Gins Leap

The Gin's Leap was always known as The Rock by the early settlers. But many of the older residents subscribe to the legend of a Aboriginal girl throwing herself from the cliff while being pursued by wild Aboriginal Tribe.
At the foot of this great Rock is a vault, built in 1892. Here lie some of the members of the Grover family.
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east of gin's leap 1.jpg
east of gin's leap 1.jpg
east of gin's leap.jpg
east of gin's leap.jpg
gin's leap 1a.jpg
gin's leap 1a.jpg
gin's leap 2a.jpg
gin's leap 2a.jpg
gin's leap 3a.jpg
gin's leap 3a.jpg
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gin's leap 4a.jpg
gin's leap 5a.jpg
gin's leap 5a.jpg
grave 1.jpg
grave 1.jpg
headstone.jpg
headstone.jpg
majestic gin's leap 1.jpg
majestic gin's leap 1.jpg
maria grover 1a.jpg
maria grover 1a.jpg
north - to narrabri 1.jpg
north - to narrabri 1.jpg
south east of gin's leap. 1 jpg.jpg
south east of gin's leap. 1 jpg.jpg
south west 1.jpg
south west 1.jpg
south, that's boggabri 1.jpg
south, that's boggabri 1.jpg
susan russell 1.jpg
susan russell 1.jpg
vault. ajpg.jpg
vault. ajpg.jpg
view from the top 1a.jpg
view from the top 1a.jpg
west of gin's leap 1.jpg
west of gin's leap 1.jpg
Pictures by Geoff Eather

08/04/2009