Origin of Suburbs Spatial Services Team Information Management & Technology Group July 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Council gratefully acknowledges the verification and updating of information about the Origin of Suburb Names completed by Laurie Burgess, a research consultant attached to the Spatial Services Team (in the Information Management & Technology Group) of Sutherland Shire Council. Laurie has provided a considerable amount of personal time and effort to research and complete this document. Council gratefully acknowledges the assistance of a member of its Aboriginal Advisory Committee, Bruce Howell, who has provided a considerable amount of personal time and effort in researching the material which has now been included in the data for names of proven or extremely likely Aboriginal origin. Sutherland Shire Council | Spatial Services Team | [email protected] July 2020 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD .....................................................................................................................................................................5 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................6 ALFORDS POINT ..........................................................................................................................................................8 BANGOR.........................................................................................................................................................................8 BARDEN RIDGE............................................................................................................................................................8 BONNET BAY ................................................................................................................................................................9 BUNDEENA..................................................................................................................................................................10 BURRANEER ...............................................................................................................................................................10 CARINGBAH ................................................................................................................................................................11 CARINGBAH SOUTH .................................................................................................................................................12 COMO............................................................................................................................................................................13 CRONULLA ..................................................................................................................................................................13 DOLANS BAY...............................................................................................................................................................15 ENGADINE ...................................................................................................................................................................15 GRAYS POINT.............................................................................................................................................................16 GREENHILLS BEACH ................................................................................................................................................17 GYMEA..........................................................................................................................................................................17 GYMEA BAY.................................................................................................................................................................18 HEATHCOTE................................................................................................................................................................19 HOLSWORTHY............................................................................................................................................................20 ILLAWONG ...................................................................................................................................................................21 JANNALI........................................................................................................................................................................22 KANGAROO POINT....................................................................................................................................................23 KAREELA......................................................................................................................................................................24 KIRRAWEE...................................................................................................................................................................25 KURNELL......................................................................................................................................................................26 LILLI PILLI.....................................................................................................................................................................28 LOFTUS ........................................................................................................................................................................29 LUCAS HEIGHTS ........................................................................................................................................................30 MAIANBAR ...................................................................................................................................................................31 MENAI ...........................................................................................................................................................................31 MIRANDA......................................................................................................................................................................33 OYSTER BAY...............................................................................................................................................................35 PORT HACKING..........................................................................................................................................................35 ROYAL NATIONAL PARK..........................................................................................................................................36 Sutherland Shire Council | Spatial Services Team | [email protected] July 2020 3 SANDY POINT .............................................................................................................................................................37 SUTHERLAND .............................................................................................................................................................37 SYLVANIA.....................................................................................................................................................................40 SYLVANIA WATERS...................................................................................................................................................42 TAREN POINT .............................................................................................................................................................43 WATERFALL ................................................................................................................................................................45 WOOLOOWARE..........................................................................................................................................................45 WORONORA................................................................................................................................................................47 WORONORA DAM......................................................................................................................................................48 WORONORA HEIGHTS .............................................................................................................................................49 YARRAWARRAH.........................................................................................................................................................50 YOWIE BAY..................................................................................................................................................................51 Sutherland Shire Council | Spatial Services Team | [email protected] July 2020 4 FORWARD The list of Sutherland Shire place names and their origins was originally published in August 2003 as Sutherland Shire Council Fact Sheet 6, attributed to the late Mrs. M. Hutton Neve. The list has now been updated with additional information and corrections which have come to light since that time, and the inclusion of several new suburb names and additional place names. The NSW Government Gazette has been used as a source of validation of