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'''Paul Édouard Passy''' ([[1859]]-[[1940]]) was a [[France|French]] [[linguist]], founder of the [[International Phonetic Association]] in 1886.
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He took part to the elaboration of the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]].
'''Wentworth Falls''' (elevation 867 [[metre]]s) is a village in the [[Blue Mountains]], [[New South Wales]] located 100 [[kilometre]]s west of [[Sydney]], and about 8 kilometres east of [[Katoomba]], [[Australia]]. Originally called Weatherboard after the ‘Weatherboard Hut’ built in [[1814]], one year later the town was named Jamison’s Valley by [[Governor Macquarie]]. In July [[1867]] the historic first railway journey in the Blue Mountains left Penrith station and travelled through to Weatherboard Station where the train terminated. In [[1879]], the village took its name from a nearby system of waterfalls, which in turn were named for [[William Charles Wentworth]], one of the men that headed the exploration to cross the mountains in [[1813]].
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From the top of the Bodington Hill one can visit one of the most remote and beautiful picnic grounds in the Blue Mountains, Ingar Picnic Ground and the Aboriginal site of Kings Table. The area known as Kings Tableland offers spectacular views of the [[Jamison Valley]]. It has been calculated via carbon dating that the land was occupied some 22,000 years ago. Sunset Lookout or McMahon’s Lookout provide long views as far as [[Lake Burragorang]].
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Other points of interest include the historic [[Grandview Hotel]], the [[Wentworth Falls School of Arts]] and [[Wentworth Falls Lake]]an artificial lake created early in the [[20th Century]] to provide water for steam locomotives, now a passive reserve, and Yester Grange, an historic homestead now closed to the public but available for private functions and accomodation. The School of Arts is a popular venue for stalls and markets.
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On the north side of the town is Pitt Park. The Bathurst Traveller, later renamed Weatherboard Inn was an inn Built in [[1826]] at Pitt Park. [[Charles Darwin]] was reported to have stayed there in [[1836]]. Darwin lends his name to a nature walk from Wentworth Falls themselves to the village.
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There are many spectacular natural lookouts and attractions in the area including Breakfast Point Lookout, Princes Rock Lookout, the Wentworth Falls, Queens Cascades and Rocket Point Lookout. Further north you can walk to Empress Falls, Sylvia Falls, Lodore Falls, Valley of the Waters Picnic Area, Queen Victoria Lookout, Lyre Bird Lookout, Vera Falls as well as Flat Rock and Brittania Red Rock.
Conservation Hut is an information centre in Wentworth Falls operated by the [[NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]].
Wentworth Falls hosts several festivals including the Wentworth Falls Lake Regatta in February, Wentworth Falls Autumn Festival in April, and Wentworth Falls Public School Art and Craft Show in May.
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