For years, historians have argued about the origin of Narrabeen’s name. Some say it comes from an Aboriginal word for swan, others that it’s the name of an Aboriginal child who helped colonial soldiers in their hunt for escaped convicts. Others have more prosaic theories, including one that Narrabeen could refer to the ‘narrow beans’ eaten by colonists. Given that settlement by Europeans occurred very early in Sydney’s history, it’s unlikely this debate will ever be settled. What is certain is...