8. Hazelwood Park, a delightful little area ot thirty acres, is 
on the alluvial plain of First Creek, which runs through the 
reserve ; it is a well-preserved example of the original red-gum 
country of the Adelaide district, and as such there should always 
be a number of young red gums coming on, for the benefit of 
future generations. A barbarous proposal to convert this pretty 
little stretch of creek into a brick-lined drain was, fortunately, 
defeated. 
The following are more detailed accounts of the chief park 
areas, proceeding from north to south: 
Morialta Falls Reserve 
THIS reserve, as will be seen from Figure i, is shaped like the 
letter Y, lying with its wider portion to the eastward. The 
greater part is on the southern slopes of Fourth Creek, just 
within the ranges, but the steepest portion lies to the north, 
where the land rises to 1,450 feet at Hikers Hill. Fourth Creek 
is one of the series of short stream valleys which have 
been carved out on the western scarp face of the raised fault- 
blocks of the Mount Lofty Ranges. In this area the chief rocks 
are massive quartzites, with slates and phyllites. 
Fig. 1. — Contour Plan of Morialta Reserve. 
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