Magnet Fishing Australia’s OLDEST Bridge

[@danielhughes9556]

This is a nice change of pace for your channel. As a bridge builder myself, this is right in my wheel house. I've always wondered what's beneath some of the more famous bridges around the world. Thanks for an awesome video

[@kurtking7770]

Love our Aussie history . Thanks for showing some beautiful parts of Tassie

[@TheRogbar]

Hey Rob. Chances are, the horse shoe was pulled off the hoof by mud suction while crossing river before the bridge . It also looks quite large like it might have come off a draught horse.

[@ahoytheremate1954]

for sure mate i lived in tassie and camped near the bridge in the motor home

[@skasev]

Nah was clearly a good luck gesture. And it’s going up in the new house, not the old house.

[@Anashadk]

There are probably a lot of coins in the mud near the bridge, I can remember when I was a boy, it was considered luck to chuck a coin in, of course then if you could afford to chuck money in a river, you were already a lucky person. Thanks for another interesting video!

[@Puhlat]

If there's nice water flow in that section - go through after a BIG storm and the sand will have cleared off the top down to the debris. Drag magnet super slow on those days after and you'll find stuff. Sand will overlay everything important if there hasn't been a washout in a bit. Been magnet fishing in Florida for some years now.

[@Puhlat]

and fish downriver from the bridges - just incase anyone has tossed anything nice off and it's still down there. ;)

[@officialWWM]

Unfortunately, the flow is always slow in that stream. There is a dam upstream that is currently very low and when it rains, they will be letting that fill up before they let the water flow downstream. As we have only really just come out of summer and despite what people think about Tasmania, we don’t actually get a lot of rain. Hobart is actually the second driest capital city in Australia.

[@Puhlat]

@@officialWWM sad. I always enjoy the washouts when they come through. New fishing spots, new fossil spots, new artifact spots!

[@Stoneyminis]

Let’s go ! New content from one of Aussies best creators 🔥

[@CarlosLopez-zw9wo]

Good to see you enjoy the day with your beautiful family!

[@deanjones3168]

My mother is buried in that church…I grew up around this town❤️👌

[@REELRANDOM]

Great video Rob, magnet fishing looks awesome. You're heading for the big milestone, can't wait to see the 100K special!💯

[@blankfirer]

Loved the bit where Rob says " ooh I just found something hard" Mrs Parsons replies "oooohhh" saucy buggers! 😂 love it guys 👍

[@VaughanMunro-js4nr]

Great Video, Rob. It's nice to see the family out there enjoying the sunshine.

[@JohnMillar5312]

We flew in from Queensland today and went straight to the Richmond bridge, amazing spot thanks Rob for doing the video.

[@christiansmith9195]

Beautiful Rob thanks for sharing cheers mate

[@ozytradbowhunter]

Brings back memories of my travels with then girlfriend, now wife. We were doing the tourist thing, taking photos of the bridge and watching people feed the ducks with bread. That's when I saw the tench (a pest fish species) feeding on the bread the ducks missed. I ran back to the ute to get my fishing gear and some bread then proceeded to have an amazing fishing session. I had a dozen tench piled on the bank (didn't want to return pest fish to the water) with other people wondering what the hell was going on. Got busted off by a big eel too. That thing was powerful!

[@jasonwaite9154]

Horse shoes are everywhere, I’ve found like 30 digging in the garden or walking through a paddock after they’ve been ploughed. There was millions of horses in the 1800s

[@BondiTreasureHunter]

That was an amazing video Rob! 🤩🙌 I’m sure there is more treasure at that spot 🤩 I wonder if the horseshoe was from before the bridge was built? Would be interesting if you can get a date on the horseshoe to find out. Glad you enjoyed your Bondi Magnet 🧲👌 you actually have a really cool technique for throwing it..I was impressed 😃🤙 Looking forward to more tassie adventures. Oh and and Scout is a little dude we will have to get him a magnet soon 😍🧲👌

[@freddythefrog70]

ULEZ means Ultra Low Emission Zone!!

[@merrilday5344]

Hey Leigh, Rob wasn’t really magnet fishing, he didn’t find a bike…lol

[@davidhall158]

Horses still cross that bridge. They do tourist horse drawn carriage stuff in Richmond. I can remember seeing them when my (now) 27 year old daughter was a toddler

[@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874]

Hi to you and your beautiful family. 😀 Your little boy is growing fast. Isn't it wonderful to hear about all the historical places people can visit and experience for themselves. You are right about that bridge being a stunning piece of work. If only the horseshoe could talk to tell you the story behind it resting there next to the bridge all this time. I remember that you said the area was subjected to a lot of flooding in the past to, so I would think that could be another possibility for a story on how it got there. You have such a great way about you with all these historical reports that just draws people to sit and listen closely. I really appreciate all your work on historical reports as well as all the adventures you take us on, showcasing the beauty of Tasmania. I watch a couple of other magnet fishing channels, too. Bondi Treasure Hunter, and The Fisher. I love seeing all the historical objects they find.

[@DavyRayVideo]

First, bridges are often placed where a ford was previously. So, the horseshoe could be older than the bridge. Second, in other places, you would have been snagging shopping carts and cheap bicycles. Better to have little results than large amounts of trash.

[@darrylrowley7547]

Maybe the horseshoe thrown into the water at a wedding. It's often used for weddings. Our daughter had her wedding photos taken there. And we have a painting of it on our lounge wall.

[@Jerbod2]

I'd imagine throwing a horse off a bridge would be quite hard.

[@Rob.Parsons]

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[@Blumack21]

Great stuff Rob. Andy

[@troysvisualarts]

I was at Richmond back in 2022 on a road trip, thought about metal detecting around it but was time poor as I was on my way back from Hobart to Turners Beach and I average at least 3 hours when I metal detect! Anyhow great video glad you found a piece of history in your magnet fishing there! There's a drone flying into shot 9:07 - 9:22 whoever was flying that drone must of been interested in what you are doing and got some aerial footage.

[@Sam-sdh]

So cool, love the little history lesson at the start

[@johnm.robertssr.2953]

Glad to see you brought the supper visors along . I really like to here the history great vid

[@mesbgnerds]

Beautiful bridge, gorgeous little town. Can’t wait to back next time I’m in Tassie!

[@BenShamen-p9m]

Tasmania keeps surprising me!

[@hardyakka6200]

that was interesting Rob. BUB was watching Dad closely. Appears someone may have beaten you to it, mate. You can get an idea from the shape of the horseshoe as to its.s age. A horse at a canter could flick a loose she over that bridge. There is another one up in the midlands give that a go or any fords you heard about.

[@spiritwalker4816]

caught you on fb posting...glad i seen this ..ill b looking for you videos here as well oh btw cant wait for your next gold search..stay safe beautiful family

[@stevetabley3984]

Glad I SAW this !

[@simonstone3336]

Great work rob👍🇦🇺

[@melissafraser7690]

Great cross over of sorts. I love watching Bondi Treasure Hunter! I’ve often wondered how we’d go mudlarking or magnet fishing here in Tas.

[@rodgeorge7244]

Interesting vid Rob and an amazing bridge .I've seen the Ross Bridge and the Red Bridge at Cambridge but I never got to Richmond maybe you could do them too and show the people who have never been to Tassie how beautiful they are.

[@lindsaybrown7357]

Also check out another convict bridge, the Spiky Bridge in Swansea.

[@BrendonakaShanks]

Ahh nice. This is not too far from where I am. Been to it years ago. Its refreshing to see it again. Thanks for sharing mate.

[@andrewgroom1806]

Half of a shoe could be one of a pair of bullock shoes. Also, Evaporust will remove rust but not touch any iron metal. Good way to clean up the horse shoe. Thanks for taking us along.

[@jackielanglois8945]

Gorgeous bridge! I am sure you will have fun with this new treasure grabber! This was the first sighting of your baby for me, I didn’t know. The best treasure of all!

[@fionat5698]

Awesome! We were there last year! And very busy then! We watch Leigh as well.

[@bartoszczechowicz5372]

Hi Rob! What a surprise to see you unboxing and using the Bondi Magnet. It was almost a full collab between two of my favourite you-tubers. If only Wim will be there with you then you will find some old prisoners shackles for sure :P Truly great channel. Greetings from London.

[@katieeast4255]

Horseshoe is a hindfoot shoe off the offside of a horse handforged. The bent piece of metal looked like part of the step to step up into a carriage. Major flood events probably washed things further down from the bridge too. Great video l found it so interesting Rob

[@kayramsbottom5206]

Nice to see Aussie waterways aren't full of motorbikes and bicycles like the European ones Leigh visits!

[@Ninchi_TrueCrime]

There were horse & carriage rides which ran from that exact spot where you were fishing from up until probably 8-10 years ago - the horse shoes may not be super old

[@RustyCandyAdventures]

Hi, My father worked on stage coaches in England. How do they keep the wheels stright. They took the coach and put it in the river. The timber swells and tightens the spokes. Have you got a metal detector.

[@rosco1pug]

Great post. I reckon lowering the magnet over the side of a flat bottom boat and gentle retrieving could be more productive

[@hassandodge677]

the bit you found at 11.40 in the video possibly a motorbike kick start lever

[@tomnewell5529]

Or door mirror bracket on an old car?

[@gabivalla6279]

Cool video, Rob, and beaut seeing the family out having a good time, too. Those convict labour gangs certainly did make excellent bridges, cuttings, viaducts, etc. and their temporary camps show up fascinating archaeology if lucky enough to locate any. Would that causeway bridge be shallow enough for using waders and a waterproof metal detector? Older survey maps may show where the ford entered and exited the river, old rubbish dumps, bottles, turfed guns, jilted lover's jewellery, robberies not retrieved... the sandstone bridge probably replaced previously washed away wooden ones, as well as the earlier government roads, the local council may hold records still, surprising stuff of the Van Diemen's Land era books, regulations, police registers, turn up on that UK Antiques Roadshow, the authorities back then seemed to write everything down and then tuck it away. The authorities didn't keep it all, nor will they ever get around these days to every site, in their waders, and bag and tag every nail, bottle cap, gold sovereign, horseshoe, silver threepence, whatever it is, whether it's of historical significance is neither their interest or their inclination, they only do show projects in the bigger cities, it's left to locals to find and keep their own history, our Heritage Victoria isn't even ashamed to say the least significant will get sold off and last chance a local museum will be helped to anything relevant to them, it's not deemed interesting enough for the wider general public. Totally insulting colonial wallopers! Keep up the good fight, mate, sharing with what's right and of values we share among ourselves for living our best possible lives harmoniously, we'll not presume by default that the authorities share these, seems right to express to them very clearly our disappointment with them.

[@222good]

Richmond Bridge is fantastic! The convict built bridge at Ross is not as tall but way more beautiful!

[@bretthernan7589]

You want some really interesting finds? Head for the Jordan River bridge connecting Bridgewater and Gagebrook. You may nave to haul up numerous shopping trolleys as well though. The Tasman bridge might also yield some interesting finds.

[@billdgen116]

The history is so cool my friend. Good luck with the magnetic fishing. Your baby is so beautiful they grow so fast don't miss the memories. The best of luck to you an ur family. Be safe 🙏

[@grahamgillard3722]

The waterway has probably been dredged more than once over the centuries. That would remove anything tossed over the bridge.

[@vandiemanslandstacker987]

Hi mate, It might pay to check that nyloc nut holding the eye onto the magnet is tight. I noticed there looked to be a gap under the nut and the thread not in the nylon part of the nut @3min.58sec

[@nevermindexc1964]

One of my favourite spots ever I love Richmond so many happy memories

[@paulschofield2630]

Tasmanian tradies left for the mainland and followed the work, in Williamstown Victoria they built the Navy dry docks were i was a ship builder, those docks are National Trust protected, built the jails and many government buildings 😊

[@cooljets]

I've been across that bridge on the way to visit the old penal colony. My ship docked in Hobart on the way back to the states.

[@cashashin]

It's incredible the difference in craftsmanship between the Richmond Bridge and Sorell Causeway. One looks like it was made by convicts and the other by artisans.

[@-oz8ny]

hi rob, the gold pioneer of tassie, enjoy ur vids, keep it up

[@wayneriches9596]

Hey Rob, have a close look at the half horse shoe. It might be a bullock shoe, as they needed two to each foot. Having said that, I’m not too sure how much they were used in Australia.

[@barrapatrol5327]

Another good video, have you tightened the nut up, looks like it hasn’t pulled up all the way to the nyloc bit.

[@clooktout]

I am interested in from where you sourced your magnet and its kg capacity! Thanks!

[@mikemcguire1371]

Brilliant history lesson

[@Red9GearHeads]

Great video! Beautiful bridge! Makes me wonder. With a waterway that Nero if you could stretch a cable from one side to the Other. Tension so you could roll the magnet from side to side on a pulley. One person on each side. Slowly working the cable further and further away from the bridge pulling the magnet from one side to the other. Probably not a great option for such a historic place but they need idea for somewhere less obtrusive

[@ratbagsrc4056]

Good thing horses aren’t magnetic or you could have been up for one heck of a fight lol. Great video though, I really enjoyed it

[@SmallWonda]

Very sweet video, lovely to see the family out enjoying the gorgeous autumn weather. I can't see why the horse shoe wouldn't have come off a horse trying to cross the river - they probably used to take the wagons down to the river to soak their wheels, so it's not hard to imagine horses losing their shoes on those rocks. Yes, I have watched lots of Lee's videos, amazing what they pull out of the canals. I was only wondering the other day when I was in Devonport, what might be found along the river bank - if you're allowed to mudlark or magnet fish? Happy hunting...

[@davebarns1]

Good one Rob, how old is the Ross bridge?

[@pattimessenger6214]

That horseshoe is massive! Probably from a draft horse. If you’re finding more than one horseshoe, it is probably from the same horse. He may have died in the river, and as left to rot away. The horse may have been used to carry the sandstone for the construction of the bridge.

[@GSG-lc5zm]

BONDIIIIIIIII !!!! Cool, good supporting a brother.

[@trevdyer173]

That's a big horse shoe. Chances are that was a Clydesdale dragging a carriage. And I agree with a Previous poster the second looks like a kick-start off a motor bike

[@everdayprospectandcarryon]

That’s so cool mate, always wanted to try this myself.

[@bradlove5302]

You made me nervous with every cast/throw. All i could see is the line keep going into the river. Fun stuff

[@dwbunloaf8245]

Could the horse shoe be from before the bridge was built? May have lost it crossing the river. Bridges are often built at known crossings.

[@traceyneale5094]

Wow new direction. You need to head straight to port Arthur and try your luck there with metal detecting and magnet fishing. Love it. Everyone will absolutely watch that 👍

[@buscandooroartesanalmentes3823]

hermoso lugar lleno de historia amigo saludos desde Colombia

[@axelj4963]

Been in Hobart for over a year and still haven't been to Richmond yet...😅

[@ClassicFeta]

Tasmania. Awesome place. Been to Richmond Bridge

[@susanturcotte3176]

Rob, nice historical finds! The horseshoe seems to be too small for a horse. I'm guessing that it is more likely a mule shoe. I say that because it is much thicker (which is why it hasn't dissolved in 2 centuries) and has a greater width. Also, mules are much more of a use with pulling the massive, heavy sandstone blocks from the area it is made over to the bridge for placement. Furthermore, it would probably take about 4 horses to pull some of those huge blocks across the ground, whereas one or two mules could do it much easier because of their build and much larger hoof size. I hope that you do a little investigating at a local museum and see some old written documents or photos to confirm. I would love to hear what you find out! 🧐 In the meantime, I'm sending blessings from Alabama to you and your beautiful wife and baby ❤️

[@russ.grayson]

Appreciate this and your other videos. I am familiar with the bridge, living not far from it on the coast. Interesting, the magnet gizmo. I’ve wondered about a device like that first some time. Good to see it now exists. I wonder if really old artefacts are lost due to deterioration in the water over time?

[@arthurprentice7110]

Since that river is subject to flooding, perhaps trying down river at a good bend could be more productive. Good luck.

[@ahomeinpisgahontheroad4481]

Great family idea!

[@CyritaWilliams]

Go try meadowbanks near ouse. It's down due to dam repairs

[@AustralianRadioindie]

very cool location

[@jeandesisnards5097]

Love the back story! Cute kid BTW

[@martinjeans97]

I've been finding old stuff detecting well done magnet fishing hunting

[@user-kc3kc9bu9i]

You need to have a point or pant of port, or as it was called, Steam after doing a days work in that part of the country.

[@Speedydig]

Love your giving Bondi magnets a go… I want to do the same but worried I won’t be strong enough to pull out the finds 👍⚒️😊

[@murphy1319]

You forgot to say magnets away 😅😅 that's why you didn't get much stuff 🙂🙂

[@missjane4319]

That "half horse shoe" you found is possible from an ox. They have cloven feet.

[@markbroomhall2706]

NICE ONE Rob and you stayed dry 😁

[@5t0n3d-G4m3r]

i tried my hand at magnet fishing once, unfortunately mall security said if i was seen doin that there again the police would be called......

[@ayetee8403]

Looks like a motorbike kick-start to me

[@joeharrison5141]

Third possible answer for horse shoe(s)... Could it be that what you pulled up were the parts of a horse that didn't decay?

[@tazyt3388]

Something a bit different bro found quite a few shoes up here over the years very cool mate cheers

[@colinwilson8747]

Charming!!

[@jimclarke1108]

Great place to visit

[@nickfranklin1867]

I was pleasantly surprised how little modern day trash you pulled up Rob, great video!

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

If only a shelter could be constructed that quickly ALL the time. 😃

[@colinmacdonald404]

Thanks 👍

[@mikldude9376]

I wonder how many times over 200 years this bridge has been rebuilt or refurbished ?, I’d love to know , either way, it is a cool old bridge !

[@ryansuki6452]

Heading to Richmond Bridge for some astrophotography in June. I think you've just helped me scout some locations. :D

[@darthvinci4831]

Maybe that part of the river was used as a crossing point pre-bridge?

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

I love everything you do on your channel brother!! 👁️👍🔔💓

[@Tamaresque]

Try Ross Bridge next. Probably have more luck on the grassy banks where the tourists gather! 🙂

[@MikeT]

I wonder how many people have gone and magnet hunted that bridge since this video aired