Liffey Falls

Liffey Falls

Liffey Falls
Location Midlands, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates 41°41′53″S 146°45′52″E / 41.69806°S 146.76444°E / -41.69806; 146.76444Coordinates: 41°41′53″S 146°45′52″E / 41.69806°S 146.76444°E / -41.69806; 146.76444[1]
Type Tiered–cascade
Elevation 514 metres (1,686 ft)[2] AHD 
Total height 120–160 metres (390–520 ft)[2]
Number of drops 4
Watercourse Liffey River

The Liffey Falls, a series of four distinct tiered–cascade waterfalls on the Liffey River, is located in the Midlands region of Tasmania, Australia.

Location and features

The Liffey Falls are situated upstream of the town of Liffey, in Meander Valley, accessible from Deloraine via the Lake Highway. The falls commence from the Great Western Tiers at an elevation of 514 metres (1,686 ft) above sea level and descend in the range of 120–160 metres (390–520 ft).[2] Each of the tiered cascades is named in order from upstream to downstream; Alexandra Falls, Hopetoun Falls, The Leap or Spout Falls (also called the Albert Falls), and Victoria Falls.[3]

Walking tracks lead to the falls from both upstream(tourist carpark), and downstream.

Ethnology-history of the area

The area surrounding Liffey Falls was a meeting place for Tasmanian Aborigines for thousands of years prior to Colonialism in Australia. The Liffey River was originally called Tellerpangger by the Panninher clan who occupied the area. In 1827 a significant massacre of up to sixty of the Pallittorre clan by European colonists took place during the Black War.[4]

The massacre with sixty dead or wounded is reported in The Sydney Morning Herald as happening at Liffey Falls. Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser reporting on 6 July 1827 (page 4, The Natives) on a dispatch from Launceston notes that
"They were surrounded whilst sitting round their fires, when the soldiers and others fired at them when about 30 yards distant. They report that there must be about sixty of them killed and wounded."
but notes only events near Quamby's Bluff, not explicitly mentioning Liffey Falls.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liffey Falls (TAS)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 3 "Map of Liffey Falls, TAS". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Liffey Falls". World of Waterfalls. Johnny T. Cheng. 29 November 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Derby, Andrew (28 April 2012). "More than 1000 died in Tasmanian war, says historian". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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