HISTORY: Snobs Creek - how the creek was named. At the bridge of Snobs Creek in 1860 a shoemaker lived. At the time the creek was known as Cataract Creek. He was a West Indian man known as ‘Black’ Brookes. He sold his shoes in the local town of Alexandra and repaired the community essential foot wear. He was a respected gentleman who knew everyone as at the time everyone needed what he had and the skills he had mastered. In the late 1880’s he passed away leaving a legacy behind him of integrity,