Abandoned Village in Tasmanian Rainforest

Join myself and ‪@officialtassieboysprospecting‬ on this adventure is we head in to check out the abandoned village of Flea Flat which was the scene of a major Osmiridium rush in the late 18th century.
As we made our way upstream we came across many ruins and signs that this densely vegetated forest was once home to a large number of prospectors.
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[@ekkerslovarkia2726]

Your doing great content Rob and taking us pathetic old buggers to places we would have no hope of getting to. There is kind of a magical beauty the way nature reclaims the landscape that had some much hard work put into it by humans. Cheers man 👍

[@chrisflesser]

What a phenomenal amount of work, the old timers put in, to create those channels. It must have been a sight to see, when it was in full swing. 😮 The fact that the channels are still in existence, is testament to the quality of construction.

[@petewitton4466]

I’m from the West Coast of the South Island .. it seems very similar to Tasmania.. the country looks beautiful… I’m going to visit there for sure👍

[@rosshunter9053]

Thanks guys for the little adventure. Tell you what, we really don’t have a concept of how hard the old prospectors worked and lived. We are so soft these days.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Yeah aint that the truth. Same with hiking in the bush with all our lightweight gear.

[@jhallack7491]

Now for your next quest...finding McGintys' two lost jars of Osmiridium!!!

[@brandonjackson1434]

Sweet hike,really amazing how much quality work the old timers did

[@Niiicoandhisvoices1]

Tasmania, one of the best place i have seen. Love this island 😘

[@Carolanne1926]

I grew up in sassafras Tasmania I live in Queensland Australia now it looks so beautiful their I really miss Tasmania now

[@dinapanizza4276]

Such a magical adventure. Thanks for taking us on this very interesting journey into another remarkable slice of Tasmanian rainforest. Those miners must have been so tough. As usual Rob your cinematography was top notch and I especially loved the aerial shots of the forests shrouded in mist. GREAT WORK 💕

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thank you Dina I am most appreciative of your kind words.

[@joyamongstforeverspark5422]

amazing Rob Parsons !! thank you very much you have such Great Visuals!! very Enjoyed💌💌😊💌💌✌️💌💌

[@karenfrench4094]

Another breathtakingly beautiful look at the history and raw beauty of our state. Thank you Rob. Appreciate all that you do 💜

[@GR19611]

Oh to be fit and young again, thanks for taking us along .

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jeromeshaw2248]

Great video. A true Tassie Historian. Surprised you didn’t see if you could pan some osmiridium

[@rogermcard4442]

Wow once again you have shown Tasmania’s magic. It’s incredible to go into the Bush where our ancestors roamed to strike a living from the minerals of the land. 👍

[@Rob.Parsons]

so much hey!

[@peterw2845]

As always rob , much thanks for taking us along 👌👍

[@jonwilson6077]

There's some of those walls up at Paluma that the old tin miners built

[@erinparsons8412]

Anyone else getting major Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Game of Thrones vibes from this intro? SO GOOD my love! xx

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thank you Angel 😍😇🙊

[@blakeyscribner4288]

I was born in Australia. Never been to Tasmania! But the more I see on the old temped rain forests! I have fallen in love and can only wish to get down there an do these’s sort’s of adventure’s on my own or with some one .! An keep on doing it !

[@MrMarkar1959]

👍🏼 Outstanding Adventure. Beautiful Country,,which I will only see on YT videos. Thanks to Levi✌🏼 I can watch Both Your channels from 9,000 miles away.

[@traceebruce]

Beautiful

[@rogermace4516]

What a awesome place Thanks for all your effort in producing such wonderful content

[@gardnep]

The narrow channels remind me of hydraulic sluicing operations in NSW. They used to take water many miles from upstream to get enough water pressure to wash away the spoil, then stack the rocks along the sides of the cut. I don’t know if they used it in tassie. Small trunks of trees indicates it was pretty denuded in the past.

[@AP-em4wr]

Great doco, have seen your videos and are hooked, thankyou for these. I have lived in Tassie all my life and watching you I learn and see so much, once again thankyou..

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thank you mate really appreciate that!

[@65thebluehawk]

Great content again, Thanks Rob Thanks Levi.

[@claudiodippolito5686]

Outstanding

[@vittoriacongiu2252]

Thankyou for your video.

[@callamupchurch4194]

So good. Amazing all the diversions and the "landscaping" still there.

[@kerryhitzke4490]

Great! Thanks.

[@Rob.Parsons]

You're welcome!

[@gilhays6738]

Fantastic video thank you for sharing well done

[@damienphillips9278]

Another awesome vid showing our great state! Good job guys 👍🏻

[@gorillagoldhunters]

Awesome video Rob!

[@campfirejesus]

That was awesome mate! Thanks for taking the time to research and film these places!

[@Rob.Parsons]

Cheers homie my pleasure!

[@lubyard6057]

My absolute favs together. Great presentation. Thanks guys.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mouldremovalnewcastleexper4370]

Consistently great content, keep it up!

[@willcowan]

Thanks

[@Rob.Parsons]

you da man!

[@secysb2910]

Stuff is great, thanks 👍

[@wayneberry8703]

Thanks Rob, another amazing trip and great video with you and Levi.

[@Rob.Parsons]

my pleasure Wayne

[@chappysktichen1624]

Hey Rob, really like all your videos. I’m stuck at home looking after a newborn and have been unable to prospect or explore so your videos have been great. Keep it up 👍

[@kristydransfield4204]

Absolutely beautiful, I physically couldn't do it, , so I appreciate that I can still see it thanks to you, so, thank you. ☺️

[@Rob.Parsons]

My Pleasure it was a fun day out. I'm happy I could share it.

[@terrycharles7588]

Thanks guys, that was awesome.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Cheers Terry

[@charliekoellner2350]

Good to see you both out there....nice country

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Charlie beautiful country👍

[@420downunder7]

Wow ! The things you find if you just have a look ! Amazing

[@Rob.Parsons]

There is so much history in these forests its unbelievable

[@freetasman2342]

Very interesting video, thank you guys for sharing

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you enjoyed it cheers

[@robinyoung7007]

Many thanks for showing us how beautiful and where the old-timers worked, they were tough and resourceful, well done Rob

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks very much robin they sure were

[@FourtyTwoSouth]

That was amazing to watch! Every time I watch your videos I learn so so much.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Happy to hear that thank you Krissy!

[@craigchase5381]

Another great Video!!! Cheers bud

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks again!

[@craigmears5985]

Another magical place you've taken me thanks Rob. I'll never get there in person I appreciate the efforts you make for my viewing pleasure

[@RS-bn9rx]

Nice.

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Cheers fellas

[@jesswilson366]

Wow - absolutely amazing - I had no idea about this place. Another epic video

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks a ton!

[@janeosten525]

Just couple legends out for a mish ...love it

[@Ben_cowen.tasmania]

awesome video mate! been in a similar area in the past on a trip never knew this was there! so cool!!

[@jeffholmes1362]

What an awesome story, great to see those diversion walls still there

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks Jeff

[@iSpike]

Farkn BRILLIANT man 🤝🏻

[@Rob.Parsons]

Appreciate it legend cheers :-)

[@dylanwoods6173]

Awesome!

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks!

[@pete3796]

Really enjoying these! Your a champion! Thank you

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Pete plenty more to come glad you like them

[@ChasingCheetahs]

Amazing place. Would be great to visit.

[@zachardman4530]

Another great video Rob. I hadn't heard of this settlement before, great to see what remains.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Hell yeah dude cheers, check it out one time!

[@dalehenwood2217]

Hey mate keep up the great work, look forward to your posts 👍 , been watching awhile now, happened onto watch a another show

[@ambiguousworld]

Nice video, really enjoyed it.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks homie

[@lindsaybrown7357]

Just finished reading "On The Ossie" by Nic Haygarth, so your adventure was very timely. Thanks for taking me along and showing the country they worked.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thats a great book Nic does a fantastic job

[@BruceschultzAU]

Another great adventure it's very similar to what I see up in the subtropical rainforest's around coffs harbour. It's amazing what the old timers did. I have been lucky enough to detect some of their old gold and silver coins in areas like that even some of their nuggets and specimens. I think that you may be surprised what a couple of detectors might turn up in an area like that under a couple of inches of leaf litter. Thanks for the adventure.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@laurafoster297]

Thats awesome, love seeing this, wonder how many of us have wandered along in Winston's footsteps, he's a lovely bloke! 😊

[@Rob.Parsons]

Yeah he's a real tasmanian legend

[@laurafoster297]

@@Rob.Parsons he's a brilliant man full of knowledge! Winston was the reason I fell in love with our history and he guided me on my first trip to places not many have been by giving me the missing pieces to my puzzle... I used to stalk his Facebook profile for his stories, I absolutely love his stories in their written form and his photographs that span decades... a friend of mine used to take his coffee orders where she worked and told him I had been reading all his stories and he reached out to me, had many a conversation, I could talk with him for hours!

[@colinwilson8747]

Awesome.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Colin!

[@colinwilson8747]

@@Rob.Parsons I was having withdrawal symptoms from not seeing any of your amazing adventures. Thanks. Good luck finding a thylacine.

[@rodgeorge7244]

What an amazing spot Rob reminds me of a place I know in the Yarra Valley on the Yarra River the gold miners back in the day dug 2 tunnels through the hills to divert the river to access the gold they also made trenches through the bush to run water down to wash the gold through sluices I found one once in the dark taking a short cut out of the river to get back to my car, actually I fell into the bloody thing it was about 6 feet deep you have to be really careful walking in the bush around my area at night there are a lot of old gold diggings.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Bloody oath yea its dangerous out there once it grows over with scrub you never know what you'll walk into

[@eddydianne]

Amazing 👏 nice work

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@lauraclark5203]

Amazing as always 🙌

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Laura! :-)

[@dalehenwood2217]

Sorry meant , happened onto it watching another show ( will remain nameless ) but he seems to have gone a little bit too Insta (product names in heaps of shots) so thank you for the hard yards & keeping it real

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks dale I will try to keep up the work

[@chrisgolfer7528]

Great video again Rob, full of information and as I had never heard of Osmiridium I researched a little and see that it was used for pen nibs and ammo etc. Thanks for taking us on an exciting journey once again.

[@Rob.Parsons]

My pleasure Chris

[@colinvandenhoff6343]

Yep....I thought the only osmiridium site was at Adamsfield....in the South west....learnt somethin new.....thanks Rob n Levi

[@timothyfree6426]

As always rob job well done

[@Rob.Parsons]

Appreciate it mate thanks

[@terrystrails566]

Another fab video Rob.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Cheers Terry

[@leroywelsh5439]

Yeah da boys these adventures are cool as we gt a few bout here in nz also

[@gerardhogan3]

I like your humour mate. Love the walks. Good on you digger.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks man! 👍

[@tazyt3388]

good spot down there hey bro plenty to see , all the true efforts the ol boys put in are everywhere truly a stunning secret place great vid curly hope ya well cheers

[@Rob.Parsons]

Never cease to amaze me how hard those old bastards worked, but they got good metal out of it no doubt.

[@AdamEdington]

Wow I've been past there, never knew about it.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Yeah it's amazing what's hidden beside the roads we travel!

[@afloatinawoodenboat]

Just 19miles lol. Great film :)

[@SmallWonda]

Fascinating Rob & Levi, thank you - didn't find any Osmiridium or meybe the Old Timers did their job too well. Very pretty, as Levi said, would look lovely in a garden. I know winter's rough, but could be in NSW... Keep safe - & well.

[@Rob.Parsons]

I think once they light the gelignite its game over for us slack modern day prospectors!

[@SmallWonda]

@@Rob.Parsons Ha ha! But nice to see how beautifully preserved it is. I like how our industrial past can actually end up being really attractive now (bit like Cornwall, with the tin mines.) Thanks for letting us see this secret world.

[@insidebendprospecting]

Really interesting workings there, most the stuff i've seen in the US have been huge piles of gravel tailings, or big hand stacked walls on the edges of creeks/gullies. I'm curious why their workings seem to be those narrow ditches criss crossing through the flats. Awesome vid man, thanks for bringin us along

[@soldouttarder3871]

Here in Central California there are a few actually a lot still intacted

[@davidblunden5369]

Thanks Rob, those Old Timers certainly had the knack.

[@Rob.Parsons]

not wrong!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Levi "Look sole of someone’s old boot 🤢” Rob "oh nice 😋 “ 😂😂 good day out.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Was great to share another brilliant day in the wilderness with you lad

[@hardyakka6200]

just as well i had recovered from our last trip Rob. this one was easy. no ambulance needed for me this time. What a lot of work was undertaken there, they had to be getting high prices. They seem to have stripped it bare. great undertaking indeed. Levi looked well.

[@Rob.Parsons]

I know right, they only just let me out of rehab after they found out what I did walking from Lake st Claire. Luckily no damage was done so the party rolls on. Packing my bag for the west coast this weekend!

[@FishLaird]

The amount of work they did in rough conditions is hard to fathom

[@Mark-rc4wz]

Carnivores and Cannibals kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ62haljfM5qiLc

[@movierazor]

So good! Looking forward to the Winston, Rob, and Levi adventure together!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

I like that idea ✌🏼

[@laurafoster297]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting I like that idea too!! Maybe Winston could take you blokes somewhere and you can all re live the rich Tasmanian history... 😁 tell him I say yes please I would love to see you three off on an adventure!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

@@laurafoster297 I reckon he could show us some things we would have missed down there.

[@laurafoster297]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting @Tassie Boys Prospecting he gave me the missing pieces to my godkin puzzle, that place had me in awe! Been there? I absolutely love the place, the hidden treasures, the interesting story of how an unsuccessful mine became "successful" and its demise. Stones throw from where you were out here really...

[@peterlyall4448]

Thanks, Rob,&Levi for another great vid of the Tasmanian wilderness this time more on the West Coast I think you said? Keep em coming Rob...;..Pete from Devonport...:>)

[@Rob.Parsons]

Cheers Pete, yep packing now for this weekend got something new to share hopefully!

[@terry8728]

The quality of the rock walls is excellent, they really built things to last back then!

[@Rob.Parsons]

I reckon they will outlive the pyramids! hehe

[@colinlong1669]

You great vids cheers boys

[@Rob.Parsons]

Glad you like them!

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

Well done boys. That looked like an awesome place to explore. A lot of back breaking labor went into building those canals. Just for the jungle to reclaim it. Best of luck Rob. Do you ever come across Aboriginal stone tools while exploring?

[@TheGggnome]

Love how you research the history of where you are going, instead of just wandering around like an old billy goat.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Gnome well I love bringing whatever story I can to relevance, I try anyway!

[@N1XVAN]

Epic

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks homie

[@iSpike]

Good on Yu Rob, I notice KZbin promoting you!!! new subscriber here mate. I love Tassi, and we have a mutual friend in Toren K (Tassi T) 👍🏻 Cheers from Spike WA

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks Homie!

[@peterbuttge7434]

Thanks guys for another great video which brought back memories of my time when I lived in Pyengana NE. Tas 1990/ 2003. I spent many days poking around the old tin mine workings in the Weldborough Blue Tier Area not dissimilar to your trip. Hell ,I wish I could still do this stuff . Keep them vids coming Rob. 😁

[@Rob.Parsons]

Oh nice, I wonder if you ever came across any big blue sapphires..

[@peterbuttge7434]

@@Rob.Parsons I admit I didn't really take much interest in the geology rather favoured the botanicals ( there's some magnificent large Myrtles on the Blue Tier). A magic place of rainforest. 😁

[@betula2137]

@@peterbuttge7434 There are so many magnificent myrtles -- I most certainly want to visit (before they're logged to fulfil an arbitrary quota)! I've seen photographs from the Rattler Range, and there are also lovely groves on Mount Maurice.

[@peterbuttge7434]

@@betula2137 If you ever get the chance to go to the Blue Tier follow the 3 Notch Track past the Mt Michael turnoff and you will come to the most magnificant tree hugging Myrtles in NE Tassie. I hope that area will never be logged. This clear felling has to stop.😁

[@betula2137]

@@peterbuttge7434 Thanks for the advice! It is absolute nonsense how the area is in a logging coupe, and about 300 businesses (including forestry because they've lost $1.3bn over 20yrs!) petitioned the resources minister to prevent the logging. Among things at threat, apart from the experts who worry for the long-term value of the forests themselves which is demonstrated in real terms and intangible ones, were tourism, arts, mountain biking (of which Derby is a global destination), apiculture (primarily leatherwood), specialist timbers, branding & advertising, So, yes, there is a lot of interest. Alas, the minister, as he is known to do, ignored all expert advice. Maybe it's the overworking from reducing parliament numbers to quash minor parties (such as the Greens, whose global movement started here!), maybe political will in general (the media has spun forestry as a "traditional" industry, though it employs few and loses money). Since we have a new federal environment minister who is yet to make a decision on the Tarkine, perhaps there's hope? The TWWHA is literally rated the world's most valuable heritage area! Anyways, stock rant over! Just really love the land and the products of the lane, which are ancient (including the world's 4th oldest rainforest, etc.), and so important for the future, they are not worth being chucked in an instant from short-term political manoeuvring. :)

[@Michael_Mann]

Awesome, those river diversions were unbelievable, the mind boggles thinking of the effort needed to construct them. Another great vid Rob...Do you have a link for Winston Nichols? Cheers

[@Rob.Parsons]

Absolutely! kzbin.info/door/7eUTwnVkHTaXY0GwnppnHg

[@Party-Marty]

Beaut vid men 👌. I love the rock walls 🥰. There’s rock walls that form parts of an old race in my nearby stomping ground. I’ll message you some photos if I can find where I stored them. That island with the water running around it - 😲. Cheers for posting up 🤙

[@Rob.Parsons]

look forward to it, thanks!

[@Party-Marty]

@@Rob.Parsonsfinally got round to messaging you them photos 😂

[@arthurblackwell9076]

I would have loved to do the exploring you blokes are doing when I was younger, but milking the cows was more important.

[@BreakingWildGaming]

A cool bit of history in the wilderness. Surprised you both didn’t wet a pan to see if there was any yellow in it

[@Rob.Parsons]

Bloody water's too cold to try

[@SmallWonda]

This should be good! Hope you guys are super-well? Cheers!

[@Rob.Parsons]

Not too bad, getting through the winter!

[@soldouttarder3871]

Here where I'm at in the states it looks just like that....and we are Central California, strange....🤔

[@Rob.Parsons]

Oh wow really? I have a viewer from America? 👀

[@headwerkn]

🤙

[@MrDutchman100]

Looks like Chinese hand stacking rocks. Usually when the Chinese go through they clean it up pretty good. Not sure if they were there at that time maybe some gold under the rocks let me have stacked on top.

[@colinvandenhoff6343]

Holbrooks would've been Worcestershire Sauce....Rosella was/is tomato sauce n Tasma was cordial.....

[@Rob.Parsons]

nice!