Bush Explorers Encyclopaedia
Name:
Watch House Creek *
Description:
is a non perennial creek rising on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range 3.5km south, south east of Mount Alloway. It flows generally north and north east for about 4km into Alloway Creek. So named after the Watch House (police lockup) that was located on the southern side of Capertee. Ref: The Sydney Gazette, 12th August 1837, p. 4 which records tenders called for erecting a watch house at Roxburgh. Shown on the map Parish of Coco, 1883.
Maps:
- Ben Bullen
Grid Reference:
- 215 243 headwaters
- 233 264 junction
Location:
Gardens of Stone National Park
Status:
Protected
Related Names:
Walks:
- GOS1.04: Airly Creek and Winding Pinch Creek
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