Glen Davis, New South Wales - Historic Shale Oil Town

A huge thank you to Miss Alex my guide and especially to Mary and John the current owners of the property.
Glen Davis is an old shale-mining town on the Capertee River, 35 km east of Capertee on the eastern rim of the Capertee Valley (The widest valley in the world and larger than the Grand Canyon in the United States)
The first mining tunnel, established in 1881, later became the basis of the major mining enterprise which opened in 1938. A town of some 2500 people developed around the mine, which was named Glen Davis after the Davis Gelatine interests who headed the mining consortium.
The operation closed down in 1952 due to high costs and the increasingly small output, leaving what remains today - crumbling furnace ruins, retorts and collapsed shafts covered in vegetation and surrounded by steep sandstone cliffs and a profuse array of bird & wildlife.
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[@greatmusiryan4320]

My brothers adopted father Stevenson worked there late 1950’s

[@TheHolidayHunter]

It would have been an amazing place in its day. Do you have any photos?

[@johnwebb5609]

great aerial views lots of restoration work to do ...Any bricklayers out there ?

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Thank you for your comment. Great sire and thank you

[@Sutho81]

Interesting video. Would you be able to say if it is possible to drive there in a regular road car that is not a 4WD?

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A normal car is ok