Copy of May 2011 - Lazyfish Technology

May 2011 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 40
Maynard Falls a magical bushwalk
At one moment during the early
morning of our last bushwalk we almost
considered cancelling it, because there
had been 23 mls of rain overnight and
we knew that we were walking through
waist-high ferns in a rain forest.
Luckily we didn’t, because the day turned
out to be fine and we managed with,
almost, dry clothing.
Les Mitchell once again led our bushwalkers,
this time on an exploration of the rain forest
that leads to the base of Maynard Falls.
What an experience: for 6.5kms the on-road
walkers became off-roaders. We walked firstly
along a fire trail and then plunged (fully
sprayed with leech deterrent) into the
undergrowth; scrambled over mossy boulders;
swung from thick Tarzan vines; jumped from
one wet rock to another in the
creek; admired a massive red
cedar, a cabbage palm and a
stinging tree all hundreds of
years old and looked upward,
hundreds of metres, to the top
of the escarpment from where
the Falls tumbled in all their
glory.
From the road they had
looked to be thin and
trickling, but up close they
were roaring and mighty.
There doesn’t seem to be a lot
of information on these falls,
but perhaps they were named
after Henry Maynard who
was the Kangaroo River Company Butter
Factory manager in 1913.
The factory had started in 1890 and was just
south of what today we call Maynard’s Creek;
fourteen years later the site was moved to
Glenmurray. The falls only reliably run after
wet weather so they are not a permanent
feature of the valley escarpment.
Thank you to Les for another wonderful day:
his knowledge of the bush and its trees never
fails to amaze and enlighten us and his
generosity with his time is very gratefully
received by, the usually, on-track bushwalkers.
Lee Sharam
“Jilliby Farm”
Jilliby Farm was previously run as one of the nation's
dominant Border Leicester sheep breeding stud's and is well
equipped to handle whatever the next owners ambitious
dreams may be. With 3 mountain streams feeding into an ever
flowing main creek system the property is never short of a
water supply. Each paddock has either one or two water
troughs, is fully fenced and has plenty of pasture with approx.
60 acres cleared.
The home has been positioned amongst the magazine
featured, matured gardens that can be found after travelling
the sweeping paved drive way. It boasts 3 generous
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and double lockup garage with an
enormous studio above. From any room in the residence the
sound of water running over the nearby rock bed stream can
be heard, along with the plethora of birds and sightings of
native wildlife.
The hard decision for the current owners has been made and
they will be looking to downsize after creating and enjoying
this unique property over the last 27 years. If the new owners
love it as much as the old, it may be some time before we see
this property offered for sale again.
For more information or to arrange
an inspection of this property,
please contact Tim McGoldrick
p: 44 641 600 | m: 0414 15 77 94
e: tim@eldersberry.com.au
Elders Real Estate Berry
121 Queen St, Berry NSW 2535