| Darling Mills | |
|---|---|
 Weir at the Darling Mills site,Windsor Road | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Sydney Basin (IBRA),Greater Western Sydney |
| Local government areas | The Hills,Parramatta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Thompsons Corner |
| • location | West Pennant Hills |
| Mouth | confluence withToongabbie Creek to form theParramatta River |
• location | North Parramatta |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 107 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Parramatta River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bellbird Creek, Bidjigal Creek, Blue Gum Creek,Hunts Creek |
| • right | Excelsior Creek, Sawmill Creek, Bellamy Farm Creek |
| Nature reserves | Bidjigal; Munro; Eric Mobbs Recreation |
TheDarling Mills Creek, an urbanwatercourse[1] that is part of theParramatta River catchment, is located inGreater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Darling Mills Creek rises in thenorth-western suburbs of Sydney, west of Thompsons Corner, near the intersection of Castle Hill Road and Pennant Hills Road, within the suburb ofWest Pennant Hills. The headwaters lie on thewatershed between theHornsby Plateau and theCumberland Plain. The creek flows generally west, then south, joined by itstributaries including the Bidjigal, Sawmill, Excelsior, Blue Gum, Bellbird, Bellamy Farm creeks and the dammed Hunts Creek downstream ofLake Parramatta, before reaching itsconfluence with theToongabbie Creek to form theParramatta River, in the suburb ofNorth Parramatta, in land adjoining the northern boundary of theCumberland Hospital.[2] Thecourse of the creek is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi); and the creek passes through theCumberland State Forest, the Darling Mills State Forest,Bidjigal Reserve, Excelsior Park, and many smaller reserves and parks.[1]
The Darling Mills Creek is transversed by theCumberland Highway, theM2 Hills Motorway,[3] and marks the boundary betweenWindsor Road and Church Street in North Parramatta.
The land adjacent to the Parramatta River and its tributaries, including the Darling Mills Creek, was occupied for many thousands of years by the Burramattagal clan of theDarug people, Toongagal,Wallumattagal,Wangal, and WategoraAboriginal peoples. They used the river as an important source of food and a place for trade.[4][5]
The Darling Mills Creek takes its name from a watermill constructed a short distance from the confluence with Toongabbie Creek.
An earlier watermill was built bySamuel Marsden near the confluence. It milled flour from 1804 to 1818.
In 1825, the Darling Flour Mills were built for John Raine, upstream on theWindsor Road.
The Darling Mills site was taken over by Sydney Woollen Mills, which operated from 1870 to 1975. Sydney Woollen Mills originally used steam rather than water power. Part of the facade of the building remains on the site, which was occupied byBunnings's North Parramatta store in the early 21st century. There is a weir on the creek nearby that was constructed in the nineteenth century.[6]
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