Self Improvement: What's in a (place) name?

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 4:30 a.m.

Do you ever wonder why your local road or place here in Sydney is called what it is? You might be surprised to learn it's gone through several different names over the years - and that's even before you consider what it's called by traditional owners. This week's lesson from Grace Karskens, Professor of History in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales.