Rhine Falls, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Rhine Falls
State:nsw
Lga:Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Postcode:2630
Pop:42
Elevation:1320
Coordinates:-36.1833°N 202°W
Stategov:Monaro
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro
Near-N:Dry Plain
Near-Ne:Dry Plain
Near-E:Wambrook
Near-Se:Coolringdon
Near-S:Cootralantra
Near-Sw:Middlingbank
Near-W:Frying Pan
Near-Nw:Frying Pan

Rhine Falls is a locality within the Snowy Monaro Regional Council, halfway between Wambrook and Dry Plain[1] at an altitude of ; ranking as one of the highest-elevated localities in Australia. Snow occurs frequently from May through to September, and can occur at any time of the year. At the, it had a population of 42, the same as neighbouring Dry Plain.

The region is characterised by its vast, flat to gently undulating grazing land on the highest part of the Monaro; beginning at an altitude of approximately 800 metres in the east, soaring to 1,320 metres at the crest of the locality in the west.

Rhine Falls had a school from March 1892 to December 1933, generally described as a "half-time" school, although full-time until 1904 and in 1910 and 1911.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rhine Falls. OpenStreetMap. 29 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Rhine Falls school in the school history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 3 April 2018.