Rawnsley's Bluff

Annotated view of Rawnsley's Bluff from space

Rawnsley's Bluff is a geological feature in Australia. It is a bluff that is part of Wilpena Pound, and it is south of St Mary Peak (St Mary Peak is the tallest in the Flinders Ranges at 3,825 feet (1,166 meters)).[1] Rawnsley's Bluff connects the eastern and western mountain ranges of the pound.[1]

The Adelaide Scotch College Cadet Unit used the bluff for training each year until the unit was disbanded in the early 1970s.[2] Training included flights with helicopters, infantry training, and practice with infantry weapons such as mortars.[2] The unit was noted for providing outdoor adventures to the student body.[2]

In the 1890s Rawnsley's Bluff was home to a trigonometrical station, supporting surveying in South Australia.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 NASA - Wilpena Pound
  2. 1 2 3 Peter Read, Alex Pouw-Bray - Ninety Years at Torrens Park: The Scotch College Story - Page 154 (Google Books)
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia, Volume 2 (1894) (Google eBook, Page 347)


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