by jimsurbex | Jan 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you are travelling into the old industrial town of Port Pirie (North of Adelaide) chances are you will pass these huge rusting metal hulks. Looming above the arid saltbush and weeds, next to the hum of the electrical substation, you will see four decaying train...
by jimsurbex | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
At 6pm of October 30th 2021 A fire ripped through the heritage-listed house at 354 Marion Road, completely burning the building to a shell. In this fire, the skylight which was the most impressive part of the house was completely reduced to rubble. Abandoned in 2014...
by jimsurbex | Oct 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just as a trigger warning this post talks about heavy subjects such as sexual abuse etc. The Sleep’s Hill tunnels have a colourful history, originally built as a train tunnel, converted into a mushroom farm and even used to store ammunition and the state archives most...
by jimsurbex | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rapid Bay is one of South Australia’s top destinations on the Fleurieu Peninsula, best known for its jetties, fishing, scuba diving, camping and beach caves. Every year around summertime, you will find hundreds of influencers uploading selfies on the beach,...
by jimsurbex | Jul 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the ’80s, Before prepping was a widely known hobby, an Adelaide man took it upon himself to build his own doomsday bunker. This was no small 1 room air-raid shelter; it was a fully decked out nuclear bunker that could sustain life underground for the...
by jimsurbex | Jun 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout history, innocent women have been accused of being witches by the church and a prime example of this is the Salem Witch trials where puritans incited mass hysteria in a small US town. As a result of this, a total of 19 innocent women were executed for...
