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Fitzroy Falls

brief history ...

Fitzroy Falls are situated in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales near a small village with the same name and not faraway Kangaroo Valley.

First Europian sighting was in the early 1800s by Charles Throsby. Fitzroy Falls was named after the New South Wales Governor Fitzroy in 1850. Fizroy Falls is a popular stopping point for tourists traveling towards the Highlands.

Trivia: Fitzroy Falls is 81 metre waterfall.

tourist information ...

How to get there
Fitzroy Falls it is approximately two hours drive south-west of Sydney and you need to hire a car. See map.

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21 November

1789 - James Ruse becomes the first convict to receive a land grant.

1936 - Victor Chang is born, Chinese-Australian physician (d. 1986). He performed the first heart transplant in Australia.

Australian slang

shoot through to leave
loo toilet
willy willy a miniature cyclon
shankys's pony to walk
moolah cash
tart an offensive word to describe a woman
avos avocados
ripper, you little exclamation of pleasure
right, she'll be it will be alright

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