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Tributary of the Duck River in Australia

A'Becketts

Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Sydney Basin (IBRA), West Central and North West Sydney
Local government area	Parramatta
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Merrylands
• coordinates	33°50′2.37″S 150°59′40.22″E / 33.8339917°S 150.9945056°E / -33.8339917; 150.9945056


2nd source	Duck Creek
• location	Clyde
• coordinates	33°49′46.9554″S 151°1′22.26″E / 33.829709833°S 151.0228500°E / -33.829709833; 151.0228500

Mouth	Duck River
• location	Rosehill
• coordinates	33°50′6″S 151°1′49.7994″E / 33.83500°S 151.030499833°E / -33.83500; 151.030499833
Basin features
River system	Parramatta River catchment
Tributaries
• right	Duck Creek

A'Becketts Creek is a perennial stream and a northern tributary of the Duck River and part of the Parramatta River catchment, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Geography

A'Becketts Creek is about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long. Starting from its source, near the shopping centre at Merrylands, its upper reaches have been channelized and piped underground. It flows generally east northeast, then east, joining with Duck Creek at Clyde. to flow into the Duck River at Rosehill. In its lower reaches it is a tidal creek.

A'Becketts Creek forms part of the boundary of the suburbs of Harris Park to the north, and the suburbs of Granville and Clyde to the south.

History

From circa 1860, brickmaking 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

"A'Becketts Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
"Harris Park" (PDF). Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011. Parrmatta City Council. 2011. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
"Current area: Granville - Clyde". Assumptions: Residential development. Parrmatta City Council. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
"Harris Park" (PDF). Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011. Parrmatta City Council. 2011. p. 223. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
"MAN ON MURDER CHARGE". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). National Library of Australia. 17 April 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

Bewsher Consulting - Consulting Engineers (1990). A'Becketts Creek: catchment management study. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Water Board. ISBN 0730579557.
Bewsher Consulting - Consulting Engineers; Holroyd City Council (2006). Upper A'Becketts Creek: flood study. Epping, Australia: Bewsher Consulting.

v t e Waterways of the Sydney Metropolitan catchment, New South Wales, Australia
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Minor bays and coves	Akuna Balls Head Bantry Berrys Blackwattle Burraneer Canada Careening Cove Cockle Dolans Double Elizabeth Gwawley Gymea Hen & Chicken Homebush Iron Cove Lavender Mosman Neutral Oatley Rose Rozelle Rushcutters Towlers Watsons Weeney White Woolooware
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