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From: "Heather" <>
Subject: RE: [AU-MELB] Re: [AUS-MELB] William Street Coburg 1900 - 1910
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:12:40 +1100
In-Reply-To: <F48NadBke0srZ9fT07L000112e0@hotmail.com>


For many years there was a Jhon St in Glen Iris. Don't know why, but that
was it's name. I think the confusion was too much and now it's John St. City
of Melbourne has it's problems with Wreckyn St, often appearing on their own
maps as Wrecklyn St. The newly named Wreckyn Place was sign posted as
Wrecklyn Place and now has a funny gap where they painted out the stray L.
Local usage can vary as well. Although you can't be sure it is the same,
what you can be pretty sure of is that they wouldn't have both at the same
time

Heather
North Melbourne Library

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lenore Frost [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:25 PM
> To:
> Subject: [AU-MELB] Re: [AUS-MELB] William Street Coburg 1900 - 1910
>
>
> >From : "Anthony Evans" <> To :
> > Subject : [AU-MELB] William Street Coburg
> >1900 - 1910 Date : Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:41:46 +1100
>
> >I would appreciate if anyone could provide me with details on where
> > >William Street Coburg was / is now.
> >There is currently a Williams Street in Coburg but I don't
> believe it >is
> >the same address as I have a number of documents over a few years >that
> >refer to William St.
>
> >Thanks,
> >Anthony Evans
>
> Hi Anthony,
>
> As in surnames, I don't think you want to get too alarmed by a
> variation in
> the spelling. My favorite street-name in Essendon is 'St Kinnord
> Street',
> which for many years appeared in the directories and on local maps as
> Kinnord Street, and then was mysteriously beatified, becoming St Kinnord
> Street. The story goes that a council worker painting the sign
> inadvertantly put "St" for Street at the beginning of the sign,
> and it has
> remained St Kinnord Street ever since. Another street name which
> transmogrified was Glew St, named after a local brick manufacturer, which
> now rejoices in the more restful sounding name of Glen St - a
> typographical
> error, it is believed. Other streets in Essendon have their name
> spelt one
> way at one end of the street, and another way at the other end.
>
> But the best way to be sure is to check the Sands & McDougal Post Office
> Directories, which are in most local Victorian libraries these
> days and good
> genealogical libraries.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Lenore Frost
> Essendon, Vic
> http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/
>
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