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

Reference: p 30

On the eastern shore of Cowan Creek upstream from Peach Trees and opposite Lords Bay. The cotton tree is a species of Hibiscus found in moist coastal gullies. “The fibre of the bark is used for nets and fishing lines by the Aborigines.” It was used by the early settlers to make cordage.

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Cotton Tree Bay

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

Reference: p 30

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