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Kittys Falls (WATERFALL), NSW Details
History
Named after Kate Carr an ex-convict of bibulous habits and belligerent disposition. Source: The Hill End Story Book 1 by Harry Hodge 2nd ed. (revised) 1973.
Description
Waterfalls on Hill End Creek about 1 km SSE of Bald Hill.
Origin
Named after Kate Carr better known to Hill End as Derwent Kit a ticket-of-leave ex-convict from England via Hobart Town. She lived in a little hut down past Newcombes brickworks on what became known as Kittys Flat. Kittys Falls also named after her confer on her an immortality which she did little to deserve.
Kittys Falls (WATERFALL), NSW
| title | Kittys Falls (WATERFALL) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 31311 |
| placename | Kittys Falls |
| designation | WATERFALL |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BATHURST REGIONAL |
| description | Waterfalls on Hill End Creek about 1 km SSE of Bald Hill. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after Kate Carr better known to Hill End as Derwent Kit a ticket-of-leave ex-convict from England via Hobart Town. She lived in a little hut down past Newcombes brickworks on what became known as Kittys Flat. Kittys Falls also named after her confer on her an immortality which she did little to deserve. |
| history | Named after Kate Carr an ex-convict of bibulous habits and belligerent disposition. Source: The Hill End Story Book 1 by Harry Hodge 2nd ed. (revised) 1973. |
