Rhine Falls, New South Wales

Rhine Falls is a locality within the Snowy Monaro Regional Council, halfway between Wambrook and Dry Plain[2][3] at an altitude of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft); ranking as one of the highest-elevated localities in Australia. Likewise, snowfalls occur frequently from May through to September, and can occur at any time of the year. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 42,[1] the same as neighbouring Dry Plain.[4]

Rhine Falls
New South Wales
Rhine Falls
Coordinates36°11′S 148°54′E
Population42 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2630
Elevation1,320 m (4,331 ft)
LGA(s)Snowy Monaro Regional Council
State electorate(s)Monaro
Federal Division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Rhine Falls:
Frying Pan Dry Plain Dry Plain
Frying Pan Rhine Falls Wambrook
Middlingbank Cootralantra Coolringdon

The region is characterised chiefly by its vast, undulating grazing land ascending from the steep escarpments of the lower Monaro Tablelands; beginning at an altitude of approximately 800 metres along the eastern side of the Snowy Mountains Highway, soaring to 1,320 metres at the crest of the locality.

Rhine Falls had a school from March 1892 to December 1933, generally described as a "half-time" school, although full-time until 1904 and in 1910 and 1911.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rhine Falls". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "Rhine Falls". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "Rhine Falls". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dry Plain". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. "Rhine Falls school in the school history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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