South Creek, New South Wales

South Creek, New South Wales

South Creek is the name for a Township in New South Wales, as well as the creek that ran through it.

Township

The township of South Creek used to exist where the creek joins the Hawkesbury River. The name only existed for a few years in the early settlement of New South Wales and now it is part of Windsor. One of its pioneer settlers was Thomas Jamison (1753-1811) who arrived with the First Fleet and became Surgeon-General of New South Wales in 1801.

Watercourse

A watercourse rising about 4 km NE of Narellan and 7 km west of Minto. It flows generally north for about 70 km until its confluence with the Hawkesbury River, near Windsor. This feature is dual named.

South Creek ( [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRIOjzsyKW Wianamatta Creek] ) is a creek that flows through St. Mary's in Sydney's western suburbs north to the Hawkesbury River at Windsor. The creeks flow starts at Catherine Field in Sydney's south western suburbs and flows through Harrington Park, Oran Park, Bringelly, Rossmore, Badgerys Creek, Kemps Creek, Luddenham, Orchard Hills, Claremont Meadows, Werrington, Dunheved, Werrington County, Llandilo, Shanes Park, Berkshire Park, Windsor Downs, Riverstone, Vineyard, Mulgrave, Windsor, McGraths Hill and Pitt Town Bottoms.

Dualassignment

South Creek was renamed Wianamatta Creek on the 28 March 2003 by the Geographical Names Board of NSW, it was renamed after the Wianamatta Aboriginal Tribe local to Windsor but the name "South Creek" wasn't dropped on the basis of the name was a long standing name and should not be lost in historical context.

Creeks that flow into South/Wianmatta Creek

*Lowes Creek at Bringelly
*Rileys Creeks at Bringelly
*Thompsons Creek at Rossmore
*Badgerys Creek at Badgerys Creek
*Kemps Creek at Badgerys Creek
*Cosgrove Creek at Luddenham
*Blaxland Creek at Orchard Hills
*Byrnes Creek at St. Mary's
*Claremont Creek at Werrington
*Werrington Creek at Werrington County
*"Un-named creek 1" at Llandilo
*Ropes Creek at Shanes Park
*"Un-named creek 2" at Marsden Park
*"Un-named creek 3" at Riverstone
*Eastern Creek at Vineyard
*McGraths Hill Wetlands at McGraths Hill
*McKenzies Creek at McGraths Hill

References

* [http://www.ubd.com.au UBD Sydney Directory]
* [http://www.street-directory.com.au Sydway Street Directory Online]
* [http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth Satellite Pictures]
* [http://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/files/2003_minutes/development_committee_28_april_2003.pdf Camden Council Meeting Minutes]
* [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRIOjzsyKW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales]


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