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The Windybank Family
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Date1940's
DescriptionOne of Windybank's houseboats after it sank in a flood in Cowan Creek. It was a very difficult job to re-float them, and it was done by strapping empty 44 gallon drums to the hull at low tide and waiting for the high tide to lift it.
Photo: Mavis Windybank
DescriptionOne of Windybank's houseboats after it sank in a flood in Cowan Creek. It was a very difficult job to re-float them, and it was done by strapping empty 44 gallon drums to the hull at low tide and waiting for the high tide to lift it.Photo: Mavis Windybank
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Building NameCowan Creek flood
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The Windybank Family (1940's). Hornsby Shire, accessed 22/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/5322