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Nyrippin Creek (CREEK), NSW Details
History
Name proposed by Ben Scott and Michael Burrough from John Purchase Primary School Cherrybrook in the Berowra Catchment Management comp.
Description
A creek rising north of Castle Hill Road Cherrybrook. It is about 2 km in length and flows in a generally NE direction to join Berowra Creek.
Meaning
`To clean`. (Reed A W `Aboriginal Words and Placenames`)
Origin
Aboriginal. The applicants want the creek `to be clear and clean`. The Board contacted the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies regarding the language of origin for this name but the Institute could not offer any information which would help identify it. (AIATSIS letter 23 July 1996)
Nyrippin Creek (CREEK), NSW
| title | Nyrippin Creek (CREEK) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 79123 |
| placename | Nyrippin Creek |
| designation | CREEK |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | HORNSBY |
| description | A creek rising north of Castle Hill Road Cherrybrook. It is about 2 km in length and flows in a generally NE direction to join Berowra Creek. |
| meaning | `To clean`. (Reed A W `Aboriginal Words and Placenames`) |
| origin | Aboriginal. The applicants want the creek `to be clear and clean`. The Board contacted the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies regarding the language of origin for this name but the Institute could not offer any information which would help identify it. (AIATSIS letter 23 July 1996) |
| history | Name proposed by Ben Scott and Michael Burrough from John Purchase Primary School Cherrybrook in the Berowra Catchment Management comp. |
