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THE GREAT KATOOMBA ROCK FALL

On July 28, 2018   /   History   /   1 Comment
Tags: Arthur Mellor, Blue Mountains, Dogface Rock, Dr Eric Dark, Eleanor Dark, Katoomba, Katoomba Colliery, Rock Fall, Varuna
THE GREAT KATOOMBA ROCK FALL

As 1930 drew to a close,  coal miner Arthur Mellor made a disconcerting discovery at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains of NSW. In the ground behind the great cliff known as Dogface Rock he came across a deep fissure measuring eight feet across.  When a surveyor was

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