THE RETURN FOR STANNARDS GRAVE Jane River Tasmania

Nine months ago Rob Parsons, Hugh Calvert and myself took a six day expedition into the remote south west of Tasmania in search of the long lost grave of huon piner John Stannard.
In 1901 three men were working along the banks of the Jane river falling hundreds of huon pine trees. The huon pine timber was sought after for it's long lasting quality in the use of boats being shipped all around the world.
Tragically in the same year 1901 the young 19 year old John Stannard slipped and drowned while trying to free a log jam in the river. Because of the remoteness of the area his comrades buried his body on a small knoll (hill) on the banks of the Jane River.
The grave was last seen in 1938 by an explorer named Michael Sharland who was searching for the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) who was at the time close to extinction. He stumbled across the grave in his travels, photographed it and described what he'd seen.
Since this time many have been back into this remote area which is part of the Franklin Gordon National Park but with no success in finding the grave.
October last year Rob, Hugh and myself (Levi Triffitt) tried to find the grave it took six days of the most brutal hiking and conditions that Tasmania has to offer and we left the area unsuccessfully.
This year with new clues, research and a little more information we head back in for a second attempt to see if we can relocate the grave and restore a small piece of Tasmania's early pioneer history.

Rob Parsons version/video of the adventure:
   • JANE 2.1: A Southwest Tasmanian Odyssey  
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