Overnight at Abandoned Ghost Town in Outback Australia

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  • Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
  • Big Bell was once a thriving town of over 850 people in the 1800's, established around the 1830's next the gold mine named Big Bell this town was a hive of activity for 20 years until the town was literally abandoned to a ghost town in 1855 when most of the citizens had been recruited to WW2. Its now a ruins and a large area of parts of old buildings and the main Big Bell Hotel which is still standing - well some walls anyway. I wont say is was a terrifying experience because it was more enjoyable than that - it was scary and a bit creepy yeah! But we were all alone in the middle of the outback and that was kinda fun. The plan was to stay overnight at an abandoned ghost town and that's just what we did!
    We found an abandoned church, pub, house that looked like someone had recently lived in - that was creepy as!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 42

  • @lindsaylamont8292
    @lindsaylamont8292 Рік тому +13

    I was born here in 1950. We moved down to kalgoorlie

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  Рік тому +2

      Oh wow, it must have been a nice community out there. What was it like for your family, did they have a hospital

    • @lindsaylamont8292
      @lindsaylamont8292 Рік тому +5

      Yes .fully functional hospital.swimming pool etc.i have 200 photos of when it was operating

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  Рік тому +2

      @@lindsaylamont8292 wow that is so cool, so glad you have all that history. There wasn’t much there to find, they put up a few signs. Thanks for sharing Lindsay 🙏

  • @DirtyHarry000
    @DirtyHarry000 9 місяців тому +1

    That bit where they say someone recently lived there looks like a temp camp set up by gold prospectors!

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  9 місяців тому

      Oh yes that actually could be it. Creepy tho

  • @Romeo-kp8tc
    @Romeo-kp8tc 2 роки тому +3

    Just watched another You Tuber that was there at Big Bell, Lots history in that area, Abandoned homesteads, mines , etc, We had an outdoor dunny, For many years , The new house toilet , had to wait for 7 yrs , until council put pipes in . , Someone had a party in old house, Locals , or tourists camping , It happens a lot at the Gemfields, Thanks for my second look of the area, Cheers 🤠❤️🇦🇺

  • @Foolish_Paul_Australia
    @Foolish_Paul_Australia 2 роки тому +4

    I never knew about this place but then again I reckon there are many abandoned mining towns around the country. That was a BIG pub, especially when you see your aerial shots. Very cool. Pity this place wasn't in NSW as myself and a bunch of friends do "wastelander" photo shoots. This place would certainly suit that theme. 🙂

  • @edwardeverett5627
    @edwardeverett5627 8 місяців тому +2

    Its amazing how well built the structure is considering how many other mining towns werent built so well

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  5 місяців тому

      Isn’t it just stunning, very interesting area

  • @gasgaslex_photos
    @gasgaslex_photos 6 місяців тому +1

    We camped across the road between the old rail tracks, just after sunset our dogs went beserk looking towards the West . The character from Wolf Creek in a flanny shirt , akubra hat, backpack, scruffy jeans and a high powered rifle had snuck up to our camp. He was only about 25-30 metres away from us when the dogs saw him.. After he was spotted, he stood up, mumbled something then walked off behind the Big Bell hotel, never to be seen again...

  • @erroleabrown4317
    @erroleabrown4317 Рік тому +1

    I can't believe you were allowed in, every other video iv seen has had the people locked out. I also can't believe how big it is it's beautiful God imagine when it had everything still in it wow. Thanks for the look inside and sharing your video

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  Рік тому

      Ah interesting, maybe it all fenced off now. I was surprised it wasn’t

    • @erroleabrown4317
      @erroleabrown4317 Рік тому

      @@Donna.Buckingham Yes it used to be fenced and locked but I guess it’s to uninteresting now to worry about it’s like every other old town out there

    • @Dags470
      @Dags470 9 місяців тому +1

      It's clearly fenced off in the video. Walking through a broken gate doesn't make it OK. 🤷‍♂️

  • @fcnick58
    @fcnick58 Рік тому +2

    So interesting, I have stopped by a few Ghost towns in Australia, so in the drone images of the downstairs rooms the underneath room has a Ghost walking in front of a pillar going left? ,..
    Great Post..

  • @UnknownTilly
    @UnknownTilly 2 роки тому +2

    So creepy .Love the awesome edits

  • @nedkelly8633
    @nedkelly8633 9 місяців тому +1

    local roo shooter props there

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  9 місяців тому

      Yes looks like that big boy was hit by a truck

  • @robertcameron2808
    @robertcameron2808 Рік тому +2

    A nice little video

  • @colinl9018
    @colinl9018 9 місяців тому +1

    Was there any ore trucks rumbling through at night? The road past the pub is a haul road.

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  9 місяців тому +1

      We didn’t hear any during the night but the next morning when we got the photo on the front we saw 1 or two go past. After that it didn’t feel as isolated.

  • @waflyingadventures
    @waflyingadventures Рік тому +1

    Nice

  • @pippaul4279
    @pippaul4279 Рік тому

    Mick Taylor might come 😂

    • @Donna.Buckingham
      @Donna.Buckingham  Рік тому

      Great place to camp

    • @pippaul4279
      @pippaul4279 Рік тому

      @TheRealVanWife .planning to come back to WA . Spent few yrs there . We even built a dingo fence .down from Paynes find .going to bring ute from nz Brisbane do a drive around .last time it was on motorcycle .to old now .✋️ enjoy your travels .be safe

  • @darrylodare6168
    @darrylodare6168 7 місяців тому

    A fourex too🤣

  • @leso204
    @leso204 10 місяців тому

    better than sittng on a beach getting pissed & burnt get off your ass and get out there'

  • @TheDruzza
    @TheDruzza Рік тому +1

    No fifo back then, what the heck did people do? Other than drink lol