TypeBayDetailsBig Bay is located in Mooney Mooney Creek. It was named on an 1831 survey map showing a fifty acre grant to Greer. John and Mary Greer were living in the area around 1860 and they are buried on Bar Island. He built the church and school on the island in the late 19th century.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises Berowra, p. 9
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises Berowra, p. 9, Big Bay. Hornsby Shire, accessed 27/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3981
