You know Foxy, I sincerely have admired your posts, but this last one to Antonios is a tad patronizing.

I've lived in Adelaide for over 30 years, and to be honest with you I am not overly concerned about street names; I'm far more preoccupied with the treatment and attitude to different cultures.

I'll be damned! Antonios is right! (MAYBE that falls into attitude).

I decided to get my street directory out after reading your post. We DO live here you know; we do know our own city.

Easily 98% of names are Anglo. I found a minuscule amount that have an Italian name; I am gratified to see a small amount of Aboriginal names.

As I've said, this is not on my 'front burner', but I AM a little surprised that there is negligible acknowledgment of the settlement of non-Anglo cultures in our street names.

Antonios

There are numerous non-Anglo Saxon streets in Adelaide.
Aaron Ave - Hebrew, Abercrombie Ct, Aberfoyle Rd and Aberdeen Ave - Scottish (Celtic). Aberdare Ave - Welsh (Celtic). Antrim St - Irish (Celtic). Abraxas Ct (must be connected to Carlos Santana). Alabama Ave - Native American. Alamein Ave, Amelio Wk, Angelo St, Antonio Ct, Antonas Ave, Arcadia Ave, and that's only some of the 'A's.

Also, there are many suburbs such as Blair Atholl, Campbelltown, Glenelg - all Scottish. Not to mention Greenock, Cleland, and also many derived from Aboriginal names.

Did you mean Adelaide South Australia in your original post?

Dear Ginx,

I did not mean to be patronising in my last post to Antonios. He knows that I admire the work he is doing - and wish him well.

I was merely confirming what another poster had suggested (and I found to be correct) - that perhaps the initial selection of Adelaide street names was done in the early days of settlement.

So I wanted to merely pass this information on to Antonios. As well
as direct him to the resources available at the State Library - (which has so many historical records).

I apologise if I gave the wrong impression - and Thanks for pointing it out to me.

It's posts like that Foxy that make me wish I could post like you. Thank-you.

I mean for areas which was farms when migrants arrived in Adelaide. I mean for areas that developed and have lived mainly by migrants. You know and the migrants known better because we have checked these things, that the non Anglo Saxon people's contribution in Australia is underestimated extremely. The names of the streets is one SOUND example.
About the foreign languages. It is true that the Australian taxpayers pay money for foreign languages but I AM NOT SURE IF THESE MONEY ARE SPENDING TO TEACH THE CHILDREN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, the whole system about the foreign languages at least in Adelaide is not enough good, or to be honest is STUPID. For example my son plus 15 other children from his primary school who had learned Greek, asked in writing from the primary to sent them in Adelaide High school (Public) to continue the Greek language, they sent them to an other High school, which was farer and first learned German, after changed the language to Chinese.
I was surprised when, few years before, I found that between many developed countries, Australia spend less time for foreign languages.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Dear People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming,
It is seemed that we, you and me misunderstand each other. Thank you for your email and everything about Muslims or Aborigines I used to have a plan in my mind, some goals before I start anything. I do not know how and what kind of plan I could create for Muslims or Aborigines, at least at the moment. I am really very busy.
Antonis Symeonakis
Adelaide