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Template:Geobox The Du Faur Creek, a perennial stream of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course

The Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a river^[1]) rises on the Bell Range, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of Bell, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its confluence with Bell Creek, in remote country within the Blue Mountains National Park, west of Mount Wilson. The river has an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) course.^[1]

The river is named in honour of Frederick Du Faur (1832-1915), an early Chief Draftsman of the NSW Department of Lands, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference gnb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

External links

Brennan, Tom (8 January 2010). "Du Faur Creek Canyon - track notes". OZultimate.com. Tom Brennan.

33°30′S 150°21′E / 33.500°S 150.350°E / -33.500; 150.350

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[adb-2] "Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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 | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/place-name/PlaceDetails.jsp?fctext=STRM&submit1=NSW69431 |title=Place Name Search: Du Faur Creek |work=Geoscience Australia |publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]] |year=2010 |accessdate=24 December 2013}}</ref>
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-'''Du Faur Creek''', a [[perennial stream]] of the [[Hawkesbury River|Hawkesbury]]-[[Nepean River|Nepean]] catchment, is located in the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].
+The '''Du Faur Creek''', a [[perennial stream]] of the [[Hawkesbury River|Hawkesbury]]-[[Nepean River|Nepean]] catchment, is located in the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].
 ==Course==
-Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a [[river]]<ref name=gnb/>) rises on the [[Mount Bell (New South Wales)|Bell Range]], about {{convert|5|km}} south-east of {{NSWcity|Bell}}, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its [[confluence]] with Bell Creek, in remote country within the [[Blue Mountains National Park]], west of {{NSWcity|Mount Wilson}}. The river has an {{convert|8|km}} [[course (navigation)#Determining the track|course]].<ref name=gnb/>
+The Du Faur Creek (officially designated as a [[river]]<ref name=gnb/>) rises on the [[Mount Bell (New South Wales)|Bell Range]], about {{convert|5|km}} south-east of {{NSWcity|Bell}}, and flows generally north north-east before reaching its [[confluence]] with Bell Creek, in remote country within the [[Blue Mountains National Park]], west of {{NSWcity|Mount Wilson}}. The river has an {{convert|8|km}} [[course (navigation)#Determining the track|course]].<ref name=gnb/>
 The river is named in honour of [[Frederick Du Faur]] (1832-1915), an early [[Draftsman|Chief Draftsman]] of the [[New South Wales Land and Property Information|NSW Department of Lands]], a Fellow of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] and a Trustee of the [[Art Gallery of New South Wales]].<ref name=gnb/><ref name=adb>{{cite web |title=Du Faur, Frederick Eccleston (1832–1915) |work=[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] |publisher=National Centre of Biography, [[Australian National University]] |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/du-faur-frederick-eccleston-3448/text5261 |accessdate=24 December 2013 }}</ref>
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|New South Wales}}
+{{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Environment|Water}}}}
 * [[List of rivers of Australia]]
 * [[List of rivers in New South Wales (A-K)]]

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