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| location = [[Far North Queensland|Far North]] [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] |
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The '''Kearneys Falls''' is a [[Waterfall#Types|cascade waterfall]] on a tributary of the [[Mulgrave River]], in the [[Wooroonooran National Park]], in the Goldsborough Valley of [[Far North Queensland|Far North]] region of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
The '''Kearneys Falls''' is a [[Waterfall#Types|cascade waterfall]] on a tributary of the [[Mulgrave River]], in the [[Wooroonooran National Park]], in the [[Goldsborough Valley]] of [[Far North Queensland|Far North]] region of [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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==Location and features== |
==Location and features== |
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Access to the falls is via a {{convert|1.6|km}} walking track.<ref>{{cite web |
Access to the falls is via a {{convert|1.6|km}} walking track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wettropics.gov.au/ttd/trackdtl?idtrack=92 |title=Things to Do Kearneys Falls |access-date=2009-05-23 |year=2002 |publisher=Wet Tropics Management Authority |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629064413/http://www.wettropics.gov.au/ttd/trackdtl?idtrack=92 |archive-date=29 June 2009 }}</ref> |
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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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=49937|title=Goldsborough Picnic Area Re-opens| |
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=49937|title=Goldsborough Picnic Area Re-opens|access-date=23 May 2009|date=16 January 2007|work=Ministerial Media Statement |publisher=[[Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland)]]}}</ref> Camping facilities are available at the camp site and the track to the falls is open. |
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== History == |
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The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-goldsborough-valley/culture.html|title=Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park: Nature, culture and history|date=28 March 2017|website=Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40275453|title=Found Dead.|date=21 January 1918|newspaper=[[Cairns Post]]|access-date=22 April 2018|issue=2959|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=XXXI|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of waterfalls of Australia]] |
* [[List of waterfalls of Australia#Queensland|List of waterfalls of Queensland]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 9 May 2021
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| Location | Far North Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 17°14′06″S 145°47′07″E / 17.23500°S 145.78528°E[1][2] |
| Type | Cascade |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918.[5][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kearneys Falls". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Kearneys Falls (entry 17834)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Things to Do Kearneys Falls". Wet Tropics Management Authority. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Goldsborough Picnic Area Re-opens". Ministerial Media Statement. Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland). 16 January 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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