Salt Pan Creek is a small creek in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South-western Sydney is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area in south-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located between the suburbs of Padstow and Riverwood and feeds into the Georges River. Padstow is a Suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverwood is a Suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Georges River is a waterway

Mangroves on the shores of Salt Pan Creek

History

This drain in Bankstown, adjacent to Bankstown Oval is a tributary of Salt Pan Creek

Prior to 1926, Salt Pan Creek was the site of an Aboriginal squatters camp consisting of refugee families of the dispossessed and those seeking to escape the brutal policies of the Aboriginal Protection Board. Bankstown Oval is a multi-use Stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is currently used mostly for Cricket matches Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. There was an Aboriginal Protection Board in a number of Australian States with the function of protecting and regulating the lives of Indigenous Australians. From 1926 to 1935, it became a focal point of Aboriginal resistance in New South Wales.

Salt Pan Creek was named after a popular watering place on the Kentish coast in England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

External links

• Storm Water Catchments, EPA
• Timeline of Significant Moments in the Indigenous Struggle in south east Australia

• Salt Pan Creek is at coordinates 33°56′59″S 151°02′32″E / -33.949732, 151.042314 (Salt Pan Creek)Coordinates: 33°56′59″S 151°02′32″E / -33.949732, 151.042314 (Salt Pan Creek)