Hidden City Underneath Adelaide

Please don't steal our joke, that is originally about Melbourne.


Coober Pedy is nowhere near the outskirts of Adelaide. It is 735km (455 miles) north, about the same distance as Melbourne. And I assure you, it is much hotter there then it is here.

This is an amazing story. I've always presumed there would be something underground (as I believe there is in every major city), but this is the first real information I've heard about it. Thanks for posting!

I know for a fact there is a tunnel from General Motors Holden to the RAAF base at Edinburgh. There is a "hanger" under Holdens from WWII, apparently to stash aircraft and such in the event of an attack. I used to work at Holdens, and the supervisors there were well aware of it, and openly admitted it.

I work at the adelaide magistrates courts and there are tunnels under the building.. I dont know what they were used for but they are not for transporting prisoners.. although if u do go in the courthouse there is a glass square just past the security gates looking down to the tunnels.. I have also heard that there is an enterance to the tunnels via the room next to the JPs' office in the building but might be hard to get someone to let u go down..

TextHave recently been into the bar at the Medina Grand on Victoria Square, went down into the tunnels in the basement, seems to be a few connections that have metal plates covering them that could no doubt lead into lower tunnels.
I heard something about a section of the GPO used to be used as a Gaol in 1840's or 50's and the current Town Hall used to be the Court House and that the tunnels (via the Treasury ) were where the prisoners were taken, instead of walking across KW St ?
And then there is also the tunnels found between the Governor's House & Parliment House when they widening KW St while building the Festival Theatre in '73

Googled "Adelaide Tunnels", came up with this file - www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/DebMorganPaper.pdf

The tunnel near the edge of the Torren and Elder Park was put in place to walk the Military horse to the water to drink, my family have been involved with the Army for a long time and recollect this.

To all non-Adelaideans, forgive my seemingly war-like brother's for their defensive stance for they are merely loyal South Australians with good intentions.
South Australia was unique in Australia, being the only non convict settlement in the entire continent.
That is not to say that it was a safe place to live. It was a European style society with all the accompanying elements.
Pirates are reported to have operated from Kangaroo Island attacking incoming shipping and by the early 1900's Adelaide possessed it's own warship (The Protector) for local waters and the coastline was protected by Forts With large cannons always pointing seaward.
When ships docked after 6 month voyages around the horn (Africa) from Europe entire crews would jump ship at Port Adelaide and press gangs worked collecting new crews by force.
When the burnt-out Clubhouse Hotel in Port Adelaide was being rebuilt in the 1970s, one of the remaining walls had an old fireplace that had been sealed. Thinking it may be reusable they opened it only to find stone steps leading down to a number of tiny stone cells with iron bars. From the cells an underground tunnel led under a road and emerged in the side of a wharf. unruly patrons were drugged with a 'Mickey Finn' (a local term for a spiked drink) taken to the cells, and held for the press gangs to transfer via longboat to a waiting ship anchored at Outer Harbour.
The poor drinker would wake up at sea and given the choice to swim or work.
Port Adelaide Exists on two levels;
1.The original settlement.
2.The settlement post Jervois Bridge construction.

1. The first settled area had wharves and jettys
2. When planning for the construction of The Jervois Bridge to connect both sides of The Port River to the coast Town planners raised the height of St Vincent Street to accommodate the bridge's entrance ramp. This placed some of the main shops below the level of the street and as the road became macadamised and bitumised, the surface rose even higher in some places obscuring shop-fronts from the sun. Eventually buildings were extended upwards and first floor were connected directly to the roadside.
Since none of the original levels had electricity they were abondoned and often forgotten.
The point is Adelaide has many tunnels that are still being un-earthed. At the present tours are conducted through some of the better known tunnels by the historical society.see link.

www.about-australia.com...

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I thought i had uncovered one of the underground tunnels to Adelaide's city in my backyard the other day. Turned out i burst a water pipe and got fined $500

There is no underground "city" in(or under) Adelaide.

All that exists is a few tunnels that link certain buildings and areas, and they served a purpose once upon a time. These tunels are not interconnected.

They are no big secret at all either.
They used to offer tours to the public of some of the tunnels in the city.

Anything that might be going on will be, or would have been going on, in and around Woomera and other remote outback locations. And what would have been going on what might be going on, would be related to the military research and development of weapons. For example the DSTO were testing some new bombs or missiles with an FA18 once out somewhere in the Woomera exclusion zone.

i belive there are many underground tunnels..
and i also belive that our government has something to hide. why are they blocked off and unervalable to the public is a big"secret" well im highly eager and curious to find and explore these tunnels wich i am. if any one is intersted please fell free to reply to me .

Here is a video of an underground drain/tunnel that was supposed to have a link to an old ww2 tunnel that ran from a old school in melbourne that was used by the US military..

i have explored it and may have found where it was bricked up, but not too sure...

www.youtube.com...

I'm quite sure that if you call up the relevant government department and/or council, and ask what tunnels exist, and if & why they are blocked, you will get a straight answer.

Unfourtunately there is no conspiracy on this.
They are just tunnels that were used for various purposes over the years. The existence and reasons for these tunnels are not secret. In most cases it is just a single tunnel connecting A to B. There is no vast network of tunnels or underground rooms.

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My ex's grandfather was a reporter for that gutter trash publication called the Advertiser and he told me that there was a tunnel he used to used which linked the courts with the Advertiser building. He would use this as it was faster to get back to the office and write up the days court events.

There actually is a network of connected tunnels under the city. Under the courthouse, under the Police station, all under Victoria Square and King William Road, Adelaide University and the Hospital, etc etc.

Remember that Adelaide was a planned city. There's even tunnels all the way to Norwood that long street there (sorry forget whats its called havent lived in Adelaide for five years now).

I think you are refering to the parade or Willam st.......