The Search for Stannards Grave on the banks of the Jane River Tasmania

In 1901 a young Huon Piner lost his life in the one of Tasmanias most remote areas the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park which is located deep within South West of Tasmania. In 2020 three good mates and adventurers go in search of the Piners grave which was located near where he drowned on the banks of the Jane River. Join the adventure on a 6 day hike into an area seen by only a handful of those that have ever ventured so far.
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[@jaromtriffitt4449]

Looking very forward to watching this tonight.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Hope you enjoyed

[@leotriffitt3614]

looks like a fun adventure dad!!! pls take me next time!!!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Soon my boy train you up on Frenchman’s first I think

[@2hudsontriffitt]

We miss you too honey❤️ I wish I could give you all a big hug. Love you lots, love Aunty Louisexxxxxxxxxx

[@tytriffitt442]

Eat your veggies Leo and you might be ready in 5 years

[@leotriffitt3614]

@@tytriffitt442 yeah maybe

[@murraygiles3191]

Love history guys thank you for the video

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

No worries thanks 🙏🏼

[@belindawade9852]

Thank you for showing how amazing and wild Tassie is keep the good work up from Tamworth Australia

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks Belinda I went to Tamworth once it rained almost as much as our last days walk out 😁 thanks for tuning in

[@SmallWonda]

Awesome Adventure, Levi - shame you didn't find the grave, but I'd imagine in those conditions you could have been very close & never seen it. Hope you're recovered now - your battle scars are hard won. Take care & keep on Adventuring, we love it! Cheers! 👍🐾🦘😎⛏🤿🎬🙏

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yes would have been very easy to miss him we will try again

[@CamBlakePhotography]

The Huon is spectacular- amazing!

[@2hudsontriffitt]

Another awesome Vid! What an unforgettable adventure😊

[@vilijanac]

Cool. Love this stuff.

[@vilijanac]

OMA -> Hence you infantry, commander. Thourn Whaul

[@699hazard]

Such an amazing hiking trip! It makes you feel for the pioneers who discovered our country with no technology. Do you have any idea when his grave was last found by hikers?

[@jeffkeating8994]

Another bloody tourism Tassie Video from Levi .Luv your work

[@evankingston7639]

What a classic adventure! Thanks for taking us to a remote part of Tassy with such history and beauty. Great effort 👍

[@james7149]

This one’s right for television or streaming TV companies Levi. Great photography, narrative, it grabs the viewer from the beginning. We so appreciate seeing those amazing wilds in the South West...couldn’t help but feel you got close to the site, but in that terrain you could easily miss seeing it. Could seriously see this run on ABC television! Well done mate👍

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks so much mate I put a fair bit of time into this one we may have been very close it’s so thick in parts we will try again though sometime for sure

[@adamsrcsandadventure700]

Awesome adventure 👌

[@jasonshaw3955]

Enjoyed every minute of your journey great viewing. Hopefully if you get to go back you end up finding the grave.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

We are keen we will give it another go for a few new insights too

[@terry8728]

This was a fantastic video and I'm so glad you boys went back to the Jane!

[@billbaggins]

Really made me miss the days when I was fit and foolish enough to do this sort of stuff. Bummer you didn't find him but at least you know where not to look next time. Awesome adventure guys. 👍😊

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yeh thanks we’ll be back hey

[@kevinorourke5366]

I stumbled on your channel about 12 mths ago and have watched every one of your videos and I have to say that this was the best probably because I'm a bit of a history nut and had read about this young guys grave many years ago. but have seen nothing since about him. Great work.

[@tassiegirl50]

True Blue Adventurers!! 💙🇬🇸Awesome trip guys, thanks Levi for taking us into the remote SW wilderness wonderland & for researching it all Rob. Love your Roman sandals, might pay to invest in a first aid course 😉😊 Glad you all made it out safely 👏💛👏

[@Rob.Parsons]

Ahaha the Roman sandals. I love it.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

It worked a treat

[@dirtfishingvictoria6761]

Well done! Classic Rob mission. I’ve done the overland hike several times and you brought back some happy memories.

[@JanOGran-pf8kl]

Thank you for all your videos , enjoy them so much , entertainment and education hand in hand 👍👍👌👌

[@michaelandhiriajudgereppio1328]

Enjoyed your account and makes a great addition to Rob’s work. Could watch you guys suffer then enjoy the rewarding moments (like a patch of sun and a view) all day. Awesome stuff!

[@adam8628]

That was an epic adventure thoes hills n bush bashing love tazie 👍👍👍👍

[@neilstleon6251]

Awesome mate.. great filming... magnificent wilderness... majestic huon pine. What an epic trek!! Really like the Angus stone music. Tasmania is such a magnificent place and I really hope it stays wild and never gets destroyed by wasteful logging and strip mining. Thoroughly enjoyed this production 👍

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks Neil me to hope the area always stays as remote as it was in this trip it’s quite possible no one has trekked in the way we went since around 1938 when Michael Sharland went through it’s a cool thought

[@darreno9874]

Fantastic adventure, brutal terrain, beautiful scenery, awesome!!! You guys have got to do it again and find the grave to conclude this adventure, not only yourselves but we want it too. God bless

[@35andsolid]

We moved back to the mainland 23 years ago ,took a ute full of huon pine with us , still got got some . I think I will even keep the offcuts now , I can see how hard it is to get some , great video ,thanks for showing it ,cheers

[@goldradium77]

Awesome Levi, what a mission.👍👊

[@colinmckenzie5174]

That was great + an A&J album listen!!

[@Looben]

Great video and an amazing landscape. Too bad you didn't find the grave site but, maybe next time. Looking forward to see that video. Good job guys! 🤠

[@robertjackson8280]

Awesome video as always ,that was an amazing adventure mate, the wilderness is so daunting but so spectacular in Australia, thank you for sharing that with us all, I hope your feet recover mate, and that your rob parsons as well love your adventures as well top Aussie blokes 👍👍👍

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks heaps mate yeh she’s cruel but kind at times the Tassie forests cheers mate

[@philtatnell3685]

This has to be up there with one of the best videos you’ve done in my opinion! Also I’m so sorry to hear about your brother mate, I didn’t know him but my thoughts are with you during these tough times. Keep your chin up!

[@streddaz]

Great story and and epic adventure. Hope you manage to get back and find the grave one day🤞🏼

[@robinyoung7007]

Well done boys anther great video!

[@BruceschultzAU]

Well done Boyz Wow what a mission No wonder you ended up with those blisters Levi , you'd have to think that was old mate's smoke from the cabin logbook with such a close date. Must be some good gold out there and hopefully a few tigers somewhere. Yeah That Rob does some mad solo missions, what a ledgend. Not many blokes do such hardcore missions any more well done , I loved every minute of it. Cheers Bruce. p.s there's allot of old huen boats from Tassie still floating around the waters of Australia.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks mate yeh Robs got plenty of energy and those huons will float on for many years yet thanks mate 👍🏼

[@barryfitchett8460]

Levi, what a GREAT adventure you have taken us all on. Thanks.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Hey thanks Barry thanks for tuning in

[@neaptidevlog3732]

Great adventure guys, im very much looking forward to part 2 of this. Name it... " THE REDEMPTION OF THE LOST GRAVE"

[@paulhawtin6004]

Wow such a beautiful country looks like time as stood still 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rodneyh4673]

Loved it mate keep up the good work

[@AlexSwan]

Beautiful film.

[@LadyGreyAgeingDisGracefully]

My mate rob parsons said = epic adventure

[@chaosstate4491]

Really enjoyed this video. The pioneers certainly did it tough. Thanks Levi.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thankyou

[@kirklovell9164]

Wow! Another exciting video showing off the beautiful ,rugged Tassie bush! You sure aren't short of great places to explore and we are lucky that you are keen on taking the best footage you can!Your whole package/videos is a lot better than shows that are on TV.Great entertainment mate!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks heaps mate appreciate that I’m a keen bean for sure

[@georgeredbranch652]

Don't know how I missed this one. God, she's beautiful country.

[@thesurfingprospector6345]

Bloody hell that was EPIC guys Well done Crouch

[@hainesy67]

Fantastic stuff

[@alankathy6175]

What an epic adventure you guys had. Top video. it should be a feature film. Thanks so much for taking the time to share it with us. Love your stuff, Cheers.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks so much mate no worries at all

[@paulhawtin6004]

A nice family effort there Levi 👍🏻 & you shouldn’t have to apologise for crying to anyone you & your family will get there 👍🏻 it takes time but you’ll do it. Keep up the good work keep these brilliant videos coming & did I say Tasmania looks beautiful 👍🏻

[@paulsmith4403]

Wow what a beautiful story , I think you guys should do another wild trip, because that was spectacular views and history 😉

[@trev7484]

Great video Levi well done

[@RCJ0089]

awesome watch guys!!

[@trudytaylor8985]

Another adventure with Levi & co 😁👋👋 looked fab but hard hiking 😁🍀

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Was a bit challenging but loved it

[@edwinjonkman]

What an awesome adventure! Great video What a beautiful nature over there, but a hard one to. Didn't understand why you didn't stay there camping for a couple of days.....but maybe for next time. When you do, put an wildcam in front of that hole. Can't wait for part 2.

[@peterbuttge7434]

Thank you boys for the most incredible footage of country I can well relate to of my West Coast wanderings during the 70s & 80s. Often thought about the Raglans and Jane River Track but missed my time .Did do the Fincham Track though. Thank God you guys are posting on U Tube for this 1941 old bloke .

[@tassiegirl50]

Old bloke... young at heart 💖 good for you posting on utube 💕

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Good going mate thanks heaps hope you enjoy the future stuff aswell well done on Finchams 👍🏼

[@brucelonsdale8422]

Great vid, thanks.

[@TisButAScratch666]

That's some tough terrain Levi! Great film.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Cheers mate

[@aamirarman2624]

Amazing video, beautiful cinematics as usual but I felt sorry for J. Stannard (RIP)

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yeh scary way to go and so young

[@aamirarman2624]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting and I didn't like it when you said that i will endup like Stannard while crossing the log because sometimes our words are filled in the blanks of fortune.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

To stop the blisters, 2 socks. It always helps me.

[@swshendriks5556]

Respect. Great video, great adventure! Greetings rom holland!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks so much

[@PwDmj]

Great adventure and a great video. All I know from Tasmanian landscape comes from you. Hi and thanks from Swedish Lapland and the Arctic Circle

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Wow so cool your from such a place and watching thanks heaps

[@briangill4000]

Only a few minutes in and I felt compelled to comment... Outstanding production and edit!!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks Brian I put some time on this one so thanks 👍🏼👍🏼

[@briangill4000]

Doors are open. Be in Tassie before Xmas. 😁

[@dansummerfield9390]

What a great adventure, hard work but looked well worth it from my sofa 😜 Shame you can't don a wetsuit and get into the Jane! It's ironic not finding his grave but it has given you a good reason to return. Thanks for sharing 👌

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Absolutely so keen to get back and yeh shame we can’t snipe a few of those rivers 😣

[@donhody1127]

Thanks very much for sharing this. A brilliant production. Well done. Certainly no way I would ever get to see this part of my magnificent state. I would love to see your track plotted on a topo map, just to give me and the wider audience a better perspective of where you exactly were each day/night. The music was awesome too. Cheers though, and thanks again.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

No worries we will likely go back and I’ll try and do that

[@donhody1127]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting go back? You really must be a slow learner or glutton for punishment :) :) hahaha.

[@TazzzieAdventures]

One of my favourite TB adventures great story told and brings back memories of me an my mate doing a lot of bush track hikes by the way it was my wife cooking not a bush fire mate :-) maybe the grave site next time.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Haha she cooks up a storm wife tells me there’s been a large order thankyou so much mate

[@GrooberNedJardine]

That looked like a very grueling and punishing hike mate , very little tracks , if any and dense heathland and forest , i admire your guts Levi and others . It brings a thought to mind of those old timers 100 plus years ago venturing into those places with no modern technology , no chance of rescue from anyone and very little help at all if they got into trouble , i admire their shear determination and guts to log those forests so long ago , it's worth remembering their pioneering spirit that made this Nation which was built on the hard working backs of men of courage and spirit .

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

So true it’s hard to comprehend what they went through it absolutely blows my mind also the convicts that made it through the SW they talked about there clothes being shredded of them by day 2 both my pants and top were shredded and it was onto my second change of clothes

[@gold-denprospecting8066]

True stuff Nev. You just have to admire our fore fathers.

[@GrooberNedJardine]

@@gold-denprospecting8066 Too right Dennis , they were tough buggers alright . I haven't been out for a hit for a long while , the work load is relentless at the moment , i wish it would ease off a bit but it isn't . Been to tired on the weekends to go out and prospect . Hope your Nundle trip was enjoyable . cheers mate .

[@gold-denprospecting8066]

JUST AWESOME MATE.

[@robertkuipers9422]

Great vidio m8.

[@Northbound72]

I'm lying in bed with a stuffed knee and watching this it started to hurt🤣 Cool vid Tassie bush amazing 👍🏻🍺

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

😂😂 sorry

[@ann-mareeputt3156]

That was amazing. Maybe a chopper ride in next time, time to snipe too. I don't know how you guys did it, I still can't get use to the waters color. You guys would make the Kokoda trail no worries. Madagascar Tasmania. Thank you so much. Bet you all have battle scars from the trip.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Plenty of wounds would have loved to snipe but it’s World Heritage so off bounds unfortunately

[@getdownanddirtyprospecting]

Great stuff I think Im getting a little to old for 6 days in that bush ,But maybe just in the mind lol cheers Glenno

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

I felt the same 😂

[@richardwolfe3891]

I tried to find Stannards grave in 1989 with Denis Turner and Ken Burns , we had read it was just below the conference of the Erebus River on the banks of the Jane , we found three Huon saplings that we believed were from the original four planted but have never been sure

[@Rob.Parsons]

Interesting Richard, was this spot you found on a knoll? I’d love to know where you read it was just below the conference of the Erebus? I was under the impression that spot was the scene of the incident, from which they carried his body 3 miles back to camp.

[@richardwolfe3891]

@@Rob.Parsons Hi Rob , I’ll try and contact Denis Turner and ask him the source but it was generally understood by us that Erebus was the spot we might have been wrong we didn’t really research it like you have we were focused on gold but did many side trips to the Jane and surrounds

[@gez7795]

Rob Parsons = Bush Bashing 😂❤️

[@tazyt3388]

Great edit bro you guys worked hard for this one top job cheers

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

She was pleasure and pain thanks mate haven’t forgotten about ya I’m keen for a missh!!

[@tazyt3388]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting yeah I’m guessing your feet r stil coming right no rush mate I got a broken shoulder so healin up slowly always a beer here when u want a catch up cheers

[@goldmagnet]

Awesome vid buddy, great to see the Same trip from another slightly different angles. How did hue's knee end up.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yeh he did so good making the whole trip with it sore Robs knee got really bad day 5 as well and my big toe swill up to a balloon and infected she was a tough mission mate thanks for tuning in

[@aprilwenceslao-mw7jq]

a journey and history 💖🙏

[@Rosscotas]

You're good Levi real good!

[@mathewnorthey]

Now that was bloody brilliant! Cheers for the effort I will definitely be subbing to Robs channel, I can`t wait to check out his content. Did the 2 pairs of socks help? Working on Dunk Island after a cyclone in tropical weather I lost both my entire heels and all the skin between my toes. A few bandaids on the toes and 2 pair o socks cured this for me. I`m looking at jobs in Tassie atm hopefully will be sooner than expected when I get there.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Thanks mate this was the trip that gave me the blisters and toe issue so haven’t tried yet but will definitely try next mission 👍🏼👍🏼

[@randalltapp8944]

It's got me buggered what snapper head would give this a thumbs down. Well done boys! Amazing adventure. Its almost fitting that the grave is getting hard to find in that ancient part of the world. So.... if you found evidence of Tigers........ would you tell the world?? I pray you wouldn't :)

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

We seen some things we are keeping to ourselves thankyou

[@randalltapp8944]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting that’s what I was hoping :)

[@bobclark4994]

Thanx for taking us on this beaut trip Levi! By the way, did I see some mineralisation in that quartz vein?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

For sure would have taken samples if we were allowed to prospect there being world heritage it’s off bounds 😣

[@goldsniper2681]

Awesome second view of the adventure in search of stannards grave. 👍👍 So how many bags of skittles did you guys go through?? 😂😂 Awesome , well done!! Keep up the videos Levi and Rob! Cheers Stuart

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Haha only the one Stuart moderation they’ll blow ya socks off if your not carefo😂

[@goldsniper2681]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting haha! Its such a different world amongst those Houn pines and king billy's 👍👍

[@JadesAdventures22]

mint trip hop yous you do go bk

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Cheers mate me too

[@JohnWilson-cs7iq]

That was a bit different Levi. Cool though. Shame you didnt find the grave. Maybe next time. Any gold in any of those creeks/rivers? I had a good weekend detecting last weekend. 43 little suckers for 12.5 grams. My best for a long time. Very best of luck out there mate. John from New Zealand. :)

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

12.5 grams wow nice work mate we would have prospected for sure but it’s world heritage so unable unfortunately

[@zoezoe610]

Do you think there would still be any Tassy tigers out in those very remote areas ? It makes you wonder why they would go so far into the wilderness to get wood and the effort to get it out is enormous.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

There’s a good chance they are out there we seen some things that we didn’t share until we have something more solid but yes quite possible the Huon pine is just so valuable and yet so rare they went to extreme lengths for sure

[@witherbossbros1157]

At 18:14 the quartz veins show malachite staining (copper) and hematite - that's an ore vein. Wonder if there's gold in the ore?

[@adamchapman3943]

Thomas Moore would be proud of you boys.

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yeh we travelled his paths such a cool thought

[@bradmaesai6180]

You showed some prints in the mud at the end of the video i have seen the same way up the Henty River and could never work out what made it do you know ?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Pretty sure just the wombat but some of them we seen looked more Tiger like

[@bradmaesai6180]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting i laid my machete down next to the print i seen and photoed it over 12 in long find it hard to think it was a wombat and it was in deep ravine between two water falls . and yes i was looking for gold.

[@jayk2725]

Are there any future trips planned to try find 😁

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yes I’m pretty sure we are heading back with some more clues

[@Rob.Parsons]

Can we go back yet 😁😁

[@tassiegirl50]

Levi has a toe to fix up first, it doesn’t look to good 😬🙂

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Who needs toes

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Just say the word

[@malkie638]

Gosh that's some cave at 17:44, like looking inside the mouth af some giant fossilized organizm! The central ridge almost seems dug away at either side too, evedence of sampling perhaps? Am afraid for your eyes in that enviroment, well done for this exstreem effort

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yeh wish we could have prospected but world heritage area crazy cave there were quite a few more too

[@malkie638]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting Thanks for your reply, was thinking that safety specs could be handy whilst making your way through that bush, but then they would steam up, always love to see your videos.

[@gold-diggersanonymous1085]

Great Vid!!! any gold in those rivers? Cheers from Switzerland!

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

There is but of bounds being wold heritage area

[@gold-diggersanonymous1085]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting Hi Levi, ok, got it!! Good thing to preserve such beautiful and rugged countryside for future generations!! Cheers!

[@nicolejamieson9378]

I could imagine that area of untouched virgin gold? You probably should of taken a detector or a pin pointer 👌

[@the_ultimate_steezzz8885]

I’ve been looking for so many years now what is that song called from you’re very first DVD echoes and faraway ?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

I think it’s called echoes and faraway mate I think it might still be on triple j unearthed and band ‘Staunches’

[@the_ultimate_steezzz8885]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting cheers mate loving the content too keep it up 🤘🤘

[@the_ultimate_steezzz8885]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting cheers mate loving the content too keep it up 🤘🤘

[@jaromtriffitt4449]

So sorry you didn't have the fulfilment of the find

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

All good bro we’ll be back

[@fergusmarsh6117]

Hey Levi how long did it take from the hut to the road Loved the vid

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Hey mate we walked about 10hrs solid from memory

[@fergusmarsh6117]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting Cheers

[@jimm2297]

A Huge amount of effort, pain and energy, with no treasures to validate your efforts.That's the way it's been for Men since the beginning. Yet the woman will say you had a fun, relaxing weekend away with the boys, Now it's not my turn...

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

😂 so true

[@looking8030]

💯👌🏽

[@m.s.2926]

💙🤟

[@jasethesmiff5683]

The erebus reminds me of dasher river back of gowrie pk

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Yes I see that 👍🏼👍🏼

[@jimjohnston4181]

Will you do it again in search of the grave?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

For sure already talking about returning

[@jimjohnston4181]

Tassie Boys Prospecting 👍 ohh shit yeh.

[@jimjohnston4181]

Tassie Boys Prospecting I'll be watching.

[@aamirarman2624]

Did you feel like snipping gold on different spots of this adventure?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

If bounds being a world heritage area unfortunately

[@matursuwun9152]

👍

[@MohammedNovalija]

How many kilos you cartin' on yer back ?

[@officialtassieboysprospecting]

Mine was 21kg I like my food 😁

[@MohammedNovalija]

@@officialtassieboysprospecting yeah well you won't put any weight on because that trek would be burning it all up.