Paronella Park was the dream of Jose Paronella who purchased the land in 1929. He built a castle with a large ballroom, spectacular gardens and had built North Queenslands first hydro-electric plant in 1933 to power the 13 acre park. He opened to the public in 1935. The Paronellas invited everyone to movies on Saturday nights, built tennis courts made from crushed termite mounds, and a pavilion with turret-topped balconies, refreshment rooms and changing cubicles for swimmers.
After a fire in 1979 in the castle and damage from cyclones all that remains today are the ruins of something that was quite grand.
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| Mena creek falls |
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| A walk through the gardens |
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| remains of the castle |
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| The 47 step grand staircase. The first thing built to shift building materials between lower and upper levels. |
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| Remains of the refreshment rooms. |
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| The picnic area beside the river. Partly flooded |
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| The fountain which is gravity fed by the falls |
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| Mena creek falls floodlit |
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| Ruins of the Refreshment rooms lit up at night |
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| The Floodlit Fountain at night |
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