Jack Absalom's: Red Dirt And Rockets
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2014
- This time Jack and the team pack their swags and head north into desert country. Beginning in the Gawler Ranges Jack heads north towards the old Woomera Rocket Range, stopping off to meet some of the local pastoralists and learning about Aboriginal water markers and how tribal Aborigines found their way across the vast dry country, going from one water hole to another.
Travelling further to the north Jack reaches the Woomera Rocket Range where British Scientists tested their rocket armoury post WWII.
We learn about treating snake bite, getting fresh water out of a slat lake and emergency welding before arriving at the tiny opal mining town of Andamooka.
Jack Absalom's spirit will always be alive on UA-cam. :)
Imagine having had the chance to have done a trip with Jack, or Mal Douglas, or Ted Egan, or Les Hiddens or even the Leylands..
Or sittin round a campfire for a weekend listening to the stories of these blokes... What an education.. how fascinating it would have been..
Most of these great people are gone now, many stories gone for good.... but thankfully some are still alive in their videos and shows.
Whats sad is this was Jacks last show in his series... :(
Thanks for uploading, been great sitting through them all while locked down in Melbourne.
And now he's gone bush one last time R.I.P. Jack Absalom 🕊
Rest in peace Jack, we will all miss you and your wonderful enthusiasm.
This man is full of positive energy :)
Turned up to 11
REST IN PEACE JACK
MR. ABSALOM THE TRUE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND
I remember seeing one of Jack's outback survival docos in the early 80's, it gave me the confidence to tackle a trip alone around Australia in '85 and '86 using some of the tools, spares and accessories he recommended. Making things work based on common sense, ingenuity and improvisation . Just great stuff
Shame nobody makes these shows anymore... theres some extremely poor 4wd shows out there now that are just infomercials.. but this is in a league of its own
What a great guy. I watched this series many years ago on TV. I am enjoying watching it again .His advice about traveling in the outback is timeless.
Thanks for posting this! I really enjoy these older films, they are done with such a great style that modern documentaries seem to have lost.
I "came across" Jack when staying in Broken Hill for work(2023). Bored in a Hotel room, BANG! Just what I needed. How good.
wouldnt a got bogged in the sigma wagon!
These old film are wonderful. Jack Absalom was a great presenter who told you a great story, shared some very useful tips and tricks and also the magnificent Australian outback.
A national treasure!
Thank-you Mr Absalom.
What a life you have lived, i'm so jealous.
Loved the insight about the missile and rocket testing history at Woomera. I agree with Jack, Australia should still be in the rocket business.
Robert Karma. Yeah your right, but the corrupt criminal politicians, sold themselves and all of Australia to the devil 👿..
Freaking amazing isn't it?! We could put a satellite into space in 1967 and now we can't build cars or even guarantee a continued electricity supply?
MrGoblin60. That’s because the corrupt criminal politicians of this country, sold their soul and everyone to the devil 😈,,, which are America, China, Japan and all the other country’s..
Jamie. Yeah that’s right, they bag China about a lot of things and every other country, but the bottom line is, that, there all in bed together.. I’m Lebanese, but I was born here and I go bush as much as I can and look 👀 at country videos a lot such as Jack Absalom and it’s the best fucking country you could look at, beautiful hills, beautiful bush and these fucking corrupt criminal politicians, who supposed to be Australian, ruined it..
brilliant Jack I sent this to my son in Perth he loves the out back I said watch this right thru it could save a life.... what a wonderful place God bless :) from NZ
Not bad for a show in 1994! Todays electronic car.. ?? A 60 series? LOL
He would hate to see the electrics in cars in 2020.... LOL!
This guy is great
old jack Absalom is a treasure him self .love the videos an paintings the stories the well presented
Top man what a character love old skool Aussies men who have banter like that aren't so thick on the ground anymore
Agree with the old skewl blokes... Would be fascinating to sit around a campfire and listen to his stories - or these old school travelers... Really amazing.
Those shacks in Andimooka were something else !
I love this guy.
What an incredibly engaging and likeable presenter. It's a dying art, but he was a natural.
So pleased to have found these recordings. Have not seen these on British television, which is a pity. So informative and interesting. Thank you for the uploads.
you should check out ' Bush Tucker Man' as well...another series of great videos about the Aussie outback.
I imagine it seems like a whole other world. Britian is amazingly green and cool In temperature.oppisite ends of the geographical scale. Jack was incredibly informative without the cringey over hyping.
he will be 90 now still going strong as far as i can see . great films
love these videos really enjoyed the whole series
So very happy I found your UA-cam Channel.
👍👍👍
top stuff
Legend rest easy jack
Jack's cookbook is a little ripper. Camp oven and barbie cooking. Bit hard to find these days though.
My God 3.30 in The boss Cockies shorts!!! Jack boxed, I think he'd have been a nuggety handful! RIP Jack
Brilliant idea that sprayer. I actually carry one when I go camping, just in case
Great story teller🍻
THANK YOU OTHER GREAT HISTORY ON AUSTRALIA BUSH IN THIS VIDEO
Thank you so much for sharing those videos of Jack Absalom!
Magnificent
Seeds around the exhaust? Hmmmmm. We used to get the grass wrapping around the drive shafts then catching on fire.
Has anyone seen jack Absalom and Malcolm turnbull at the same place at the same time...?
No and never ask again!
They got a Giant's Causeway in Australia, I didn't know that.
29:06 rockets 🚀
A mining company that cares for the environment.....Yeah, and governments are all for the people and not banks/multinational corporations and themselves.
6:10 bro woyoooooow
Today, Australia is a world leader in making China great again.
105 tons lol my old d11r dozer is 125 tons with the coal blade and rippers on it
Woman the best trackers in the tribe and they also gathered the food. I would like to know what tribe this is, as ive not heard this from my people. Men gather the food and hunt and men are also the trackers.
۱۴۰۲~۴~۲۴💥🌻💥🌼🌷
Why is there no aboriginal elders to talk about the australia environment
he is wrong about "jumpy leads" as he calls them.. this is 2017 I have used ordinary jump leads on modern cars... so BS
I don't know what is inside the yellow box on the jumpstarter cables, but if anything, there's probably a diode or few in there to stop the car with the flat battery overcharging the starter battery! Because once the car with the flat battery is started, it's alternator is going to ramp up the current and if you don't remove the jumpstarter cables, it will begin to boil the good battery! The alternator only see's the flat battery!
I used to transport car's on my truck for a living and I had to keep one of those jumpstart battery packs, the pack was getting low on charge one day so I hooked it up to my vehicle and started the motor, 5 minutes later, the battery on my work vehicle was boiling and spewing out battery acid! It damaged a perfectly good battery!
So basically it's just an extra bit of protection, that doesn't mean that you can't use the old style jumpstart cables, you just have to remember to either hook up the cables and let them sit so that the good battery will charge up the flat one without the engine running or start both car's and remove the jumpstarter cables ASAP!
The new style cables are designed for people who don't understand what is actually going on and offers a simple solution to do it safely...
Can't believe he referred to young Aboriginal as bucks .... very old school indeed .
What I really got out of this video, is that Australia is a big time liberal empire! Don't do this, can't do that.......
Super Dave yeah, not like it used to be.
Hey, be gentle during sheering with those sheep, they're not rocks; they are flesh and bone.
And off to the dinner table!