Blackwall Reach Reserve
Limestone river cliffs and bushland reserve, prized for cliff jumping, rock climbing and river views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Blackwall Reach Reserve in Bicton, on Perth's Swan River, traces two ways of knowing the same limestone bend: the Noongar name Jenalup, tied to Dreaming stories that predate any map, and the work of a British admiralty surveyor who charted these cliffs in eighteen ninety-six and gave them their English name. It also touches on what has drawn people to this cliff top more recently, including a young Curtin University student in twenty seventeen. Best heard standing right at the cliff edge, looking down at the water.
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