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Place & District Name Changes in World War I
This is of general interest to those who currently hold certificates with original names of townships in Australia prior to World War I. It may not be complete but is a good reference point. 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 districts in Australia were changed during World War I.
NSW |
Qld |
Vic |
Tas |
WA |
SA
| NEW SOUTH WALES | |
| | |
| Germantown | Holbrook |
| German's Hill | Lidster |
| German Creek | Empire Vale |
| | |
| QUEENSLAND | |
| | |
| Bergen | Murra Murra |
| Bergenside | Neuve |
| Bismarck | Maclagan |
| Engelsburg | Kalbar |
| Gehrkevale | Mount Mort |
| Gramzow | Carbrook |
| Hapsburg | Kowbi |
| Hessenburg | Ingoldsby |
| Kirchheim | Haigslea |
| Murden | Frenchton |
| Roessler | Applethorpe |
| Stegeth | Woongoolba |
| Teutelburg | Willa |
| Tahley (Fahley) | Kilbirnie |
| | |
| VICTORIA | |
| | |
| Germantown | Grovedale |
| Hochkirk | Tarrington |
| Mt. Bismarck | Mt. Kitchener |
| | |
| TASMANIA | |
| | |
| Bismarck | Collins Vale |
| | |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| | |
| Mueller Park | Kitchener Park |
| | |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |
| | |
| Bartsch's Creek | Yedlakoo Creek |
| Basedow | French |
| Berlin Rock | Panpandie Rock |
| Bethanian | Bethany |
| Bismarck | Weeroopa |
| Blumberg | Birdwood |
| Blumental | Lakkari |
| Buchsfelde | Loos |
| Cape Bauer | Cape of Wondoma |
| Carlsruhe | Kunden |
| Ehrenbreitstein | Mount Yerila |
| Ferdinand Creek | Ernabella Creek |
| Mount Ferdinand | Mount Warrabillinna |
| Friedrichstadt | Tangari |
| Friedrichswalde | Tarnma |
| Gebhatdt's Hills | Polygon Ridge |
| German Creek | Benare Creek |
| German Pass | Tappa Pass |
| Germantown Hill | Vimy ridge |
| Gottlieb's Well | Parnggi Well |
| Grunberg | Karalta |
| Grunthal | Verdun |
| Hahndorf | Ambleside (Since reverted to Hahndorf) |
| Hasse's Mound | Larelar Mound |
| Heidelberg | Kobandilla |
| Herrgott Springs | Marree |
| Hildesheim | Punthari |
| Hoffnungsthal | Karawirra |
| Homburg | Haig |
| Jaenschtown | Kerkanya |
| Kaiserstuhl | Mount Kitchener |
| Klaebes | Kilto |
| Klemzig | Gaza (Since reverted to Klemzig) |
| Krause Rock | Marti Rock |
| Krichauff | Beatty |
| Krondoff | Kabminye |
| Langdorf | Kaldukee |
| Langmeil | Bilyara |
| Lobethal | Tweedvale (Since reverted to Lobethal) |
| Mt. Meyer | Mt. Kauto |
| Muller's Hill | Yandina Hill |
| Neudorf | Mamburdi |
| Neukirch | Dimchurch |
| New Hamburg | Willyaroo |
| New Mecklenburg | Gomersal |
| Olivethal | Olivedale |
| Paech | Cannawigra (Now Paechtown) |
| Petersburg | Petersborough |
| Pfaum | Geegeela |
| Rhine Park | Kongolia |
| Rhine Hill | Mons |
| Rhine River North | The Somme |
| Rhine River South | The Marne |
| Rhine Villa | Cambrai |
| Rhine (North) | Jellicoe |
| Rhine (South) | Jutland |
| Rosenthal | Rosedale |
| Scherk | Sturdee |
| Schoenthal | Boongala |
| Schombutgk | Maude |
| Seppelts | Dorrien |
| Schreiberhau | Warre |
| Siegerdorf | Bultawilta |
| Steinfeld | Stonefield |
| Summerfeldt | Summerfield |
| Vogelsang's Corner | Teerkoore |
| Von Doussa | Allenby |
| Wusser's Nob | Karun Nob |
Published TOL Vol 18 No 3, September 2002
This is of general interest to those who currently hold certificates with original names of townships in Australia prior to World War I. It may not be complete but is a good reference point. 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 districts in Australia were changed during World War I.