Thanks for the Runcorn walk through, Rob. If you had continued down Gowan Road, you would have passed Brady Bushland park, named after my family - my late mother in particular. My parents were instrumental in having this area preserved as a bushland reserve, although these days its rather ratty and a shadow of it's former self. They would hold spotlighting evenings for members of a wildlife preservation group they were part of, which is a fond memory of mine. We lived in Noraville Street, Runcorn, near the border with Stretton (moved from Moorooka when I was about 4 y.o. c1972). That bushland, which used to stretch on pretty wide, was ours to roam and have many adventures. Most of that area is almost unrecognisable now from those days, but I still often visit and reminisce. Oh and fresh cream buns from "Runcorn All Hours" was always a weekend staple at our house!
Hey Rob, I asked about a video about Runcorn quite a few months ago, not thinking you would, so am surprised and grateful and now educated! Love your work 🎉cheers
We moved from Sydney to Sunnybank Hills in 1983 - so not far from you, and we stomped all over those same parks. We used to call the creek running down alongside Gowan Road separating Runcorn from Sunnybank Hills the 'Criver' - because in places it was almost like a small river. We use to swim in it, catch yabbies, turtles etc We moved out to Regents Park at the end of 85 but fate would bring me back to Runcorn and I have been working there for the past almost 20 years now. One bit of history you missed - the old quarries on the NORTH side of Compton Road, where the archives are now, used to be a huge hang out spot in the 50's to 70's for young people to race their bikes and cars and bring their girlfriends ;) The water filled quarry south of Compton Road was a lot of fun for the latter, especially after closing time at Roxxanes or Sunnies in the 80's and 90's :)
Fantastic video - I lived in Runcorn around the corner from you. I lived there from 84-95. Brings back so many memories. My mum taught at runcorn and warrigal rd primary schools. I was a foundation student at runcorn high in 86. Runcorn all hours had ginos pizza (the ex owner is a friend of mine) on the end, video store, post office, bakery, butcher, doctor and convenience store from memory. We played in bushland all over the area which is now mostly lost to development. Thoroughly enjoyed that trip down memory lane. Cheers
Thank you for this video. I lived on Lindis St and went to Runcorn State School. When I saw the Progress Hall I teared up! I danced there from about 1975 with the Suzanne Harvey Dancers until she moved us to the Shauna Downs Shops. My grandfather also devined for water at the Souths United Soccer Club. Very proud day when the water rushed up. We shared the first drink of water there
Love the video. I was born in Jan 1986 and lived in Kuraby and Runcorn until 7 years ago. The old house on the corner of Persse Rd and Beenleigh Rd used to be the old station masters house. It burnt down about 15 years ago, I believe. Can't wait for the next video.
I went to Runcorn High from 2001 to 2005 and studied Film & TV there. Not sure when it got added in to the curriculum. After I left they sold part of the school grounds to build a community pool with the agreement that the school had exclusive use.
@@shutterbug8860, I don't think so, he's never mentioned any contacts from Runcorn, he kept to himself finishing as high as he could academically, friends where a minimum as it was a particularly dark period for him. He wasn't a sport person which Runcorn is well known for
19:08 it was indeed for holding a water tank. I remember going past it almost daily on the train on my way to Runcorn High. It's looking worse for wear these days.
Mate I am a new subscriber, I lived in Fruitgrove in the 80s. John Sattler was the publican at the Runcorn tavern. I grew up in Coorparoo my dad is the late Dr H.P. Flanagan his practice was Cavendish Rd Clinic Coorparoo. My wife went to Sunnybank High Natalie Pettit was her name.
I saw a Dr Flanagan at the Cavendish Rd clinic when I was a kid in the 60s! Could that be the same one? What a coincidence 😊 I lived in kuraby for a while too!
Hey Rob, I’m born n bred from Carindale. My parents, grandparents, rellies, gf, mates, sporting clubs, hangouts are from coorparoo/Camp Hill/Carina/cannon Hill/Mt Gravatt, Sunnybank, Runcorn My father and grandfather along with uncles hand built the first house for Carindale just over the hill on creek Rd from Carindale shopping centre. For nearly 50 yrs I have seen all of Sthside from change and transform from tight knit communities to dangerous no go zones to rich development.
Your old house is where my parents (and myself) used to deliver pamphlets around mid to late 80's. I believe my stepdad also did a fitting and turner apprenticeship at Bradford Kendall.
Lived in Underwood,, for a few years recently - opposite McCorkells Lagoon - apparently the McCorkells ran massive lettuce farms in the area. Your point on Agricultural reserves has prompted me to do some more research. My Great Grandfather (Harold) was QLD director of Agriculture from 1915 to 1931, and Headmaster of Gatton college prior to that, so would have had a lot of defining influence on the Agriculture in QLD. I know that the State Library has copies of several things he wrote, and no doubt the state archives, might have more.
Growing up in Sydney in the 70s and 80s, I had already seen how developers swooped on land and housing quickly replaced cow paddocks. Fast forward to 1990 and I went to Greenbank for a week or so with the Army - even 40km from the centre of Brisbane, I couldn't believe that such a massive area was almost all bushland. It would be interesting to see Brissie, Logan and Ipswich in a hundred years - I suspect that they will have to embrace highrise to house a population boom that shows no sign of easing off. Thanks for your insights.
Greenbank now has, unfortunately, become home to several developments that we call 'legoland'. Essentially thousands of small blocks such as 400m2 instead of the minimum of 2000m2 (which were still rare, the normal minimum was 4000m2+). The prices on these small blocks start from about $300k and the larger 4000m2 in other developments at double that. The military camp underwent an upgrade or sorts some years back to house a general reserve transport unit on the school side where many of the wooden barracks buildings were originally.
This brings back memories, of working at the Chinese restaurant at the all hours and my daughter had her first job at the convenience store in the early 90's
lol, I think you don’t know enough of Runcorn even to this day it’s riddled with gangs and crime. There was even gang shootings and 1 even died there in the carpark of the now iga and markets. In my days 80’s-90’s was a big hotbed for Aussie bogans and migrants gang fights and hookups.. I live at Mt Gravatt east now and I usually go there to have Korean food, it’s a nice place but wouldn’t live there even at this present time. My eldest son lives there and he says from time to time it’s not safe to walk the streets especially Daw Rd.
Thanks to the algorithm, I’ve recently become aware of your videos Rob. Really enjoying the content and I’m not surprised to see your subscribers steadily growing. Keep up the great work 👍
I seriously need to visit Runcorn again. I hid out there for a few months at a mates house to get away from a DV situation. I had the best sushi of my life there. I only have fond memories because it was the safest I had felt in 5 years while I was there. I haven't been there in years though. The possum was a super cute touch too!
Go Check out Minnippi Parklands (Carina/Carindale/Belmont) for the best Park and old Swamplands, Old Farms off Fursden Road .... amongst well, just heaps of history and stuff to see on a walkabout mate
A interesting walk you could do is from Cleveland to stones corner. There was a very well known old guy that used to do that walk every day for decades wearing blue overalls.
I remember that blue overall guy, used to call him mister walker. After a guy in Perth who used to walk around there, but that mister walker had a walking stick. Yeah after a while you would see less and less of the blue overall guy, until he was gone.
Runcorn All Hours also had a hot bread shop (next to the chemist I think) when I lived in 'Runcorn Heights" near Condamine Street and Nemies Road in the early 1990's. My 2 sons attended Runcorn State High in the late 1980's early 1990's.
I was in what I think was the bread shop when the news of Diana's passing broke. They told me to go home and tell my mum, I forgot and she didn't find out for hours after.
Thanks, Rob! another great video. My late mate Damian White (1951-2020) worked at the foundry. He was an engineer and had a number B.K anvils I obtained one from his family and had a plaque in him memory made for the stand.
In the 60’s I remember travelling from Zillmere All Stars to play soccer against Runcorn 2/ year. No idea why we were in the same competition. An enormous journey we had to have a stop on. Many kids in dad’s Holden 64 station wagon. Maybe even had to buy petrol.
Interesting video. I was born in 1965 and lived at 51 Hill road Fruitgrove. I was expelled from Runcorn primary school. Expelled from MacGregor, Expelled from Sunnybank, Gee that area has changed man. Thanks for doing this, haven't seen this place since 1979.
@@johnflanagan2316 Rebecca I remember, There was a brother as well I think. My name is Ian Brown, Younger brother of David. I used to hang out with Danny Cremin
My mum died 26/12/78, My dad blamed me and my brother, Eventually one day after I became uncontrollable he dropped me off at Fruitgrove station, I hopped on a train and never went back. I was 13. I remember everyone.
Always like your walks around Brisbane as a long term resident of Sunnybank Hills for over 40 years i have walked all those places over the years ......... Keep up the good work
Such a great video Rob, awesome to see you appreciate somewhere I grew up, and so nice to see you recognized! A very sweet moment. I hope you can do Goodna soon, there is a lot of history there
Hi Rob I live in Eight Mile Plains, I walked over that bridge where it crosses Bulimba creek with my wife the other day. I did say walkabout with Rob is doing a Runcorn video I wonder if he will cross this bridge ? Haha you did.!
I wouldn't be parking up under that gum tree with the yellow caution tape around it for too long lol..seeing that snapped limb lol ..they have the nickname widow maker for a reason...had one flatten my campsite (10man tent double hightop airbeds, eskys tables chairs..after fishing two days in a 3 day comp first two days howling wind on/off rain...was gonna stay a 3rd but was over hearing the tent flapping all night with Wooooooo spooky ghost wind sounds lol...got up earlier next morning to go pull the crab pots before packing up site..came back and everything was under a giant limb except the car... people around who heard us or seen us leave said if we had been in the tent 20 minutes later we'd be crushed...took a team of workers to clear just the limb up
Rob did a walk a while back, that came along logan road, and pointed out at the top end of millers road, you have a chinese temple, the Seventh day adventists, a lutheran church, a sikh temple, a korean christian church, a mosque, and a catholic church. all in close proximity. Must be some religious significance to that (or cheap real estate). Of course, the more important place of worship is just down the road - the Glen Hotel, on Gaskell Street. Back in the 1970s I dated a girl, whose dad had a farm on Gaskell Street. That was well and truly bush back then.
That was so weird watching you walk away from Eiley St from the shops toward your old house. That's a bunch of memories, I was at 10 Eiley from 2009-2011. You were right about the corner shops, at the front was First National Real Estate (that's where I paid the rent) next a fish and chip shop and then a video rental shop on its last days... it was a dying business then. There was an Indian restaurant in the corner and a small pharmacy next.
I can't believe that you did my neighbourhood. I was living in Glenefer Street about 12 years ago before buying my current house on the other side of the railway tracks. The residents staying near the foundry complains about the smell during the evenings and even claim that it's cancerous. I'm on the border of Eight Mile Plains and Runcorn and where I am, thankfully I don't get the smell of the foundry in the evenings. You are right about the United servo at the junction of Gowan and Beenleigh Road. There was a landscaping shop and they had a big sale before it closed down. I visited that shop to get some mulch for my home. Thank you for the video because I know more about my neighbourhood and I didn't know about the gangs too.
I used to always think Runcorn and eight mile plains was a boring area. Thanks for shedding some history on the area. I also did years 10, 11 and 12 at Sunnybank Highschool.
Excellent historical wander round Runcorn, while you were at school in the 80's I was running amok at the Kuraby, Rogues, Calamvale, the Glen and various locals party pads. Great times, was a bit more out of the way and rural back then. Oh and that Pony Club, did 80 hours community service there back in the day, The bloke in charge of us was a total tyrant. Anyways once again an excellent bit of cinemaphotography and narration Rob... Cheers.
The place that you mentioned on Gowan Rd. was a Landscaping yard and a very good one, but the next place, with all the green shade cloth, that you said may have been a market garden, I can never remember that being the case in the last 50 years, but the point that I wanted to make is that, that rather small high set house was owned by a guy that was obviously owned by a brickie, I have watched that with interest over at least 50 years, he must have decided to brick around that house, as there were piles and piles of bricks in that yard and slowly ever so slowly he bricked around the house, but alas as time went on he obviously got older and never was able to finish the job, ad maybe 10 year ago he passed away without ever completing the job it was then sold and all the brickwork pulled down. Directly opposite that end of Gowan Rd there is like an office building on the top side about 2 houses up there is a 2 story highset brick home, I can remember that house being built as what we called a "spec" home, built by a builder to sell on, I can remember that house being up for sale for $12500 how prices have changed.
Two different houses, I know the one you're talking about. But the one he showed here is sandwiched in between a drain/creek out the back on a triangular block where the driveway was between the railway line and the main road. It always stood out to me as in why build there.
Loved this video - thanks. The farm in city life is one of the beautiful things to drive past and for the children to see. You can see the farm cycles of activity over the year, the plantings, the cows, soil turned over ready for next things to grow, the horses from the pony club can be seen sometimes and its something to be grateful about to see that type of thing all the year around. Enjoyed the video.
Thankyou for this video, genuinely learnt alot from this. me and a freind plan on walking the bank of bulimba creek from runcorn to tingalpa and document it
Hey rob... Just found your channel in the last couple days but the few ive watched have flooded me with memories.... I was a sunnybank boy from 86 to 90... Just wondering what year you were in and if we knew each other? I certainly would have loved to have kown about the star trek group you were part of back in the 90's as ive always been a huge fan of the series... Looking forward to see many more of your vids.... 👏👏👏👏👏
the house on the corner of perse burnt down early 00s i think - it was there when i was in highschool in the late 90s, but i dont recall it being there much later than that. The wedge house across from the old nursery was flooded twice and then burnt down in the last 5ish years
Another interesting one, good job, I enjoyed that Nice to see a lady pulling over to talk to you. I am sure she was a very good driver and pulled up near you in a safely manner... not like some drivers in Beenleigh 😃
I used to own a block of land in warrigall road ,as well as forestdale, went to school at MAGGREGOR , Been on the Gc for 35years ,when i go to brisbane occationally i kinda get lost .
I know that bridge over Bulimba Creek! The dog park is just on the other side of it. My dog used to always want to sniff at the water, and one day he got too excited and JUMPED in Oh man did he reek, which was weird because he was otherwise terrified of water And back in the early 90s there was a farm over to the northeast (just over the bridge) who had a truly MASSIVE pig, I think they named him Bacon or something RIP Bacon
knew a worker at Bradken foundry…in the early 2000s he told me story of a “cancer cluster” among worker within….allegedly in the area where hardened steel components were made…
Your a man of my own heart Rob!!! When I went back to England to meet the relly's, I went to the house of my birthplace and kicked the door in!!! The lady occupant was very obliging to let me in at an appointed date for me to have a look inside. My uncle couldn't believe it!!! I'm no stranger to making a nuisance of myself!!! They can only tell ya to shove off!!! 😅
I taught Kung Fu at the small hall back in 1991 and 92. You came quite close to my old house in the video. Was Mark Strong school captain when you were in year 12 or were you the year earlier?
Yes, Mark was school captain back then. He was a friend of mine. I remember some years later he ran a restaurant in Milton; at least that's what I recall.
@walkaboutwithrob yes he owned restaurant. Blair Young ran the 400 meters for AUSTRALIA at the 2000 Olympics. I think we had a lot of friends in common as I went to Macgregor but played weekend spots for all the sunnybank teams 🤙
lol. Update for you.. just been announced Inala is ranked 2 of stheast Qld 2023 crime spot behind Logan.. i seriously got robbed in the 90’s just outside the Inala shopping centre for my shoelace by an Aboriginal guy to use to tie his thongs on.. I guess things never change..
Hi Rob, any chance on doing a video on Indooroopilly, i grew up in Rennies rd from 1965, there was tennis courts along the creek as well as more on market st, when we dug in the garden we often dug up old china.
The first European name given to the area was Witton said to derive from the English locality Witton Flats. That's where Witton Rd got its name from. The parish of Indooroopilly was officially named in the late 1850s. Initially, much of the land between Toowong and Moggill was known as the McDougall Station; cattle were run there.
You dropping your umbrella over your head made me laugh a little to much
I have lived in Brisbane for 23 years now, and have worked all over the city. Watching your channel has opened my eyes to some hidden gems and facts.
Thanks for the Runcorn walk through, Rob. If you had continued down Gowan Road, you would have passed Brady Bushland park, named after my family - my late mother in particular. My parents were instrumental in having this area preserved as a bushland reserve, although these days its rather ratty and a shadow of it's former self. They would hold spotlighting evenings for members of a wildlife preservation group they were part of, which is a fond memory of mine. We lived in Noraville Street, Runcorn, near the border with Stretton (moved from Moorooka when I was about 4 y.o. c1972). That bushland, which used to stretch on pretty wide, was ours to roam and have many adventures. Most of that area is almost unrecognisable now from those days, but I still often visit and reminisce. Oh and fresh cream buns from "Runcorn All Hours" was always a weekend staple at our house!
Hey Rob, I asked about a video about Runcorn quite a few months ago, not thinking you would, so am surprised and grateful and now educated!
Love your work 🎉cheers
"the horse got out... I don't know where he was going" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We moved from Sydney to Sunnybank Hills in 1983 - so not far from you, and we stomped all over those same parks. We used to call the creek running down alongside Gowan Road separating Runcorn from Sunnybank Hills the 'Criver' - because in places it was almost like a small river. We use to swim in it, catch yabbies, turtles etc We moved out to Regents Park at the end of 85 but fate would bring me back to Runcorn and I have been working there for the past almost 20 years now. One bit of history you missed - the old quarries on the NORTH side of Compton Road, where the archives are now, used to be a huge hang out spot in the 50's to 70's for young people to race their bikes and cars and bring their girlfriends ;) The water filled quarry south of Compton Road was a lot of fun for the latter, especially after closing time at Roxxanes or Sunnies in the 80's and 90's :)
You know you're making some waves when you get recognised in public. Good on ya
Fantastic video - I lived in Runcorn around the corner from you. I lived there from 84-95. Brings back so many memories. My mum taught at runcorn and warrigal rd primary schools. I was a foundation student at runcorn high in 86. Runcorn all hours had ginos pizza (the ex owner is a friend of mine) on the end, video store, post office, bakery, butcher, doctor and convenience store from memory. We played in bushland all over the area which is now mostly lost to development. Thoroughly enjoyed that trip down memory lane. Cheers
The fans saying hello you love to see it!!!!!
Thank you for this video. I lived on Lindis St and went to Runcorn State School. When I saw the Progress Hall I teared up! I danced there from about 1975 with the Suzanne Harvey Dancers until she moved us to the Shauna Downs Shops. My grandfather also devined for water at the Souths United Soccer Club. Very proud day when the water rushed up. We shared the first drink of water there
My favourite videos of yours are always the ones about suburbs I’d never even think about usually. Great work as always, Rob!
Thanks! That's interesting feedback.
I used to walk from runcorn high to all hours and get hot chips and walk back. It was a water tank on the corner of purse and beenleigh rd
Ahhh walking past the old “Runcorn all hours” corner shops, where Con would give us free scallops with the minimum chips… classic Runcorn.
We moved to Brisbane in 01 to a place on orange street in Runcorn. Then went to Runcorn high graduated in 08 good memories.
Love the video. I was born in Jan 1986 and lived in Kuraby and Runcorn until 7 years ago.
The old house on the corner of Persse Rd and Beenleigh Rd used to be the old station masters house. It burnt down about 15 years ago, I believe.
Can't wait for the next video.
I went to Runcorn High from 2001 to 2005 and studied Film & TV there. Not sure when it got added in to the curriculum. After I left they sold part of the school grounds to build a community pool with the agreement that the school had exclusive use.
Yep, my son was there at RSHS yr10-12 in 2011 and like Bellbowrie pool, Moggill SS gets subsidised access
@@andrewwashere9151my brother went there until 2011, so he possibly knows your son. Not sure if he’s still in touch with anyone though.
@@shutterbug8860, I don't think so, he's never mentioned any contacts from Runcorn, he kept to himself finishing as high as he could academically, friends where a minimum as it was a particularly dark period for him. He wasn't a sport person which Runcorn is well known for
...Not to mention, how FAST some cars reverse on the main road! 😉😁
Rob, a like isn't enough to convey my appreciation for what you've given me with your videos over the years. Pure quality xx
@mykaakym8603 thank you so much. What a lovely thing to say! Makes me want to work harder and make more content.
19:08 it was indeed for holding a water tank. I remember going past it almost daily on the train on my way to Runcorn High. It's looking worse for wear these days.
I remember it too as a kid. I went to runcorn high as well
Rob you’re the goat of UA-cam.
Is that a good thing?
@@walkaboutwithrob yes! It means greatest of all time 😅
The plant nursery on the corner of Beenleigh and Gowan Road was called "Plants Plus Greenworld". I think it shut down sometime in 2017.
Mate I am a new subscriber, I lived in Fruitgrove in the 80s. John Sattler was the publican at the Runcorn tavern. I grew up in Coorparoo my dad is the late Dr H.P. Flanagan his practice was Cavendish Rd Clinic Coorparoo. My wife went to Sunnybank High Natalie Pettit was her name.
I saw a Dr Flanagan at the Cavendish Rd clinic when I was a kid in the 60s! Could that be the same one? What a coincidence 😊 I lived in kuraby for a while too!
Hey Rob, I’m born n bred from Carindale. My parents, grandparents, rellies, gf, mates, sporting clubs, hangouts are from coorparoo/Camp Hill/Carina/cannon Hill/Mt Gravatt, Sunnybank, Runcorn My father and grandfather along with uncles hand built the first house for Carindale just over the hill on creek Rd from Carindale shopping centre. For nearly 50 yrs I have seen all of Sthside from change and transform from tight knit communities to dangerous no go zones to rich development.
runcorn used to be a bit dodgie didn't it? it's not bad now.
Your old house is where my parents (and myself) used to deliver pamphlets around mid to late 80's. I believe my stepdad also did a fitting and turner apprenticeship at Bradford Kendall.
Lived in Underwood,, for a few years recently - opposite McCorkells Lagoon - apparently the McCorkells ran massive lettuce farms in the area.
Your point on Agricultural reserves has prompted me to do some more research. My Great Grandfather (Harold) was QLD director of Agriculture from 1915 to 1931, and Headmaster of Gatton college prior to that, so would have had a lot of defining influence on the Agriculture in QLD. I know that the State Library has copies of several things he wrote, and no doubt the state archives, might have more.
Magpies - the scars run deep.
Growing up in Sydney in the 70s and 80s, I had already seen how developers swooped on land and housing quickly replaced cow paddocks. Fast forward to 1990 and I went to Greenbank for a week or so with the Army - even 40km from the centre of Brisbane, I couldn't believe that such a massive area was almost all bushland. It would be interesting to see Brissie, Logan and Ipswich in a hundred years - I suspect that they will have to embrace highrise to house a population boom that shows no sign of easing off. Thanks for your insights.
Greenbank now has, unfortunately, become home to several developments that we call 'legoland'. Essentially thousands of small blocks such as 400m2 instead of the minimum of 2000m2 (which were still rare, the normal minimum was 4000m2+). The prices on these small blocks start from about $300k and the larger 4000m2 in other developments at double that. The military camp underwent an upgrade or sorts some years back to house a general reserve transport unit on the school side where many of the wooden barracks buildings were originally.
This brings back memories, of working at the Chinese restaurant at the all hours and my daughter had her first job at the convenience store in the early 90's
Great piece of Brisbane history, hard to imagine the old Runcorn being a suburb with gangs.
lol, I think you don’t know enough of Runcorn even to this day it’s riddled with gangs and crime. There was even gang shootings and 1 even died there in the carpark of the now iga and markets. In my days 80’s-90’s was a big hotbed for Aussie bogans and migrants gang fights and hookups.. I live at Mt Gravatt east now and I usually go there to have Korean food, it’s a nice place but wouldn’t live there even at this present time. My eldest son lives there and he says from time to time it’s not safe to walk the streets especially Daw Rd.
Thanks to the algorithm, I’ve recently become aware of your videos Rob. Really enjoying the content and I’m not surprised to see your subscribers steadily growing. Keep up the great work 👍
I seriously need to visit Runcorn again. I hid out there for a few months at a mates house to get away from a DV situation. I had the best sushi of my life there. I only have fond memories because it was the safest I had felt in 5 years while I was there. I haven't been there in years though. The possum was a super cute touch too!
@@OliverMoore1973 no, wtf
@a.t2427 Sorry, I read into that wrong.
Loving South East Queensland more n more. The History around this place is pretty cool.. :D
Go Check out Minnippi Parklands (Carina/Carindale/Belmont) for the best Park and old Swamplands, Old Farms off Fursden Road .... amongst well, just heaps of history and stuff to see on a walkabout mate
It's awesome for walks or Pushy ;)
A interesting walk you could do is from Cleveland to stones corner. There was a very well known old guy that used to do that walk every day for decades wearing blue overalls.
@GarageAU I've done a walk from Coopers Plains to Cleveland. ua-cam.com/video/xyTXkvKhk3I/v-deo.html
@@walkaboutwithrob oh neat, I'm still getting through your videos. cool stuff
Yes I remember him blue overalls and thongs. I often wondered what happened to him.
I remember that blue overall guy, used to call him mister walker. After a guy in Perth who used to walk around there, but that mister walker had a walking stick. Yeah after a while you would see less and less of the blue overall guy, until he was gone.
Runcorn All Hours also had a hot bread shop (next to the chemist I think) when I lived in 'Runcorn Heights" near Condamine Street and Nemies Road in the early 1990's. My 2 sons attended Runcorn State High in the late 1980's early 1990's.
I was in what I think was the bread shop when the news of Diana's passing broke. They told me to go home and tell my mum, I forgot and she didn't find out for hours after.
Thanks, Rob! another great video. My late mate Damian White (1951-2020) worked at the foundry. He was an engineer and had a number B.K anvils I obtained one from his family and had a plaque in him memory made for the stand.
lol - just got to do Banoon now and the gap is filled.
Great stuff, very interesting as always, and about an area quite familiar to me too.
📺👀😀🌏 I am enjoying the videos Rob🤝 Thank you. 😊❤ Great videos
In the 60’s I remember travelling from Zillmere All Stars to play soccer against Runcorn 2/ year. No idea why we were in the same competition. An enormous journey we had to have a stop on. Many kids in dad’s Holden 64 station wagon. Maybe even had to buy petrol.
Thanks again Rob. Love going for walks with you and the knowledge you share is wonderful. Love the hair cut too.
Interesting video.
I was born in 1965 and lived at 51 Hill road Fruitgrove.
I was expelled from Runcorn primary school.
Expelled from MacGregor,
Expelled from Sunnybank,
Gee that area has changed man.
Thanks for doing this, haven't seen this place since 1979.
Mate did you know any of the Pettit sisters from Pine st
@@johnflanagan2316 Rebecca I remember,
There was a brother as well I think.
My name is Ian Brown,
Younger brother of David.
I used to hang out with Danny Cremin
My mum died 26/12/78,
My dad blamed me and my brother,
Eventually one day after I became uncontrollable he dropped me off at Fruitgrove station, I hopped on a train and never went back.
I was 13.
I remember everyone.
Why were you expelled?
@@ianbrown4386 Holy moly, you should contact Rob to make you a documentary.
Great video Rob! Very cool to learn that there's a lot history in my local area 😀
I can't get enough of this. Thanks for keeping us entertained and educated, Rob. Keep em coming
Always like your walks around Brisbane as a long term resident of Sunnybank Hills for over 40 years i have walked all those places over the years ......... Keep up the good work
Yes you are right where the servo is was a great nursery. Sadly landlords sold the land and no more nursery. It also backs onto a creek.
I grew up in Runcorn, great to know a little more about its origins. Thanks!
Excellent as usual Rob. Totally agree that everywhere has at least some sort of interesting history.
G'day Rob, that house sandwiched between the railway and Beenleigh road usually floods as the creek runs straight through there.🐨
Such a great video Rob, awesome to see you appreciate somewhere I grew up, and so nice to see you recognized! A very sweet moment.
I hope you can do Goodna soon, there is a lot of history there
Hi Rob I live in Eight Mile Plains, I walked over that bridge where it crosses Bulimba creek with my wife the other day. I did say walkabout with Rob is doing a Runcorn video I wonder if he will cross this bridge ? Haha you did.!
Anyone else watch this and open google maps and see where Rob travels?
I've seen the opening of your videos dozens of times…
But this was the first time I saw TWIT 🤣
No idea what you're on about.
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@@PUPATRIL oh 😂🤣 I never noticed!
👋😀 Hello ☕🍳🍞😊📺👀I am watching and enjoying the video 👌😊 Thank you.
I have been getting through a nasty flu and your videos are so interesting they have made it easier thanks
@@fionakinlyside you’re welcome! I hope you are well and truly on the mend.
Had a major milestone birthday at the Runcorn tavern. They have pretty delicious food
I wouldn't be parking up under that gum tree with the yellow caution tape around it for too long lol..seeing that snapped limb lol ..they have the nickname widow maker for a reason...had one flatten my campsite (10man tent double hightop airbeds, eskys tables chairs..after fishing two days in a 3 day comp first two days howling wind on/off rain...was gonna stay a 3rd but was over hearing the tent flapping all night with Wooooooo spooky ghost wind sounds lol...got up earlier next morning to go pull the crab pots before packing up site..came back and everything was under a giant limb except the car... people around who heard us or seen us leave said if we had been in the tent 20 minutes later we'd be crushed...took a team of workers to clear just the limb up
good video - agree with your finish, every town has a story
The crane behind the Warrigal farm is being used to build the Brisbane Islamic Centre. Quite a large mosque.
Rob did a walk a while back, that came along logan road, and pointed out at the top end of millers road, you have a chinese temple, the Seventh day adventists, a lutheran church, a sikh temple, a korean christian church, a mosque, and a catholic church. all in close proximity. Must be some religious significance to that (or cheap real estate).
Of course, the more important place of worship is just down the road - the Glen Hotel, on Gaskell Street. Back in the 1970s I dated a girl, whose dad had a farm on Gaskell Street. That was well and truly bush back then.
Wow blast from the past…
I use to live right across from the Foundry on Beenleigh Rd
back in mid 1980s
I use to agist my horse at Runcorn Pony club..
That was so weird watching you walk away from Eiley St from the shops toward your old house. That's a bunch of memories, I was at 10 Eiley from 2009-2011. You were right about the corner shops, at the front was First National Real Estate (that's where I paid the rent) next a fish and chip shop and then a video rental shop on its last days... it was a dying business then. There was an Indian restaurant in the corner and a small pharmacy next.
Really appreciate you for stopping by the ol avenue of death 😂 top notch of you and everything you do🫵
I can't believe that you did my neighbourhood. I was living in Glenefer Street about 12 years ago before buying my current house on the other side of the railway tracks. The residents staying near the foundry complains about the smell during the evenings and even claim that it's cancerous. I'm on the border of Eight Mile Plains and Runcorn and where I am, thankfully I don't get the smell of the foundry in the evenings.
You are right about the United servo at the junction of Gowan and Beenleigh Road. There was a landscaping shop and they had a big sale before it closed down. I visited that shop to get some mulch for my home.
Thank you for the video because I know more about my neighbourhood and I didn't know about the gangs too.
I used to always think Runcorn and eight mile plains was a boring area. Thanks for shedding some history on the area.
I also did years 10, 11 and 12 at Sunnybank Highschool.
love ya video's mate keep up the great work
I remember going to the shop at Runcorn before school at Runcorn primary to buy batman and tmnt cards, as pinelands plaza didn't have any.
Excellent historical wander round Runcorn, while you were at school in the 80's I was running amok at the Kuraby, Rogues, Calamvale, the Glen and various locals party pads. Great times, was a bit more out of the way and rural back then. Oh and that Pony Club, did 80 hours community service there back in the day, The bloke in charge of us was a total tyrant. Anyways once again an excellent bit of cinemaphotography and narration Rob... Cheers.
Great video Rob ❤️
The place that you mentioned on Gowan Rd. was a Landscaping yard and a very good one, but the next place, with all the green shade cloth, that you said may have been a market garden, I can never remember that being the case in the last 50 years, but the point that I wanted to make is that, that rather small high set house was owned by a guy that was obviously owned by a brickie, I have watched that with interest over at least 50 years, he must have decided to brick around that house, as there were piles and piles of bricks in that yard and slowly ever so slowly he bricked around the house, but alas as time went on he obviously got older and never was able to finish the job, ad maybe 10 year ago he passed away without ever completing the job it was then sold and all the brickwork pulled down. Directly opposite that end of Gowan Rd there is like an office building on the top side about 2 houses up there is a 2 story highset brick home, I can remember that house being built as what we called a "spec" home, built by a builder to sell on, I can remember that house being up for sale for $12500 how prices have changed.
Th landscaping yard was owned by the Di Bartolo family.
Two different houses, I know the one you're talking about. But the one he showed here is sandwiched in between a drain/creek out the back on a triangular block where the driveway was between the railway line and the main road. It always stood out to me as in why build there.
I found a bullock brace in Penarth st park in the early 90s.
Loved this video - thanks.
The farm in city life is one of the beautiful things to drive past and for the children to see. You can see the farm cycles of activity over the year, the plantings, the cows, soil turned over ready for next things to grow, the horses from the pony club can be seen sometimes and its something to be grateful about to see that type of thing all the year around. Enjoyed the video.
Thankyou for this video, genuinely learnt alot from this.
me and a freind plan on walking the bank of bulimba creek from runcorn to tingalpa and document it
I hope you'll share your journey with us all
@@walkaboutwithrob yessir thats the plan, setting on a grand day out!
Hey rob...
Just found your channel in the last couple days but the few ive watched have flooded me with memories....
I was a sunnybank boy from 86 to 90...
Just wondering what year you were in and if we knew each other?
I certainly would have loved to have kown about the star trek group you were part of back in the 90's as ive always been a huge fan of the series...
Looking forward to see many more of your vids....
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You can see that farm house from the Logan section of the gateway driving past, just letting you know😊
the house on the corner of perse burnt down early 00s i think - it was there when i was in highschool in the late 90s, but i dont recall it being there much later than that. The wedge house across from the old nursery was flooded twice and then burnt down in the last 5ish years
Another interesting one, good job, I enjoyed that Nice to see a lady pulling over to talk to you. I am sure she was a very good driver and pulled up near you in a safely manner... not like some drivers in Beenleigh 😃
I used to own a block of land in warrigall road ,as well as forestdale, went to school at MAGGREGOR , Been on the Gc for 35years ,when i go to brisbane occationally i kinda get lost .
Wow, I lived at Sunnybank and went to Sunnybank High 1974 to 1979. I also used to ride my horse at the Runcorn Pony club.
Thanks so much for this one Rob
Thanks for taking us with you on an interesting adventure ❤
So good to find your video! I take the train through Runcorn most days and have always wondered about that lychgate thing. :)
That is a big avocado tree never thought they drew that big wow
Hey Rob saw your iconic hat as you were heading up Persse rd!! Once again great vid
Great content, hanging out for the 10k subscriber special!
I did my apprenticeship at the foundry that used to be there. The nursery closed 2011 or 12 i think
Runcorn, runcorn station. I remember
It's crazy to think that we settle on the best farming lands and then concrete it over.
Thanks for another great tour!
I know that bridge over Bulimba Creek! The dog park is just on the other side of it. My dog used to always want to sniff at the water, and one day he got too excited and JUMPED in
Oh man did he reek, which was weird because he was otherwise terrified of water
And back in the early 90s there was a farm over to the northeast (just over the bridge) who had a truly MASSIVE pig, I think they named him Bacon or something
RIP Bacon
He just wanted to get smelly!
@@YuckFoutube-e1z He was SO HAPPY about it too lmao
🤠 awesome
knew a worker at Bradken foundry…in the early 2000s he told me story of a “cancer cluster” among worker within….allegedly in the area where hardened steel components were made…
Your a man of my own heart Rob!!! When I went back to England to meet the relly's, I went to the house of my birthplace and kicked the door in!!! The lady occupant was very obliging to let me in at an appointed date for me to have a look inside. My uncle couldn't believe it!!! I'm no stranger to making a nuisance of myself!!! They can only tell ya to shove off!!! 😅
I taught Kung Fu at the small hall back in 1991 and 92. You came quite close to my old house in the video.
Was Mark Strong school captain when you were in year 12 or were you the year earlier?
Yes, Mark was school captain back then. He was a friend of mine. I remember some years later he ran a restaurant in Milton; at least that's what I recall.
@walkaboutwithrob yes he owned restaurant.
Blair Young ran the 400 meters for AUSTRALIA at the 2000 Olympics. I think we had a lot of friends in common as I went to Macgregor but played weekend spots for all the sunnybank teams 🤙
Enjoy your content mate ! So do you identify as a Qldr or New south welshman ? As you have been here so long lol
@@besense9867 neither actually. I prefer not to limit myself to only one place.
Something on Inala please 😊
lol. Update for you.. just been announced Inala is ranked 2 of stheast Qld 2023 crime spot behind Logan.. i seriously got robbed in the 90’s just outside the Inala shopping centre for my shoelace by an Aboriginal guy to use to tie his thongs on.. I guess things never change..
I really enjoyed this video, not having much to do with the area, I found it very interesting...and of course, always enjoy your humour 😊❤
I remember the Holden ex taxi that was parked near where Datura St and Beenleigh Rd connected.
So the main question is, did you shave your head?!?!
Cool if you did 😉 great video again 👍
Had a very close hair cut.
@@walkaboutwithrob Everyone I noticed has gotten a haircut. Me included.
Hi Rob, any chance on doing a video on Indooroopilly, i grew up in Rennies rd from 1965, there was tennis courts along the creek as well as more on market st, when we dug in the garden we often dug up old china.
The first European name given to the area was Witton said to derive from the English locality Witton Flats. That's where Witton Rd got its name from. The parish of Indooroopilly was officially named in the late 1850s. Initially, much of the land between Toowong and Moggill was known as the McDougall Station; cattle were run there.
Rob, what years were you at Sunnybank high?
I went to runcorn high 1999-2003 my mum went to Sunnybank high school in the early 80s