Thylacine Lair Found in Abandoned Mine Site

A Thylacine lair found inside an abandoned Cornish boiler in the 1960's had me intrigued to visit the ruins of the North Godkin Silver Mine. This mine which was hugely developed in the late 1800's with the greatest technology available like steam engines now sits as ruins in the cool temperate rainforest of Western Tasmania.
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[@digger5521]

My dad took me to a remote farm an hour from Burnie TAS in 1963. On the way there he told me to never forget this day. An old guy in a dressing gown took us out the back and in a cage was what looked like a big dog with stripes. My dad told me it was a tassie tiger and not to tell any of my mates but never forget it . I know people think sure you did. I was there saw it and thats enough for me .

[@JD-yv2zx]

You should tell us more

[@sonyavincent7450]

I absolutely believe you. Just too many similar stories. You couldn't make this stuff up. 🎉

[@kaisarjibrilartasyah4866]

​@@sonyavincent7450same!

[@megs4193]

I know a young man who goes wood hooking for a living, he's seen 2 Tasmanian tigers over 10 years and he won't tell anyone where, most people that have seen them never will 🙂👍❤.

[@nelsonx5326]

I believe you. 'An old guy in a dressing gown', no way you would make that detail up.

[@swanniees2011]

Nothing on KZbin brings me the same joy as seeing a new Rob Parsons upload!

[@justinevershed9982]

these videos are a editorial and storytelling masterpiece - glad to see someone producing interesting high quality content on this site

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks so much mate!

[@docperrin8726]

Totally Agree !! Well done Rob 👏👏👏

[@arconeagain]

I'm sorry, this is my first time tackling a pet hate. Can people please use 'an' instead of 'a' before certain words where appropriate? It would seem that Americans are serial offenders, it has become really bad. Someone needs to put a stop to this poor grammar. (No doubt somebody will dissect my comment. However, I am merely pointing out the very basics). It hurts everytime I read it. Make it stop!

[@parkersanderson4156]

@@arconeagain Maybe YOU should stop picking apart every comment and just deal with it.

[@arconeagain]

@@parkersanderson4156 you jump to the conclusion that I pick apart every comment when I raise a very specific hate of mine. And you'll find it quite prevalent.

[@Acediscoface]

I love this format of reading historic documentation/poetry etc and epic camera work. So grateful that you are doing this before mother nature totally takes back whats hers. Cheers Rob for taking me on another adventure. 🙏❤️

[@Rob.Parsons]

My pleasure, thanks for the feedback I've missed doing these type of adventures!

[@chrisgolfer7528]

Thanks once again Rob for another interesting video. I always look forward to your videos, but this one came at the perfect time. A week and a half ago I lost my wife to cancer and this video gave me an hour of respite to allow my mind to wander to the beauty of the Tasmanian wilderness. Thank you.

[@sharlew2809]

The forest….a balm for the heart

[@sharlew2809]

The forest….a balm for the heart

[@elsweeto6679]

Condolences

[@Rob.Parsons]

Very sorry to hear that Chris, my thoughts are with you.

[@ScotlandsGold]

Man im about to sleep after long night shift,but how can i now, you having discovered an extinct beesties lair

[@Amanda-yf7vj]

I'm on a night shift too!!

[@leslieaustin151]

That was a wonderful film. Well done, good story and good history lesson. My grandfather and his father journeyed to Australia - for what I don’t know, but I suspect they hoped to make it rich. They came back with nothing, and got in trouble on the boat for stealing beer from the barrels on board. Now I’m part of the oldest generation in the family (I’m 76), and soon those story’s will be lost! Ah me! You brought back the tales my Dad told me.. thank you. Les in UK 🇬🇧

[@annaleeb2414]

Sir in the Uk, write down the stories you recall from your father! I am sure they would make a great read. Best from Vancouver, Canada!

[@daveparnell3886]

I feel the same,you should really make those stories into a book those stories should never be allowed to die and be forgotten.

[@shannonwall8413]

You nail it every time, keep true Rob. I recently did a far easier trip to an old Mining Town in Central QLD called Mount Britton. The history and the feeling you get just standing in the middle of where old pubs, police stations and boarding houses used to be once is surreal. Many old diggers would have hidden some Insurance in those hills also, keeping an eye for landscape and places that are naturally good hidey holes.....even the thought of finding that piece of history is addictive. Poem was also a great reading. Cheers

[@ginanoble7203]

What a great episode of Tasmanian history , scenery glorious,and the chips of gem stones glittering in your pan.I so love you telling us more Tasmanian folklore love it Rob❤

[@tasdare6377]

You never disappoint Rob. Awesome video. I can't wait for someone to finally get undeniable evidence out to the world, so thyla can be reclassified.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Wouldn't that be amazing, plenty more thylacine trips lined up for summer!

[@airbornemelody6156]

same!! i love this channel.

[@timmatelich]

Fun stories you do a great job with your limited information.

[@wayneedwards211]

Imagine how committed those early prospectors and miners were.Hard men!

[@user-mg6il8uk3t]

I tip my hat to you for reexploring your nations' history, and for taking some old and weathered travelers along for the ride!!

[@sidstevens9035]

Amazing just how little wildlife there seems to be there, not even birds !

[@aussiekat6379]

That’s what thought l! It gave me creepy vibes yet very beautiful scenery…

[@joannevieritz3463]

Beautifully edited vid Rob. Love the way you find unique angles and different techniques so it seems like someone else is filming sometimes. Must take forever to film . Worth waiting for to see what adventure you get up to next.

[@jaisrobins1545]

I’m still baffled that you don’t have 200,000 plus subs . Love all your vids

[@Rob.Parsons]

I appreciate that dude. My growth has always been a drip feed. Hopefully one day I can thrive on this platform.

[@andrewmartin3935]

Terrific documentary..I have spoken with a number of credible witnesses to ongoing thylacine sightings in Tasmania within the last 20 years or so. All the best with your ongoing thylacine research and also historical work

[@melspeer4798]

At the end, I laid my head back, watch a little of the video. Then close my eyes and there they were, working in the drinking and digging and walking down the path. Thank you for that closing poem.

[@debbiemingins4217]

Thank you for another wonderful video, the Tasmanian government should be paying you for your contribution of showing the world what a beautiful place Tassie is 😊

[@MillerWilson]

Once again another amazing video mate! Keen for another adventure soon.

[@Rob.Parsons]

Thanks homie! Looking forward to when you come back to Tassie, got an epic lined up for us.

[@Julia.Taunton-Clark99]

@@Rob.ParsonsSTOP CALLING A THYLACINE DEN A ‘LAIR’!! It’s a DEN!!! Not a fucking ‘LAIR’!!!

[@julietrevithick8265]

Hi Rob - another amazing video!! We drove passed this turn off on our way to Corinna and didn’t know anything about the history of the area. Thank you for opening our eyes. I’m going back through the video to look at all the documentation you showed - wonder if I can find it on Google?!! By the way - we loved that you read that moving poem on your way back. Brought tears to my eyes! 💕

[@DetectaBull]

Great little overnighter you brought us along with you. I like your documentary style. Awesome adventure yet again! Well done young fella

[@lachlanparkinson7808]

Oh man the history is incredible! I love the way you put your films together!

[@richardraby6266]

Thanks so much Rob for allowing me to get to know, in depth, your part of the world (Tasmania). I'm a Brit. living (and retired) now in South Eastern Brazil and I go on similar adventures (mostly on my own) out here. I know that I'll never get to Australia but your videos are the next best thing. This particular one I found a bit spooky though, what with all the abandoned relicts AND the dire consequences should you be on your own (my preferred way of getting back in contact with nature) and falling down any one of those unmarked shafts!

[@PeterBargholz]

What a ripper video Rob, loved the poem at the end. Brilliant stuff. Thank you for bringing me along.

[@Nettsinthewoods]

Truly a very beautiful countryside, it was a pleasure to walk with you. Not only that, you found something distinctly heartwarming and cheering. Thank you Rob

[@bobvalley2221]

Fascinating. Love to see places that not many have seen. Strange to me the lack of wildlife, here in New England the woods are teeming with life.

[@garycook8220]

Made my covid day! The poem/drone shots so atmospheric I cried.

[@jonathanhodgkin6546]

Thanks for the journey through the history of our beautiful island,keep it coming😊.

[@milesellis2847]

Another fascinating video Rob. Nothing like rusty bits of metal in the bush. My grandmother was born at Magnet in 1931.

[@MrJayrodge]

Love these videos Rob. You are a great story teller. The quality video of the sites with the maps and history are such a bright spot in a crazy world. Please keep it up!

[@lelandcarlson1668]

I think that "fireplace" you found is actually a blacksmith's forge. Great video! Very entertaining. I love exploring abandoned places.

[@SummerTanagerfossicking]

Spent yesterday rewatching some of your greatest hits, wondering when a new “R.Parsons doco” was gonna drop...BOOOYAAAA! Great work as always! Cheers

[@supersonicdevin3212]

That fungus is amazing looking. Thank you for sharing.

[@rocroc]

I live in a beautiful Village in Ohio that was established in 1826. For the most part the area was a combination of farms and forests and a golf course built a hundred years ago. Where I built my house six years ago there was an area covering the backside of 17 lots that had never been touched in more years than you can count. When I built my house and before most of those 17 lots were built on I cleared my lot and walked the area.There was old forest there with vines as big as your leg. Some of the trees had never been cut and had huge limbs spreading just above the ground. So, I am rather shocked about the desolation there in Tasmania but not so shocked about the vines. I had a friend once who visited New Zealand at least two weeks every year and did consulting work. He did it because he loved the place. It seems to me he worked with a forestry company or possibly the state. He was a brilliant guy and just wanted to go there more than any other place. He made things work more effectively through organization development, planning and human engineering. These are the thoughts that come to my mind from your video. Surprising? Thanks.

[@chuckwagoncharlie1733]

Tht's how you make a film. Nothing pretentious, just good photography and relevant narrative. . Keep up the good work Rob.

[@TheDragiix3]

It's strangely touching to me to see the remnants of human activity, grown over and withered away. It seems so serene and peaceful, and at the same time so brilliant to see just how different the human touch is compared to nature surrounding it. Even when the forest reclaims a place, something about human invention is just so different from anything else and it's beautiful to see.

[@garryhorton9105]

Thanks Rob that was extremely informative and entertaining 😊

[@chrisflesser]

Instead of the pan, you should take your detector. Look for coins at the old town sites. You may be amazed at what has been dropped, especially around the boarding house and pub.

[@adogjr7287]

Look up the biggest spiders in Tasmania. You'll gain a new respect for Rob Parson

[@peggylosacco8811]

Thank you ever so much..for this so interesting beautiful..journey.. God bless your travels..

[@wayneberry8703]

Absolutely great history telling, Rob. Great job, mate.

[@marievalle7470]

Thank You for teaching us Tasmania History

[@NDKY67]

Great poem, our fleeting lives are so easily lost to time, but words so beautifully crafted give us a flavour of those pioneers lives.

[@ginnicolee2502]

Thanks Rob for taking us to places most of us will never get to go to. So much history and beautiful relics of a lifestyle well gone.

[@jonviol]

These videos are like little treasures Simple yet sophisticated content and totally absorbing . Top notch .

[@dianapurdy7755]

Isn't it amazing how quickly a whole town just disappeared back into the forest and in such a short amount of time. Love your video's Bob/

[@heatherwenthiking]

Thanks for sharing all the research, history & on-site information of these amazing trips you go on! As always, a pleasurable watch 😊

[@jamesart9]

Absolutely brilliant. Wonderful video and a terrific story, beautifully told, to match.

[@kiweekeith]

Greetings from ChCh, NZ .... I was just fortunate enough to have Stumbled Upon this Absolutely Brilliant vidclip.... So well Presented, Filmed and Narrated, a wonderful 'Turn of Phrase', something so rare these days ..... Thanks a Stack for sharing, Best to You and Yours , Cheers from an 'Old Timer' on the wrong side of 70 ..... :-) :-) :-)

[@karenfrench4094]

Wow! Just brilliant and breathtaking 😊 thank you so much for sharing your journey with us 💜

[@sugarnads]

Youre a good story teller. No filler. All info. Good one.

[@colinwilson8747]

Fantastic!!!!!

[@Psilocybey]

Dude those white mushrooms you found are lions mane, you can eat them, there really good for you and for brain health

[@johnmcdougall1330]

Thanks again Rob. I'm running out of time to see some of these places and your documentary style helps bring these well documented sites to life. Possibly garnets in your pan. Great poem. Will look it up.

[@droptuned83]

Amazing bit of work Rob. Really pleased to have found your channel mate.

[@male-efficient7262]

Whether you find a thylacine or not, I am so hooked with these expeditions. Keep it up. Keep looking for them until you find one. Best of luck, keep making these videos. ❤ from 🇮🇳

[@hannahvernon]

Such a beauty spot, and awesome poetry reading!

[@megs4193]

I'm so glad i found this channel, it makes me proud to see a fellow Tasmanian making videos like these 😃👍 i just wish I'd found them sooner 🏆✨️🎉.

[@rodgeorge7244]

What a fantastic look at the way the old timers did their thing I have always had a keen interest in the old gold fields of my home state of Victoria and a bit of NSW as well in fact I'm planning a trip into a relatively unknown area of the Victorian Alpine region to have a bit of a look around I might even get lucky and find some gold. Thanks Rob for another great adventure.

[@1hollig1]

You deserve to have millions of subscribers! Your films are amazingly beautiful!

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Your vids are always an adventure. Cheers from the Eastcoast USA.

[@JimothyPickens]

Feels great to know how many people truely seem to miss the Thylacine, I hope all of the stories and rumors are true and that they are just hiding from us somewhere out there in those dense forrests.

[@jamesseltenreich652]

I love the adventures you go on, really sheds a light on Tasmania and the culture, I am fortunate to have found your site when I did Great stuff

[@jangleleg117]

If that is what is left of a quite modern civilization, imagine the ancient civilizations lost to time.

[@tomkalleske3475]

Watching from my motel in Stanley, and wishing I was doing what you're doing and not here just for work. Another cracking video mate, the more of your videos I watch the more I want to move to Tassie. Love the history - you could write the Tasmanian version of "Ghost towns of Australia" in which Tassie barely gets a mention. Love your work.

[@lesflynn4455]

Those rainforests are a treasure.

[@TheVeganTravelShow]

Heading back to Tassie in a couple of months. I love it there, it’s such an interesting island .Beautiful in every aspect. Your videos capture it in such a genuine way. I alway enjoy watching your creations. ✌️

[@heatherwilkie960]

This is awesome. I am blown away, not just by the content but by your skill in capturing it and your ability to discover and describe the clues to human activity that are almost lost in the landscape.

[@markemiller1234]

Rob great videos. I love your attention to your photography and the beautiful nature you have in Tasmania. I live in South Carolina, USA and appreciate hiking and nature myself. Im envious of your fantastic countryside. Good luck in your hunt for the Thylacine....they have to be out there somewhere! Thank you and stay safe. Mark in SC

[@andybacohonestly104]

nice storytelling, pleasure to watch!

[@goldennuts9590]

Good stuff mate, Those vines may have come from long time buried seeds brought to the surface in the dirt and gravels out of those mines then germinated.

[@JD-yv2zx]

That's a good theory

[@pippacarron1861]

Fabulous! I love the poem recitation at the end.

[@jillking5876]

I loved the poem at the end. Well done.

[@petereaton6740]

I've been a fan of Levi for some time because of his content, I came across your channel by accident and I'm impressed, been going through some older vids and newer ones, I used to be into the discovery of days gone by, just thinking of the work, life and hardships these people must have worked through just to get by was impressive to say the least, keep it up thanks very much

[@alhigh9856]

Get that scat tested!

[@philipgrice2795]

As always a pleasure to join you , even from afar , Thanks Rob .

[@Sigma1_969]

Stopped at 6:00... Just to say WOW... Great scenery.....lets continue. O.K. that was... "Awesome" . Your so lucky to have such beautiful land to discover. Would love to be there and do that. Looks like a great spot for mineral mining also. I have done some hiking before, in Northern Canada and Western Canada, unfortunately all before the Internet, and now at 54 years old I'm looking to get back into it. I now live in the U.K. so I'm looking for places around here.

[@rebelarcher5450]

A fishing rod with a gopro and light attached would be good to send down that mine shaft , better yet an insta 360 camera to get the full vision of the shaft as it descends

[@corvusscottwilliams4751]

All the best from Cornwall England. 'Onan hag oll.' Cornish for 'one and all'

[@4amwaj]

What an amazing poem. Great film.

[@cubecubesson6779]

Great video! Be great to to see you venturing into the Yowie rabbit hole 👍

[@anarugormann4337]

Outstanding . The ol timers will be looking down on you n Levi with a smile on their faces I reckon. Your bush looks so similar to ours. Thanks for introducing me to snipping. Keene to have a go. Best of luck and best wishes from across the ditch. 🤪😁😜

[@briandsauntr4692]

Love your video .I just watched your video with your 3 friends looking for signs of the Tasmanian tiger .Very cool and Jurassic like area .I am a big fan of camping ,hiking and fishing in nova scotia Canada .

[@kingcosworth2643]

Electricity was such a godsend so riveting was no longer required.

[@jwtfpv8957]

Another gem!

[@Dave_1966]

What a film, well done young Sir and that poem at the end, so deep and overflowing with meaning, thank you 😊

[@KarlFullerNZ]

Really loved the capturing of the nostalgia of times old.

[@FZ-TAS]

The gems continue Rob :)

[@billchisholm7334]

Hi, Just found your site. I love what I've seen so far. Will have to catch up with previous videos. Keep up the good work.

[@coldstream011]

So excited to see your video tonight, really enjoy your adventures and amazing stories.

[@liamsaunders7851]

Thanks Rob again for your amazing story telling and superb cinematography! The ending poem was so fitting! Cheers mate. -Liam 🇦🇺 🤙🏿

[@dalehenwood2217]

Cheers mate, you are making top self films. Love your passion , it shows in what you do and flows through to us thank you

[@ajod5360]

Well done Rob.

[@spiritofcolours]

Love the history of the west coast and love watching you videos thanks for another great one

[@stevenpiralis9889]

Beautiful Country amazing so peaceful.

[@elinrkke5427]

Hi and greetings from Norway Very interesting stories and such lovely nature. Lucky you. Thank you Rob.

[@bjtster]

Thank you for another journey thru tasmanian history

[@annagray4208]

What a wonderful video. Absolutely fabulous again, Rob. Thank you so much.

[@richardwalsh5570]

Used to beca sawmill in 1970's up on hill on Southside. I remember as a kid driving out of Savage River going past it.

[@barrybarlowe5640]

Beautiful countryside.