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In June 1907, James Dunn, a representative of the Tamborine Shire Council, wrote to the Department of Public Lands in Brisbane, requesting that the area of Mount Tamborine, known as Witches Falls, should be set aside for preservation as Queensland’s first national park.
Dunn described the region as possessing a “picturesque ruggedness, together with the waterfalls and vast quantities of palms, tree ferns and other tropical growths” and advised that this should “be reserved for the protection of the native flora and fauna of the mountain.”
Consequently, on 28 March 1908, 342 acres of land at Witches Falls were proclaimed as Queensland’s first national park. Since 1908, over 200 other areas across Queensland have been awarded national park status. Today, national parks attract two million international visitors and 16 million visits annually.
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 | Recommendation from the Director of Forests to permanently protect flora and fauna by establishing a national park at Witches Falls, Mt Tamborine, 3 October 1907
Queensland State Archives Item ID 1139153, Digital Image ID 2900 Lands Department, Forestry Department
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