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Donnelly Creek (GULLY), NSW Details
History
(Source: T E Donnelly Hornsby Heights)
Description
An intermittent watercourse rising 3.6 km WSW of Hamley Trig. Station and flowing generallly south east and north east into Calna Creek.
Origin
Named in recognition of the Donnelly family who settled in the Hornsby area in the late 1800s. The upper section of the watercourse flows through land owned by the Donnelly family. The lower section flows through Berowra Valley Bushland Park. The Donnelly family donated some of their land to Hornsby Council for the bushland park.
Donnelly Creek (GULLY), NSW
| title | Donnelly Creek (GULLY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 81661 |
| placename | Donnelly Creek |
| designation | GULLY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | HORNSBY |
| description | An intermittent watercourse rising 3.6 km WSW of Hamley Trig. Station and flowing generallly south east and north east into Calna Creek. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named in recognition of the Donnelly family who settled in the Hornsby area in the late 1800s. The upper section of the watercourse flows through land owned by the Donnelly family. The lower section flows through Berowra Valley Bushland Park. The Donnelly family donated some of their land to Hornsby Council for the bushland park. |
| history | (Source: T E Donnelly Hornsby Heights) |
