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Ropes Creek (CREEK), NSW Details
Description
A watercourse about 23 km long. It rises about 1 km west of Devils Back Tunnel and flows generally north into South Creek.
Origin
Named after Anthony Rope a convict who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788. It is assumed that Rope held land somewhere along the banks of the creek. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council Library 1982).
Ropes Creek (CREEK), NSW
| title | Ropes Creek (CREEK) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 49983 |
| placename | Ropes Creek |
| designation | CREEK |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | PENRITH |
| description | A watercourse about 23 km long. It rises about 1 km west of Devils Back Tunnel and flows generally north into South Creek. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after Anthony Rope a convict who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788. It is assumed that Rope held land somewhere along the banks of the creek. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council Library 1982). |
| history |
Ropes Creek (CREEK), NSW - Map
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