Bush Explorers Encyclopaedia
Name:
Penrose Creek
Description:
And / or Gorge are now known as, (see) Tunnel Creek and Bells Grotto respectively. The name Penrose Gorge referred to the gorge on the southern side of the Glowworm Tunnel. The names Penrose Creek and Penrose Gorge were the names used by Henry Deane in his reports on the construction of the railway to Newnes in 1906-1907. Ref: Deane, Henry. The Wolgan Valley Railway - Its Construction, 1910, reproduced by the Australian Railway Historical Society, 1979, p. 17. See Penrose Gully re origin of the name Penrose.
Maps:
- Cullen Bullen and Ben Bullen
Grid Reference:
- 415 160 headwaters
- 240 198 junction
Location:
Wollemi National Park
Status:
Protected
Related Names:
Walks:
- GOS6.21: Adrenalin and Thom Slots, plus Pleasant View Canyon
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