Cowan Creek

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SuburbCowanTypeCreekDetailsCowan Creek extends to the south-west from Broken Bay. It is the same name as that of the village of Cowan. Reed gives it as an Aboriginal word meaning "big water". Halstead says that it was first recorded in 1826 when William Bean sought a land grant, and that it was officially known through most of the 19th century as"The South West Arm". It is said by Kennedy to be named after a place in Scotland. According to Jervis the name was definitely in use by 1823. A 1953 Lands Department map shows the entire creek as Cowan Water.
CreatorPowell, John P. (1994) Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises: Berowra, p.32.

Photograph

Aquavan on Cowan Creek c. 1966

Maps & Plans

Hornsby Planning Scheme 1986 [Sheet 1 of 6]

Fun & Games

Colouring Sheet: Aquavan on Cowan Creek

Cowan Creek, circa 1900.Cowan Creek, circa 1900.

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Cowan Creek