sentences:  Harrison and Charles Abel) were described as having passed through them in March of that year.It was reported in the Mercury newspaper of 12 April 1928 under the title " The Gordon River - Exploration of the Splits - Showplace of Tasmania - Sprent Falls alone worth the trip".The section of river is very difficult to access and apart from Olegas Truchanas, Les Southwell and Peter Dombrovskis - few others are known to have successfully traversed the section in the time of European presence in Tasmania.