TypeBeachDetailsOn the eastern shore of the Hawkesbury immediately downstream from Croppy Point which is to the southward of Dangar Island. The term "croppy" originated in 1798 and was applied to anyone with hair cut short, and especially to the Irish rebels of 1798 who thus showed their sympathy for the French Revolution. Flynn says that the name was given to the beach by local Aborigines because it was a favourite spot at which to cross the Hawkesbury for Irish convict runaways escaping south from the Hunter. Hughes notes that the United Irishmen who rebelled in Ireland in 1798, and many of whom were transported to the colony, had an anthem entitled "The Croppy Boy".
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, p.33.
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, p.33., Croppy Beach. Hornsby Shire, accessed 27/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4017
