Blackwall Reach
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Blackwall Reach was named after an area of the River Thames near Greenwich UK in 1896 by admiralty surveyor Template:Thinspace Dawson. The name originally referred to that part of the river, rather than either side, but this changed in the twentieth century when the riverside land on the eastern bank just south of Point Walter was specifically called Blackwall Reach. It contains limestone cliffs,[1] and remnant vegetation adjacent to the river's edge.[2][3]
The location is a popular spot for cliff jumping[4] and for rock climbing. However, since the creation and management of the clifftop reserve, signage advises against jumping. Non-adherence to this signage has resulted in fatalities.[5][6]
Due to its location close to the ocean, unusual fish catches have sometimes occurred.[7][8]
Prior to European settlement, the area was known to the Noongar indigenous people as Script error: No such module "Lang"., a sacred place linked to the Dreaming stories.[9]
References
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- ↑ J.Gentilli and V.N. Serventy (1949) The Blackwall Reach Cliffs, Swan River in The Western Australian Naturalist, vol.2, no.2, Sept 16 1949 pp.34–38
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Further reading
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- Landscaping project for the reserve – 'About Melville', Mar 1993, p. 2.
- Dickson, Rod (1994) Ships registered in Western Australia from 1856, Vol. 4, p. 32 concerning Molly – history of the barge a 66-ton barge that collided under tow with barge "Emerald" adjacent to Blackwall Reach on 16 April 1928.
External links
- Blackwall Reach Climbing Association of Western Australia
- Perth's Best Kept Secrets. 3rd Degree, Edith Cowan University Journal.
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