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Sydney Drains

Documenting the amazing drains of Sydney – big and small, famous and infamous.

Some pictures from recent trips

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Poxes Redux: Cuttlefishpox, Cowpox and Chickenpox

Welcome to 2022!!! Here’s to another great year of exploring, although the first few weeks haven’t really treated us all that well, with all this rain and such… Let’s get straight into the Poxes! Chickenpox was one of the…

Local Gems – Quasi and Quasi Extension

I’ve been waiting to share this trip for a while since I’ve been sitting on it for a few months now … but finally, I can tell you about some of the drains that have the most emotional significance…

Mini ‘Musements: Why So Sirius?, Earscrape and Untouchable

Hello everyone! Here is the first writeup where I’ll be introducing a few disparate drains, all interesting in their own right, but too small to warrant deserving their own article. After all, Sydney only has so many big drains.…

Steeped in History: Drogracing and Sydney Slide

Hey guys!! Sorry for the long wait, exams got me pretty busy recently ;( Anyhow, a few days after a short rain spell, we decided to hit Sydney Slide. Having heard of the wondrous Melbourne Slide, supposedly a major…

Charity Creek – A Charitable Offering

I think this was one of the first drains that I really felt encapsulated the word “journey”. Honestly, I hadn’t heard anything about this drain beforehand other than the fact that it had an underrail archway, so I was…

Smelly Spectaculars: Tavern and Diodedox

In the immediate vicinity of Drainstation, Tavern is a hidden gem seemingly overshadowed by the impressiveness of its neighbouring counterpart. If I could describe it in one word, it would be “succinct”. Blessed by a singular surprising feature despite…

A Drainer’s Delight – Drainstation

I’ve always been fascinated with the prospect of being able to see someone without them seeing you… it’s why I’m so interested in one-way mirrors and blinds – this void of knowledge makes one feel so empowered… hence why…

Curliettedox: Partying Past its Prime

curliettedox is what i like to think as the younger sister of all the doxes, a short but sweet hidden gem that’s also quite recently constructed (post-2000s) as far as i know. it’s also the least documented of the…

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