Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Cowan Creek

Tidal tributary of the Hawkesbury River, which is almost entirely within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

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Cowan Creek

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The area that became Cowan Creek remained undisturbed by white colonists until the 1880s. Soon after, much of the catchment became part of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, as it remains.