Reid donated  in 1913. On 15 July 1915, the land was declared a National Pleasure Resort under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914 with the name, Morialta Falls Reserve. Much of the construction work in the National Pleasure Resort was begun in the 1920s and 1930s, although floods and bushfires have destroyed much of this original work.
In 1913, Reid donated. On July 15, 1915, the land was designated a National Pleasure Resort under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914 with the name Morialta Falls Reserve. Construction in the resort began in the 1920s and 1930s but was damaged by floods and bushfires.