History of Minnamurra and Deforestation
The history of minnamurra is explained clearly here.
History
[Minnamurra]
The Minnamurra rainforest was part of the Rainforestof Gondwanaland. As Australia broke apart from the rest of the supercontinent, Australia became drier and parts of the rainforest vanished. Minnamurra was part of the Illawarra Rainforest, which covered the area from Minnamurra Rainforest today, all the way to the coast at Kiama, Nowra and Shoal-haven. The Aborigines of Australia lived in these rainforests until the loggers arrived in 1805. The loggers were probably the first Europeans to see the Minnamurra Falls. The loggers mainly cut down red ciders. The forest was then cleared to make land for farming. The Minnamurra Rainforest was a popular picnic spot. On 2nd May, the Hon. J. Carruthers, Minister for Lands, visited the falls and was asked to name the falls by E.W. Craig. He named it Minnamurra Falls, after Minnamurra. Minnamurra is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘plenty of fish’.On 15Th February 1898, Archibald Campbell MP visited the falls and proposed a resumption of 47 acres of land for public use, which was added on the 16th March, 1903.There have also been other additions to the park, like 38acres donated by Ellen and Frederick Tieck. The Kiama Municipal Council managed the area until the 1986, when NPWS took over to make it part of the BudderooNational Park with funding under the National Rainforest Conservation Program, a café, a learning center anda boardwalk around in area, and a paved trail up to the Minnamurra Falls was built.
Deforestation
In 1805, the loggers arrived at the Illawarra Rainforest. The loggers were after the red cedar (Toona Cilita)and other trees in the forest for timber. The loggers called the red cedar ‘red gold’, and they cut down most of the cedars in the forest.The area was then cleared for agriculture, destroying most of the rainforest. The rainforest area was then protected by Kiama Municipal Council and NPWS, and all logging and other damages done to the rainforest is prohibited.
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