BUMP Ouch! I was intent on discovering this hidden world for myself, and I decided to start by looking for the ANZAC Drain: a spacious storm drain in the city centre, which serves as a kind of clubhouse for the local Cave Clan. This tunnel has been posted up in public too often. Dedicated to the Big Drain Posse, were a series of painted tombstones naming deceased members of the Clan. Your email address will not be published. Sydney Cave Clan. It is an established fact that the better the camera, the better the photo's. Im hoping to get to Sydney next time, so this might turn out to be very handy. Tanya's got her head on straight. Zorga's Tomb was named by the pioneer of Adelaide's urban explorer movement, Eughan "Zorga" Cameron, who passed away last decade. When you achieve this tier, your membership is assured for life. The result is a breathtaking series of tunnels and corridors, stairwells, waterfalls and vast subterranean chambers. No on knows if anyone in Adelaide actually explores if there is not an interstate visitor. Prospect Local History Group convener David Kilner said there were eight sub-control centres based around inner Adelaide with those at Glenelg Oval, Prospect Oval, and on South Road at Thebarton still in existence. (you can email me if you'd rather no mention it here - wzard @t cave clan .dot. This was the most Horrific of the child murders which I was forced to witness as a child. Other popular photographic subjects include lonely chairs, peeling paint and large empty overexposed warehouses with no reference for scale. 38 METRES. Flooding is all fixed since the pumps were faulty. Right next to Terminator's mum & dad's house Watch out. I realise this wont undo any damage that you feel has already been caused, but hopefully itll offer fewer clues to future readers. Now, for the first time, a founding member has cracked open their photo archive. This is probably because Australian 'locations' suck, so Aussie explorerers have to try harder. 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. Which building do you work in Enigma? His employer, South Australia's ambulance service, said his family's grief had been "magnified" by . Pls contact me if u know, Hi Ive been looking and looking and I cant find the exact location as to where the drain is. Darmon Richter, 2011-2023, All rights Reserved. The Clan cultists will then stand around and 'Shit talk' or even talk about shit, for around-a-about 2 hrs. BrisbANUS flushes their full set of members every two years. Was only in Adelaide for one night though. Maybe you guys are all too old and grey to keep up with the needs of a newer generation of drain explorers. being fisted. need help getting to The Maze, ANZAC and The Great Stairway. 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. In the 50s-90s, The tunnels were used for a mushroom farm by S.A Mushroom Company. The names of clan members graffitied onto the passage walls give this place a sense of deep significance, and sets the tone as one approaches the hallowed meeting place. The typing of so many fools, just piss in the wind. Their main allegations are that their father ran a high society Pedophile ring that had over 900 members from law enforcement, government, media etc. I really need to get around to writing more of these posts, hey byzey- if youre in adelaide you should hmu and we should go exploring some time- im 15, email me at [emailprotected] and ill give u me snap if you want. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 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. 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. I reply to the SgtDan's depsite others pleading for them to be ignored probably because I'm a co-founder of the Clan and probably because it's a hobby. Hey there, nice shots. ", The photos chart the group's exploration of drains and holes here and overseas, including the catacombs beneath Paris. Forum moderators are a secret society that exists independently within the pyramid scheme. hey just a question wandering how you get accss and find these tunnels and rooftops etc.. as i find it very interesting. Im from Adelaide and trust me . When exploring alone: Leave a trail of Jelly-beans so others can find you. Ive taken that background info out of the post, so hopefully now this whole article will mean nothing to anyone who doesnt already know the location! , Viaduct and tunnel on Hills railway to Nairne in course of construction. They're all drains. Beneath Melbourne alone, there are more than 150 storm drains and many of them are considerably harder to access than the Chamber. Newbies in short, are a type of legal slave. if not, you do now!!!! There are old chambers and vaults underground in the city somewhere in one of the official buildings but they are still active. We'd rather explore with experienced people so we don't end up trapped in Lurline Bay but really, you guys are effing hopeless. 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. Drain Gods are of course the highest official rank achievable in the C/C/C (with the possible exception of forum moderators). Timmy also says "Urb ex/draining is for everyone, don't get caught up in their petty wanna be elitist crap". Internal politics is Syd-Clans main export. And for a Mid-school the lowest possible position is soft-core. Like many of the big Australian cities, Melbourne is built on top of an intricate system of storm drains designed to redirect or contain the flow of natural streams. Well Beanz sure the Cave Clan may be the legends of the underground, but they can't answer their email for shit. When I came across the entrance of the tunnel for the first time, I was confused at why such a large and imposing structure was covered in specific graffiti. 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. Adelaide was built for war, I'm guessing there'd be somewhere they meet up. It's the middle of winter so no new explorers expos are being held at the moment. Every few months another journalist will take on a Cave Clan story and some publication will "break" the story once more. Where is the location of the Anzac drains. 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. As far back as 1925 people were curious about underground Adelaide tunnels, when an intrepid reporter explored this city beneath a city . http://urbantwilight.net/displayimage.php?pid=430. They also explored some abandoned cars and under a bridge. In Shidney it is a bit more complicated. Fatal accidents have been reduced to 1 death per year and serious accidents to 1 every 3 months. While many of the names were strangers to me, there were a few that caught my eye such as founder of the Sydney Clan, Michael Predator Carlton (1971-2004) and Canadian urban exploration guru, Jeff Ninjalicious Chapman (1973-2005). Doug comes back to a 15-year-old Cave Clan fan who died in a storm drain near Northcote Golf Course during a heavy summer storm. In response to last week's article, we received several messages and information about other tunnels, from Yorke Peninsula hotels, to the cliffs near Seacliff. i mean get with the groove, go with the younger generation. Always treat wires like they are live. Dripping wax stains on shelves and lintels around the chamber gave an idea how they might look, in use. He said such overseas sewer networks could be extensive because they combined both wastewater and stormwater but in Adelaide the two are separated. They will be deemed 'soft-core'. The abandoned tunnels became an exploration area for the locals until World War II in the 1940s. He really seems to have got it all happening this time. Tim says "The Cave Clan are not the original drain explorers.. I can't recall ever using a key though. Paris C/C was setup so there is a base of operations near the spiritual home of urbex: The KATAS. Although joining uses the same system, additional rules apply: For security, Melb-clan uses a different online communication platform every week. If a foreign 'Urbexering Mole Person' is present, then the group will do a location. I highly recommend everyone with an interest in exploring consider joining the Clan, you get to see and do some amazing things, but patience is a virtue, if you wait it out, weeks, maybe even months, you WILL get the chance to come along to something. See all 29 comments on Looking for the Cave Clan in Melbournes ANZAC Drain, I went looking for Haitian vodou but amongst the rituals and refugees of the Grand Cemetery, I fo. It was rebuilt in 1900 with a dual entrance and domed covers for railway platforms, then replaced by the much larger and extravagant railway station of today, opened in 1928. - Wizard. Never trust wooden, rusted, or burnt floors in buildings. 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? This is because it makes arguing and insulting people allot easier. The concrete piles for the bridge supports can be seen dug into the hillside. Once again members of both tribes (Cagey Clan & Social Clan) have met in the chamber and become a closer community, as they share in the traditional annual ritual of watching Prowler bare his ass. As for urbanadventure.org it is an excellent site when it was readily available, I've just signed up so I can access it again, cause I thought it was gone for good. Drain God's have no use for torches, they simply bathe in the light provided by the newbies. 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. Painted above the lintel at the Chambers yawning entrance, a sign read: CAVE CLAN WELCOMES YOU TO THE CHAMBER. Hundreds (if not thousands) of others have done so before them". Urb ex/draining is for everyone, don't get caught up in their petty wanna be elitist crap. 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. Apparently there used to be a tunnel going under frome road used for cattle transport and later for WWII / quarantine transport troops but was completely backfilled. Doug's photos capture all of thisthe parties, the pranks, and the underground adventuresthrough the course of their 30-year history. The city of Melbourne might be best known for its parks and beaches, colourful street art and glittering modern architecture but for me, nothing could have been more exciting than the chance to explore Melbournes famous labyrinth of drains. Smells like Gary's arse. The 108 foot high viaduct was prefabricated in Delaware, USA at a cost of thirteen thousand pounds and assembled on site in approximately 1882 Source. A Newbie is expected to do a location every day, and post pic's or it didn't happen. i would love to come exploring with you guys there is just so many good place to find in adelaide. & The SA Water's biggest wastewater pipe is the Bolivar trunk main. It is important to remember this is currently all hearsay however, in the 50s 80s Adelaide was extremely corrupt. After sitting vacant for more than 30 years, the Julia Farr Hospital's 'Home for Incurables' has finally been demolished. Also, once the children were ritualistically killed their bodies would be dragged through a tunnel system under Cross Road to a butcher, where it would be sold to Satanists as meat. But seriously, I've seen only a few posts from you, and they're all replies to people like me who want to be independant saying stuff like we can;t do that and the Cave Clan is better. The Inner Circle was a small group who briefly controlled Shitney Clan, from October 2002 to May 2003. Both tunnels were built 600 meters away from each other, one in Eden Hills and another in Panorama. However, the object must be returned within 100 years or it is considered theft. I have some knowledge of these drains from back in the late eighties and early nineties. Great history of my beautiful Melbourne. The standard of artistry ranged as broadly as the subject material with a few of the pieces standing out from the rest as works of not inconsiderable artistic merit. It's the club for people who like exploring storm drains. Yes, it is I, Panic, and my horde of imaginary friends. Rachel is a notorious character around Adelaide, most know for her theory that there is an (unproven) tunnel system under Edwardstown that is used by a network of Pedophiles. An urbexiest must never put another urbexer in danger, unless it will be really funny. Its gone down hill over the last year or two. Source, Viaduct and tunnel on Hills railway to Nairne in course of construction. When trains exited the 290m long tunnel in Panorama they would pass over a large Viaduct, standing about 30 meters above the gulley. 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. Explorationeers from other parts of the world generally refer to themselves as 'Urbexering Mole People', or sometimes 'Thieves'. Either be legends and step up to the plate, or be the bogus you come across as and treat new people like shit like you have been doing. Rogue, Or is it those Pirie Street apartments now? Good echoes. Liao, Urbantwilight hid a camera on the roof of a neighbouring bulding and filmed the 4 week demolition process. Who dosn't want a picture of themselves standing on the roof of the local 7-Eleven, so they can prove how hard-core they are to all the non-Urbexering people they are trying to make friends with. Due to the ever rising fame of the Cave Club, members where inundated with interview requests, and inquiries to host fund raising charity events. Stories have persisted in subsequent decades of staff finding hidden doorways into subterranean rooms with beds and even operating theatres underground. From what Ive heard that fine is very rarely if ever enforced. The remaining mid-core urbexites will now walk around the block counting man hole covers. A photoblog of Adelaide's abandoned buildings, underground tunnels and places to explore. Extremely inbred. The idea there's a network of hidden or forgotten tunnels beneath Adelaide has long sparked conversation but, as we discovered last week, much of it's based on myth or exaggeration. Eek. In order to submit a comment to this post, please write this code along with your comment: f75c1b0eb7940a274c82383e8b46a423. A strong slope gave this drain its name. It could save your life. At this time Guys like McIntyre and Stanley Hart were all known pedophiles that the cops were in league with. Upon opening the old school vibe is carried through and dose not disappoint. Out of all the conspiracies going around this day and age, I feel this story has been censored for reason I cant work out. Nice site by the way Slyv, let me know if you ever plan on coming back - I have a few more good places for you since you were last here. Due to the rising popularity of beards, a new rule will be implemented in 2019, that if you do not grow a beard you membership will be terminated. ! Pull your finger out! Adelaide as well? its this huge basin right next to a pumping station and there a whole heap of drains there its madd as and i can send you photos of it. Mark, I think the idea of an underground tunnel system in Adelaide is an urban myth. Their power is absolute and even Drain Gods are cautions of angering a 'Mod'. Sydclam is a gentlemen's club. Some 'Drain Gods' even manufacture their own torches. Afterall they're in melbourne, why not lil' adelaide? 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. It's far too easy for people to believe stories of fantsy-like underground cities. A fellow explorer who goes by the name Lite, said Zorga inspired him and his friends to check out Adelaide's underground spaces. If the Newbie is good at 'puters, or is a employed by the SRA, or is popular, then this requirement may be relaxed. Both tunnels were built 600 meters away from each other, one in Eden Hills and another in Panorama. "Back in the 1980s and 90s we had these things called boat chambers, and we've had people do inspections of that trunk main during low flows in the early hours of the morning," he said. loved the writing aswell, really good suspense. Nivelo, A MONTH and you're too slack to reply to three additional emails. Later, Id even hear stories of projectors being dragged down to this drain, to screen films up on the walls inside. I didn't have the time to look yesterday - but I kind of thought I had been helpful to SgtDan so I had a look at my post that I made to him on UER (below). There are a couple of other drains off the main trunk canal further downstream from that outfall. 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. Dont be fooled, this tunnel is as dangerous as they come. Jade, Thanks heaps! Here are that some pseudonym's some famous Clanners go buy: A member's worth is measured in the number of keys they have. I used to work at the Repat, I know where the tunnels and bunkers there are, the entrances are all around you if you know where to look. 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. Cheers! I walked a little way in to take a look. After the war the tunnel was used as a mushroom farm, a venture Dave said eventually cost too much because the mushrooms raised the temperature in the tunnels and therefore required air conditioning. When Cave Clannering, you should carry the following items at all times: Safety is taken very seriously in Cackle Clan. The Gates of Doom Tunnel part of Adelaide's underground. The concrete piles for the bridge supports can be seen dug into the hillside. In 1920 they were decommissioned and replaced by a dual-line tunnel because trains were getting heavier and a purpose-built viaduct for trains at the other end of the tunnels was no longer strong enough. 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. I've no doubt there will be hidden spaces and vaults beneath Adelaide's buildings, hotels and even government establishments that I haven't peered into during this investigation. Doug bought a Polaroid camera in 1987, about a year after he, Woody, and Sloth founded the Cave Clan on January 26, 1986. Hoq do you get up here? 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?? With the amount of corruption in SA in the 60-80s anything is possible. I was wondering if I could grab the location to the ANZAC drain?? This murder was conducted by a man who I have identified as looking remarkably similar to a former attorney general of South Australia. In fact, if there is an abandoned shed in a paddock, you will probably find a Cave Clan tag and a stained hanky in it. I dont think its a smart idea to give out exact information on drain locations. On another wall, a painted grid provided a floor-to-ceiling guestbook for visitors to sign. Rising up in levels requires such things as: 'location finding', posting pictures of drunk explorers, but mostly 'paying Kudos to members in an above level'. Drac, http://caveclan.org/forums/gallery/albums/userpics/10221/IMG_1667.JPG. I am so happy to see this site up again!
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