St John's Orphanage Fire

Dross · 04 Nov 2015, 5:40 pm

Sad news

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/goulburns-his ... kqrws.html

theedge · 04 Nov 2015, 6:26 pm

Sad Indeed

Wanted to do another visit of this place but hadn't had the chance. And I guess that's what happens when places get more known

If it's arson, I hope they get the guy who did it.

dodger · 04 Nov 2015, 6:42 pm

Damn. Thanks for sharing Dross.

It's so awful what arsonists do to abandonments. So many are lost to them too.

Rantallion · 04 Nov 2015, 7:35 pm

Isn't this the third place to be set on fire in the last few weeks?

Midget · 05 Nov 2015, 4:34 pm

If it's the same guy .............

Dross · 22 Nov 2015, 3:57 pm

Thought I'd go up to Goulburn to check out the extent of the damage. lower floors seem to be mostly intact and undamaged. Didn't venture very far up stairs for obvious reasons. Most of it that i could see was pretty gutted, along with the roof. Pretty curious to see what they do with this place now. Only a matter of time til some idiot tries going through the top levels and falls through the roof.

Kto · 22 Nov 2015, 3:58 pm

Wow this is so awful to look at.

Thanks for the update, I guess?

dodger · 24 Nov 2015, 4:22 am

Damn. Thanks for the update.

I'm not surprised that the roof burned up so well, there was a lot of flammable insulation in there!

InvisibleElvis · 17 Dec 2015, 5:25 pm

f*** me, I was going to go a few weeks back
It's such a shame to see.

Panic! · 31 Jan 2016, 8:08 am

The guy who owns this works at the local airport. He's quite pissed off that the council is refusing to let him redevelop the site. I'll just leave you all to put two and two together.

IWT_14_Urbexer · 07 Mar 2016, 3:11 pm

Oldfart wrote:The guy who owns this works at the local airport. He's quite pissed off that the council is refusing to let him redevelop the site. I'll just leave you all to put two and two together.

I read previously about the site owner and his DAs and plans for the site and knockbacks from local council (luckily since he originally wanted to demolish the whole site), and when I heard about this tragic and sobering incident I thought the exact same thing.
Also, when I get enough energy to attempt to do it (It's a bit tedious), I will post my photos of the building before the fire.

IWT_14_Urbexer · 07 Mar 2016, 3:13 pm

Rantallion wrote:Isn't this the third place to be set on fire in the last few weeks?

Were there more in the area??

maggot · 08 Mar 2016, 10:00 am

That's interesting.
I assumed it was just kids f*****g around in the bong room.

Devour · 05 Nov 2016, 6:36 am

Hi guys,

Sadly the old Orphanage had been ravaged by yet another fire. Might just have killed the place...more news soon.

http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/42 ... in/?cs=180

DeFobs · 05 Nov 2016, 10:16 am

That's not good; looks like the fire is all the way down this time

Devour · 05 Nov 2016, 11:44 am

So sad. Seen some photos from this morning, it's all over. RIP 1912- 2016

No+Pro · 05 Nov 2016, 12:11 pm

i wish i'd had time to visit when we were down there a few months ago

Devour · 05 Nov 2016, 4:03 pm

Yea mate, me too! I was planning to go there next weekend but...perhaps not now...

Kto · 05 Nov 2016, 5:10 pm

Although it was full of boring empty rooms it was an ineresting building, but it was also a place of evil. Locations like this that have a morbid history tend to attract negative energy; its demise was expected - no one wants to repurpose a place of evil.

I'm sure all the old boys who were molested and abused there are more than happy to see it burn to the ground.

Panic! · 05 Nov 2016, 5:13 pm

Kto wrote:I'm sure all the old boys who were molested and abused there are more than happy to see it burn to the ground.

I expect so as well. I bet the owner was happy to see it burn to the ground as well.

No+Pro · 05 Nov 2016, 7:54 pm

Devour wrote:Yea mate, me too! I was planning to go there next weekend but...perhaps not now...

The local drain is well worth the trip too

dodger · 05 Nov 2016, 9:35 pm

Damn. Shame to see it gone.

Panic! · 06 Nov 2016, 6:20 am

No+Pro wrote:
Devour wrote:Yea mate, me too! I was planning to go there next weekend but...perhaps not now...
The local drain is well worth the trip too

You know I found that drain. I named it Labyrinth because the stone work section reminded me of the Paris Catacombs. Definitely worth it. Good to do on a Canberra - Sydney trip or vice versa.

Dross · 06 Nov 2016, 4:54 pm

I was actually in goulborn yesterday. Drove up there to revisit the drain and check out the orphanage after I heard of a fire in the rear section of the building back in October. Thought Id try go there again while i still could, was just 12 hours too late.
Would of liked to get some photos of the damage but the owner was hanging around there. I'm sure there will be plenty in news articles anyways. might try get back there with a drone soonish.

No+Pro · 06 Nov 2016, 5:09 pm

Panic! wrote:
No+Pro wrote:
Devour wrote:Yea mate, me too! I was planning to go there next weekend but...perhaps not now...
The local drain is well worth the trip too
You know I found that drain. I named it Labyrinth because the stone work section reminded me of the Paris Catacombs. Definitely worth it. Good to do on a Canberra - Sydney trip or vice versa.

I do know that. just as good on a brisbane - canberra trip too!