Now, for the first time, a founding member has cracked open their photo archive. The Sleeps Hill tunnels are currently owned by a close relative of Anthony Munroe, who was also a member of the Salvage and Expedition club and a person of interest in the Beaumont Childrens disappearance Rachel Vaughn, Also in the early 1980s I was taken to an Adelaide hills location where (including myself) about 9 other children, as well as about 50 adults were witness to the murder of a baby boy of around 10 Months old. Stooping beneath the low concrete ceiling, the stale-smelling water was soon washing up around my knees. Liao, Paris C/C was setup so there is a base of operations near the spiritual home of urbex: The KATAS. I was wondering if I could grab the location to the ANZAC drain?? http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=draining;id=25;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fok%2Fbunkerboyz%2Findex.html, Encountering Haitian Vodou: Le Grand Cimetire of Port-au-Prince, Homeless in Havana: How a Travel Disaster Showed Me the Real Cuba, Myth & Memory in the Balkans: The Spomeniks of Former Yugoslavia. A newbie can be booted for anything, even tagging. (you can email me if you'd rather no mention it here - wzard @t cave clan .dot. Unfortunately due to the state of Australia's new 'NBN', all uploaded content must be a maximum of 480p. Don't think it can't happen to you. I think you are making an incorrect presumption there Tim - We don't care who explores drains - we just care who explores within the Clan. Or is it those Pirie Street apartments now? A photoblog of Adelaide's abandoned buildings, underground tunnels and places to explore. The Julia Farr Home for Incurables Curly, CC.. Im heading to Melbourne to hopefully discover some nee tunnels. The ANZAC Drain might host all the best Cave Clan parties, but it is only one very small fraction of their domain. Found by the original Adelaide Cave Clan founder Zorga in 1993, Zorgas tomb is a large box culvert drain with lots of great street art. There are old chambers and vaults underground in the city somewhere in one of the official buildings but they are still active. Then between 1 to 4 members will announce that they have to get up early for work, so they will have to leave. To curb this, addition membership requirements may be added. A freind of mine works at the repat and says they're looking for the entrance to the old bunker that was buried years ago, part of the repats history. I walked a little way in to take a look. But not both, because then you will look like you're trying to hard. Rogue, I think its printed on signs more as a deterrent than anything else. I have some knowledge of these drains from back in the late eighties and early nineties. A typical sexpodition will usually involve meeting in a dimly lit McDonalds car park, usually about 1.5 to 2 hrs after the agreed meeting time. When running in dark unknown drains. Camera's with high ISO settings are popular because most Click Clanners are too weak to carry Manfrotto's. JavaScript must be enabled for certain features to work. Punishment for all crimes: . From this point on the Cave Clam was truly born. It seems like the police and government are still sweeping these things under the rug. All communication in the Cave Crew is done in on-line forums, which act like a sort of 'base' for sexpos.. There are, of course, subterranean tunnels associated with Fort Largs and Fort Glanville in Adelaide's western beaches, and part of a network of non-public air raid communication shelters remains visible after being established in 1942. Find me through Adelaide parkour. After doing some research and talking to some people in the know, I found out some serious allegations had been made about these tunnels by Rachel Vaughn. Any details are greatly appreciated. The only way to join the Clan Cave is by solving this mysterious riddle, that is written in almost every drain around the world: Only members of this secretive organisation know the answer. We reached out to Sydney Water for comment and a spokesperson said that, while they have no knowledge of the Clan, "anyone living in any kind . I work at Woolies in RundleMall our basement is always flooding even on dry days, so there may be smoething there? , Railway bridge near Eden Hills, in course of construction. The photos shown here depict the variety of these underground canalizations. If an object is shinny enough, or has dials, or the owner clearly doesn't appreciate it as much as you would, then you are quite within your rights to borrow it for 'documentation' purposes. The caveclan website is down. Required fields are marked *, The Punky Brewster Room - Drain, Adelaide, Domain Tunnel Blasted Rock - Drain, Hobart, Bell Lee's Cave - The Hindley Street Catacombs, Adelaide, McElligotts Sarcophagus - Cavity, Adelaide, Hobart Darkie Wellington Bridge - Drain, Hobart. The Cosmic Clan is consulting with NASA, advising them on possible ways to find abandoned alien structures on Mars & or other planets. Dsankt, Popular keys that any serious Clanolio should have include: The Tork SCA 1100 key in particular is required for a member to advance from a mid-core to an apple-core ranking. Why is he a reliable person for that but never believed about his and Rachels accusations. Whats address? A strong slope gave this drain its name. That's okay mate. Every few months another journalist will take on a Cave Clan story and some publication will "break" the story once more. His employer, South Australia's ambulance service, said his family's grief had been "magnified" by . like is the entrance monitored by police? anyone know the drain near doncaster park and ride? Later, Id even hear stories of projectors being dragged down to this drain, to screen films up on the walls inside. I said, you're too young mate, and that was it That day the summer storm killed Brian. They are not evidence of an abandoned subway, but likely remnants of the original Adelaide Railway Station, which first opened in 1856. Dont be fooled, this tunnel is as dangerous as they come. Bomb shelters and trenches were built across the city throughout World War II, with basic pipe air raid shelters a favourite in places like the Botanic Gardens. Just as a trigger warning this post talks about heavy subjects such as sexual abuse etc. so keeen to find some of these spotss, whats da haps mighty mouse in melbs at the moment cant wait to be bck in adelaide, @ Doc, regarding the bunker. "I had these boxes of old Cave Clan photos sitting in my garage just gathering dust," Doug explains. Why bother? For every year a Clan member has been active in the C/C, the number of locations required for you to explore each month reduces. We also try and protect the locations we explore for as long as possible. Claims were made that the tunnels seemed to have a hoodoo on them and the first three growers were forced to abandon them due to fungus and diseases. Hi Hayden, glad to hear you found the card. Rachel Vaughn and her half brother Andrew McIntyre has a long list of sickening abuse allegations against their father Allan Maxwell McIntyre, you can listen to their full testimony to see what I mean. Drac, Hey there. Due to the ever rising fame of the Cave Club, members where inundated with interview requests, and inquiries to host fund raising charity events. Afterall they're in melbourne, why not lil' adelaide? "We knew of them. I actually got a welcome email from Ath @ Cave Clan shortly after writing this post. For this reason photography is very popular in the clan. Great kudos can be gained by stealing location lists from other Graffiti or crime syndicate groups. BUMP Ouch! The 108 foot high viaduct was prefabricated in Delaware, USA at a cost of thirteen thousand pounds and assembled on site in approximately 1882 , Railway tunnel in the Adelaide Hills. The Clan cultists will then stand around and 'Shit talk' or even talk about shit, for around-a-about 2 hrs. Luckily for me, the ANZAC Drain wasnt difficult to find; and so, a couple of days after arriving in Australia I donned my headlamp, strapped on a pair of disposable trainers, and waded into the musty darkness of the drain. Your email address will not be published. The Clan was runner up in the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, for its work in showing that bogans and Hipsters can live in harmony side by side. I was surprised that youre not more popular because you certainly have the gift. There are a couple of other drains off the main trunk canal further downstream from that outfall. And? If you change your plans, let tthat person know. So, as Melbourne developed the water was forced underground; to be built over and in time forgotten by the majority of the citys inhabitants. Curious Adelaide: Descending into the darkness of Adelaide's stormwater network (Part Two). A Newbie is expected to do a location every day, and post pic's or it didn't happen. When trains exited the 290m long tunnel in Panorama they would pass over a large Viaduct, standing about 30 meters above the gulley. The 'C/C' mostly comprises of extremely mid-core bogans and hipsters who enjoy walking though 4' sewerage pipes, or watching 'urbex' videos on Yourtube. Does anyone know locations in Melbourne? Must drink VB or other bogan beer. Railway tunnel in the Adelaide Hills. Beneath the steps, the ANZAC Drain continued towards the source of the stream. UrbanTwilight is photographing the underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, rooftops, and hidden industry that most people would never normally get to see. When a location is found, that finder gains a certain amount of 'Kudos credits' which may be spent in various ways. im interseted in meeting up and going exploring in Melb sometime, 1998-2018 (c) - www.Forbidden-Places.net - Contact. Hey there, nice shots. If you think this shit is cool and you plan on becoming the next K-rad-elite drain explorer, then you need to read this. "Zorga really pioneered the whole effort in Adelaide, contacted the Melbourne guys and got the scene moving here.". Just walk along the River Yarra for a bit, and youll find dozens of entrances for yourself. And for a Mid-school the lowest possible position is soft-core. Right from the start this zine oozes with an 'Old school vibe' giving it instant cred. Drinking other beers will get you fisted. Doing 'locations' or 'abandos' or 'active mansions', is an important part of the C/C but is not always required of all members. I think its a sign of the times & places like this will be blocked or made harder to enter. It is known that the Water Board is extremely jealous of the 'Compass Clan's' location lists because it is a lot more extensive the any official list of underground cavities. One of the popular Cave Clan's meeting place Australian underground drains - (c) Forbidden Places - Sylvain Margaine - Adelaide, Saint Peters'Twins. And the noble pass time of 'Urbexering' was invented. The land on North Terrace in which the Club House stands was bought in the same year and building work rapidly proceeded, the Club House being, it seems, occupied by the end of 1864. A true gentleman explorer indeed. I googled some old drains names and found an old 1995 drain location sheet from the Cave Clan. A Newbie is the first tier of the complicated system of social ranking. Someone please help, Hey!! Argh, awful to see that new graffiti I dont understand why people feel the need, when there are so many blank walls still out there. im interested in knowing how to acess the tunnels under adelaide but have never been able to find any entrances can someone plz give me an idea on where to go atleast cheers. Sydclam is a gentlemen's club. Similar shelters along North Terrace became popular havens for ladies of the night to ply their trade. It is still unknown which government organisation, forum mods work for. It just makes ou come across as a control freak. 'Cooked Clan' has been quoted as saying: . burrrp. I'd be a little confused if you went from St Peter's Twins through to Eli's Tomb, haha. I really really want to start exploring the storm drains in Melbourne. However, the object must be returned within 100 years or it is considered theft. If youre running out of tunnels to explore though, Melbourne is just amazing. And also it is allot cheaper then using mobile phones in Australia. I believe most of it unfortunately. If it is funny enough and they have a picture of it, then they will receive praise and be popular. She asked if there was anyway he could've gotten out or crawled to a safe spotbut I knew there wasn't," he recalls. Hundreds (if not thousands) of others have done so before them". They also explored some abandoned cars and under a bridge. Check out this site when you get a chance. Mark Buttler and Andrew Rule 6 min read "We certainly haven't sent boats down there for many years now but initially it was designed for that.". Founded in 1986 by a trio of Melbourne teenagers, the Cave Clan has since grown to become the worlds largest organisation of urban explorers. The 150m tunnel in Eden Hills stored the State Librarys most valuable documents, artefacts and records and the 290m tunnel in Panorama was used to store ammunition. It's the middle of winter so no new explorers expos are being held at the moment. The mum said Brian was a huge Cave Clan fan, he wanted to join as soon as he turned 18, he'd even made fake Cave Clan shirts. Its all good mate 2 years ago was a different climate- if you get a chance though the history added in makes it still quite easy to find so if you can remove that also would be great! Extremely inbred. Huge cavity. Was only in Adelaide for one night though. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. I find it strange that your contact went unreplied, usually were quite accommodating for visiting explorers. Hopefully I'll be proud of it for the rest of my life. Every Australian state has its own Clan 'chapter'. ", The photos chart the group's exploration of drains and holes here and overseas, including the catacombs beneath Paris. After sitting vacant for more than 30 years, the Julia Farr Hospital's 'Home for Incurables' has finally been demolished. The tunnels were dug by hand by men who were paid only 7 shillings per day for their efforts. All i know is that in Sleep Hills tunnels, no body can hear you scream. that line sent shivers down my spine. Rare in Europe, these drains are everywhere under the australian cities. Eek. Mr Munro now owns the tunnels and utilises one for commercial wine storage due to the fact it sits at a stable 17 degrees Celsius. Where is the location of the Anzac drains. Who cares what you do in the drains? This is to give cops a fighting chance and they look better in photo's. why havent they dont a investigation to prove these accusations. As I finally made to leave the Chamber, I spotted a memorial high on one wall. There's also snaps from the infamous Clanniesthe Cave Clan's annual awards show. ", Cave Clan founders (from left) Doug, Sloth, and Woody, in Melbourne, 1988. Make sure you look where you are going. we have a similar group called the underground mines of Victoria esb 2013 but tent to stay in the mines rather than drains or caves. Drac, Their power is absolute and even Drain Gods are cautions of angering a 'Mod'. Jade, Thanks To: Keen as to get involved, I know of old tram, train lines, and all the tunnels under CBD but have no idea how to get in >.< I'm keen as to jump in, email me? The Catch Clan offer a 'within 48 hrs rescue service' for such organisations as: 'Australian Water Board', 'Sydney Water' & 'Abu-Dabi Water'. The order from bottom to top is: Newbie, Seat-warmer, Soft-core, Mid-core, Apple-core, Good Explorer, Hard-core, The Earth's-core, Drain God. Glad you enjoyed the post. When Cave Clannering, you should carry the following items at all times: Safety is taken very seriously in Cackle Clan. A 'Newbie' would do well to remember, that you must be a well known exploerer before you are allowed to buy a torch that is over 600 lumins. They will then post details about your location on their personal web-site, which acts like as a sort of on-line backup for location lists and other urbex related information. Approach.doc In the country, this drain is shaped in natural rocks. www.starbacks.ca/Baja/2019/location.html. They abducted over 600 babies and children from the Goodwood orphanage between the 50s-80s to abuse sexually, through satanic rituals and then kill and eat (they were cannibals). Pizzy, "It was more exciting before they discovered it," an ex-Repat worker told me. Done a few drains, I am interested in doing more roof tops though. ALWAYS tell a RESPONSIBLE person where you are going, when you expect to be back, and when to send an emergency team to search. The Sleeps 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 valuable items in WW2. Without their support and assistance many of these photos would not have been possible. "This is the first time I've said this, but I'm proud of it. When you achieve this tier, your membership is assured for life. "And people, young couples on the Torrens, didn't have anywhere else to go, so what can they do?". This impressive statistic has been achieved buy following a rigorous safety standard which is imposed by the clan itself. (Only over-seas award nights partake in actual circle-jerk's). Well played, good sir. Yes, it is I, Panic, and my horde of imaginary friends. Membership is a complicated system of social ranking, structured on the pyramid scheme model. Today the Cave Cartel is a world wide organisation. & The Before you run off with random loons from the internet and join their crappy groups, take a minute to learn more about the true original legends of draining and exploring in Australia, the Cave Clan have been to Hercules pillars, is there anything in Gobbledox? yeh man i have heaps of fotos of camberwell. The Yellow Submarine has had a piece over most of it . It wasnt until I left Australia that I would hear back from them but for now at least, it looked like I would be going in solo. I grew up in Goodwood and its just such a dark, twisted, snake pit. Found by the original Adelaide Cave Clan founder Zorga in 1993, Zorga's tomb is a large box culvert drain with lots of great street art. The Adelaide Club was founded in 1863. (Aproximatley 1910) Source, Old Sleeps Hill railway tunnel, near Eden Hills in January 1961 Source, SLEEPS HILL: The northern end of Sleeps Hill railway tunnel 1992 Source, The southern end of Sleeps Hill railway tunnel 1991 Source, Ildraino (the Cave Clan Zine by Doug). Sydney Cave Clan. If you are a not a member of the Clan and you wish to try exploration'ing a location, you can obtain GPS coordinates for many locations by going to a Drain Gods personal website. A part of this drain holds a big secret, a hidden tunnel that is like stepping back in time to the 1800s, but I wont spoil it for you, Your email address will not be published. It's all Internet shit anyway. They have lots of drain pictures, maps and best of all, an up to date Google Earth file of drains and tunnels all around the world. The Panthers are rehabilitated in abandoned Lithgow mines, then they are released into the wild, usually in national parks around NSW. xm, Judging by the thick cobwebs and relative lack of graffiti, it was clear that Clan members rarely travelled further along the ANZAC Drain than this main chamber. After sitting vacant for more than 30 years, the Julia Farr Hospital's 'Home for Incurables' has finally been demolished. Sometimes someone will do a poo and everyone else will try to avoid it. I hope the stories arent true (thinking about what orphans went through in those days breaks my heart) however pedofile rings were a thing, so who knows? Tim says "The Cave Clan are not the original drain explorers.. Urb ex/draining is for everyone, don't get caught up in their petty wanna be elitist crap. i mean get with the groove, go with the younger generation. What Adelaide does have, however, is a stormwater network and one or two larger sewers not to mention a number of wartime bunkers and trenches. Apparrently last year the pumps broke down and caused problems. I only just discovered this website when a friend told me about the drains. It could save your life. "He rang me before this day and said he wanted to join the Clan. The typing of so many fools, just piss in the wind. I have come to give you and your imaginary friends a hard time. Rescue time is reduced to 12hrs, if the rescue site is within a 1km radius of any McDonalds car park. I ventured into ANZAC drain earlier today, but was driven out by the encroaching darkness. The layout-out within, is immediately clear and all the information is easily decipherable. His photos aren't of a group of "shadowy characters," which is how the media has often seen them. Never trust wooden, rusted, or burnt floors in buildings. Urban Exploraation is dangerous folks. They will decide which Pootube videos are available for watching, which HDR photo's are deemed acceptable and who will be voted in as the next commissioner for police. He insisted repeatedly that I try the meat because it was important for the group to see I had participated in the ritual. From time to time the eerie silence was broken by the sound of footsteps from above. I have to get around to emailing the Adelaide Clan. Before a Clanneroo is allowed to join 'Camera Clan', they must complete the 'C/C HDR proficiency certificate'. Nearly all have been taken in low to very-low lighting conditions, and most on Canon digital equipment. Its good of you to remove too much location info from the public eye but if possible a *hint* on location even a suburb would go very appreciated, of course if your hint helps me find it you would get a mention in my tunneling photo blog. Not spam, just a site of drain dwellers you may enjoy http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=draining;id=25;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fok%2Fbunkerboyz%2Findex.html. The Julia Farr Home for Incurables SA Water Wastewater Renewals lead asset planner Craig Williamson said it starts in Adelaide's north-east in the Paradise area, followed the River Torrens into the city, "crossing over the Torrens at one point", before following a train line back out north. maps.google.com, i was wondering if someone would be able to give me exact directions on where or how to get to the entrance of one of these tunnels? hey just a question wandering how you get accss and find these tunnels and rooftops etc.. as i find it very interesting. Hi Doug, Im sorry to hear that. My girl friend and I plus my mate have been trying to get in touch with the Sydney branch for over a month. bbs.keyhole.com It's easy to sit back and pay out on the Clan (especially when you can hide behind the Internet , but unless you're in the situation where there are 100s of people exploring in your group it's hard to compare the difference to just checking out drains with a few friends. Would it be too obvious for me to ask you the same question why bother (replying to my post)? It gets as large as 2.6 metres in diameter before it reaches the Bolivar water treatment plant. Notice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. I emailed them asking why they havent done a report on it and how that looks lol obviously I heard nothing back. During the early 2000's the Cave Clan amalgamated with the Australian Federal Police Force and is now know as the 'Cave Clan Corporation' or C/C/C for short. Mark, I think the idea of an underground tunnel system in Adelaide is an urban myth. We'd rather explore with experienced people so we don't end up trapped in Lurline Bay but really, you guys are effing hopeless. UrbanTwilight is photographing the underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, rooftops, and hidden industry that most people would never normally get to see. The graffiti was referring to it as the Pedo Tunnels alongside other phrases like Kill all pedophiles and Fuck Pedos. Australian underground drains - (c) Forbidden Places - Sylvain Margaine - Melbourne, ANZAC, the Chamber. Part One digs up the truth about an 'abandoned subway' beneath the CBD's north and tunnels connecting government buildings. Cave Clan were the first group to move beyond it's local area, to statewide, to national, to international, but we were no way the first. There is a new, recently added rank of 'old-old school'. A Google search of these names reveals many photographs of the city's concrete drain network thanks largely to secretive urban explorers, Cave Clan, a movement that started in Melbourne, or the informative website, Awesome Adelaide. The images contained on this site have been shot in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, and countless country locations inbetween. A Newbie not posting pics every day will be penalised by being labelled soft-core and risks getting further punished. if the hospital people can't find an entrance (you think theye'd have an old map) I thought maybe the clan had stumbled on it, Thanks collector I love this sight do you need me to post my email or can you get it from my profile?? Flooding is all fixed since the pumps were faulty. Should you find a bricked-off doorway or remnants of a tunnel crawling off to another subterranean den, pay attention: You may have just found a missing link. Unable to climb out, he 'explored' 2m into a tunnel entrance but retreated because it looked scary and wet. When you arrive at a location, you are expected to write your 'tag' near the entrance to indicate that you looked in, and then to draw a dick on other peoples tags.
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