ðə fˈɔːlz ɹɪzˈɜːv wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ðə ɹˈʌsəl fˈɔːlz wɜː sᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz wˈʌn ʌv ˈeɪt ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz təbi jˈuːzd ˌɔn ɐ sˈɛt ʌv pɪktˈoːɹɪəl pˈoʊstɪdʒ stˈæmps, ˈeɪmd æt pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ ðə ðˈɛn kˈɑːləniz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ tˈʊɹɹɪst ˈɪndʌstɹi.
The Falls Reserve was established in 1885 and in 1899 the Russell Falls were selected as one of eight images to be used on a set of pictorial postage stamps, aimed at promoting the then colony's growing tourist industry.