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If you think you’ve ‘seen it all,’ dear Pandas, think again. Some of you internet veterans out there might believe that there’s nothing on social media that can confuse you anymore… and so did we. But Instagram accounts like @junkmanbaby really knock us out of our comfort zones—actually, we’re so far out now that we can’t find our way back. Please, send help!
Misty hills. Lonely forest roads. Plenty of vines, moss, and unkempt trees. And the cherry on top—a gorgeous abandoned building that radiates eeriness and grandeur in equal measure. That’s our dream home right there. Especially if the place looks haunted.
The ‘Abandoned World’ Facebook page captures this particular mood very well. The social media project celebrates beautiful abandoned buildings in all their decaying glory, and it shows us just how different everything looks when there’s not a soul (well, all right, not singlehuman being) around. Check out the best pics, remember to upvote your fave ones, and let us know in the comments which of these buildings you’d love to live in the most.
Before we dive deep into all the beautiful photos, let’s get one thing clear, Pandas. Going into abandoned buildings can be illegal. But above everything else: it can be incredibly dangerous. Prioritize your health and safety, always be prepared, never ever go alone, and don’t take any dumb risks. Adventuring is cool; getting stuck under rubble isn’t.
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TRUST- Mates buy iconic Stonehenge Hotel thanks to night on the beers and an interest-free loan
"Cobargo’s revamped pole art project tells the stories of its community 20 years on"
All about trust. And bugger the banks.
ABC Western Qld / By Danielle O'Neal and Victoria Pengilley Posted 7h ago, updated 6h ago
VIDEO: 02:28 - School mates in their 'young, dumb' twenties buy outback pub(ABC Western Queensland: Danielle O'Neal)
When bush kid Grant Champion invited his city-slicker schoolmate Tom Auriac to western Queensland to "make a man out of him", neither expected what the outback had in store.
One night, over casual drinks in the tiny town of Stonehenge (population about 50), the then-owner of the local pub joked he might be ready to sell up.
-- "I just happened to say one night, 'If anybody wants to buy this bastard, it's for sale'," former owner Tony Jackson said. --
"The boys came to me a couple of days later and asked me if I was fair dinkum."
It became an offer too good to refuse.
'Young and dumb'
The story of how the Yeppoon schoolmates ended up behind the bar is already etched into the psyche of the pub, which has been around in the frontier town, south-west of Longreach, since the 1800s.
"It was just a big night on the piss, really," Mr Champion said.
Mr Auriac jovially attributed the purchase to them being "young and dumb".
-- "If you're going to go broke, you may as well do it having fun with a couple of your best mates, so why not?" --
About 50 people live in the township of Stonehenge and nearby properties.(Supplied)
Fast-forward 10 months, the mates are "loving" their once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The duo spend their days labouring at the quarry, while their nights are spent running meals, taking orders behind the bar and doing dishes.
Nights behind the bar can stretch into the early hours when ringers from nearby properties descend on the pub to blow off steam.
"It took a few months to get the hang of it," Mr Champion said.
-- "Sometimes you're doing dishes at 9pm wondering what you've done." --
The new publicans say if they're going to go broke, they may as well do it together.(ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)
'If the pub folds, the town folds'
The Stonehenge Hotel is off the beaten track and attracts characters and personalities from near and far.
It also operates as the town's motel, caravan park, fuel station, post office, grocery store and is the point of call for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in an emergency.
Locals fear that without the pub, the town would cease to exist.
Curly Pigeon says the pub is crucial to the town's survival.(ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)
"There would be nothing," Curly Pigeon, the pub's most dedicated patron, said.
Mr Pigeon was part of a council team that rebuilt the pub after it burnt down about 50 years ago.
-- "If the pub had've died, the town would've died," he said. --
It can be long hours at the pub when ringers from nearby properties come into town.(ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)
Bypassing the banks
Mr Jackson had only taken over the pub when its future was in doubt six years ago.
He is acting as an interest-free bank for the new owners, who are set to pay off the pub over the next two years.
-- "We knew the banks weren't going to give us a great deal of money, so we sort of just said, 'Tony, we'd love to have a go if you give us a go'," Mr Champion said. --
"He said, 'That's no dramas', so we just sort of used him as a bank and it's turned out so well so far."
Mr Jackson was so happy to see the next generation take over the pub that he left his fridges fully stocked.
"From a business point of view, you've got something to sell and somebody wants to buy it, if you make it easier for them, the sale always goes through.
"Change is often a good thing, not always a bad thing."
The pub is also the town's fuel station, post office and grocery store.(ABC Western Qld: Danielle O'Neal)
Not just about pouring beers
Grant and Tom have quickly learnt that running the pub isn't just about pouring beers with your mates.
They've faced medical emergencies, broken up drunken arguments, and skyrocketing insurance costs means the pub isn't insured.
"Your profit margin wouldn't be worthwhile ... it would almost be a third of what the place is worth a year to insure it," Mr Auriac said.
Thankfully, staffing hasn't been an issue so far.
The pub has survived since the 1800s, including having to be rebuilt after a fire.(ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)
The new owners have attracted several young staff to the outback, as well as keeping long-term staff like their "inherited chef" Rolly, who's often referred to as "Rolls-Royce", on the books.
Meanwhile, 25-year-old Riqui Vines was living in Yeppoon when she saw an ad for the job in Stonehenge.
'It was supposed to be a month, and a month has turned into two months, and two months has turned into three months. Now, I think I'll stick around for a while," she said.
"They're doing pretty good, the doors are still open, and we're still serving beers so they're obviously doing something right."
Grant and Tom had no hospitality experience before buying the pub.(ABC Western Qld: Victoria Pengilley)
Time will tell how long the young business owners keep the pub, but they acknowledge the importance of keeping it in good hands.
"If it ever stops being fun or stops making money ... I'm sure we'll just pack her up and try and find a buyer," Mr Auriac said.
"We want to keep it local because [we] have the best interests for the town.
"If someone buys it and shuts it for half a year, the town will die, so you want to give it to someone who will keep the show going."
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