The Victorian naturalist . -tion of shingle as well as sandybeaches can be seen in progress. The Red Bluff or as it is sometimescalled the Yellow Bluff is one of theboldest cliffs of these parts with its110 feet above sea-level, runningdown to a hard jutting cape of fer-ruginous gritstones and sandstoneswith a very fine protective apron oflarge angular blocks of the same rock,the fall away of which has beenmaterially assisted by the jointingwhich is quite a feature of theserocks at this spot. The softer and less cemented bedsconsisting of sands and grits withsome clay which form the upper beds
The Victorian naturalist . -tion of shingle as well as sandybeaches can be seen in progress. The Red Bluff or as it is sometimescalled the Yellow Bluff is one of theboldest cliffs of these parts with its110 feet above sea-level, runningdown to a hard jutting cape of fer-ruginous gritstones and sandstoneswith a very fine protective apron oflarge angular blocks of the same rock,the fall away of which has beenmaterially assisted by the jointingwhich is quite a feature of theserocks at this spot. The softer and less cemented bedsconsisting of sands and grits withsome clay which form the upper bedsof this section show the influence ofrain and atmospheric conditions in avery marked manner, and give theexact appearance of canyon and bad-land weathering. The numerous steepgulhes washed out show the talus ac-cumulation at the foot and the buildup of a considerable deposit of fansspreading out into a flat or plaindevelopment. Wind has been thecause here of considerable trouble asfar as the road has been concerned, Fig. 2. Red Bluff,Sandringhamfrom the Northwith HalfMoon Baybehind. Photo-graphed in themid 1890s. a Vict. Nat. Vol. 93 for it has been constantly coveredwith considerable deposits of blownsand carried up by a regular attempts have been made toarrest this action such as shrubfences, pahng fences and iron fences,but all of these have been badlybeaten. Man as a geological agent ismuch in evidence at this point andconsiderable wear and tear around thecape is distinctly attributable to is evidence of many markedchanges at this locality in the lastfifty years. The northerly face of ahundred odd feet has been rippedinto a considerable depth and the crestof the cliff has receded by many of the loosened material hasbeen blown away but quite a quantity has accumulated at the foot of theface as a series of dry deltas. A con-siderable area of foreshore in thislittle bay was thus being reclaimedand for many years it had all theappearance of pe
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