Hawkesbury River

Aerial view of hills forest and the Hawkesbury River at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

A list of Aboriginal names for places on Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River, has unlocked a wealth of new information.

Hawkesbury River at sunrise

UNSW Sydney's Grace Karskens reveals the complex and controversial history of the Hawkesbury River in her latest book People of the River.

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Grace Karskens is Professor of History in the School of Humanities and Languages at UNSW. Her research areas include Australian colonial history, urban history, cross-cultural history and environmental history.