Hawkesbury People & Places

Challenger Head

Headland

Source: Place names of the greater Hawkesbury region (Powell 1994)

Reference: p 24

Challenger Head is located at the southern entrance to Cowan Creek and was named by Captain Sydney during a survey in 1868 after H.M.S. Challenger, the flagship of the Australia station from 1866 to 1871.

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Headland

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Cowan Creek
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