Blue mountains wilderness. David Liddle. 1987.

Since 1788 the Blue Mountains  have been renowned by Europeans for ruggedness, impregnability and access to the grass plains, gold and the inland sea that was never found. They have been famous for their crisp air, mineral spas, clinics, kerosene, coal and the spectacular paths and walks built with civic fervour at the turn of the century. Today their grandeur, their immense beauty, ,great precipices, mists, waterfalls, flowers and forests bring students and visitors from all over the world.

Photographer David Liddle has watched and wandered the tracks and byways of the Blue Mountains for years and gathered a master collection of photographs of this singular environment.