Shoalhaven places of significance hold interesting stories about the origins of their names.
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Beecroft Peninsular was named after Robert Beecroft who surveyed Jervis Bay in January 1830.
Back Forest is at the rear of Coolangatta Estate and was therefore referred to as that.
The Added Area in Nowra was an eight-acre parcel of land added to the Nowra Showground in 1931 and the name stuck.
Berry was formerly named Broughton Creek and was renamed by an Act of Parliament in 1890 to honour the Berry family.
Barfleur Beach in Vincentia was named after a ship of the same name, which was involved in the Battle of Cape St Vincent off the coast of Portugal. Most streets and beaches in Vincentia are named after the ships, admirals or captains present at the battle.
Boston was the name of a private town in the de Mestre estate which is now known as Worrigee, which is from an Aboriginal word meaning peppermint tree.
Bowen Island got its name from Lieut. Richard Bowen, a naval agent on board the convict ship Atlantic who named Jervis Bay in 1791.
Jervis Bay took its name from British Admiral, Sir John Jervis, who was also involved in the Battle of Cape St Vincent.
An inscription on a sandstone boulder on top of Mount Skanzi near Kangaroo Valley, indicates it was named after Bartholomew Scanzi, an Austrian seaman who jumped ship and settled in the area assuming the name Louis Gerry.