1938 MAP (PART 35): HAZELBROOK - SWIMMING POOL - CATARACT FALLS - FEDERAL FALLS - JUNCTION FALLS - ADELINA FALLS - LAWSON

1938 MAP (PART 35): HAZELBROOK -  SWIMMING POOL - CATARACT FALLS - FEDERAL FALLS - JUNCTION FALLS - ADELINA FALLS -  LAWSON

This walk takes in a lot of lookouts and waterfalls as it makes its way from Hazelbrook to Lawson. A road follows the route today, so a current map is essential.

The Baths (near the beginning of the walk) were at one time a well developed site - basically a wreck today (if you can find them).

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/194479621# Here is an extract from the article.

"In answer to the request of the Hazelbrook Urban Committee for a report regarding the possible enlargement of the Hazelbrook Pool, the Shire Engineer reported in a very comprehensive manner."

South Lawson Waterfall Walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtIeti5FNgE

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19MAP (PART 15): SPRINGWOOD - MARTIN'S LOOKOUT -- SASSAFRAS GULLY - SASSAFRAS AVENUE - SPRINGWOOD38

1938 MAP (PART 15): SPRINGWOOD - MARTIN'S LOOKOUT -- SASSAFRAS GULLY - SASSAFRAS AVENUE - SPRINGWOOD

Here's another walk which takes you down into the valley of Glenbrook Creek and its tributaries. The people of Springwood are blessed in having many fine walks so close to town. In 1938, most walkers would have arrived by train, which is why the walk descriptions always commence at a railway station.

To make sense of the description, you may need to refer to the previous walks' information.

If you are considering doing this walk, don't begin without taking a modern map and information.

This Wild Walks information should be very helpful. here.

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MERMAID’S CAVE BLACKHEATH NSW AUSTRALIA

“There is a beautiful gully near Blackheath, leading from what is known as the Mermaid's Cave - why so called only those who named it can know: one thinks of a sandy beach with white-crested waves, a cavern decked with glistening shells, and a lady with a long tail combing her hair. There is nothing of that sort to be seen, but after scrambling down a stony path and jumping over rocks, where a fall would be most inconvenient, one comes upon a shining pool, which, fed by a stream trickling through a cleft in the over-arching nook, in its turn feeds another stream, which gurgling over a rocky

path makes a deep gorge glorious with greenery. Here are ferns, from the majestic tree spreading protecting arms over the clear water to the tiny plant whose delicate fronds beautify every nook and corner and make all nature lovely. "Oh, if I could only take a little bit of the gully home," said one of us, "I shouldn't want a bush-house." "Just so, my dear madam, but this is a world of work, and nothing good can be got without effort." We appreciated this answer when the time came to go back, but hard work though it was we felt amply repaid by the memory of beauty, which once seen can never be forgotten.”

Charles Bayless photograph circa 1885

This poetic description comes from the Illustrated Sydney News, February 16, 1884 and is similar to several others of the time. Blackheath was in its infancy in those days, the first lots having been sold at a government auction in 1879. Development was slow at first and by the time of the Illustrated Sydney News report the population would have been only a few hundred. Nevertheless, Mermaid’s Cave appears to have been the first Blackheath attraction after Govett’s Leap and the Recreation Reserve surrounding it must have been declared in the 1880’s. It is now administered by the Blue Mountains City Council.

Naturally, the history of the place goes back into the Dream Time. Whether this is based on folk memory or not I cannot say, but it is a place which all visitors should enter with respect.

From the movie - source given on right

That this has not always been the case is apparent by comparing the scene today with old photographs, which reveal the amount of destruction of the rain forest which has taken place. I doubt that filming scenes from the movie “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” in 1985 did it much good either. For more information see here.

Other useful references are my You Tube video (here) and Jack Merriman’s photographs (here).

The place is easy to find. Cross the railway at the level crossing in Blackheath and immediately turn left into Station Street. Turn right along Shipley Road soon after, which you follow for about a kilometre to the Megalong Valley turnoff on the left. About another kilometre further on, the road goes through a deep cutting, at the end of which you will see the Mermaid’s Cave car park on the right. The track is signposted opposite the car park. Take care here – descending traffic cannot see you crossing the road! The walk takes 10-15 minutes and you can return by following the road back to the car park. All this is shown in the video. Fortunately traffic is light, except perhaps at weekends.

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Source: JEM Russell's Pictorial Guide to the Blue Mountains 1882-85

WATER NYMPH’S DELL WENTWORTH FALLS

WATER NYMPH’S DELL WENTWORTH FALLS

If you’re travelling by train, then this is a pleasant round walk you can do from Wentworth Falls station. It’s on the opposite side of the line from the shops and actually closer than the better known walks on the Jamison Valley side. If travelling by car, then turn at the traffic lights, go past the shops and over the railway line. Take the first to the right (Railway Parade) and park in the commuter car park. My video on the walk (here) describes the route from the railway bridge.

Mountaineer Tourist Guide 1927

You can, of course, commence at the other end of the track, but it’s more difficult to describe how to get there. Incidentally, if it’s a clear day, you can see the high rise buildings in central Sydney from the bridge.

Railway Tourist Guide 1938

Just who gave the name “Water Nymph’s Dell” to this attractive rainforest gully and when, I don’t know. The earliest reference I’ve come across (using Trove) is from the Nepean Times (Penrith) for Saturday 25th August 1888, page 4. You can download the whole story here if you wish. The gist of it is that a committee of local residents is requesting that Water Nymph’s Dell be set apart as a reserve “as it is one of the most beautiful dells on the mountains”. This did indeed happen and the area remains a reserve to this day, though not part of the Blue Mountains National Park.

Track conditions vary from excellent to poor. There are some fine examples of nineteenth century stone steps, especially on the ascent up the other side of the valley. There is a solitary picnic table under an overhang which I’m sure was there when I visited the place as a boy 60 years ago. The central feature of the dell is a small waterfall and associated pool, which, while not exactly suitable for swimming, looks like it ought to be able to entertain small children (under close supervision, of course).

We are lucky to have this place in as good condition as it is. Over the years it has suffered from neglect, threats from loggers, invasion by weeds and leaky sewer pipes. The Water Nymph's Dell Bushcare Group has done a fantastic job of rehabilitation and protection. 

As I was gathering this information, I came across many accounts of tourist visits to the area, but none more interesting than one in the Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton) for 19^th November 1901, page 2. 

How I would have loved to have known the mountains as they were then! Somehow, the growth of population and the management of the reserves by local and state government authorities (excellent though it is) can never be the same as it was in those far off days when everything was fresh and exciting and the local people through their Reserve Trusts were directly involved in developing, maintaining and promoting the sights in their immediate area. Read this article in the Examiner in full here. Yes, there are ferruginous stalactites there today, much like the ones at Fairy Falls, Lawson.

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THE GEOLOGY OF MT WILSON: THE WATERFALL TRACK BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW AUSTRALIA

THE GEOLOGY OF MT WILSON: THE WATERFALL TRACK BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW AUSTRALIA

The Waterfall Track at Mt Wilson (northern Blue Mountains) takes the walker down through rain forest into a valley where the basalt which makes up the upper part of the Mountain can be seen to lie above older sandstone. This is the situation all over this basalt capped mountain, as it is with others in the area, but this spot is perhaps the most accessible and the most studied of all.

You can see the area on my video (here) but it is one of those places you can easily visit yourself if you have a reasonable degree of fitness. Leave it as you find it – no specimens please!

Examine the extract from the 1:250 000 Sydney geological map. You will see that in this part of the Blue Mountains the geology is fairly simple. Comparatively flat lying basalt (Tv) occupies the highest ground (as you can easily see from viewpoints like Anvil Rock at Blackheath and Wynne’s Rocks at Mt Wilson). Beneath the basalt is the normal series of Triassic age sedimentary rocks seen throughout the central Sydney Basin: the Wianamatta Group (TRwl), the Hawkesbury Sandstone (TRh)and the Narrabeen Group (TRn).

Interpretation of the strata beneath Mt Banks

The Wianamatta Group of silty sediments is not present beneath the basalt at Mt Wilson whereas it is at Mt Tomah and Mt Irvine. The Hawkesbury Sandstone, likewise is present immediately beneath the Wianamatta Group in those same places but is not shown as being present at Mt Wilson. NOTE: see Additional Information at the end of this Blog. However, in the publication “Layers of Time”, the Hawkesbury Sandstone is stated to be present on Mt Banks beneath the basalt (p. 28) and is shown as such in the accompanying geological section. The Sydney 1:250 000 map does not show the Hawkesbury Sandstone as being present on Mt Banks  (bottom 

Mt Banks from Wynne's Rocks

left of map extract above , spot height 3474’).

I suspect that the Hawkesbury Sandstone is present, albeit a thin layer of it, in places around the edge of the Mt Wilson basalt, partly because of the considerable difference in elevation between the mountain and the general level of the tableland around it, and by analogy with Mt Banks.

You can download a copy of “Layers of Time” by going to DIGS (see my Blog entry on how to do this here). The reference number is GS1998/519. The Waterfall track is discussed on page 29. Another reference (old, but still good reading) is Rev J Milne Curran’s “Geology of Sydney” (1898 and 99). 

Columnar basalt at the waterfall

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Sandstone beneath the basalt

Joseph Carne has something to say about Mt Wilson in Memoir 6 of the Geological Survey of NSW (1908) titled “The Geology and Mineral Resources of the Western Coalfield”. His main subject is, of course, the coalfield itself; however on pages 132-4 he quotes an article by AG Hamilton from the Linnean Society (1899) which is specifically about Waterfall

Sandstone at Wynne's Rocks

Creek at Mt Wilson. At the end of this Blog you will find the text of the most relevant passage in this book.You can download a copy of the entire work from DIGS (reference number Geology Memoir 06).

I need to make one further comment on the geology of Mt Wilson. Carne points out that there are a number of places in the area where sediments of Tertiary age lie beneath the basalt but above the older Triassic rocks, which represent the land surface at the time the basalt was poured out. There must have been streams flowing across this old land surface and it is the alluvium from these stream beds and flood plains which is preserved in a few places. Mt Tootie is one of these, Airly Mountain is another. In the case of Airly Mountain, gold, diamonds and sapphires are present in the old gravel. As the base of the basalt at Mt Wilson is not level (as with all the volcanic residuals), it is possible that such a deep lead is present there. About the only way to follow this up would be by examining the sediments in the streams draining the mountain. To do so will require a lot of bush-bashing. Perhaps Bowen’s Creek and the Wollongambe River carry some of these dense minerals in their alluvium, which might have come from such deep leads, whether still present in part on these peaks or now completely eroded away. 

Extract from "Geology and Mineral Resources of the Western Coalfield"

Additional Information 26th November 2014

 The Geological Map of the Western Coalfield (Southern Part), issued by the NSW Department of Mineral Resources in 1992 (DIGS Reference R00027991) clearly shows the Hawkesbury Sandstone (TRh)beneath the basalt under much of Mt Wilson, including the Waterfall track area. My apology for not checking this resource earlier.

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PECKMAN’S PLATEAU LOOKOUT KATOOMBA NSW AUSTRALIA

PECKMAN’S PLATEAU LOOKOUT KATOOMBA 

NSW AUSTRALIA

Bonnie Doon Falls

Commencing at the picnic area adjoining the Cahill’s Lookout car park, in the western part of Katoomba, a little used track leads out across Peckman’s Plateau to an almost unknown lookout. The views out here are as good as anywhere around Katoomba and it is surprising that little has been done to promote this spot or even to let the public know of its existence.

Harry Peckman was one of the great “characters” of early Katoomba. He moved there in 1884 and spent most of his time as a horse cab and coach driver. He was a great “spinner of yarns” and many visitors attested to how much his knowledge and enthusiasm for the mountains added to the enjoyment of their visit.

Harry Peckman 1920's

He wrote much poetry, not of the highest quality, it has to be admitted, but words which overflowed from his heart and revealed the inner man. He died in October 1934 at the age of 88, by which time he must have been one of the best known residents of the Blue Mountains. The "Nepean Times" of 22^nd December 1888 had this to say: “He has graphically portrayed the varied and sublimities of Govett’s Leap with a delicacy of feeling which was as welcome as it was unexpected. The poem in question was recited by the author, and was received with marks of great approval.”

The Nepean Times of Saturday 6^th October 1934 tells the story of Harry Peckman on page 6. He occupies a unique position in Blue Mountains history. A biography titled “The Prince of Whips: The Life and Works of the Blue Mountains Pioneer Harry Peckman”, by Jim Smith and John Low, may still be available for purchase.

North's Lookout across the valley

The Plateau named after Harry and his family was apparently given this name because they cleared a track to viewpoints on the cliff edge. The present walking track, decrepit picnic area and fenced lookout probably date from the early 1970’s. The lookout provides a fine view of the lowermost of the Bonnie Doon Falls, once known as “Ethel Fall”. There are also great views of Radiata Plateau and Nellie’s Glen. It is the best spot to see these places, which are well off the path of most tourists. The track to the lookout is easy, if a little overgrown, and the return walk takes rather less than an hour.

Note: The picnic area has been reconstructed since the above was written but visitors seem to be few. Most of these park on the left a few hundred metres from Cahill's Lookout rather than use the overgrown track from there.

My video about Cahill's and Peckman's lookouts may be found here. 

The Blog entry about Cahill's Lookout may be found here. 

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Radiata Plateau from Peckman's Plateau Lookout

MINNEHAHA FALLS KATOOMBA BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW AUSTRALIA

MINNEHAHA FALLS KATOOMBA 

BLUE MOUNTAINS NSW AUSTRALIA

There are quite a few variations in the spelling of this attractive waterfall in North Katoomba. The one in the title is the correct one. 

The article below is from  the "Blue Mountain Echo" of Tuesday 15th May 1928, page 2 (courtesy of Trove).

The line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “The Song of Hiawatha”, first published in 1845, reads as follows: “And he named her from the river, from the waterfall he named her, ‘Minnehaha, Laughing Water.’” If you would like to read the poem, which has a beautiful rhythm, you can download a copy here.  Now most of us would understand from that that the word Minnehaha means “laughing water”. Not so – in the Dakota language Minnehaha actually 

Early twentieth century photograph

means “water waterfall”. No, I’m not repeating myself, there are two “waters” (the haha part I suppose).

Now why our Katoomba waterfall has this name I don’t know. It has been called that since at least 1895. The original waterfall and river are in the US state of Minnesota and are somewhat grander than ours, though for sheer beauty of surroundings the Blue Mountains version scores pretty well.

One last complication is the fact that the creek which goes over Minnehaha Falls (our version) is Yosemite Creek. Yosemite Valley is in the state of California, a long way from Minnesota.                                  

A major attraction of these falls is the plunge pool at the bottom. (A plunge pool is the term used for a pool gouged out in solid rock by a waterfall.) All the early guide books say it is “bottomless”, which simply means that no-one had succeeded in diving in and touching bottom. Whether they ever did or not I don’t know, but as the twentieth century rolled on and urban development increased in North Katoomba, the pool filled up with sand, which must have been a great disappointment for the people who liked to swim and dive in it. This state of affairs continued into the twenty first century and even the information board at the beginning of the track deplores this fact, though it holds out hope for a return to the former condition of the pool.

Well, it has happened! Just when I don’t know though I suspect it was a gradual process, greatly encouraged by the construction of sediment traps by the Blue Mountains City Council but particularly by violent thunderstorms during the summer of 2012/13. You can once more enjoy the best swimming hole in the Blue Mountains and appreciate the grandeur of the scenery at Minnehaha Falls.

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Sundews seen along the Minnehaha Falls track

CARRINGTON PARK TO THE LEURA CASCADES, KATOOMBA NSW AUSTRALIA

CARRINGTON PARK TO THE LEURA CASCADES, KATOOMBA NSW AUSTRALIA

The first stage of the Prince Henry Cliff Walk was opened at Echo Point in October 1934 by the Hon ES Spooner, Minister for Local Government in the NSW parliament. This covered the section from Katoomba Falls to Echo Point.

It took some time for the second stage to be completed. It was necessary for the Katoomba Council to acquire land in various places without which the track would have been rather too close to houses. It still is in the last sections approaching Gordon Falls. It was here, at Elysian Rock lookout, that Hon EA Buttenshaw, Minister for Lands, officially opened the section from Echo Point to Gordon Falls. Buttenshaw Bridge at this spot is named after

Direction indicator at Kiah Lookout

him.

Between Carrington Park and Leura Cascades there are 7 named lookouts, each with its own special features. All but one of these is relatively close to the walk. The exception is Copeland’s Lookout, which is approached by a 5-10 minute walk out to a point of land far enough away from the comparatively busy Cliff Walk to make it a very peaceful spot. The lookout is surrounded by a rock wall, similar to some at Wentworth Falls.

William Copeland opened one of the first stores in Katoomba and went on to serve on the local council and in many other civic capacities. He died in 1928. Just when the lookout was named after him is uncertain, but like many of the view points along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk, it was probably before 1900.

Possibly Copeland's Lookout

Along the track to Copeland’s Lookout are numerous graffiti dating back 100  years or more. I certainly don’t advocate defacing the environment in this way, but it is true that they can be very interesting and occasionally historically important. Two in particular stand out and neither is all that conspicuous, though when they were fresh they probably were.

The first is a painted inscription on a flat section of rock largely protected from the weather. It says, with simple assurance, “GOD LOVES ME”. The second is more complex. Keith Painter refers to it in his excellent booklet on the Prince Henry Cliff  Walk on page 33.

 (You can purchase a copy of this and Keith’s other books from Mountain Mist Books here.) 

The inscription reads: “TRIX CHEERS 20.9.14 C.E.ABBOTT”. Keith then comments “I wonder if Trix and C.E. survived the war?”

We can now say beyond a doubt that they did! We know from the Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 18^th December 1915, page 12, that Clarence Edwin Abbott married Beatrice Cheers at St John’s Church Darlinghurst. Furthermore, the Herald announced their Silver Wedding anniversary on Wednesday 13^th, 1940, page 10. Clarence died in 1956 aged 69 and Trix in 1972.

My video of this walk is here while that of the Carrington Park to Echo Point walk is here. 

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Christmas bush is plentiful along this track

THE WENTWORTH FALLS PICNIC AREA

THE WENTWORTH FALLS PICNIC AREA

The Wentworth Falls Recreation Reserve (one of the various names given to the area) was established in the 1870’s as the focal point of a network of walking tracks and lookouts. In those days it was administered by a trust of local people who used the limited funds made available to them by the state government and from donations to set up what is arguably the best track network in the Blue Mountains.

The map forms part of Jim Smith’s story of the Stonehaven Pass. You can download it here and read about the Reserve Trust and its work. NOTE 11th November 2017. This reference has been removed from the Internet. 

You will find my video on the picnic area here. 

You will find a limited amount of parking, toilets, picnic tables, barbecues and shady green spaces. What you won’t find is a children’s play area (there was one here years ago, but I haven’t been able to find a photo of it) or a kiosk (also long since vanished). For better or worse, this is one of the differences between management by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (today) and by a local Reserve Trust or Council (formerly).

John and mother Vera 1958

Sue in 2004

You can take a walk around the picnic area by following the concrete path overlooking the Jamison Valley, with its two lookouts (Jamison and Wentworth Falls) both of which are well supplied with information boards. By crossing the rather busy road (Sir Henry Burrell Drive) at the far end, you can return down the path shown on the video. Jim Smith’s map locates some of the interesting structures which survive from earlier times.

The second map dates from 1938 (a NSW Railways publication). Note the word “kiosk” at one end and “gates” at the other. Both have vanished. The tracks shown are all still there and are well used today. They lead to: The Valley of the Waters by the Short Cut track, Den Fenella and the Undercliff and Overcliff tracks, Princes Rock and the Undercliff track and Fletcher’s Lookout, Darwin’s Walk and the top of Wentworth Falls by the final track. From these, many other tracks lead off.

I hope you find time to visit this pleasant spot and plan some great trips using it as a base. You will find a list of my walks and videos here. Quite a few are based around this spot and I expect to add more in the future.

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