The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Area on the Hawkesbury River (Dyarubbin) at Sackville. The name was shared by local Aboriginal people with the Rev John McGarvie in 1829 as he wrote a list of place names used by the Darug and Darkinyung people along the river. Wowaw- refers to the Ancestral monster fish Waway or Wau-waiy, while ‘-me’ is the Being’s eye.The river is very deep at this point, and the hollows of the formidable cliffs above look like heavily-browed eyes, watching down the river reach.
