Origin of Place Names A-K Spatial Services Team Information Management & Technology Group April 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Council gratefully acknowledges the verification and updating of information about the origins of Place 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] April 2020 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD .....................................................................................................................................................................6 PLACE NAMES..............................................................................................................................................................7 AKUNA AVENUE OVAL ...............................................................................................................................................7 ALBERT DELARDES RESERVE................................................................................................................................8 ALCHERINGA CREEK, ALCHERINGA RESERVE & ALKARINGA RESERVE..................................................9 AUDLEY........................................................................................................................................................................10 AUDREY BAY ..............................................................................................................................................................10 BASS AND FLINDERS POINT..................................................................................................................................11 BATE BAY ....................................................................................................................................................................11 BELLS POINT (Historic) .............................................................................................................................................11 BIDDY GILES PARK (Proposed) ..............................................................................................................................12 BILBA RESERVE ........................................................................................................................................................12 BIRNIEMERE (Historic) ..............................................................................................................................................13 BLACKWOODS BEACH.............................................................................................................................................13 BOAT HARBOUR ........................................................................................................................................................13 BONNA POINT ............................................................................................................................................................14 BONNA POINT RESERVE ........................................................................................................................................14 BONNET BAY ..............................................................................................................................................................15 BONNET HEAD ...........................................................................................................................................................15 BOOMERANG HALL...................................................................................................................................................15 BOTANY BAY ..............................................................................................................................................................16 BOTTLE FOREST (Historic) ......................................................................................................................................16 BOWIE PARK...............................................................................................................................................................17 BUCKLE RESERVE....................................................................................................................................................18 BULGO (Parish)...........................................................................................................................................................19 BUNDEENA BAY.........................................................................................................................................................19 BURNUM BURNUM SANCTUARY ..........................................................................................................................19 BURRANEER BAY......................................................................................................................................................21 BURRANEER PARK...................................................................................................................................................21 CABBAGE TREE CREEK/CABBAGE TREE POINT /CABBAGE TREE BASIN ...............................................22 CAPE SOLANDER ......................................................................................................................................................22 CARAVAN HEAD (a headland and locality) ............................................................................................................23 CARINA BAY................................................................................................................................................................23 CARINA BAY RESERVE............................................................................................................................................23 Sutherland Shire Council | Spatial Services Team | [email protected] April 2020 3 CARRUTHERS BAY ...................................................................................................................................................24 CARTERS ISLAND .....................................................................................................................................................24 COMMONS POINT (Historic) ....................................................................................................................................24 COMO PLEASURE GROUNDS................................................................................................................................25 COONONG CREEK & COONONG CREEK BUSHLAND.....................................................................................26 CONSTABLES POINT................................................................................................................................................27 CORONATION BAY....................................................................................................................................................27 COSTENS POINT .......................................................................................................................................................27 CRONULLA BEACH ...................................................................................................................................................28 CUMBERLAND (County of) .......................................................................................................................................28 DARK BAY....................................................................................................................................................................29 DAROOK PARK...........................................................................................................................................................29 DEADMANS CREEK...................................................................................................................................................29 DEEBAN RESERVE ...................................................................................................................................................30 DEEBAN SPIT..............................................................................................................................................................31 DOLANS BAY ..............................................................................................................................................................31 DOUBLE BAY (Historic) .............................................................................................................................................31 E G WATERHOUSE NATIONAL CAMELLIA GARDEN........................................................................................32 EAST HEATHCOTE....................................................................................................................................................32 ECKERSLEY