Coal and Candle Creek
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Coal and Candle Creek is a creek located in Kuringai Chase National Park, near Sydney, Australia. It is a tributary of Cowan Creek,[1] which flows into the Hawkesbury River[1]. It can be reached via the park's Centre Trail.[2]
The origins and meaning of the creek's name are uncertain. A "Special Correspondent" for The Sydney Morning Herald in 1950 suggested that the name might be connected to a phrase used to refer to the free fuel and lighting which came with some forms of employment in England, leading to the jobs being described as "coal and candle" jobs.[3] The correspondent had no further information as to how the phrase might have come to be associated with this particular creek.
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[edit]- 1 2 "Coal and Candle Creek". NSW Topographic Maps. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Centre Trail". NSW GOVERNMENT. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Coal And Candle Creek—And A Lot Of Other Queer Names". Trove. 21 August 1950. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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33°37′S 151°13′E / 33.617°S 151.217°E
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