Monday, May 2, 2011

GINNINDERRA FALLS AS TOURIST RESORT


Located to the north of Canberra in Belconnen the Ginninderra Creek runs through a dramatic gorge with a 40 meter drop and then through a series of spectacular waterfalls. The falls were recognized in the 1930's as a possible tourist asset for the capital. Unfortunately the costs were deemed to be too great.

The Ginninderra Falls were once a popular swimming spot (on private land) now closed to the public I believe because of public liability concerns. Shame really...

The Canberra Times - 17 February 1931


National Library of Australia

Share -

2 comments:

  1. Beautiful looking area.
    http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  2. It is indeed Keith.

    ReplyDelete

History lost through lack of funding

  The following ABC article laments the possible loss of many historical audio visual records that are waiting for digitising into modern fo...