Talk:Nimbin Rocks

"The three most prominent were named by early white settlers as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle." Not true. Not sure which over enthusiastic scribe decided those were the names used by early settlers. Past issues of "The Northern Star", local newpaper since 1876, cites a range of names used over the years since settlement, and those three are the current popularly recognised ones. In a 1925 article, ('THE NIMBIN ROCKS', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 5 September, p. 13., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93604477) , they are referred to as Sentinel, Needle and Castle. In a 1935 article ('Nimbin Rock', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 4 July, p. 6., viewed 31 May 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225384498) the smaller rock is referred to as Pinnacle Rock In a 1946 article ('THE NIMBIN ROCKS', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 25 May, p. 7., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99117133)they are cited as Cathedral, Lady Cunningham's Needle, and the Monastery. In 1949 ('Trio Makes First Ascent of Monastery Rock', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 29 April, p. 4., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99051155) we have Monk, Monastery and Cathedral.

So a more apt sentence would be "The three most prominent are currently known as the Thimble, Cathedral and Needle." Seasalt (talk) 11:12, 31 May 2020 (UTC)