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Lake St James

An entire lake, complete with beach, burried under Sydney!

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Filename:img_ab0072a.jpg
Album name:Wizard / Down
Rating (42 votes):5555555555
Keywords:down! / st_james / train
State:NSW
Filesize:1110 KiB
Date added:Jan 25, 2006
Dimensions:1600 x 1200 pixels
Displayed:9886 times
Exposure Time:15 sec
FNumber:f/2.8
Flash:Red Eye, Compulsory Flash
Focal length:7.40625 mm
URL:http://urbantwilight.net/displayimage.php?pid=5
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Wizard   [Mar 18, 2007 at 06:02 AM]
Apparently the St James train tunnels are the answer to Sydney's water supply crisis!?
Explorer_Anon   [Mar 27, 2007 at 03:17 AM]
Id rather drink that water as is, over any recycled chem'd up stuff, That place looks magnificent. I should head down to SYD, see some good beach pics, tidal drains RULE.
Explorer_Anon   [May 03, 2007 at 05:44 PM]
is this place home of eric the eel, as in the legend Question
Explorer_expert   [Jun 28, 2007 at 05:49 PM]
indeed-he is a local. he sounds tasty
Explorer_gorman   [Aug 06, 2007 at 11:25 AM]
how the FUCK did an eel get down there?
Explorer_Razputin   [Nov 01, 2007 at 07:27 AM]
Don't worry, eel still be there tomorrow.....
Explorer_Explorer_John   [Jan 29, 2008 at 08:06 PM]
Awesome
Urban_Twilight [ UrbanTwilight.net ]
Explorer_Anon   [Jan 30, 2008 at 09:28 PM]
At night, during high tide, eels crawl up through cracks in the sandstone walls at the edge of the Botanic Gardens at Farm cove where they meet Sydney Harbour. They then wriggle their way into the ponds there, where they are safe from the predators of the deep. Lake St. James is a product of runoff from the irrigation systems at the Botanic Gardens and The Domain. The trip is really quite a simple one Smile
Wizard   [Jan 30, 2008 at 10:36 PM]
Interesting theory Anon.
Explorer_Barra   [Nov 17, 2008 at 03:48 PM]
Used by Army during WW2
Explorer_tunnelmad   [Mar 23, 2009 at 12:33 AM]
how deep is that actually
Explorer_tunnelmad   [Mar 23, 2009 at 12:33 AM]
how deep is that actually
Wizard   [Mar 23, 2009 at 02:02 AM]
The forground is a few inches. Apparently the far end is as deep as 7 meters.
Explorer_luke   [Mar 25, 2009 at 06:44 PM]
get a boat 2 c how it goes Laughing
Hand Cream   [Nov 08, 2010 at 10:03 PM]
Looks absolutly immaculate
Explorer_jealous   [Jan 07, 2011 at 03:48 PM]
wizard i would love to go with you to see these places you seem like the guru of the syd underground. i came across your website back in 07 and keep coming back. these photos amaze me more than anything in the world.
Explorer_trish   [Feb 04, 2011 at 02:58 PM]
How do you get down there?
Explorer_kiko   [May 30, 2011 at 10:34 PM]
Try to go in the tunnel by yourself.... see if you last long?!
Explorer_kory   [Jun 03, 2011 at 02:06 AM]
has anyone honestly been down there? after watching the movie called 'the tunnel (2011)' im actually quite weary about it..
cryogenic   [Jun 06, 2011 at 02:32 PM]
What you don't know is that these photos were all taken by a guy called 'Wizard' quite a few years ago. The shots of St James were the last ones he took and he was never seen again. This site is maintained by a number of people who knew the great explorer, Wizard (RIP), and want to share his life's work with all of you.
Explorer_mreman   [Jun 19, 2011 at 12:29 AM]
so how did the photos come about if he went missing in the tunnels then Question
Scarecrow   [Jun 19, 2011 at 11:46 AM]
No one ever said he went missing in the tunnels.
Explorer_johnny   [Jun 19, 2011 at 01:15 PM]
how did you guys get out of there without being attacked by the 'monster' thing??
cryogenic   [Jun 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM]
Using a helicopter and a rope.
sledgy   [Jul 14, 2011 at 09:28 AM]
Not to mention, magic.
Urban_Twilight [ UrbanTwilight.net ]
Explorer_maggieslover   [Jul 21, 2011 at 09:24 PM]
i ducked down to that tunnel for a piss one day, almost fell in too!
Explorer_katcave   [Oct 28, 2011 at 12:17 PM]
took 4 hours to view all 178 photos!
Wizard   [Oct 28, 2011 at 12:33 PM]
I guess you don't want to know about the other 200 or so photos in the other albums. Noone deserves to have that much of their life stolen.
Explorer_KuroSumi   [Dec 12, 2011 at 02:21 PM]
Yo Wizard, is there really homeless people that live in these tunnels, And is there really a monster like in that movie '' The Tunnel '' Lol
Explorer_chrisyelroy   [Jan 01, 2013 at 11:34 PM]
HELP HELP HELP please....ive been looking to get in this for ages!!!!!!! ive gone to every single abandoned building cave tunnel etc there is in sydney but i havent found a way to get into this one!! ive been to la parouses ww2 trenches all the way to annandales trams and dunlop slazenger annandale but this is THE topping, the prize for me. my email is chris.leroy. and i tried registering but your thing is retarded. caving and tunneling is ma life and this would make it complete. thanks CL
Explorer_slash   [Apr 21, 2013 at 02:27 PM]
there used to be a dodgy raft made of junk on the beach. You got wet using it, room for one person only. The water does indeed get pretty deep by the far end. As a teen swam down there once or twice, comes to a rough rocky dead end, but possibly continues but has been filled in. It is off St James Station and used to be easy to get into without going on any train tracks.
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UrbanTwilight...
UrbanTwilight is photographing the underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, rooftops, and hidden industry that most people would never normally get to see. The images contained on this site have been shot in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, and countless country locations inbetween. Nearly all have been taken in low to very-low lighting conditions, and most on Canon digital equipment.


The Julia Farr Home for Incurables

After sitting vacant for more than 30 years, the Julia Farr Hospital's 'Home for Incurables' has finally been demolished. Urbantwilight hid a camera on the roof of a neighbouring bulding and filmed the 4 week demolition process. Checkout the timelapse video.

14/02/13
UrbanTwilight turns 10 this year so I've finally made some time between the tunnels and abandoned buildings (and my day job) to make a few improvements around the place. The images are bigger, the old ones have been colour corrected, and a handful have been given the flick. Most importantly there's a whole new section called 'Archives' - You should check it out from time to time, you never know what you might find.

The Funnel

An expedition report of sorts, this has been hiding on Urbantwilight for years. 'The Funnel', 'The Pothole', 'Skate or die'. Whatever you choose to call it, this place is awe-inspiring.

Approach.doc
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. It could save your life.

If you like UT, check out these guys...

Urbex.org (nivelo)

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Thanks To:
Drac, Dsankt, Nivelo, Rogue, Guru, Pizzy, Curly, xm, Jade, Liao, Lanor, Scarecrow, Trainman & The Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney Cave Clan.

Without their support and assistance many of these photos would not have been possible.

- Wizard.

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