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Roach family sitting in old style rowing boat, Pirrita Island (formerly known as Coon Island), 1920s
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Creator: Murray, Ms Joan
In 2022 the Geographical Names Board approved the name change of Coon Island and Coon Island Point to Prirrita Island and Miners Point. The decision followed community consultation by the Geographical Names Board and Lake Macquarie City Council with relatives of Herbert Greta Heaney, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and the wider community. The names were chosen to represent the history of the island for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community members Pirrita Island: Local Awabakal word for oysters from the mangrove trees, which signifies the oysters growing on the mangrove bushes in this part of the lake. Miners Point: reflects that the island point was named after local miner Herbert Greta Heaney and was home to many mining families. Herbert Greta Heaney's nickname was 'Coon"
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