The section about the fence reminded me of the Aussie film ‘Rabbit proof fence’ which is a film based on the experience of 3 young native Australian girls who were taken from their family (they were part of the ‘Stolen generation’) because their fathers were white so they were ‘half casts’, the Australian government at the time thought that the ‘half casts’ could be ‘interpreted’ into white society by being taken away and re-educated. The story follows the girls as they try to get back home by following the rabbit proof fence through the desert. It’s a phenomenal film that I highly, highly recommend watching for anyone who might be interested.
@Kim_Kardashcam
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, one of the best, yet most disturbing true stories ever. IAN...watch the movie The Rabbit-Proof Fence!
@adz4315
2 жыл бұрын
Yes that is what the movie is about, but that's not the whole story of the stolen generation and earlier stuff...
@Erizedd
2 жыл бұрын
I LOVED that movie. One of the best Aussie movies ever made, and definitely worth a watch for anyone who hasn't already.
@jacquesjackcoomans2295
2 жыл бұрын
The rabbit proof fence stretches from the bottom of WA to the top of WA where as the Dingo fence went from the bottom left of SA near Yalata through to the NSW and through QLD
@briangill4000
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely worth a watch.. I have referred to this movie several times on your channel Ian. It explains a lot.
@kathryngreen8665
2 жыл бұрын
I am Australian born and raised and can honestly say after all the videos you have done you know more about Australia than I ever will.
@pommiebears
2 жыл бұрын
I’m English, my husband is Australian, as are our grown kids. I’m always telling my husband how he takes Australia for granted (teasing him, as he is a true blue, Holden loving Aussie) as, It is a beautiful place. It’s ferocious, and stunning, and the wildlife is beyond beautiful. I’ve been to so many countries, but Australia is by far the most amazing. I’ve been here for decades, but it still makes my mouth drop with the scenery and beautiful animals.
@MrGutfeeling
2 жыл бұрын
@@pommiebears For sure. The locals just do not appreciate what we have here. My wife keeps wanting to go to other countries, I tell her you haven't even seen 10% of Australia yet!
@gmans777
2 жыл бұрын
Once apon a time people used to steal people’s gnomes from people’s gardens and would take the gnome on a holiday.. then send postcards from the gnome to the address it was stolen from.. often with a pick of the gnome in the famous destination.. All done in good jest.. usually the gnome is returned after the holiday.. lol.. That’s some old school Aussie culture right there..
@briangill4000
2 жыл бұрын
We did the same thing. Not a Gnome but a pink cooking pot. It even had its own Facebook page showing her journey 😅😂😅
@davejensen7922
2 жыл бұрын
We did this back in the early eighties but we painted a suntan on the gnome before we put it back
@briantayler1230
2 жыл бұрын
G'day mate, There was a funny practice where people that were going overseas on long trips would steal a ghome from a front yard. The gnome would then send letters and photos of it's travel to it's old owners, showing all the wonderful places it had been. Then one day the gnome would just reappear in the front yard.
@shanidarling3069
2 жыл бұрын
friend took one skydiving once........bad bad Gnome landed on the hanger roof
@cgkennedy
Жыл бұрын
That was in Amalie, the movie with Audrey Tatou.
@rebeccafowler5352
2 жыл бұрын
I have been to Wave Rock,it’s really amazing,a short walk down from there is Hippo’s Yawn,another natural rock formation which does look exactly like a Hippo yawning!
@matthewkarger4590
2 жыл бұрын
On the gnomes, for fun in the 1990's teenagers would take gnomes and 'displace' them. Legend has it that a gnome was taken from a garden by an Aussie backpacker who traveled thru Europe and would send photos and post cards to the address of the stolen gnome saying he was having an awsome time with his mates. The owner of the gnome would recieve photos of him in Amsterdam England Spain, and was returned with a sorry letter for kidnapping him!
@barnowl5774
2 жыл бұрын
The sad thing about the tessellated pavement in Tasmania is that in the colonial days some of the convicts sent to Australia from England would suicide by leaping off the cliff down onto them. Their lives were a hell on earth due to harsh treatment and conditions.
@699hazard
2 жыл бұрын
Coober pedey is a cool place, when people buy a permit to dig out their house they often find enough opal to cover their costs. It's very refreshing to go from 40°c outside to 15-20°c underground.
@spannerdan4926
2 жыл бұрын
We earnt around $26000 in about 5 mins near cobar on a big opal find. First day of (loooooong) holidays. I encourage anyone to have a crack but don't let it bite you.
@user-bx3ir2hq7n
Жыл бұрын
Western Australia has so many awesome things. Horizontal Falls, Wave Rock, The Super Pit at Kalgoorlie and the Lake Argile Diamond Mind
@daverussell457
2 жыл бұрын
Aussie gnomes are probably Australia's most deadly critter.
@Caspricocious
2 жыл бұрын
Those Aussie hieroglyphs look like either an Art school project or a high school prank
@michaelleeson6789
2 жыл бұрын
@ 21:26 That is David who appeared on 2006 big brother!
@allanhindmarch7323
2 жыл бұрын
My kids mum was from a small town about 16km away from wave rock. We've been there several times. It's an awesome sight to stand both at the base of it and at the top. At the top you can see almost forever because the landscape is so flat. Is very cool!
@The_Calm_Chaos
2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this one, thanks.
@kaitlindrust
2 жыл бұрын
With the shells from shark bay, they used to mine it and make bricks out of it in the local town. There is an entire old pub in town made out of the shells that is soo awesome!
@kaitlindrust
2 жыл бұрын
You’re also not allowed to technically take the shells anymore
@PURPS420
2 жыл бұрын
This video got my attention straight away love your work
@wobbyenna
2 жыл бұрын
Beaches made of shells or mostly of shells sounds fun and interesting until you walk on them
@annewilson8454
2 жыл бұрын
In Coober Pedy it's too hot for creepy crawlies, that is the reason for the underground housing. If your house isn't big enough, you just dig another room.
@kayelle8005
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving Canberra some love
@BobarissGish
2 жыл бұрын
It is really clean and it carved out of pretty much solid rock.
@jeremybeckett6
2 жыл бұрын
It's great how you pulled him up on the pronunciation of Canberra
@marthanewsome6375
2 жыл бұрын
My family was from originally from the US and my father was recruited in the 1970's to come over to teacher special education here. After a few years he bought a combi van camper and we spent 6 month travelling all over Australia. We had a blow up Christmas tree and my mother gave my sister and I blow up pressents to use at the beach or in the pool if the parks we stopped at had one. We had no airconditioning and my mother would buy ice and put it in the esky and we would suck on it and rub it all over ourselves. But it was the best time ever and people were so nice to us.
@Lepusrabbit
2 жыл бұрын
Ian ,whenever you come over to Australia , You need to experience the isolation of the outback .
@robertcampbell8662
2 жыл бұрын
The castle is a good spot to go visit. They are heavily involved in the history of it. Well worth a look 👀
@boogeyman8102
2 жыл бұрын
Knomesville is pretty cool , its in western Australia near Bunbury, thousands of knomes left by visitors
@jaywan5553
2 жыл бұрын
Dinosaur fossils and skeletons are so common in outback Qld, most farmers don’t report them unless they are spectacular. If they report all of them, their land is taken over while the excavation happens, reducing the usability of their land - so they don’t report.
@cjw9257
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video I’ve never been too any of these places
@leandabee
2 жыл бұрын
I went and had a look at the tessalated pavement again a few weeks ago while I was at the Port Arthur lavender farm. That part of Tassie is amazeballs, so glad I live here 🥰
@bunnyincloudrecesses9590
2 жыл бұрын
It's one of my fav natural places! I love Tassie in general. 😊
@briangill4000
2 жыл бұрын
No, Amazeballs come from Ashgrove in the North West 😂🤣😅🤣
@benderbender9553
2 жыл бұрын
Hear hear
@leandabee
2 жыл бұрын
@@briangill4000 I do drink Ashgrove milk, does that make us even? 😆😆
@amandawiggett3448
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian, I heard a theory that the Maree man was created by persons from a close military base. Allegedly using a 4wd, gps tracking and dragging a land clearing device behind them.
@stevefraser7501
2 жыл бұрын
If you think his pronunciation of Canberra is bad, so is his pronunciation of Coober Pedy.
@sweetfannyadams3253
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have been to Wave Rock as a kid (I live in Perth) and sadly, I thought it was cool for about 10 minutes and then got bored. It is amazing but there isn't a lot else around. Best seen when doing a wildflower tour in our Spring, so you can have a 20 min visit and then move on ;)
@Lolliegoth
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Ian - fun fact when huge dessert storms roll in from the West and travel East, Canberra gets covered in red dust as does most of the Eastern seaboard. Love this Country - it is so diverse.
@ajskater8834
Жыл бұрын
canberra? you should go to broken hill! dust storm capital of the universe!
@yvonnepinkshopdream6025
2 жыл бұрын
Gday , Ive stayed in an underground motel at White Cliffs NSW , on the way to Broken Hill .. It is an Opal mining town . It was an amazing experience and a different world .. A bucket list must do .
@jamesmaralyn6745
2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be surprised if first gnome was to mark a road to go on. Very common in Australia to put a novelty somewhere along road to mark for relatives visiting or a party. Gnomesville is on a intersection
@julesmarwell8023
Жыл бұрын
the Gosford glyphs have been professionally studies and declared to be GENUINE
@williamhodge
2 жыл бұрын
wave rock is so awesome in person, it is worth the visit.
@matthewraabe
2 жыл бұрын
You can visit paranella Park, the tour is great and you hear the full story.
@geofftottenperthcoys9944
2 жыл бұрын
Wave rock is a few hours away from me, but never seen it!
@gooneygaga
2 жыл бұрын
The photo of The Devils Marbles is obviously after a spot of rare rain. That could have been dead as for 8 months but then, an sudden outburst of rain and life just springs from nowhere in hours.
@jeffwilliam7500
2 жыл бұрын
Hieroglyphs 100% real as they been translated since the 80s. First though was just random but only recently there was 3 symbols only just added to the "Egyptian hieroglyphics dictionary" saying that these 3 symbols weren't recorded in the 80s.
@grahamjohnbarr
Жыл бұрын
It was done with a bulldozer. My brother got shipwrecked in Princess Charlotte Bay in Australia. While waiting for parts for his Trawler he did some exploring. He found a Wharfe with holes for a crane & drag marks. behind on the cliff face were Egyptian Hieroglyphs. He took photos & showed them to JCU. They told him to get lost If they investigated them they would have to change Australian History & they weren't going to do that.
@robertfuchs2227
2 жыл бұрын
I live right near that castle in the jungle (paronalla Park) beautiful place the current owners are very friendly and know the history of the family that built it. Unfortunately some of it is dangerous and crumbling down so you are restricted to where you can go. If you ever visit the beautiful place that is far north Queensland paronalla Park is a must see. Night tours are great too you see fireflies and microbats is wonderful.
@kathieward2155
2 жыл бұрын
Winds ,Poop from Birds, Nature is Made of Tougher Origins.
@jayemes1552
Жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Sydney and I've never heard about that shipwreck island before. 😮
@raymondbabb1970
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly Ian, you'll never regret moving your family to Australia.
@julzhunt7790
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelarmannsson5559 you obviously have no comprehension what a tyrannical dictatorship is!!🤬
@julzhunt7790
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelarmannsson5559 you saying stupid crap like that is a complete slap in the face to the poor people who have lived under and lost entire families to actual tyrants and dictators. If you think we are as bad off as countries like… Afghanistan Cambodia China Congo Libya STH Sudan Syria Uganda Vietnam North Korea Yemen and numerous other countries you need your head looking at. I’m sick of people saying it when they have no clue what it’s actually like!! If you don’t like living here then bugger off and go live somewhere else. 🙄🙄🤦🏼♀️
@RyanLye1975
2 жыл бұрын
Mari Man: The drawing of Aboriginal man was done by a few Australian Army folk.
@macman1469
2 жыл бұрын
The big Hunter, was made by dozer/grader . We did at one time have a giant Readymix , complete with the diamond like surround ,made the same way in the vast outback.
@sibertiger1970
Жыл бұрын
Regarding the Matter Man, as stated in Wika, Bardius Goldberg, a Northern Territory artist who died in 2002 and lived at Alice Springs, has been suggested as the creator of the work. Goldberg, who was known to be interested in creating a work visible from space, refused when questioned to either confirm or deny that he had created the image.[
@littleblackcat2273
2 жыл бұрын
The supposed "hieroglyph" in the centre at 5:34 is just taking the mick.
@PilotFlight2Mars
2 жыл бұрын
I image searched that gnarly skull @ 3:30 Comes up as a ‘draft by H.R Giger for the film Alien. Source: Oliver Dietze’
@darrenbooker8144
2 жыл бұрын
Been to balls pyramid, caught 6 yellow tail kingfish over 15 kg, two wahoo, and had a mako shark swim in our bow wave at 30 odd knots, lord Howe is epic
@barryluxford5969
2 жыл бұрын
Might be worth checking out "The String Family" at Paranella.
@ariadnepyanfar1048
2 жыл бұрын
Mari Man could be 'easily' done with GPS and some farm equipment. I say 'easily', because it probably took a lot of planning and several days. Definitely some top effort for some spectacular guerrilla art.
@scarlettardis2018
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the Egyptian hieroglyphics are real. Early Egyptian pharoahs came here and learnt from an Aboriginal tribe on the east coast of Australia. The aboriginal tribe has very distinct Egyptian features to this day. Tall, broad shoulders, a range of hair and green eye colours other tribes don't possess. Very attractive people and they had some knowledge in the past that they would pass on to each new pharoah. The hieroglyphics are also an older precursor version of Egyptian hieroglyphics compared to the newer iteration that's more decorative and detailed people famously recognise. I think that's about all that is known about it.
@thickquinkly1560
2 жыл бұрын
Another unknown and proven fact is Captain Cook sailed up the Molongolo River, put down anchor in Lake Burley Griffin and then discovered Canberra.
@jasonjohinke5651
2 жыл бұрын
I've slept in a real dugout house in coober pede. It's actually really cool air inside
@Johnsmith-dj5eq
2 жыл бұрын
That drawing in the desert was done recently
@andrewschubank5252
2 жыл бұрын
I've been past balls pyramid on a pretty big cruise ship and I'm telling you it made the cruise ship feel tiny ! And made me feel even tinier 😂
@treadingtheboards2875
11 ай бұрын
The Marree man was created in 1998 and took six weeks to make, using heavy machinery and GPS, the outline was also filled with calcium lime to make it seen from space. This is looked upon as vandalism by all governments. There is a rumor that it was created by Bardius Goldberg, an artist well known for creating works of art seen from space. Goldberg has neither confirmed nor denied to its creation.
@beh1972
2 жыл бұрын
Maree Man was made in June 1998, there are Landsat images from late May 1998 which showed it wasn’t there, then was by mid June 1998. most likely made by Australian Army Engineers with access to differential GPS and construction plant.
@djlow2398
Жыл бұрын
A guy with a bulldozer and surveying device? You should check Lord Howe island near Balls pyramid. Truly a gem of the earth.
@jessann5581
2 жыл бұрын
The way the dude says some of the words really grinds me gears, as a South Aussie I find myself correcting the way he says Cooper Pedy and Canberra and others. 🤦♀️
@Coolclimatetropicalfruits
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently Tutankhamun had a jewel encrusted boomerang in his tomb, I heard once.
@sandrarobinson3266
2 жыл бұрын
Devils Marbles are just up road from Alice Springs, NT-QLD Nth are Dino Hot Spots, Longreach QLD and few other places have Centers where can see them and go to recovery sites and help with digs. Cooper Peeedeee is close to NT SA border, many who travel from South to NT use it either for a Night stopover or Beer and Feed, as with most outback places have to be Mad as a Cut Snake to take it on. I lived and played where Shell Beach is located, went to Wave rock a few times, WA, NT, Inland Nth QLD have lot of places that are amazeballs, that a even a lot of Aussies don't go see, Pilbara Region is unique, Ningaloo Reef I think is better than Barrier Reef, Gnomes has grown since I last saw it and yep we left a Gnome.
@cgkennedy
Жыл бұрын
The Kimberly is amazing and is mainly fossilised coral reef made millions of years ago. My sister has been there, but I haven't.
@tipsysweetaussiemumma1615
2 жыл бұрын
I've been to wave rock. It was spectacular.
@Syrplex
2 жыл бұрын
fun fact about the marie man. a few years ago it disappeared then someone redrew it
@davidconroy8547
2 жыл бұрын
The most incredible place in Australia. Is Canberra. Where a group of mindless people gather and make a mess of everything. And the amazing thing is there paid to do it.
@kerriebaziw5037
2 жыл бұрын
Lol...good one David
@JudeAussie
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣👍🇦🇺
@mattc55
2 жыл бұрын
Ian, thats an Aussie Chrysler Valiant ute with no wheels in the Cobber Pedey clip.
@gregkempster5626
2 жыл бұрын
saw that - as a impart man I expected Ian to comment
@gregkempster5626
2 жыл бұрын
mopar man I mean
@clintonshannon62
2 жыл бұрын
I love how American people are interested in Australia
@Goalsplus
Жыл бұрын
Even with a private jet and cars on standby at each nearest airport I guess it would take nearly a week to visit all of these.
@helmuthschultes9243
2 жыл бұрын
Thedesert hunter image is relatively recent creation. Most likely using modern GPS to guide positions.
@gregkempster5626
2 жыл бұрын
was he the bloke who left his white horse on a hillside in UK?
@jackleentoop7693
2 жыл бұрын
The tiling rocks are also in Ireland.
@robburdack4361
2 жыл бұрын
anyone that grew up in the 80, and early 90s that watched the world around us and seen Malcom Douglas documentary's has seen the horizontal falls as he featured them many times in his documentary's
@karritz1542
2 жыл бұрын
Thats why there are stromatalites near shell beach too.
@gooneygaga
2 жыл бұрын
If you are still wanting to check out more of Australia, there is The Daintree Rainforest, Kakadu, The Bungle Bungles, The Pinnacles, Katherine Gorge, The Olgas, Blue Mountains, and too much to mention in Tassie. That's just some of what you haven't covered yet.
@nathanleddy5999
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen the heiroglyphics in person, they were near where I used to live
@karritz1542
2 жыл бұрын
I stayed at wave rock for a few days and took lotsof photos. Macro shots up close look like pastel paintings.
@adamhetebry2742
2 жыл бұрын
Gnomesville was originally started by some placing a random gnome in the middle of a roundabout at two intersecting roads over time travellers noticed the gnome and someone built him a little house then other people started adding more gnomes so he had friends, it gained quite e cult following and people from all the state, country and even the world would Come and place their unique gnome here. After some time the roundabout was beginning to be cluttered and became dangerous of a location due to being in a roundabout that the gnomes were all moved to a segregated area on the adjacent verge where over years the “village” has grown so much a on that pathways and even a visitors carpark and public toilet was built so people could park and spend some time admiring the gnomes and even adding their own to the growning gnome community
@wildeturkey2006
2 жыл бұрын
I have been to wave rock about 35 years ago. I have a photo the way you explained in :)
@MsTruthseeker999
2 жыл бұрын
The Gosford Glyphs aren't a hoax. There's a great video where they're translated by 2 Egyptians, the reason some think it's a hoax is because 2 of the glyphs aren't in the 'normally used' hieroglyph language but they found them in the oldest known Egyptian hieroglyphs which were very hard to find. Part 1 is here kzitem.info/news/bejne/pKl9l3djbmR-dn4 and part 2 is listed as the following video. Well worth a look, it's fascinating! Oh and the stick insects are still on the ocean pyramid, I saw a doco on it a few years ago and they found them still there.Yeah his pronunciation is way off! Cooper Pedy is pronounced Peedy not Peddy!
@DEE-rd2rc
2 жыл бұрын
Earth had life 3.5 billion years ago, a new study confirms - making a set of Australian fossils the oldest ever found. At 5,531 km, the dingo barrier fence stretches from eastern Queensland all the way to the South Australian coastline. The fence was erected in the late 1800s and early 1900s to protect cropland from rabbits. It was later modified to protect livestock, particularly sheep, from dingoes.
@siryogiwan
6 ай бұрын
I know I'm late to this vid, but the Egyptians did indeed come here, the Aboriginal in areas they were, have stories passed down, they also found boomerang in a tomb of a famous pyramid
@stewartdevisser3818
2 жыл бұрын
Hieroglyphs are carved out not carved in
@listayngeorge6929
2 жыл бұрын
Gnome Village is about 2 hours south of where I live in W.A You can take one to add when you come over.. one with an US flag maybe..
@aakkkbbb
2 жыл бұрын
Lord howe stick insects were thought to be extinct but they were rediscovered in 2001 they have some at the Melbourne zoo, where they have a breeding program.
@Kayenne54
2 жыл бұрын
Just like to point out that glow worms and fireflies are two different critters. Glow worms look a little like stationary spiders; kind of stuck to one place with weird appendages hanging down (creepy). Fire flies are insects that fly at certain times of the year and produce their light to attract mates...
@bradleywayne2788
2 жыл бұрын
Australian soldiers stationed in Egypt during WW1 or 2, can't remember which, would come back and scratch out the symbols they saw.
@rosalynmoyle3766
2 жыл бұрын
I have been to wave rock, camping ground nearby.
@brenthart2903
2 жыл бұрын
I lived an hour from wave rock it's a awesome place to visit
@thatrandomaussiechick4107
2 жыл бұрын
cooper pedy is more than heat . there are hotels , air conned , with tours to a local oasis ....... fyrebite is set round there , brilliant series
@thatrandomaussiechick4107
2 жыл бұрын
tessellated pavements are in the neck . very close to port arthur
@TheSamleigh
2 жыл бұрын
OI! At 10.29 or 10.30 check it out! The image produced within the water with just visible rocks is a crocodile.
@alliegal45
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been to Wave Rock…took hours to get there….amazing to look at and is huge, long and high…
@kelvinherbener4639
2 жыл бұрын
I live along the dingo barrier fence it was meant to keep the dingo up on the north side from coming into the southern side and killing sheep and other livestock but I've seen just as many dingoes on south side the fence as on the north side and I've worked on both sides of the fence from far north Qld and near the NSW border
@julesmarwell8023
Жыл бұрын
i COULD honestly imagine you becoming A GREY NOMAD
@shellshell942
2 жыл бұрын
As Ricky Baker would say 'Majestical' 😂
@01srfalcon
2 жыл бұрын
First of all.. well done on the correct pronunciation of Canberra. Also if you end up doing a video on Coober Pedy (pronounced Coober Peedy) ((that's a quick heads up)) I've been to Devils Marbles and it is amazing!! The colours are even more profound in person. Another great reaction video.. well done
@richardjones7604
2 жыл бұрын
I've been to wave rock alot used to live close by was always fun as a kid to try and run up it
@michaelwilson9764
2 жыл бұрын
The Marree Man was made by soldiers working at the nuclear test area in South Australia in the late 50s to early 60s. Go the Army Engineers.
@utha2665
2 жыл бұрын
Have you got evidence of that?
@eidodk
2 жыл бұрын
The Marree Man was created in june 1998, as shown in satellite images taken in may and june of that year of the site.
@jaywan5553
2 жыл бұрын
The Egypt stuff - documents have just released after 99 yrs that the Qld government pushed pyramids into the ocean - because they didn’t want the whole James Cook story ruined. There is also a pyramid near Cairns that no one can explain and thought it was just hill until recently. Egyptian artefacts have been found near Gympie Qld and there is a pyramid also there - Gympie Pyramid. Aboriginal people and Ancient Egyptians share many similarities.
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