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Cooper Creek (GULLY), NSW Details
History
Burrill Lake Foreshores and Reserves Management Committee asked that the feature be named in honour of the Coopers the earlier inhabitants of the locality.
Description
A watercourse about 1.5 km in length which rises in Por 165 in an area about 3.8 km N of Lagoon Head and flows in a southerly direction to cross Kendall Crescent and McDonald Parade and discharges into Burrill Lake through Public Reserve No 381.
Origin
Mary Anne Cooper (nee Ilett) married Robert James Cooper (1830-1910) in 1871. She was the first purchaser of the land north of the bridge across Burrill Lake. The creek runs through their land and close to the site of their home. (McAndrew A Beautiful Burrill)
Cooper Creek (GULLY), NSW
| title | Cooper Creek (GULLY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 80016 |
| placename | Cooper Creek |
| designation | GULLY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | SHOALHAVEN |
| description | A watercourse about 1.5 km in length which rises in Por 165 in an area about 3.8 km N of Lagoon Head and flows in a southerly direction to cross Kendall Crescent and McDonald Parade and discharges into Burrill Lake through Public Reserve No 381. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Mary Anne Cooper (nee Ilett) married Robert James Cooper (1830-1910) in 1871. She was the first purchaser of the land north of the bridge across Burrill Lake. The creek runs through their land and close to the site of their home. (McAndrew A Beautiful Burrill) |
| history | Burrill Lake Foreshores and Reserves Management Committee asked that the feature be named in honour of the Coopers the earlier inhabitants of the locality. |
Cooper Creek (GULLY), NSW - Map
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