come out bent… 😂

[@peterblack1538]

The narrow rock wall with the concrete top that you walked out on which you referred to as a jetty, is so far as I know built for the purposes of a breakwater, sheltering the mouth of Wynnum Creek! I have fished off that wall a number of times and caught some nice bream off it. Thanks Rob for another excellent video.

[@Jsrscrap09]

I just did a scrap metal removal job for the old naz house at Wynnum north they have been 1 my clients for years , That house u mention on top of water towers is known as the dead mans house 2 people have hung them selfs over the years there

[@t-rocks1960]

Great Doco Rob, Not a part of Brissy I have ever had much to do with, but it looks Fantastic. .T-Rocks.

[@Wormwoodwoman]

You made it seem like it’s actually a lovely place. ❤

[@spider2164]

My family go back to the 1890’s in Wynnum -Manly. There is so much history in the wider district. The WM historical society has a wealth of knowledge and information for those wanting more details. The Gumdale historical society is also worth a look. Thanks for your vid. I quite enjoy them.

[@CadenAdam]

The Gumdale Historical Society is great. My great-grandfather built a factory that use to be on the corner of dianthus st in Gumdale. The whole family was in that spot until the developers came and bought them all out in the late 2000s. The only remaining original house of Arenga St still exists, it's the homestead that is at the end of McCormack Place. They had the first phone in the area and they were the ones that build the capalaba central clock face.

[@DannielBell-k2v]

Love your tours Rob. I've done alot of biking around Manly. Brilliant part of Brisbane. Cheers, Danny. Christchurch New Zealand.

[@jaidanielparker]

That fish market was the best! Fresh seafood straight from the bay. It's been derelict far too long :( And Fishers was renamed The Oaks, and IIRC finally the Wynnum Point Hotel before it was demolished in 2013. It was a rough pub back in the day, and a couple of Police who worked at the Pine St station told me that they were very happy to see it shut. The area is much nicer now.

[@michellecarlyle4370]

Fishers was where you went when you were banned from the Manly Hotel, and the Manly Hotel was where you went when you were banned from Fishers.

[@barticus04]

Thanks for the great video Rob, I bought you a coffee, so enjoy!

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thank you!!

[@johmistvandity7386]

Hi Rob....i think there is a charter boat called Cat o Nine Tails that run historical tours over there ....leaves from Manly Harbor.

[@mikeyhau]

I went to a wedding some years back on St Helena Island. We travelled there and back on the Cat o' Nine Tails. 😃

[@yvonneb2327]

Tours run from the Gunn Jetty in Manly .

[@straightedgeredhead]

These docos are just the best! Keep it up, Rob!

[@LeprechaunJackson]

18:33 the “duck” bridge! I made a silent film there at the start of 2020 and while filming I’ve seen cars who went under the sign gauge fine but when they got to the bridge they “noped” outta there even though they can fit under the damn bridge 🤣

[@epicridesandtours]

An interesting video, as my parents lived in Manly West, and I used to take my children for walks along the seafront. The old fisherman's market was still around then, with several fishing boats moored in the creek. My kids loved to watch the fiddler crabs that lived in the mud along the breakwall you walked along. Re: Wivenhoe. I have family that used to live in the original Wivenhoe, in Essex, England. It's not pronounced the same as the one in Qld, though. Whereas the Qld version is pronounced Whyvenhoe, the i of the original is pronounced as in "whip".

[@sandybrisbane4167]

Ferris wheel is part of Wynnum Fringe Festival an Annual event. The low bridge is in fact the lowest bridge in Australia. My family live 1 street from it and the Waterloo

[@samuelgrace8872]

Are you referring to the spring festival?

[@philgray3443]

What an excellent video. Thank you for that Rob. We're off there right now and feel much more informed than we used to be. I reckon you could kayak to St. Helena. Just head over to Green Island and turn left. Getting back might be a bit of a paddle though.

[@MalcolmBlair-qj7pn]

Hey, next time your in Wynnum check out the Memorial to the Fire Fighters who lost there lives in the Cinema Fire. It's on the side wall of Coles. Also the Brisbane Fort which is just before the Brisbane Port.

[@sandramackin9817]

Another good video. St Helena sounds interesting.. I know it has a lot of history there.

[@AssumeASphericalMinjerribah]

Just came across this video, and thank you so much for it! Its amazing seeing people appreciate the town(?) I grew up in (though much younger than a lot of those in the comment section). A bit of the retaining wall from wyvernleigh still holds up the catholic school there, and i remember reading that plaque many a time waiting at the school pick up!!

[@clubgus07]

Wynnum Manly i love it Rob, i was going to mention theres a few of those low bridges 1.9m wow i wonder if SUVs with roof racks or 4WD with the big tyres have come a cropper its not like i ask the dealer for my SUVs hight :). A beut place Wynnum Manly and im not surprised the railway is dangerous its like when you go there theres like 5 ways of streets although i refer to Wynnum North station. Thx for the memiors my Cousins used to live there we would walk the ole Jelly dog to the Esplanade from Wynnum North.

[@carlsenden]

The fish market was Raptis once upon a time. It has sat derelict for decades. My great grandfather (Thomas Heinrich Von Senden) had the first greengrocers store, more or less where the Manly pub is in horse and cart days and used to deliver fresh produce from market farmers in the district as far as Capalaba. You can see the old track near Tingalpa Creek bridge behind the greyhound track.

[@markzaltron9157]

Not "decades" surely? I had a couple of enjoyable meals thru their attached chip shop and I'm only in my mid 30s!

[@PlinkyPlonky]

19:30 Some people still actually live in those boats. I was exploring them one day, assuming they were abandoned and someone yelled at me to get out. There’s also similar abandoned boats and jetties at Lota.

[@charlieisnotmyname]

I grew up in Wynnum North 2000 onward. Loved so much about this palce. That bloody bridge was always a laugh. I worked at the Waterloo Hotel and fished off the peir. Got so much grief atound the trainos though😅 bit of a rough place from time to time but redeemable qualities. So nice to see this little walk about tour

[@stampy2011]

Thank you Rob, for another informative documentary. Always a pleasure to keep learning of our local history.

[@yeahmateyeah]

I work at nazareth house, it gets freaky in the lower sections overnight. Give me the goose bumps.

[@jayannan9897]

Screw that 😂✌

[@uzetaab]

So many jokes in this one. What a blast. Took me a full 5 seconds to realise that bloomen tree was a joke too.

[@blazz9237]

I've lived here for 28 years - this was a great history lesson :) thanks Rob

[@geoffmccoll4640]

Do you think you can do a short story about the Redland Bay flying boat base, during the post world war period?

[@greghayes9118]

Always entertaining Rob, your videos inspire me to get out and have a look around.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@greghayes9118 Yes!!

[@uuusername555]

I’ve actually been inside the Shire Clerk Cottage for an excursion in primary school. We had a tour of the entire house. There were many beautiful antiques from the 17th century.

[@paulferguson8116]

I'm almost positive that the Barton family, as in Doug Barton Motors, lived in that cottage back in the 60s.

[@testoftimefilms4286]

I remember as a kid growing up in manly , we would walk along that stone wall and spot all those animals that were hidden in the stones. We would swim at the Manly bars and the waiting pool in the summer. We eat chips and drink soft drinks with our parents at the manly hotel and the waterloo. Ahh the 90s in Brisbane ❤

[@ahealy1731]

Appreciate your videos Rob, thank you!!

[@again5162]

19:49 In 1986 the Gold Coast seaway was completed. Sand drifts Northwards along the SE coast, the North Stradbroke sand is more than replenished by now as to keep the seaway clear a permanent sand pumping setup transfers sand under the seaway. YT has some original videos on the construction. IMO they needed sand in that area and the dredgers etc needed work. That beach stinks at low tide though, if you dig down 15 cm a stinky black oily stain appears, I played in that sludge 😅

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Yes, I made a video about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/romphWOImdKUitE

[@StephenGrehan]

Use to sit up there at the tennis club on a Saturday afternoon and watch the occasional truck hit the bottom of that bridge. Some were a scrape, and every once in a while one would take its roof off.

[@ownyourcrazy8734]

I remember when that very low rail bridge was made of wood. I was once in a truck that became stuck under it. For bridge strikes, try the Pine Street rail bridge.

[@aramelmartin]

Funny, I was just there today for the first time. Driving under "Duck" Bridge was interesting to say the least

[@Anunnsy]

My husband and I love watching you. Massive fans. I love hearing about all the history around here. Are you able to do a walk about in Ormeau north gold coast would love to know the history of this place. :)

[@TerenceMullins]

They have national parks guided tours of st Helena.i went on one in 1996

[@onedayatatime4232]

Way back in the mid 80s we use to launch boats from Crawford Marine into Wynnum creek for customers to try out . Wynnum was a nice place back in those days and the wading pool was a favourite when growing up on the forshore.

[@again5162]

15:16 It's very difficult to find calm water for an RC yacht club that hasn't been developed into Condos. My cousin built a few

[@rmar127]

That’s not a jetty, that’s a groyne. Grew up in wynnum-manly. Was an awesome place to be a kid in the 80’s and early 90’s When you shot the footage at the war memorial on Cambridge parade, you can briefly see a house on Carlton terrace that i lived in as a kid. Before the sea walls were built and before mi;lions of tonnes of mud were dredged from brisbane river and dumped in the bay, there were numerous natural sand beaches all along the Lota-Manly-Wynnum foreshore. In the last 40 years I have seen a lot of sand migrating back to the esplanade from down the coast. Near darling point, there are a few spots of nice sand and grass covering an area of approx 1000 m2 that weren’t there even 20 years ago. Slowly, Mother Nature is bringing back the beaches.

[@maxsonthonax1020]

Good.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I did say groyne originally to camera, but I kept giggling so I changed it to jetty.

[@rmar127]

@@walkaboutwithrob 😂😂

[@maxsonthonax1020]

Sandy groyne.

[@timandrewberends3539]

I was born, raised and still currently living in Wynnum.

[@jesteronetime]

Gota watch out for the wynnum raffarains..though there all over 65 years old now

[@scotyb131]

I remember a school excursion to Saint Helena Island. It was great. They still do tours.

[@kylieturner4169]

TRIVIA: The image of the green cross man at time stamp 10.41 is David Prowse who was Darth Vader (sans voice) in the original Star Wars trilogy

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Correct!

[@marklythall8712]

Very clear photography, makes we want to go there for a visit!

[@markmorfesse8080]

Love your work Rob and your wry, dry humour. Speaking of re-locating buildings in Qld. I was surprised to see Joh Bjelke Petersen's family chapel at Glamorgan? horse stud and function centre/restaurant near Beaudesert.

[@gavsphotography]

My grandfather use to work at Wynnum hall as a manager and looked after it its still In good condition 👍

[@SOMEONE-wq3qb]

Awesome video really enjoyed it and learned a lot about my town

[@yungcrowley1366]

Hopefully this means we will be getting a thorneside video soon

[@debbieburns9288]

The school that I work at does excursions to St Helena, so tours are still happening

[@karlpokorny7130]

It's controlled by national parks I believe

[@Snorklefester]

Interesting to know about all the tragedies that have occurred at Wynnum Station. When I have to wait for trains there, I always get a bad feeling for no clear reason. Maybe that's why.

[@wildbill8369]

Nice work Rob! I noticed you covered the great wall of Manly with its animal sculptures... my Great Grandfather created those animals. His name is Leopald. My Dad and Grandpop gave our family a tour of the wall around a year ago. There is also an article online in the Manly paper. Rock on Rob!

[@kigna1234]

I live nearby and have looked for those animals many times but not found them, where are they exactly?

[@markzaltron9157]

This is so great to read. I love seeing how some of the families are still around.

[@Lisa-x3n5x]

I went to Primary School at Guardian Angels, Gold Coast. It's gone now - prime real estate. Must have been built at the same time as Wunnum's. I put your vid on pause. Identical! Rob, I'm so enjoying these. Thankyou so much.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

Thanks!

[@travellerwoods]

I was thinking that I used to go to Morton Bay collage just down the road but its not there eather the old main house was sold and now people live in it shame he missed all that

[@rayjohnsonjohnson4458]

The original Kitchener Memorial was next to the old RSL building. It was a little over over 2 metres high with a Bronze plate.

[@jfwfreo]

Would love to see a video on the history of the Loganholme area (e.g. where the Hyperdome sits now)

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I've been researching that area...

[@birdcrossing]

​@@walkaboutwithrobTHE LION PARK DO THE LION PARK!

[@birdcrossing]

:3

[@Wayner71]

As a child I used to visit Wynnum with my parents quite often. I could never comprehend how when I looked to the east I saw land when it should have been ocean. I had no idea that North Stradbroke's high dunes were what I saw..

[@unciePaul]

We got married at the shire clerks cottage, a beautiful place. You can go inside, it's a museum. You just have to ask the people in the community centre next door to let you in.

[@rayjohnsonjohnson4458]

As a Wynnum High School Army Cadet in 1957 and 1958 we were dressed in WWII winter uniforms. The Manly Memorial is in a hollow with no breeze. It is a wonder we didn't pass out.

[@andrewhayne8726]

Probably the biggest historical man-made construction in Wynnum wasn't even mentioned - The Wynnum wading Pool. It's very hard to miss as it takes up a good length of the Wynnum waterfront.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

The pool in question had children swimming in it, therefore I chose not to stand there and film it.

[@Doones319]

That low rail bridge is a bugger . I got my Kombi van stuck about 30 years ago . Very hard explaining to a cop as l was rather stoned .

[@shellebelle53]

Kombis are awesome...grew up with them as the family car. Wish we still had them, they're worth a fortune now

[@BasedinReality1984]

Another excellent video Rob

[@lizvermaas9703]

I went to school at St John Vianney's Manly in the 50's and 60's. At lunch time, we would sit outside high up on the hill overlooking the bay and watch whales spouting as they passed quite nearby. At the end of year 7, 1962, we were celebrating by having a swim in the Manly baths when a violent storm came in from the west. We exited the baths in time to see the wind pick up the changing sheds and dump them in the pool. Bricks were flying off the front of the Manly hotel, as well as sheets of iron in the air from other buildings. After the storm had passed, I was walking home through the water tower area(remembering the tall silver tower), and noticed all the tall pine trees had come down. A great area to grow up in as a child. Oh, and you live in fear of 'wits' Rob... he he..

[@jarydm87]

15:40 Im pretty sure there is actually 4 reservoirs in that park - your standing on one when you point out the other 3!

[@photogenius]

Love your videos 👏👏

[@lovosazul]

🌝 Love that area. Caught some nice brim on that jetty at the end. Thanks for posting🙂

[@Sockdarner007]

Good one Rob

[@DirtiousVonMichael]

i've lived in this area my whole life, and i didn't know most of this history. i'll definitely wander about more often. it is nice to see an outsider acknowledge that damn bridge though. it's comically low

[@allangardiner2515]

I lived a few blocks from where those Manly Baths were and I remember going with my older sisters and cousins to dive off the derelict pavilions dodging the rusty nails and corrugated iron. How we kids managed to grow up in those days without serious injury would seem a miracle by today's standards. There is a memorial to Pamphlett Memorial on Tingal Road because those men travelled through there. Your research about the Aboriginal history was very eye opening. Your juxtaposition of the story about "ruffians" driving off the Aborigines just before a real estate development hints at why I never saw a living black face until I went to university, The famous folklorist and poet John Manifold lived near me but I found that out only later. His place was the Queensland home of left wing artists and writers and yet again it was not until I went to university that I met a socialist.

[@grahambishop263]

Love it great video

[@martingoodef811]

Thank you Rob

[@FattyMatty426]

I have so many fond memories of growing up in Wynnum as a kid in the 90's. I went to Wynnum North primary school, and had the privilege to play for the mighty Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Rugby League and the Wynnum Bugs Rugby Union. God's Country. #whatwhatWynnum.

[@jenlarge9036]

Caught the train to and from Wynnum Central many times in the seventies, and swam in Wynnum Creek. Those middins could not have been there very long if they were washed away in the last rain.

[@walkaboutwithrob]

They weren't washed away in the last rain. The middens were found a few years ago and have been washed away by subsequent rains over the past few years.

[@jenlarge9036]

My point is it has rained thousands of times, so if they had been there since before white settlement, they would have been washed away long ago.@@walkaboutwithrob

[@walkaboutwithrob]

@@jenlarge9036 I see what your saying for sure, but we would need to take into account the history of that area of land and the possibility that parts of it have been regraded and altered. This could result in the midden or middens being partially covered, perhaps when the nearby tennis courts were being constructed as someone said the middens were on that side of the road. If true then over the past few decades the landscaping has partially eroded away leaving the shells exposed. Further rain action has then washed the shells away. Since a proper archaeological survey has not been done, it is possible that some or many of the shells could still be there below the modern ground surface. Whatever the case, concentrated piles of shells inland virtually always indicate that they got there via human activity. And something else for us to consider, middens were often very large (in some cultures the dead were buried inside them) so a large midden can, and some do, survive for hundreds years despite the actions of wind and rain.

[@CamBill]

Cool 👍👍👍👍

[@davetaylor4741]

That derelict building on the creek used to have its own fishing boat. They would come in. Fillet the fish out the back. And sell the fresh fish and chips out the front. And very nice they were too. The bottom of Glenora St I was told used to be where the convicts embarked the boat to St Helena Island. Just off that point. Fishers Pub was the scrappers pub. Many a fight rolled out into the street. And they used to be one of the pubs that had the strippers every Friday. Pandanus beach used to get re sanded every year. Tip trucks and diggers for a day. And instant beach again. Wynnum used to be a pretty rough area. Manly was the posh end. And you couldn't give a house away in Lota. It was a load of Asbestos workers cottages. As they go demolished. They were replaced with units. Now Wynnum is Yuppyville. I lived there for years and owned two houses there, at the same time. Wish I had them now. I would be a millionaire.

[@user-vj6vl5zw6f]

Hmmmm... Remember Fridays at Fishers hotel... When the two ladies owned it, they always had the best girls working there 😂😅

[@HendrikEbber]

@@user-vj6vl5zw6f haha yes! We must have met!

[@Garry-u5f]

My Grandfather lost his little brother on that track in RIP, Cecil.

[@ClayLewis797]

18:34 been under this bridge like 1000 times

[@bikerleo1966]

Duck

[@ClayLewis797]

@@bikerleo1966 that’s basically me whenever I was a kid always in the car with mum and dad I normally just say duck

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Didn`t see you having a beer this time mate

[@walkaboutwithrob]

I had one at the Waterloo Bay Hotel but only took a photo of the event. It can be found on the Community tab

[@muddyboots007]

My Grandparents moved into the former police station at 929 Boundary Road in the late fifties. They lived there until my grandfather died and a few years later, my parents bought the property. I believe the comments about the groundwater but our house was never effected by water or borers. I disagree that they were hot. They were constructed of huge solid concrete blocks with high roofs and canite ceilings. I honestly don't ever remember being uncomfortable in summer or winter. It may have been the trees that surrounded the place , I don't know but it was always comfortable. We always seemed to have a breeze crossing through the house. I even remember the breeze from the dunny man jogging past the kitchen window before sewerage. Maybe more thought and windows went into it because it was the police station? Who knows? I do know that for a home with Boundary Road at almost the front door and the train line at almost the back door that they were remarkably well insulated for sound . No yelling over the TV to make yourself heard by any means. I've read all the critical comments on various sites about then but not one person who actually lived in them has ever had a bad word to say about them. And as for the community, the friendliest I've ever came across.

[@sclark9011]

As a three year old i always raised a laugh when asked what i wanted to be when i grew up...'poop man' i used to reply ( back in the days of the dunnyman when night carts would go about collecting your business by emptying the bin from the outhouse. ) they always had the best gardens, they always paid attention and never got 'dysinterestry'. also saw recently the old glass milk bottles in the wire milk crate. That brought back some old memories of my dad who was always said to be the milkman.

[@jorgebermann9369]

Great Documentary, well done.

[@agray6559]

Dangerous, only the no. 1& 2 lowest bridges in Australia are dangerous here, & are only streets apart. Wynnum Beach is nice & there's lovely areas particularly for families in many places around here. PS Tingalpa means "Tingal" - Fat (rich, abundant) "Pa" - Place. There was indigenous events here, including wars because of its abundant environment. It has history & a character, that started well before "settlement".

[@paulferguson8116]

I saw a bloke in a ute drive under the old wooden bridge with a wardrobe tied upright on the back one day. He had plenty of kindling to start the BBQ with that night by the time he drove all the way under.