In response to a query from a reader, yes, there are two local Horse Arm Creeks. One flows along the Bingara Road and the other between Narrabri and Maules Creek. They are unconnected, explains water resources engineer Jim Purcell. The other interesting point is that ‘Narrabri’s’ Horse Arm Creek, Doctor’s Creek and Mulgate Creek all meet downstream of the old (Doctor’s Creek) bridge. Meanwhile, there are plenty of Spring Creeks, Dead Man’s Creeks (and Gullies) Duck Creeks, etc., but how many Horse Arms are there around Australia? What are the odds that Narrabri has two of them, and where on earth does the name come from?
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