The Windybank family at Waratah Bay, c. 1911

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Identifiernot specifiedPhotographernot specifiedDescriptionPhotograph shows Edward and Alice Windybank and their children. The family lived on Cowan Creek till 1959. Edward Windybank was the first settler on Cowan Creek, being granted a life tenancy in 1888 and starting a boatbuilding business. He has been credited with introducing houseboats to New South Wales. Though officially named Waratah Bay, the spot is popularly known as Windybanks. (John Powell, "Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region", p 126; Mick Joffe, "Yarns and Photos", pp 68-72.)Physical FormatBerowra

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The Windybank family at Waratah Bay, c. 1911