Little Wobbly Beach

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SuburbLittle WobbyTypeBeachDetailsThe shoreline running upstream from Croppy Point south-east of Dangar Island. Said to be named after the Wobbegong shark which was common in the lower river. An Aboriginal word which Reed gives as meaning carpet shark. Also known as Tumbledown because of the frequent rock falls from the cliffs behind the shore.

Little Wobby was occupied by the Commonwealth Military Forces during the Second World War. Several buildings were erected along the shoreline to house artillery batteries in case of a Japanese invasion through Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River. A submarine net was also put in place across the river. Two of these buildings still exist as dwellings, into which they were converted after the war. In the 1970s a plan was mooted for the State government to purchase all of the properties along the shore and demolish the houses in order to rehabilitate the land and return it to being part of the national park. This never went ahead. The only public utilities the houses enjoy are telephone and electricity. There is no town water or sewage connection: these are replaced with water tanks and septic tanks respectively.
Today development consists of a few residences, most of which are used only as weekenders. Access to properties is by boat only, as no roads exist in the area.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.68.

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LocationHawkesbury RiverLittle WobbyGeotag^[1]Maps and PlansLittle Wobby Beach Estate 1914 - Hawkesbury RiverLittle Wobby Beach Estate 1920 - Hawkesbury River

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Little Wobbly Beach