Thanks Rob for the video! Unlike many others on here, I am well aware of Adamsfield as it is part of my families history. My great grandfather mined Osmiridium. I've always wanted to check it out. Rumours (from family legend) were that it could be quite a sketchy place to be way back then. My great grandfather met an untimely end and there were rumours that he'd found quite a large deposit that day and had celebrated by a drink or three. He allegedly fell asleep and fell into the fire (we have newspaper reports etc) in his hut but we believe that he was murdered (for his find). See - sketchy :). Great to see your history of the township. Thanks again - it gave me a visual reference of where he lived and worked. Cheers, Rob.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for very interesting comment, no doubt some shady characters about in the mining towns. I do believe later on Adamsfield had a very good reputation and they sought out trouble makers and removed them very quickly. Sorry to hear about your great grandfather.

@Pablodwnunda

Жыл бұрын

My family lived there for a little bit before moving on

That’s another extremely interesting video! Thanks Rob. I’m sure I’m not the only person that has never heard of Adamsfield or Osmiridium either and I’m really enjoying your research and the way you tell a story… then there’s the photography!!!…. WOW 🤩

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dina! :-)

@elizabethfraser3270

Жыл бұрын

I agree Dina

Mate! Another epic view of tassie history, thanks for taking us along on the journey, you never disappoint 👍🏻

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate 🙏

Forever in awe of your incredible films, my love ❤️

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Love you my Angel 😍 😇

Thanks Rob, fabulous video. My grandad mined Osmiridium at Adamsfield with his father. My dad and uncle lived there and have fabulous memories as little boys. Grandma was the bush nurse and met and married Grandad. We have all been there as a family in the 80s. There were still huts standing back then and we could get to the Roach’s hut (my family) quite easily. Grandad and his dad built a dam with a race to process the heavy metal and all of that was still there. The dam was mind boggling as it was huge and hand dug. Human ingenuity at its finest.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing comment, thanks penny!

Thanks Rob, brought many, many memories back from my youth doing like yourself but on a motorcycle and then onto the first 4WD Subaru ever sold in Tasmania then a LJ 50 Suzuki all of which made it to Adamsfield via the old pack track from the Florentine accessed via APPM roads with a permit. My early trips was before the fire so many buildings were still standing but nature was rapidly reclaiming them. After the fire bottle hunters pretty much dug most things over in there search. I still get out there on occasions but via the Saw Back Range track and Clear Hill Road. I'm glad my son introduced your videos to me as I identified with a lot of your other trails that are being lost which I traversed a long time ago. Magic photography, great narration, great sound tracks, but best of all your keeping the dream alive. As a side note have a look at "I had a quid to get" by H.A.(Jim Lane) its a good read. Many thanks Rod G

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds very amazing Rodney, i'd of loved to have seen the township before the fire. Thanks for your great comment. :-)

Wow a beautifully presented video. No one comes close to the effort you go to to bring these areas to life for us watching at home. You are an amazing person with a natural talent for what you do. 🤗😀👍💪

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Such a nice comment Tony thank you 😊 🙏

Thanks Rob! Looking forward to watching

Hey Rob. I came across this Video as a suggestion from KZread! Loved it!! I immediately subscribed and my wife and I have been watching all of your videos! As a 'fellow Tasmanian' I'd like to thank you for the amazing work you do to showcase our beautiful Island home and it's associated history! I don't comment on KZread videos, however we are enjoying yours so much I felt I should make the effort to do so and thank you. Great work mate, looking forward to the next one! Regards Michael & Alexandra.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and am so happy you enjoy my videos. Welcome 🤗

@danettestringfellow1765

Жыл бұрын

009.

The funny thing is that I learnt to write with a Dip pen as soon as I was old enough to expand my horizons from a slate and chalk, this was in 1962. I went to a small outskirts of Sydney school that was a time capsule from1883, I consider myself to be very lucky to have experienced it. My Android tablet is just about exactly the same size as those slate tablets us little kids learnt to write on. Thanks for the brilliant video, I have subscribed.

@lancewaddell-smith3170

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment ! Are you still using chalk on the tablet or have you found some power 😉. Sounds like you got your “ pen licence “ very early , well done ! So great to read , hear these comments & Rob’s films taking people to places some will never get to see 🙂❤️

@johnedwards7899

2 жыл бұрын

I learnt to wtite withh a slate and chalk too. I was amused to see that they were about the same size as a modern device, a computerised slate.😁 And thanks for that very interesting video too Rob. I grew up in GeorgevTown, which has a very interesting history too

My grandfather used to run a team of packhorses into Adamsfield in 1926 bringing supplies in from Hobart for a store there. He wrote a book about his experiences called : I had a quid to get, Adamsfield 1926 and other stories...put out by the lions club back in the 1970s! We took him back to see it in the mid 1970s for a day trip, there wasn’t much left even then...

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Unreal, yes I have that book. Signed by Jim!

I knew an old gentleman back in the 1970s who was a geologist that had an incredible polished stone display in his home entirely from stones he found in his travels at Adamsfield in the 40s through to probably around 1977. He lived at North Hobart from memory.

Loved watching this episode. My husband and I were living in Tassie because he was posted there in the navy. We bush walked so much of Tassie. Walls Jerusalem, cockle Creek (brilliant walk) Kelly's basin. many many more. We did Adams in about 1994. Was walking in new scarper boots (not good) we could make out where all the buildings were. There was lots if daffodils where someone's front garden was. Actually so sad to see that you can drive right down to it. There is something about having to walk all the way in there and being the only one there. While we were watching your episode we so which you saw Tassie when we saw it. So much of it is overgrown now. Cheers

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazghing Kristine I wish I had the opportunity to see it back then, fascinating!

Awesome video. My great great grand parents had pack horses back in the day at maydena and my grand father mined out there when he was very young. In 1965 he joined a broken section of the old phone line, during a day trip out the Mid the mid 80's with rusty morley he found the join and cut it out and kept it. I now have it to hand down to my son. History I have only found out my family had in the last 10years.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

That's fascinating Gavin. what a treasure!

Your passion for your subject is truly admirable.

Wow. Thanks for sharing this piece of Tassie history, not to mention the scenery. I've lived in Tasmania all my life, but the southwest has always seemed like some mystical land, like Middle Earth or Narnia.

@Rob.Parsons

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate, Tassie certainly is just that!

I first went in there 1965 before the Gordon Road Opened on the way to Gordon Gorge. We (HWC) came in via ANM Roads and Churchill Spur. Tracks and bridges were still negotiable and Adamsfield Buildings were still in good nick. Hard to believe that every Man & his Dog can drive in with 4x4 which takes the gloss of the wilderness experience. Enjoyed this presentation so keep them coming.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Damn I envy you! I would of loved to see it like that

Rob, hubby and I love your channel. Although we are both retired, we do try and get out and about to some places that you visit albeit our physical ability forbids us to go as far as you do! Thanks for a fabulous step back in time.

Found your channel a week ago and have binge watched everything. Amazing photography, incredible adventures and a history lesson to boot. Love it! Keep up the great work!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

WOW great effort to watch everything! Please share my work if you know anyone who would enjoy it as much as yourself, thanks mark!

Brilliant upload mate, so nicely edited and video composition is gorgeous.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

cheers!

Another great production Rob It was awesome to see the old Myrtle road still there in places and what a great impromptu campsite which inevitably lead to an old path lost in time back to town. The fires sounded a bit suss with the forestry going in not long behind them.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

yep, maybe something to do with the Gordon Dam too

Thanks for sharing that epic adventure with us! I admire your interest and respect for history and exploration, really fun to watch. Looking forward to seeing what you find next

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Homie stay tuned! got something big coming up!

Thanks for the fantastic and fascinating video! I have watched while cutting up insulation for my upcoming van build, and it helped make a boring task far more bearable. Your production values are amazing, as well as it being an interesting subject. Thanks again! You have a new subscriber.

What a great mission - your videos are a credit to you. I love the history of these boom towns and they are indeed dotted around tasmania - you just have to find them. Reminds me of the blue tier. Keep em coming mate 👍🌞🍺 Cheers nick ainslie.

Better than TV Rob. Keep it going....

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

will do!

Awesome video as always ! Thanks for sharing this journey. 👍🙏🙏🙏

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony B!

Thanks Rob, for taking me into another beautiful part of Tasmania and sharing its history with me

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Eric appreciate the comment lad!

Just discovered your videos and have been smashing through your back catalogue, these adventures are the stuff of dreams … they are beautifully created, keep up the great work

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah so stoked!

Sweet zipline shots! I come for the photography, wallow in the landscapes and drink in the history! Another great vid Rob. 👍

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry!

Great adventure with some interesting history. I loved the scenery on the way back over the range.

@empireofpeaches

9 ай бұрын

And seeing how you did the tracking shot was cool!

Thank you for the amazing country and story you share with us all. That's a place I just wished I could visit.

Another great video Rob. Tassie has some amazing history!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

So much history!

I will never understand why people go camping in the bush and take their noise with them. You can do that at home. This was lovely to watch, thanks for taking us along for the ride.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah me neither and have some consideration for others I say

Just found your channel, great work on Adamsfield, my grandad was out there in the 1920s. Photos passed down thru the family illustrate how rough working conditions were in such a isolated place.

Nice of you to. Bring back. Parts of Tasmanian’s long forgotten. A little light 💡 came on in my head watching this Thankyou Rob. 😳👍

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure mate glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Rob, it was great to see where my dad used to go as a policeman visiting Stan Gurney when we lived at Westerway.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

Great work as usual, thanks again. Beautiful creative shots, well thought out and good content. Consistently awesome!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Benjamin 😃

Hey Rob, I appreciate the production values and time you must spend to get this quality of video with limited equipment and resources, kudos on a terrific and interesting story….and thanks again…..Nick in Cygnet…

Great video, just stumbled across this on my feed. Really good watching, love the history and adventure content. Now subscribed, thanks for sharing.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

That’s epic to hear some of my work is being seen outside the normal group. Welcome!

Really enjoyed this video Rob. My first of yours and can’t wait to get into some more now! Awesome. Keep up the great work 👍🏻

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew, I hope you enjoy them!

Nice jungle hat! Excellent production can't wait for more! Cheers.

Top stuff Rob. Thoroughly engrossing. Pity nothing much remains of the township. My Dad visited Adamsfield before the bushfires with a scout group. Artefacts everywhere back then apparently. I loved the Wiral vision near the end 👌🏻

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that would of been SO amazing to see it then. I’d legit live out there with Stan gurney just grinding it out for a few crumbs of Ozzie every day.

Keep up the good work Rob, history, bushwalking and great videography. I cant understand why you don't have more subs!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

one day bob! Thanks for the support!

another fantastic video Rob! I'm a new subscriber but am thoroughly enjoying catching up on all your videos, keep up the great work 👍

Great to see/hear you back on youTube.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

More to come! Thanks Rod.

Great video, Rob! Love the history of this place.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I still gotta get out the north east for a trip one day.

Another cool adventure with Rob!

Cheers Rob - great Adventure - but you never know who you gonna run into even in the back & beyond! Pretty shocked to see so much bracken, sort of surprised something's not being done, but it looks so pervasive could be too late, it is a menace, it'll over-run everything native. Nice to see the corduroy road surviving and you sharing the history helps keep the heritage alive. Thanks for this... Keep safe!

Hi Rob, my Partner and I are moving to Tasmania soon, and your videos have shown us that to experience all that Tasmania has to offer, we have to get hiking. Thanks for inspiring us and we look forward to see where you go next.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of assistance mate welcome!

Great video Rob. I've been into the old townsite many times but your video shows more on the history of the place. Love the old photos you included and the zip line footage, very clever. Kudos on your choice of music too BTW :)

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron!

Nice one Rob - #KeepOnKeepingOn

Ive always wanted to visit Adamsfield!! Thankyou for the history. Thankyou for the adventure. Thankyou for uploading!! We love your work!!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harlee!

I live in Tassie , but have never heard of this place !!! Interesting video . Thank you !

Thanks Rob, I too walked out there many years ago, when 'Rusty' Morley was still with us, following his directions. Amazing place and brought back many good memories.

@Rob.Parsons

Жыл бұрын

Wow thats impressive! id love to know the route you took? Thanks!

Love how your videos just pop up. Great to see this, but sad there's little left. You know it's amazing where others turn up, those metal heads would have no sense of what's around them in the bush, am glad you have the know how to find it. Would love to see more of what's left of our ghost towns. I'm awarding you 👻👻👻👻

It’s amazing you can still see parts of the track on the way in

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

I know I was blown away, almost 100 years.

thanks for making these mate and doing the hard yards!

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

So interesting thanks for the history and adventures! That camera zip line is super cool lol

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks lad my pleasure, yea she’s a good unit the Wiral. Keeps the birds safe, is legal in national parks and offers views the drone can’t. Cheers

So well created and such very entertaining and informative 🎉

Rob , I like the cut of your jib and the respect you have for the right things , you have a new sub , fascinating video , gonna watch more 👍

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Peter I like your slang and I’m going to hijack it in the future. Good man, thanks!

another spectacular film and very welcome break from reality here. Thank you, all the best to you and yours.

Exceptionally well done. Awesome adventure 👍🏻

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺️

As a late subscriber, I just saw this. It takes me back to when I was running MTB tours along Saw Back Range and Adamsfield. We used to stop for lunch on the ridge above the old mine. A great video. Thanks.

❤your videos, not being from Tas (but living here now) enjoying the efforts you put in and learning about your beautiful island. Thankyou. Like your tunes too.

@Rob.Parsons

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I am loving all your videos ! Well done

Another Great Journey and Story Rob...Cheers

Thanks for sharing this with us

Another great video thanks Rob

Loved this. Thanks.

another great one Rob, camera skills are getting fantastic too. looks like you we're on the track the same time I was at Lake Rhona. Thanks for the inspiration to keep exploring.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Fantastic. We'll done& thank you

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

What a disappointment that the town wasn’t looked after honestly that is a piece of history we won’t get back, thanks for taking us alone, Tasmania is a lovely place, thanks for the video, beautiful camera work man really beautiful. Wtf did they burn it for Dum f#s

I’ve lived in Australia my whole life of 46 years only visited Tassie once unfortunately. Didn’t even know this place existed till now.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

You need to visit more often mate! yes, its a little known area definitely worth visiting.

@Rob.Parsons SHOCKING how nature so relatively quickly, can and does, take back what's abandoned. Good finds amongst it all! New subscriber from Qld here ;)

Another great adventure. Amazing history in Tasmania.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Too true!

Another outstanding trip with great camera work 👍🥇

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

A very interesting video. Thankyou so much for posting.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

You are to be congratulated on all & every Video that you make Rob & I like thousands of others thankyou. You are indeed a natural. Whilst I am not a Tasmanian I am indeed a very proud Australian & have been fortunate enough to visit the state you call home on 6 occasions. My one & only complaint I have is who ever is responsible for the music choices needs to tone it down. You are taking your viewers to the Magnificent beauty & pristine areas which are peaceful & awe inspiring & I find that so often the music director almost destroys the serenetity of your Sensational videos. Cheers Rob & stay cool.

@Rob.Parsons

Жыл бұрын

thanks greg, point taken!

Great vid Rob.

Love the video and story. Bonus, I always love a new song I hear on your videos. 😊

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers rodge

Thanks again for another historic tour

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

my pleasure Doug!

Bro wow best video ever you have done to date I wanna see more like that bro bloody amazing job well done

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks mate that's really nice! Ill try my best!

Brilliant stuff, as always.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I visited Adamsfield twice in the 90’s - once by 4WD, once by walking. Always wanted to get back…glad it’s getting some preservation, shame about the bogans. It’s a pretty epic spot.

Great vid and music thanks Rob cheers mate

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin!

Beautiful video. Love the sound track too

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

That's very nice of you Jane, a few people complained about the music so its nice to know others share my taste.

Awesome story and vision!

Love it keep up the good work bruv 🙂🙂

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

will do, thanks Chris!

Another great video of yours bringing back memories of the area I frequented before and after the Gordon Road opened . How is the Jeep Going ? Surprised you did not get another Subaru. As long as the wheels turn its all good. Cheers mate. looking forward to the next one.😁

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter the jeep is going great. I got a 12 month warranty on it so happy days. I love the Air conditioning on it!

Awesome once again Rob 💪💪

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it mate cheers 🍻

Very interesting Video. Also, congratulations on 6.66K subscribers.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

As usual excellent Ray Robinson.

Another great adventure Rob.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you George!

Great to see some young people out there doing it and having adventures

Thank you for your hard work. Very appreciated.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

😊

Looked like a great trip out on some beautiful country. Really dig the way the way you tell these stories - mixing history with the adventure. Shame about the 4WDs, but you made the most of it. Cheers Erik.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric yeah I kinda dug myself a little hole with my montage introductions and non royalty free music. It’s a lot of work for no pay but it’s plenty of fun!

Absolutely epic adventure Rob love your exploration skills and hunger to find the lost treasures of Tassie I'm stuck in isolation in WA trying to get back to work from the East coast and your videos are making the time locked up feel like a pleasure Thank you

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

hell yeah dude im stoked they can help you out! don't forget to share with ya mates! Thanks!

Superb mate. 👍👍

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff!

Thankyou, new admirer , East Coast Tassie :)

Great video wish i had known the history when i worked down there in 1979 i loved the area but did not get to explore it now i am too old i would recommend any young person to take the time to explore this great country. I look forward to more of your videos you are a true explorer.

@Rob.Parsons

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it mate thanks!