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My dad and his brothers and their friends lived at Ashgrove and used to go shooting hares for food in the Gap in the 1940s. Years later he took me and my brothers for hikes around the reservoir - good memories.
Hello, enjoy your Vid as a Gap resident and sent it to my son living in the UK to watch and remember. We were at home during the storm and being in an elevated block saw our two neighbours houses basically disintegrate, while parts of our roof disappeared,.. The tree you were looking for is probably as found on the corner of Payne and Patten roads. There are also some history that can be found such as very hidden convict marked stone walls, a gold mine, and even more importantly a supposed private pipe line from the dam directly to the xxxx plant so they could use clear clean water 😂 Enjoy all your walk arounds.
Great video Rob. I lived in The Gap for over 30 years so it was great to see your outside in perspective. I attended both the local Primary and High School, Scout group etc. Saw a lot of changes in that time. Just a few things to add if I may… Walton Bridge is the oldest continuous poured concrete bridge in Australia. Enoggera Creek used to flow a lot more and was populated with extremely large lung fish , turtles, eels, and the odd platypus. We would run from school across the Enoggera Dam wall and along the creek as part of our cross country sports days. Waterworks road was only two lanes wide and Gap Creek Road was still dirt. I’m not sure if you met with The Gap Historical Society (assume you did) however they have a very good book outlining the history of The Gap and the notable families that created the suburb (that while mostly now gone, remain in the road signs and park names). Paten, Payne, Dillon, Hilder to name a few. And we were there in the 2008 storm, which not only got classified as a State Emergency, but a National Disaster, with both the Premier and Prime minister visiting, along with the Army - it was really, very bad (my photos are still haunting). Before the Gap Tavern was built the quarry looked like a ghost ride or a movie set of old buildings. And across the road was a jam factory. The late 80s and 90s was when the Brisbane City Council changed the zoning of The Gap and also reduced the minimum land size for a house lot. The result was that a lot of natural bushland was developed into housing and townhouses. There was a petition to council to get a standard for development, but even with thousands of signatures it was ignored. There was also a push from developers to extend houses right up to the TV towers in the 1980s, thankfully that didn’t get up and the bushland remains. The community garden you visited used to be the local Pony and Equestrian club. As horse paddocks were sold for housing and horse families moved, the club closed and it was turned into the garden and Men’s shed. We’ve since moved further out to Samford but have many fond memories.
I used to do riding lessons at Mrs.Walkers "Pony Club" and ride horses around The Gap when there was still horse paddocks in the late 70's/early 80's. It was a great place to grow up. I lived on Jevons St, went to The Gap Primary and High school and went roller skating at The Red Hill Skating Arena every Saturday. Thanks for adding the extra info.
i grew up here, basically all the houses on your left around the @15:00 were all farm land still when i was a kid. I was home for the gapapocalypse. It really was something else. sideways rain with crazy winds and every tree in my yard being snapped in half, the deafening sound of hail hitting the roof and garage doors and smashing windows , couldn't see more than 2 meters out a window. I will never forget the mountains after it. they looked like they had been shelled.
The bottom of the gap hill coming from Keperra on the right was where we tipped thousands of tonnes of granite from the Keperra quarry when Wagner's took over. Fun fact the rock at the gap site is the same as the backfill at the Newstead Gasworks. Wagner's won the contract and a shit load of cubic metres went from Keperra quarry to Newstead. When they were stockpiling it would go to the gap. Another fun fact you could medium boulders and large garden rocks every weekend. I personally ran rock out of Keperra over the hill to the gap for about year to give an idea of how much got moved
Hey mate been watching some of your videos from 3-4yrs ago when you used to go on the epic 30km long walks like.. the whole gold coast... all of scrubby creek.. shorncliffe to redcliffe. Inspied me this weekend to do my own walk from southport to coolangatta 32km! Love it mate.
Myself & a mate drove up to jolly's lookout to experience that storm . I sat on the handrail, until a bolt of lightning hit the tree about 7-10 meters away . We ran to the car .( his mums little Toyota corolla ). When it got really bad , we drove to the centre of the ( small ) carpark . Hoping no tree's would fall on us . Next morning was beautiful , we drove out onto waterworks rd . The carnage! It just occurred to us what we just witnessed. Tree's down everywhere, birds out in force , jumping on all of the bugs & insects. Lots of lizards on the streaming rd . There was a small - medium sized feral sow , just walking around . After that night, my football mate's called me Lieutenant Dan !
I lived in The Gap about 15 years, and in one of the streets (Weemala) hit by that storm you mentioned, they left some roofs laying on the road blocking us in for an extra day because the PM was flying in to inspect, ha ha.
Great video Rob and pleased you mentioned the storm of Nov 2008. My company was doing enviro restoration work on part of Kedron Brook in the Gap at the time. In my 32 years working in nature I’ve never experienced the effects of a storm like the one that hit that afternoon at The Gap. The devastation was like nothing I’d seen before or since. Keep up the great work mate 👍
My very first visit to Brisbane started on the evening of the 17th November 2008. It was a strange time when the lead story in the news was the storm and flooding. The second story was about thw drought.
they have been seeding the clouds over Brisbane for decades. hardly anyone notices it. 😔 I've filed a dozen reports with crime stoppers in the last few months with photographical evidence.
I went to Enoggera Dam for the first time about a month ago. I had a wonderful time hiking the Araucaria Track. Unfortunately I didn't have time to explore The Gap and only saw what was visible from the bus window. I must go back for a better look around. Thanks Rob!
Many thanks. I enjoyed the video very much. Lots of memories. We lived in Weemala St The Gap for several years. Weemala means "distant views" and we sure had them right on top of a large hill in The Gap. We could see the Gateway Bridge from our bedroom window. Its a nice area.
@@walkaboutwithrob you never disappoint. We’re of the same age-ish and neighborhoods, so you often bring back memories as well as create new interests.
That one was fun. I'll often pop up through the Gap if heading up to the Sunny Coast of up Mount Nebo / Glorious for a day trip. Had mates that lived there when I was at Uni but that was an unimaginable amount of time ago. The rock underneath is very very cool info though. I know I'm going to bore the family with that next time I go up that way. I like finding out that sort of stuff so I have a list of oddments I find out from shows like this. Very cool. Thanks.
Thank you for this great Walk About video Rob. I grew up at The Gap (Jevons Street) in the 1980's, so this was an interesting and wonderful trip down memory lane.
I was working in Brisbane at the time of that storm. I remember it well. People always latch on to these events. Being originally from UK we have a similar storm event that those around always remember. The hurricane of October 87. 100mph gusts. Total devastation of many areas, and I managed to sleep through it. Not classified as a hurricane, despite the wind velocity, because apparently England isn't in a hurricane zone. And another event, you would never mention in Australia, but news worthy in England. We had a Summer in 1976. Full on drought and everything. They turned all our water off, and put up standpipes in the streets. No rain in England, just imagine that. Enjoyable witty tour of the Gap. Seems a lot busier than I remember.
i have friends in england that send me pictures of evidence of weather modification every day. they dont hide it in england like they often do in brisbane carrying out the cloud seeding after dark and before dawn.
Keen to watch this one as I grew up in The Gap!..... my dad used to work for Channel 7 up on Mt Cootha building the sets for Jill n Agro / Boris's breakfast club. Now live in Adelaide and don't miss Brisbane haha, too many assholes and their assholes moved there. I remember as a child the BIG tree that was sadly cut down where the Coles carpark / McDonalds now stands. I also remember "Jack the slasher" over at the Brookside shopping center.
@notanengineer The sign at 7:44 is near the carpark on Waterworks Road, near where Mt Nebo Road begins. This sign forbids dogs and cats. However, the sign at the Walkabout Centre only specifies dogs, hence my comment.
Excellent video, Rob. The Gap was my old childhood suburb and it brings me a lot of joy seeing more people tell its story. We'll be releasing our next video on The Gap on September 22, which will include an interview with the late Richard Speechley of The Gap Historical Society (just in time for his birthday). I hope you (and anyone reading this) enjoy it.
Given how you document the gap in your videos, I had the feeling you might've spent your childhood in The Gap (just like myself). Fondest memories were spent there, and while I've lived in other parts of Brisbane ever since (typically remaining inner west), I always find myself reminiscing over the greenery and community charm that The Gap carried with it
Thanks Rob, I love your work. I grew up in Logan village, I would love to see a walk about with Rob there. Forgive my ignorance if you have already done one there Neil.
It makes me so happy to know that someone out there has the same warped sense of humour as me. "Pretending to be going somewhere, didn't really forget my camera" that's hilarious 😂
I was just saying to my friend the other day that I hope Rob will visit The Gap and other suburbs nearby. So thank you so much! Is there any chance you can do say, from Samford to Enoggera? And then from there to Wilston/ Windsor? Not all in one go of course!! It's a lot of suburbs I know, yet I'm sure a lot of people would be interested. Anyway, thanks again for another great video. 😊🌈
@georgiemoon9990 Thank you very much! Actually a walk from Samford to Windsor would be a piece of cake. However, I've already done videos on Samford and Windsor, so I'd probably be repeating much of the information.
An interesting snapshot of The Gap. I always find it disappointing however, when the long custodianship by First Nations people is not acknowledged. The path that became Waterworks Rd was not used to go to Mt Coot-tha - it was part of the track that led to the Bunya Mountains and the Bunya gathering - a very important cultural event. The tree he was looking for is at the other end of Payne Rd.
@michellepeile8442 Actually, I have acknowledged the Indigenous peoples in many of my videos in the past, and nearly always I have received contempt, abuse, and even a couple of threats. And yes, the trackway through The Gap was used by the local Indigenous peoples to get to Mt Coot-Tha, as several other trackways also did. This was particularly true for peoples heading east from the Bunya Mountains.
Speaking of The Gap.....ok, not really but nearish enough, anyone know what the deal is with St John's Wood? It's not really a suburb but seems to be a bit of an enclave in Ashgrove? Kind of doesn't appear officially on maps but it's definitely there if you zoom into Google maps and has a funky little island roundabout thing with shops!
It's one of those odd places in Brisbane that is either a former suburb, or just a name on a map. Rosalie is kinda the same. There's actually a lot of them around.
Thanks Rob for your video. Yes, it is alternatively noisy and quiet... but it, and the creek itself are special. The rainforest along the creek you mention is unique to The Gap and there has been a booklet published by SOWN ( our local Bushcare group) about it. The rainforest type is not found anywhere else in Qld apart from small patches behind the Sunshine Coast. The tree you were looking for is upstream of where you crossed. There is an even older one downstream which is around 500-550 yrs old. In the area you crossed there is also a canoe tree/ scar tree. You're right about the people of The Gap- we seem quite taciturn, almost rural in our outlook. We don't see ourselves as a suburb but more of an outside- the - city place. We have pretty well everything we need from schools to shops to sports clubs. We are also pretty resilient as well, as we experience bushfire and flood events that most suburbs don't experience. We have a large range of animals here, birds in particular and even rarer species of mammals not found in the Greater metropolitan area - including the Mountain Bobuck or Mountain Possum- usually only found in The Border Ranges. Our proximity to forest and national parks creates a wildlife corridor. You mentioned Walton Bridge. It was the first concrete bridge built in Qld. The first school building in The Gap, on School Rd, now a Creche and Kindergarten, is still in use today. And the Miss Paten you mentioned planted a tree in the early 1900s which is still there today, in the middle of what was the school playground but now School Rd.. We have so much history, both natural and social, that we are so proud of. Thanks for sharing some of it with everyone.
St John's Wood. Not a suburb but considered part of Ashgrove. Like several suburbs or places in Brisbane, named after places in England. Judge Harding built his magnificent stone house there in the 1880s -and it still stands today. Named for his home in England. As was the name of suburbs like Bardon, Rainworth and Auchenflower- all of them houses still standing today in suburbs named after them.
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