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It is believed that that suburb of Fig Tree Pocket was named after a remarkably large fig tree. The Surveyor General in 1862 requested an area around the tree to be set aside as a reserve. Four acres were gazetted and the reserve remains today near the end of Fig Tree Pocket Road. Unfortunately, the tree did not survive for many more years, probably due to settlement and land clearing. The lower part of the pocket was rich in alluvial soil and before settlement covered by dense rain forest. Source: kenmorehistory.org.au/our-history/a-history-of-fig-tree-p...

www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/pietown.html?c... Great article with the history of Pie Town inspired by these photographs.

I just stumbled upon this and saw that they used this photograph for the Penguin Modern Classics Edition for "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck!

Amazing, lots of fish from such place.

how old is this photo?

Hi tamas_vali We believe this photo was taken at the beginning of the 20th century, sometime around 1910.

Kings Plains lies at the intersection of three bioregions: the Wet Tropics, Einasleigh Uplands and Cape York bioregions and provides a major link between the Wet Tropics and Cape York bioregions. Kings Plains has a remarkable diversity of geological and geomorphological features. These include an outstanding example of river capture with Kings Plains Lake and the Plains below marking the ancestral bed of the Annan River, when it was a west flowing tributary of the Normanby. Geological tilting and warping of the landscape resulted in the upper reaches of the Annan being captured by an east flowing stream, leaving behind a unique stranded system of lakes, swamps and river channels. Kings Plains also includes the remains of two fossilized coral atolls from around 375 million years ago. These two limestone areas contain the most northerly caves on Cape York and provide critical habitat for a wide range of bat species, including five endangered or threatened species. The caves support at least one large maternity colony of the iconic Ghost Bat as well as several roosting caves for the Australian Swiftlet, the only Australian bird that can fly in total darkness with the aid of bat-like echolocation. The limestone areas also support a unique assemblage of rainforest plants. The most striking visual feature of the property is Kings Plains Lake, a very large permanent wetland which has a complex mosaic of open water, spectacular large areas of lotus lilies, giant water lilies and very extensive reed beds. The Plains downstream of the Lake are often covered by hundreds of Brolgas accompanied by a panoply of other birds including Red-tailed Black Cockatoos, Jabirus and Bustards. The creek lines in the south east of the property have quite large areas of gallery rainforest which supports a population of Bennett's Tree Kangaroo. Source: www.southendeavour.com.au/kings_plains.html#:~:text=Kings...