MargM wrote: >Dear Listers > >Can SKS tell me how Wollongongs Keira Street got >its name ? > >Many thanks > > Bye > > > MargM >Beautiful Central Coast of NSW > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > Keira St is named after one of the two prominent mountains behind Wollongong (the other being Mt Kembla). Keira is an aboriginal name meaning large lagoon or high mountain. The aborigines called the mountain "Djera" meaning wild turkey. regards Kevin