Rediscovered Abandoned Gold & Osmiridium mine in Tasmania's remote Savage River!!
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Hidden away deep in a valleys of the Savage river of Tasmania lies an abandoned gold and osmiridium mining village. At the turn of the twentieth century Osmiridium became eight times the value of gold and many miners from around the world quickly hit the bends of the Savage river to seek there fortune.
Miners such as Portuguese John Baptiste (Hookey Jack) renowned for his hook as a right hand, his exceptional ability to prospect and sluice gold and James Mcginty who found Tasmania's largest gold nugget spent twenty years of his life mining gold and 'ossie' around savage river and the 19 mile creek workings.
In December of 1913 a miner by the name of William Armstrong slipped from a 60 foot cliff along the track his body was later discovered in the river and shortly after buried on a corner of the river known as Tarvise's beach. A few years later a diversion tunnel was dug out through the hill known as the burnt spur, to divert the rivers flow to allow mining of the rivers bedrock beneath.
My goal for this trip is to see if I can find this lonely abandoned grave of William Armstrong, as well as see what is left of the old workings and diversion tunnel and bring back to life the history of our early pioneers.
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Merry Christmas everyone thanks so much for tuning in this year it’s been a big year and I’m looking forward to 2024. I wish you all the very best for the new year!!
Merry Christmas Levi,thank you for being you mate.
Happy new years.🎉🍻
Merry Christmas to you and your family too Levi! You have inspired me very much this year again with the best gold prospecting videos on RUclips 🤗👍⛏️⛏️
Merry Christmas 🎄🙏Levi to all your family and friends , thank u for your work mate keeping our cultural history alive for future generations to understand what it took to build this great country of ours !
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Have a blessed Christmas! Thxs for all the wonderful footage.
I bet you are the only person in 50 years that has taken the time out looking for MR Armstrong. Enjoy all your videos
I’m with you brother keep fighting the new world trash. Without your videos I would have never seen the beauty of Tasmania
ONYA LEVI-I TOTALLY DIG THE PICS OF THE LANSCAPE.IVE ALWAYS ENJOYED YOUR UPLOADS MATE.
This was right up my alley! Love the history! Beautifully filmed and documented Levi, thank you for sharing with all of us! See you in 2024!! 💚
In your life you are one of those old timers, the work you do is in your mainstream. You know and appreciate, but recognize they have passed but the work continues, the appreciation is part of you. The stream flows, you stack your rocks, we ( the old the new )are together.
Merry Christmas from Newfoundland Canada. Wishing you peace, love and tranquility in 2024.
You're amazing Levi. Keep fighting, my friend, not even a government will overcome a man with your ambition and drive. Love your videos, and especially your commentary.
Hey Levi
Your video creation skills have improved dramatically since you started your channel. Your film choreography, editing, dialogue etc. all are first rate. It is a shame that the local forest authorities cant see the value you provide sharing the beauty of back county Tasmania with your 100K+ subscribers. Many of us will never have the opportunity to visit Tasmania and seeing it through your eyes is a true blessing. Keep doing what you love mate and don't let the authorities beat you down.
San Antonio, Texas
Please Keep showcasing, the magnificence that Tasmania is,, 99.9999999% of us would never get the scenery & feeling ,, but , for the thanks too you. All the best 👍👍
Levi, I always watch to the end! Both yours and Rob’s channels are among my favorites!
Awesome mate thankyou
They were very tough old fellas but we would not know much about the history if it were not for people like you Levi . Keep the dream alive 🦸♀
Preserving history is precious. Keep up the super work. ❤
Levi, the amount of effort you put into researching, trekking, filming and editing does not go unnoticed. Happy holidays from Washington State, USA. Also, the shot of you jumping was epic! 😂🌲🐿🍄
Greetings from Southern Arizona!
Thanks mate I appreciate it much
On ya
Levi. You are a champion.
I take my hat off for you.
Love what you do.
Love watching your vids.
Keep on going what you do.
Most people don't realize how tuff the old timers were . Pick and shovel is a hard life . No modern day conveniences .
It's a good thing to revisit history so it's not forgotten and a honorable quest to find a old miners last resting place .
Great video thanks.
Happy Holidays from the central valley of California USA .
Thanks for taking me along, in adventures beyond my reach😊❤
It is never good for anyone to forget the past.
Thanks for the journey down under from us up over! Wonderfully edited and documented for others to see and learn from.
Can't wait for you and Rob to plan a trip back in there and find that grave... fantastic story tellers and adventurers!
Would have happily watched this at the cinema. Epic. Thank you.
Gods Own Country .... Stunning Lands .... Cheers legend
Keep filming! Always look for your videos. Enjoy them always
Love the adventures you take us on. Thanks for all of your efforts.
This one was a great adventure. Thank you for filming what no one will get to see. Blessings
Thanks for posting this video. The history is amazing and should NOT BE FORGOTTEN. Nature claims it's due and everything is returned, workings are lost for ever.
Awesome Levi.The amount of subscribers you have now is an indication of the quality and enjoyment people get with both yours and Rob's mahi.Don't let the buggers grind you down
I don't skip a second of your videos
Outstanding
This is the reason I love and watch your videos.
There’s no one else in the world taking us back through Tassie history like you.
Please keep making your videos for all of us to watch and enjoy and live in the footsteps of our countrymen and women who settled in this country.
I hope that one day you get the recognition that you deserve.
Thank you so very much.
I've been watching you explore for a bit. It's awsome. Thank you.
I love the history. It's what defines how we got to where we are at right now.
Given time, nature takes EVERYTHING back.
Levi this was tops mate 👍
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your exploring man. Thank you for giving us some history lessons and thanks for sharing
Merry christmes levi to you and your familie . Love your trips in to the Bush. Good prospecting in 2024.
Great trip. You put a lot of hard yakka in. Linking those stories to the location is a great thing and shows the efforts those miner's went to. Thanks!
Merry Christmas, my friend and your family. I thank you for such beautiful adventures. I'd never get to see without you
Merry Christmas Legend Levi! Thank you for persevering, sticking it to the man, and going on great adventures. We love you ❤️
Levi,
Thank you for yet again another quality film. The effort you put into this is remarkable.
It baffles me why the gubberment aren’t supporting what you (and Rob) do. Show casing the beauty Tasmania has to offer.
Our history will be lost, all because some inner suburban knobs don’t want a few sticks moved.
From me and mine to you and yours
Merry Xmas and may you have a safe and prosperous 2024.
well said, totally agree!!
We need more Osmiridium!!!
Who wouldn’t want to live vicariously through you? I love what you do😊
great work Levi,,,you along with Rob are Tasmanian treasures 1st Idea, 2nd Planning,3 go do the job,4 then edit, 5 Star effort
Superbe ! Good thanks for your videos and your passion ! From France !
What an amazing adventure I got to go on yet again thanks to your hard work! Thank you! Places I would have never gotten to see if it were not for your hard work. I am so struck by the absolute beauty of your country, I think God spent some extra time in that area creating such beauty! Thank you Levi for the opportunity to get to explore with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family from North Carolina, USA! God bless and keep you safe and well!
What a year for you Levi. So looking forward to your new 2024 trips!
That was awesome!! I lived in the Savage River township when I was about 10 and then again when I was 14, spent most of my time scrambling around in the bush, it's beautiful and I still remember the smell, love all of your vids, keep on keepin on!
I was so invested in your hunt for the grave site, i had all my fingers & toes crossed! I really enjoy your history lessons, thanks Levi ❤
Enjoyed that what a beautiful countryside great job
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! Keep on doing what you are doing, for our children’s sake!
Great video ! beautiful country ..... Thanks Rob
Another great vid thanks Levi! Love hearing/seeing our lost history
That was great thanks Levi, i really enjoy your historical videos as well as your prospecting ones. The hardships the old timers had are truly inspiring. Your coverage of their plights is also inspiring! Please keep up your important work both on and under the beautiful rivers of Tasmania. 👍🏼
Been sick and laid up for over a week. Really appreciate the entertainment and information, to break the boredom.
Merry Christmas and looking forward to what you bring in the new year.
What a beautiful trip. Love being able to come along. Thank you Levi!
Love these expedition videos bro. I understand there is way more work in them but know they are worth it to us. Thanks man
I normally don't comment on anything. But. I have to thank you, Levi, for this wonderful documentary and your obvious love for your country. You are a true citizen of Earth.
Thanks so much appreciate it
Who is going to know about or see this side of Tassie if it weren't for you and Rob! Great work mate. Merry Christmas too!
"When you deeply penetrate yourself in the wilderness" beautiful
Fantastic trek and thank you for documenting this wonderful part of Tasmanian history. I was mesmerised from beginning to end.
Thanks for showing more of Tassie, glad to see you remembered your paddle 😊
Hello bro, that expedition you did trying to locate that important history of mining that laid the foundations of what Tasmania is today is impressive. 110 years ago and you were able to find part of the cave and remains of the camps, it's a shame that you couldn't find Mr. William's tomb. It was also all very interesting, thank you very much for sharing that with your followers, we greatly appreciate all the effort.
Recent follower from 🇨🇦. There’s something to be said to a solo guy backpacking through the wilderness alone. Balls of steel. Cheers mate! Safe travels!
I just love the explorer in Levi, and Parsons too, you're both really awesome explorer's who love the history of Tass and the old Timer's who prospected there back in the old days of the 1800's. ❤😊
So enjoyed this historical episode and the wonderful scenery. It was nice this time you were not up a creek without a paddle.
Wherever Armstrong is laid to rest, it's in a very beautiful and peaceful place. Terrific adventure Levi - love the historical ones you do.
Thank you, Levi! Loved the adventure
Thank you for the history lesson! Great video!!
I remember too. I remember the bush, the love of adventure, the historical stories, but I got so immersed in the 9 to 5 = then I got fat and eventually my feet and hands have been ravaged by neuropathy and my insides taken over by Cancer, so now I watch all your videos to remember what I can never experience again. Plus I also agree that in locking up entry to all those historical areas, our future generations will never know or see what the amazing miners endured in the past. Keep doing what you are doing mate.
Awesome documentary done for all the right reasons, hope to see more
Merry Christmas to you and all our neighbors in Tasmania…from California USA. HUGS AND LOVE YOU ALL.
Nice dry adventure buddy! Thanks for sharing this!
Unreal Levi. Super well done for trying. Im stuffed just watching you. Merry Christmas!
Here til the end young man. Just pausing to reflect. Sorry for this. You control you. God put you Levi in control of Levi. I am just one man and with many men no government stands a chance. We watch you because of YOU. Your an amazing traveler,miner,explorer and greatest gift of you and Rob is that we feel your stories,lives and challenges thru both of your blessing in front of a I pad phone or other device. Your editing skills are well to be honored. If we can help push you to stand up for your freedoms, I can only promise I will push from here as well. I’m sure you don’t but I let you know months before your queens gold video she was already passed. I’m here to let you know. You are now in power. YOU are the power. This world is changing and you have a captive audience that will be more than you can handle soon. Stay true to your self and your beautiful family. Just keep pushing on. There will be a way. He will guide you. May God Bless you and your family at this time of year. And please be safe out there you have love waiting. 😉 now go get that gold. WWG1WGA 🇺🇸🇦🇺
Brilliant adventure into the history of Tas, loved every minute of it, thanks Levi
Thanks for dragging us along, Levi, I have done similar exploring around the west coast of the south island in New Zealand and seen similar stacked rocks and oar cartwheels mixed up in caved in, debris. Im glade i never had to earn my living like the early miners. My early kin made their livings from selling picks and shovels to the miners.
Yes it would have been a hard living, that’s cool but of genealogy mate nice 👍🏼
You’re amazing… your adventures are intriguing. Great film maker & awesome history! Keep safe ♥️
I really enjoyed this one. It's sad that governments and businesses seem to think that by controlling historic sites is preserving them. I think that allows them to degrade faster because mother nature has an easier time reclaiming these areas. Without humans helping hands on, the jungle will take over. So sad to loose this. Thanks again.
Had everything in a great movie Levi. You are truly talented and you bring the history all back of the old timers. Hope the corporations don’t take it all.
We finally got to watch it properly… 👏 epic. 💙
Loved the story & the history… Thanks for all the effort… such beautiful scenery so calming & peaceful in a crazy world 😊
Most enjoyable, thank you Levi
Levi, you and Rob are just legends, don't stop what you are doing. Love your videos, you haven't made a bad one. Cheers Nic from F,N,W, QLD
Thanks Levi much love to you and your family. ✨🙏🏽
Wow what an adventure thanks levi for sharing such unknown information and keeping the history of your land alive KEEP IT UP dude we are all standing along side of you PEACE
Thank you again Levi, I love history and taking us along on this adventure has been amazing. I wish you and your family all the best!
I greatly appreciate the time, research and hard work you put in during the creation of your films.
Thank you SO much for sharing
🙏❤️🌲
Cheers brother, like yourself. It’s explorers like you both that keep our history alive. Thanks
Great programme and I gotta say wicked music too keep em coming please!😎😎😎
What a great adventure, I would be so scared to go hiking and searching for old history. That’s why I love your videos,I get to see all this.
Pretty crazy of all the stuff you can find online. There's only 1 dude out doing this in Tasmania showing us the beauty and history. Just amazing. Thanks Levi.
Thanks mate
Blessings to you Levi, thanks for including us in your adventures.
I enjoyed coming along!!
Visited Tassie for 6 weeks this month. Travelled back roads only and did NOT visit any National Parks in support of your's and Rob's cause. We stayed 6 nights at Luina near the lovely Madeline Creek which runs into the Whyte River. We were in awe of the impenetrable forest. Impossible to use a detector. I did do some sniping without success of finding gold but definitely could see tiny flecks of either tin/osmiridian. We wernt game to bush bash to find detectable ground. Just too thick. Deep gullies. Scary. We have learnt so much about Tassie history watching your's and Rob's videos. You are both ambassadors. NPWS cant seem to see the benefit. Have a great Xmas with your beautiful family🌲 Best wishes for 2024.
Thanks for taking us on your adventure. Levi.
Magnificent again. Thanks for giving us the chance to see our beautiful country through your adventures. Well done, Levi. Dont stop
Brought your paddle this time, bet you won't leave it again. Rugged country; I surely appreciate all of the camera work put into your adventures. Glad you're overcoming the setback with parks, always a pleasure seeing new content. Cheers.
I love exploring history so I know how passionate you and Rob are , so sad to see the damage the government is causing, great job
We love the history and adventure videos just as much as the prospecting videos!
Beautiful video, thanks for sharing this with us. Really enjoyed your commentary on it. You really make it real. ❤
Awesome TBP 🙌💛🙌
levi your a baddass love hearing about history i enjoy you content so much thankyou my friend have a good day boy
....and this dear parks & wildlife is yet another great production made by the best Tassie ambassador YT has to offer these days.
Levi, thank you so much for uploading this one, happy to support you on Patreon!!
I love the history of the gold country of California. Grate show brother keep up the good work behind you all the way.
Thanks Levi, great history here. It needs to be kept accessible for those who are interested.
Another banger Levi . Awesome cinematography. Tassie has beautiful terrain. Safe festive season to you and your clan.