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Episode 052 - The Babinda Boulders

EPISODE · Jun 3, 2019 · 1H 1M

Episode 052 - The Babinda Boulders

from Weird Crap in Australia · host The Modern Meltdown

Hidden in the rain forests of northern Queensland lays a pool of water that is calm, flat and inviting.Below the surface is a churning pool ready to drag you down, haunted by the ghosts of victims past sand present...Welcome to Babinda Boulders, housing such landmarks as The Devil's Pool and the Washing Machine.With a reported 17 victims between 1959 and 2008, almost all male, this pool is beautiful to behold, and terrifying to swim in...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.Sources cited:The Courier Mail. 1940. "Boy drowned in creek." November 12: 5. Accessed August 25, 2021. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44897411.The Brisbane Times. 2008. "The chilling record of lost lives at Devil's Pool." December 1. Accessed August 25, 2021. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/the-chilling-record-of-lost-lives-at-devils-pool-20081201-geam1z.html.Anderson, John. 2015. "Swirling mystery." The Townsville Bulletin, January 2. Accessed August 25, 2021. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/swirling-mystery/news-story/d15226e8a73a9c0e879051567c309f50.Stone, Derrick. 2016. Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland's Tropics. Clayton: CSIRO Publishing.Bateman, David. 2019. "Why swimming in this FNQ spot is dicing with death." The Cairns Post, October 15. Accessed August 25, 2021. https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/why-swimming-in-this-fnq- spot-is-dicing-with-death/news-story/73c0729cfcfd82a6fa62785cff7f7236.Wonga, Annie. 2018. The Boulder's Legend. Accessed August 25, 2021. http://www.babindainfocentre.com.au/what-to-see/attractions/babinda-boulders/the-boulders-legend/.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.

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