Kearneys Falls Explained

Kearneys Falls
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Map:	Queensland
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Coordinates:	-17.235°N 145.7853°W
Coords Ref:	^[1]
Location:	Far North Queensland, Australia
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

Access to the falls is via a walking track.^[2]

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.^[3] Camping facilities are available at the camp site and the track to the falls is open.

History

The falls were named after Frank Kearney, a grazier in the Mulgrave River area who died in 1918.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of waterfalls of Queensland

Notes and References

1. 13 September 2015.
2. Web site: Things to Do Kearneys Falls . 2009-05-23 . 2002 . Wet Tropics Management Authority . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629064413/http://www.wettropics.gov.au/ttd/trackdtl?idtrack=92 . 29 June 2009 .
3. Web site: Goldsborough Picnic Area Re-opens. 23 May 2009. 16 January 2007. Ministerial Media Statement . Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Queensland).
4. Web site: Goldsborough Valley, Wooroonooran National Park: Nature, culture and history. 28 March 2017. Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 22 April 2018.
5. News: Found Dead.. 21 January 1918. Cairns Post. 22 April 2018. 2959. Queensland, Australia. XXXI. 4. National Library of Australia.