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German to English Place-name
Changes, WW1 |
| The
Nomenclature Act introduced in South Australia in 1917 was copied by
other states of the Commonwealth and the result of this action was
that the following German place names and district names in Australia
were changed during World War I. |
| STATE |
ORIGINAL NAME |
LATER NAME |
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| South Australia |
Bartsch's
Creek |
Yedlakoo
Creek |
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Basedow |
French |
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Bauer,
Cape |
Cape
of Wondoma |
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Berlin
Rock |
Panpandie
Rock |
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Bethanien |
Bethany |
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Bismarck |
Weeroopa |
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Blumberg |
Birdwood |
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Blumental |
Lakkari |
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Buchsfelde |
Loos |
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Carlsruhe |
Kunden |
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Ehrenbreitstein |
Mount
Yerila |
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Ferdinand
Creek |
Ernabella
Creek |
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Mount
Ferdinand |
Mt
Warrabillinna |
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Friedensthal |
Black
Hill |
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Friedrichstadt |
Tangari |
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Friedrichswalde |
Tarnma |
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Gebhardt's
Hills |
Polygon
Ridge |
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German
Creek |
Benare
Creek |
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German
Pass |
Tappa
Pass |
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Germantown
Hill |
Vimy
Ridge |
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Gottlieb's
Well |
Parnggi
Well |
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Grunberg |
Karalta |
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Grunthal |
Verdun |
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Hahndorf |
Ambleside |
(since reverted to Hahndorf) |
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Hasse's
Mound |
Larelar
Mound |
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Heidelberg |
Kobandilla |
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Herrgott
Springs |
Marree |
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Hildesheim |
Punthari |
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Hoffnungsthal |
Karawirra |
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Homburg |
Haig |
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Jaenschtown |
Kerkanya |
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Kaiserstuhl |
Mount
Kitchener |
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Klaebes |
Kilto |
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Klemzig |
Gaza |
(since reverted to Klemzig) |
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Krause
Rock |
Marti
Rock |
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Krichauff |
Beatty |
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Krondoff |
Kabminye |
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Langdorf |
Kaldukee |
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Langmeil |
Bilyara |
(near Tanunda) |
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Lobethal |
Tweedvale |
(since reverted to Lobethal) |
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Meyer,
Mt. |
Kauto,
Mt. |
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Muller's
Hill |
Yandina
Hill |
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Neudorf |
Mamburdi |
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Neukirch |
Dimchurch |
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New
Hamburg |
Willyaroo |
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New
Mecklenburg |
Gomersal |
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Olivethal |
Olivedale |
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Paech |
Cannawigra |
(now Paechtown) |
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Petersburg |
Peterborough |
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Pflaum |
Geegeela |
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Rhine
Park |
Kongolia |
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Rhine
Hill |
Mons |
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Rhine
River North |
The
Somme |
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Rhine
River South |
The
Marne |
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Rhine
Villa |
Cambrai |
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Rhine
(North) |
Jellicoe |
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Rhine
(South) |
Jutland |
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Rosenthal |
Rosedale |
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Scherk |
Sturdee |
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Schoenthal |
Boongala |
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Schomburgk |
Maude |
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Seppelts |
Dorrien |
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Schreiberhau |
Warre |
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Siegersdorf |
Bultawilta |
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Steinfeld |
Stonefield |
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Summerfeldt |
Summerfield |
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Vogelsang's
Corner |
Teerkoore |
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Von
Doussa |
Allenby |
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Wusser's
Nob |
Karun
Nob |
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| New South Wales |
Germantown |
Holbrook |
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German's
Hill |
Lidster |
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German
Creek |
Empire
Vale |
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| Victoria |
Germantown |
Grovedale |
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Hochkirch |
Tarrington |
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Mt.
Bismarck |
Mt.
Kitchener |
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| Queensland |
Bergen |
Murra
Murra |
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Bergenside |
Neuve |
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Bismarck |
Maclagan |
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Engelsburg |
Kalbar |
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Gehrkevale |
Mount
Mort |
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Gramzow |
Carbrook |
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Hapsburg |
Kowbi |
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Hessenburg |
Ingoldsby |
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Kirchheim |
Haigslea |
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Murden |
Frenchton |
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Roessler |
Applethorpe |
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Stegeth |
Woongoolba |
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Teutelburg |
Willa |
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Fahley |
Kilbirnie |
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| Western Australia |
Mueller
Park |
Kitchener
Park |
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| Tasmania |
Bismarck |
Collinsvale |
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