Kearneys Falls
Kearneys Falls is located in Queensland
Kearneys Falls
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LocationFar North Queensland, Australia
Coordinates17°14′06″S 145°47′07″E / 17.23500°S 145.78528°E / -17.23500; 145.78528[1][2]
TypeCascade

The Kearneys Falls is a cascade waterfall on a tributary of the Mulgrave River, in the Wooroonooran National Park, in the Goldsborough Valley of Far North region of Queensland, Australia.

Location and features

Access to the falls is via a 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) walking track.[3]

Camping facilities and the walking track to Kearneys Falls were closed in 2006 due to severe damage by both Tropical Cyclone Larry and Tropical Cyclone Monica.[4] Camping facilities are available at the camp site and the track to the falls is open.

History

The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kearneys Falls". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ "Kearneys Falls (entry 17834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Things to Do Kearneys Falls". Wet Tropics Management Authority. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Goldsborough Picnic Area Re-opens". Ministerial Media Statement. Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland). 16 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park: Nature, culture and history". Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Found Dead". Cairns Post. Vol. XXXI, no. 2959. Queensland, Australia. 21 January 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

 

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