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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.
| Bartsch's Creek changed to |
Yedlakoo Creek |
| Berlin Rock changed to |
Panpandie Rock |
| Bethanien changed to |
Bethany |
| Bismarck changed to |
Weeroopa |
| Blumberg changed to |
Birdwood |
| Blumental changed to |
Lakkari |
| Buchfelde changed to |
Loos |
| Cape Bauer changed to |
Cape of Wondoma |
| Carlsruhe changed to |
Kunden (changed in 1918) |
| Ehrenbreitstein changed to |
Mount Yerila |
| Ferdinand Creek changed to |
Ernabella Creek |
| Friedensthal changed to |
Black Hill |
| Friedrichstadt changed to |
Tangari |
| Friedrichswalde changed to |
Tarnma |
| Gebhardt's Hills changed to |
Polygon Ridge |
| German Creek changed to |
Benara Creek |
| German Pass changed to |
Tappa Pass |
| Germantown Hill changed to |
Vimy Ridge |
| Gottlieb's Well changed to |
Parnggi Well |
| Grunberg changed to |
Karalta |
(reverted to Grunberg in 1975) |
| Grunthal changed to |
Verdun |
| Hahndorf changed to |
Ambleside |
(reverted to Hahndorf in 1935) |
| Hasse's Mound changed to |
Larelar Mound |
| Heidelberg changed to |
Kobandilla |
| Herrgott Springs changed to |
Marree |
| Hildesheim changed to |
Punthari |
| Hoffnungsthal changed to |
Karawirra |
(reverted to Hoffnungsthal in 1975) |
| Hundred of Basedow changed to |
Hundred of French |
(“Hundred of” = “District of”) |
| Hundred of Homburg changed to |
Hundred of Haig |
| Hundred of Krichauff changed to |
Hundred of Beatty |
| Hundred of Paech changed to |
Hundred of Cannawigra |
(renamed Paechtown) |
| Hundred of Pflaum changed to |
Hundred of Geegeela |
| Hundred of Rhine (North) changed to |
Hundred of Jellicoe |
| Hundred of Rhine (South) changed to |
Hundred of Jutland |
| Hundred of Scherk changed to |
Hundred of Sturdee |
| Hundred of Schomburgk changed to |
Hundred of Maude |
| Hundred of Von Doussa changed to |
Hundred of Allenby |
| Jaenschtown changed to |
Kerkanya |
| Kaiserstuhl changed to |
Mount Kitchener (changed in 1918) |
(renamed Kaiser’s Seat in 1975, now the Kaiserstuhl again) |
| Klaebes changed to |
Kilto |
| Klemzig changed to |
Gaza |
(reverted to Klemzig in 1935, but the local football club remains 'Gaza') |
| Krause Rock changed to |
Marti Rock |
| Krichauff changed to |
Beatty |
| Kronsdorf changed to |
Kabminye |
(reverted to Kronsdorf in 1975) |
| Langdorf changed to |
Kaldukee |
| Langmeil changed to |
Bilyara (near Tanunda) |
(reverted to Langmeil in 1975) |
| Lobethal changed to |
Tweedvale |
(reverted to Lobethal in 1935) |
| Mount Ferdinand changed to |
Mount Warrabillinna |
| Mount Meyer changed to |
Mount Kauto |
| Muller's Hill changed to |
Yandina Hill |
| Neudorf changed to |
Mamburdi |
| Neukirch changed to |
Dimchurch |
(reverted to Neukirch in 1975) |
| New Hamburg changed to |
Willyaroo |
| New Mecklenburg changed to |
Gomersal |
| Olivethal changed to |
Olivedale |
| Petersburg changed to |
Peterborough |
| Rhine Park changed to |
Kongolia |
| Rhine Hill changed to |
Mons |
| Rhine River (North) changed to |
The Somme |
| Rhine River (South) changed to |
The Marne |
| Rhine Villa changed to |
Cambrai |
| Rosenthal changed to |
Rosedale |
| Schoenthal changed to |
Boongala |
| Seppelts changed to |
Dorrien |
| Schreiberhau changed to |
Warre |
(reverted to Schreiberhau in 1975) |
| Siegersdorf changed to |
Bultawilta |
(reverted to Siegersdorf in 1975) |
| Steinfeld changed to |
Stonefield |
| Summerfeldt changed to |
Summerfield |
| Vogelsang's Corner changed to |
Teerkoore |
| Wusser's Nob changed to |
Karun Nob |
| Germantown changed to |
Holbrook (changed in 1915) |
| German's Hill changed to |
Lidster |
| German Creek changed to |
Empire Vale |
| Schlinkers Lane changed to |
Bullecourt Lane |
(in Ultimo, Sydney) |
| Germantown changed to |
Grovedale |
| Hochkirch changed to |
Tarrington |
| Mt. Bismarck changed to |
Mt. Kitchener |
| Bergen changed to |
Murra Murra |
| Bergenside changed to |
Neuve |
| Bismarck changed to |
Maclagan |
| Engelsburg changed to |
Kalbar |
| Gehrkevale changed to |
Mount Mort |
| Gramzow changed to |
Carbrook |
| Hapsburg changed to |
Kowbi |
| Hessenburg changed to |
Ingoldsby |
| Kirchheim changed to |
Haigslea |
| Murden changed to |
Frenchton |
| Roessler changed to |
Applethorpe |
| Stegeht changed to |
Woongoolba |
| Teutelburg changed to |
Willa |
| Fahley changed to |
Kilbirnie |
| Mueller Park changed to |
Kitchener Park |
| Bismarck changed to |
Collinsvale |
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