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DetailsOn the eastern shore of Cowan Creek downstream from Bobbin Head and northeast of Appletree Bay. Formerly known as Wonderland Bay after the houseboat of that name. Edward Windybank moored some of his houseboats here so the name dates from around 1900. See Waratah Bay.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.58.
DetailsOn the eastern shore of Cowan Creek downstream from Bobbin Head and northeast of Appletree Bay. Formerly known as Wonderland Bay after the houseboat of that name. Edward Windybank moored some of his houseboats here so the name dates from around 1900. See Waratah Bay.CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.58.Related
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.58., Houseboat Bay. Hornsby Shire, accessed 25/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4939