Australian place names changed from German names
- Australian place names changed from German names
During World War I, many German-sounding place names in Australia were changed. The new names were often Anglicized (Peterborough), given Aboriginal names (Kobandilla, Karawirra), names of famous people (Kitchener and Holbrook), or battlefields (Verdun, The Somme). This was done through an Act of Parliament, as well as by petition. The presence of German derived place names was seen as an affront to the war efforts, and to the sensibilities of many in the Australian population at the time.
In South Australia, the "Nomenclature Act" of 1935 restored the former German names to a number of towns, the names of which had been changed in 1917.
New South Wales
Tasmania
ee also
* German settlement in Australia
* Berlin to Kitchener name change, similar phenomenon in Canada
References
* [http://www.adelaideco-op.familyhistorysa.info/germanplacenames.html Adelaide Co-operative History - German Place Names]
* [http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/germannames.htm South Australian History - German placenames]
* [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/b3fa8ba897d1908dca2569de0025c1a7?OpenDocument Australian Bureau of Statistics - Changing of German Place Names in Australia]
* [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/VictorianCounties.jpgVictorian counties map]
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