Title

Plate 7: Weatherboard Fall, New South Wales.

Author

Author not identified

Source

[Not applicable]

Publication date

1868

Type

About the work

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

Plate 7: Weatherboard Fall, New South Wales.

This noble cataract derives its homely name from a small public house, entitled the Weatherboard Hut, and is situated on the road from Sydney to Bathurst, which runs at a distance of about two miles and a half from the romantic scene, depicted in the accompanying engraving. From the edge of a perpendicular precipice of sandstone rocks, the spectator looks down into the vale of Clwyde, a depth of more than 6oo feet. The falls themselves are broken in two by a cornice, and as the valley into which they plunge is inaccessible from three sides, it is doubtful whether the dense forests which cover it have ever been explored. The mountains which shut in the view to the westward are about seven miles distant. Speaking of this majestic scene, Darwin says:­ “If we imagine a winding harbor with its deep water surrounded by bold cliff-like shores, to be laid dry, and a forest to spring up upon its sandy bottom, we should then have the appearance and structure here exhibited.” The elevation in the foreground is 2,800 feet above the level of the sea, and the Weatherboard Hut is 59 miles east of Sydney, with which there is daily communication by mail.

Accompanying text, 1868.