 One of the earliest accounts of Waterfall Gully comes from a " Mr Kent " who , along with Captain Collet Barker and Barker 's servant , Miles , climbed Mount Lofty in 1831 . In making their ascent the party skirted a ravine — described by Mr Kent as possessing " smooth and grassy sides " — which is believed by Anne Hardy to have been Waterfall Gully . Subsequent to Barker 's ascent , the first settlers who were recorded as having climbed Mount Lofty were Bingham Hutchinson and his servant , William Burt . The pair made three attempts to scale the mount before succeeding , and for their first attempt they attempted to traverse Waterfall Gully . The attempt was unsuccessful , but in July 1837 , Hutchinson wrote about the gully through which they had travelled . Waterfall Gully he wrote , had proven difficult , as the plants were so thickly grown as to provide a significant barrier to their progress . Near the point of surrender , Hutchinson described how they were " agreeably surprised by seeing a wall of rock about fifty or sixty feet [ fifteen to eighteen metres ] high , which stretched across the ravine , and from the top of it leapt the brook which had so long been [ their ] companion " . The brook was First Creek , and the waterfall they sighted is today known as First Falls . 
 One of the earliest accounts of Waterfall Gully <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>comes</mark></a> from a " Mr Kent " <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>, along with Captain Collet Barker and Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>servant , Miles , climbed Mount Lofty in 1831 . In making their ascent the party skirted a ravine — described by Mr Kent as possessing " smooth and grassy sides " — which is believed by Anne Hardy to have been Waterfall Gully . Subsequent to Barker <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>ascent , the first settlers <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> recorded as <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>having</mark></a> climbed Mount Lofty <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> Bingham Hutchinson and his servant , William Burt . The pair made three attempts to scale the mount before succeeding , and for their first attempt they attempted to traverse Waterfall Gully . The attempt was unsuccessful , but in July 1837 , Hutchinson wrote about the gully through which they <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>had</mark></a> travelled . Waterfall Gully he wrote , <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>had</mark></a> proven difficult , as the plants <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>were</mark></a> so thickly grown as to provide a significant barrier to their progress . Near the point of surrender , Hutchinson described how they <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> " agreeably surprised by seeing a wall of rock about fifty or sixty feet [ fifteen to eighteen metres ] high , which stretched across the ravine , and from the top of it leapt the brook which had so long been [ their ] companion " . The brook was First Creek , and the waterfall they sighted is today known as First Falls . 
One of the earliest accounts of Waterfall Gully cum from a " Mr Kent " , along w Captain Collet Barker and Barker  servant , Miles , climbed Mount Lofty in 1831 . In makin their ascent the party skirted a ravine — described by Mr Kent as possessing " smooth and grassy sides " — which is believed by Anne Hardy to have been Waterfall Gully . Subsequent to Barker  ascent , da first settlers was recorded as done climbed Mount Lofty was Bingham Hutchinson and his servant , William Burt . The pair made three attempts to scale the mount before succeeding , and fa their first attempt they attempted to traverse Waterfall Gully . Tdaattempt was unsuccessful , but in July 1837 , Hutchinson wrote about the gully through which they done travelled . Waterfall Gully he wrote , done proven difficult , as thdalants was so thickly grown as to provide a significant barrier to their progress . Near the point of surrender , Hutchinson described how they was " agreeably surprised by seein a wall of rock about fifty or sixty feet [ fifteen to eighteen metres ] high , which stretched across the ravine , and from thedap of it leapt the brook which had soo long been [ their ] companion " . The brook was First Creek , and the waterfall they sighted is today known as First Falls .