During World War I, many German or German-sounding place names in Australia were changed due to anti-German sentiment.[1] The presence of German-derived place names was seen as an affront to the war effort at the time.[citation needed]
The names were often changed by being anglicised (such as Peterborough), or by being given new names of Aboriginal origin (Kobandilla, Karawirra) or in commemoration of notable soldiers (Kitchener and Holbrook) or World War I battlefields (Verdun, The Somme).