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Katoomba and the Three Sisters 1930s

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Katoomba and the Three Sisters 1930s

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Edward William Searle

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National Library of Australia

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Searle, Edward William

National Library of Australia

Sandstone

National Parks and Reserves

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Blue Mountains

Part of the Great Dividing Range west of Sydney, reaching a height of 1100 metres. In 1829 the name for the area used by the local Aboriginal people was recorded as being Colomatta .

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Echo Point

Point south of Katoomba which juts into the Kedumba Valley. The lookout offers spectacular views of the valley the the Three Sisters.

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Katoomba

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Chief town of the Blue Mountains with a name which means 'falling together of many streams' or 'waters tumble over hill'. It grew after the construction of the western railway from Sydney enabled a prosperous coal and shale mining industry and brought tourists to see the scenic beauty of the area.

Three Sisters

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Rock formation near Katoomba said in Aboriginal legend to represent three sisters who were turned to stone. A spectacular local landmark, they stand 922, 918 and 906 metres tall.

Jamison Valley

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Part of the Coxs River canyon system in the Blue Mountains, surrounded by sandstone cliffs and densely forested. The valley was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie for Sir John Jamison, landowner and doctor.