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Feedback Open For The Renaming Of Coon Island

The Geographical Names Board is encouraging locals to provide feedback on Lake Macquarie City Council's proposal to rename the island

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Offensive , racist Australian island to change name, but not everyone agrees

The survey found 56 per cent of the 2112 respondents did not want the name changed. Coon Island and Coon Island Point are located in a low-lying area at the head of the Swansea Channel, opposite Pelican. The area is Awabakal land, with archaeological evidence dating back at least 7800 years ago showing occupation and widespread hunting areas. Lake Macquarie City Council councillor Kevin Baker said Coon Island was named after its original inhabitant Herbert Heaney, who was a man of Anglo-Saxon origin. Herbert was a coal miner and when he used to come back out of the pit, he got a very unfortunate nickname, Baker said.

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Racist Lake Macquarie place name set to be changed

A racist place name in a small New South Wales coastal community is set to be changed after a council vote on Monday night. C n Island, a nature reserve in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Swansea, will be given the name ‘Pirrita’ Island - an Awabakal word for oysters from the mangrove tree. The island was originally named after Herbert Heaney, the first permanent resident. Heaney was a miner who would come home covered with coal dust and was referred to as ‘c n’ because of his blackface. Councillors voted 8-5 in favour of the change, with the name expected to be passed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.

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Lake Macquarie Council: Coon Island will be renamed

Lake Macquarie Council: Coon Island will be renamed
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NSW suburb Coon Island will be renamed after it was labelled genuinely racist by councillors

NSW suburb Coon Island will be renamed after it was labelled genuinely racist by councillors
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