Fitzroy Falls
It has been claimed that the falls were not particularly important to the local Tharawal people. I cannot find the source of this claim but the fact there are two other significant waterfalls in the immediate vicinity may mean Belmore and Carrington Falls were of more importance for some reason.When Fitzroy Falls were discovered by Charles Throsby they became a popular picnic place. In fact they were so popular that the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Charles Fitzroy, visited in 1850. The falls are where the Yarrunga Creek falls into the Kangaroo Valley and flows into the Kangaroo River. A reserve around the falls was established as early as 1882. The reserve was absorbed into the larger Morton National Park in the 1960s. The flow at the falls has been reduced since the construction of the Fitzroy Falls Reservoir which has dammed the Yarrunga Creek upstream from the falls since 1974. The reservoir is 5.2 square kilometres in area and has a maximum capacity of 9,950 megalitres. - See more at: http://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/fitzroy-falls-nsw#sthash.LXzRJG3Y.dpuf
@karlow75 it is a lovely area Kane with - apparently - lots of lovely trails and walks which I must return to do @overalvandaan I have indeed :) thank you @hermann thanks Sally :) @gigiflower thank you so much Sam!
@amandal it is a lovely place for a wander - I want to return @skippysue thank you Suze - sending you hugs with all that is going on @beryl thank you Beryl - will try and post some more photos of the area @teiko thank you Emilie @mastermek thanks! @tosee thank you - the PoV is from the lookout position @thresheg thank you Graham @kali66@graemestevens yes I wondered who made the claim and what was being implied :) I am exploring further @pistache i would like to go down into the valley below - there are walks so I am going to look into it @annachristina thanks Anna @bigugly lucky they had a railing that stopped me :) @kwind thank you Kim @pasttheirprime I love the Australian bush - beautifully scenery @maree_sanderson it is Maree - thank you @vstap the valley below is beautiful @bankmann I know :) @vignouse thank you so much Richard - I am so pleased :)
@overalvandaan I have indeed :) thank you
@hermann thanks Sally :)
@gigiflower thank you so much Sam!
@onewing much more rain hahahaha
A fav Annie.
@skippysue thank you Suze - sending you hugs with all that is going on
@beryl thank you Beryl - will try and post some more photos of the area
@teiko thank you Emilie
@mastermek thanks!
@tosee thank you - the PoV is from the lookout position
@thresheg thank you Graham
@kali66 @graemestevens yes I wondered who made the claim and what was being implied :) I am exploring further
@pistache i would like to go down into the valley below - there are walks so I am going to look into it
@annachristina thanks Anna
@bigugly lucky they had a railing that stopped me :)
@kwind thank you Kim
@pasttheirprime I love the Australian bush - beautifully scenery
@maree_sanderson it is Maree - thank you
@vstap the valley below is beautiful
@bankmann I know :)
@vignouse thank you so much Richard - I am so pleased :)
thank you so much Maggiemae, Beth and Rachel - it is a beautiful area
My first thought coincided with @kali66 @graemestevens what Kali & Mr. S posted.