A'Becketts Creek is a
perennial stream
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and a northern
tributary
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of the
Duck River and part of the
Parramatta River
The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide-dominated, drowned valley estuary located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of , the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson. Seco ...
catchment, in
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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Australia
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Geography
A'Becketts Creek is about long. Starting from its source, near the shopping centre at
Merrylands
Merrylands is a suburb in Western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council.
History
Merrylands was named after the for ...
, its upper reaches have been
channelized and
piped
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underground. It flows generally east northeast, then east, joining with
Duck Creek at
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. to flow into the Duck River at
Rosehill. In its lower reaches it is a
tidal creek
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.
A'Becketts Creek forms part of the boundary of the suburbs of
Harris Park
Harris Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Harris Park is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part o ...
to the north, and the suburbs of
Granville and Clyde to the south.
History
From ''circa'' 1860,
brickmaking
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commenced along A'Becketts Creek, adjacent to Harris Park. The site of the former Goodlet & Smith brickworks and pit at
Holroyd is now a park and residential area.
In 1943 A'Becketts Creek was the site of a famous murder, where a soldier murdered and dumped the body of a boy in the creek.
References
Further reading
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Creeks and canals of Sydney
Parramatta River
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