Australia's BIGGEST City That Never Happened

This might be the biggest Australian city you've never heard of. 110 years ago Jervis Bay was to become a vast metropolitan region connected to Sydney, Canberra and a major deep-water port. Railways, universities, ship building and multiple city centres were planned. Even a nuclear power plant! Today, almost all traces of that vision have vanished. This is the story of Australia's biggest city that never happened. Subscribe for more fascinating stories hiding in plain sight!    / @hidinginplainsighttv   If you enjoy these videos and want to support the channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/hidinginplai... This documentary video has been created purely for educational, research, teaching and information sharing purposes. Time stamps 00:00 The Lost City 01:16 The Plan 04:10 Why It Failed 05:29 What We Got Sources : Jervis Bay Maritime Museum https://jervisbaymaritimemuseum.asn.au/ Sealark / The Halloran Trust https://www.sealark.com.au/ You Tube; Tropical Zooms You Tube ; Horizon Hover Halloran Trust (University of Sydney) https://www.sydney.edu.au/halloran/ South Coast History Centre https://www.southcoasthistory.org.au/... National Library of Australia https://www.nla.gov.au/ State Library of New South Wales – https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ National Exhibition Register https://netsaustralia.org.au/register... ABC https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-1... Australian Map https://nuclear.australianmap.net/jer... National Archives of Australia https://www.naa.gov.au/ NSW State Archives and Records https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ #JervisBay #AustralianHistory #UrbanPlanning #HiddenHistory