For background information on the 'Australia' series see Acc. no. 2:1216A.001 'Additional information'. Save among the mountains in which the waters of the Murray rise, there are few scenes in Australia of so sublime a beauty as that around the Willoughby Falls. Some of the mountain scenes of the Australian continent are grander, because of the extent of country included within the view, yet few of them have more of the elements of real beauty in scenery so easily comprehended by the spectator. As the crow flies, these falls are not more than three miles from Sydney, and they are therefore the constant resort of people in search of enjoyment in the midst of beautiful scenery. Extract from: Booth, Edwin Carton. 'Australia in the 1870's', Ure Smith, Sydney, 1975, p.97. For biographical information on John Skinner Prout see Acc. no. 2:1090 'Additional information'. Background information on H. Bibby is unavailable.