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  Windback Wednesday - Zenith Avenue

  Concluding our A-Z of street names series is Zenith Avenue in Burnside. It takes its name from being the highest point in the subdivision developed during the 1970s. The street occupies the former site of the Gilburn Brick Company. Established as the Adelaide Brickworks in 1912, the business merged with the Magill Brickworks in 1954 to form the Gilburn Brick Company. By 1970, dwindling clay supplies and rising transport costs had made the operation uneconomic. The kiln was closed and the chimney...

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  Windback Wednesday - Young Street

  Published: 30 September 2026. Did you know? Young Street in Burnside was named after James Milne Young (1844-1916), a local land agent. James married Eliza Symons, daughter of John Symons, his neighbour and market gardener whose family worked the land in this area. When the area was subdivided, Young Street was officially named in James's honour, preserving a connection to the site where his home and his father-in-law's market gardens once flourished. Pictured is the Burnside Inn, an ...

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  Windback Wednesday - Alexandra Avenue

  Published: 23 September 2026. There are no streets in the City of Burnside that begin with the letter X, so this week’s Windback Wednesday feature is AleXandra Avenue in Rose Park and Toorak Gardens. The avenue was originally laid out in 1878 when the South Australian Company subdivided the area that would become Rose Park. At the time, it was known as The Parade. In 1908, the street was renamed Alexandra Avenue in honour of Alexandra of Denmark, wife of King Edward VII and daughter-in-law of Q...

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  Windback Wednesday - Union Street, Dulwich

  Published: 24 August 2026. Union Street in Dulwich was named to commemorate one of the most significant events in Australian history: Federation. On 1 January 1901, six separate British colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia, creating the nation we know today. To mark this historic occasion, Union Street in Dulwich was named in honour of Australia's unification, with Union Street in nearby Beulah Park (formerly known as Frederick Street) also commemorating the event. The pho...

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  Windback Wednesday - Talbot Street

  Published: 24 August 2026. Did you know some streets in the City of Burnside are named after motor cars? Talbot Street, Erindale, is believed to be named after the Talbot motor car, a popular early twentieth-century vehicle named after Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, the 20th Earl of Shrewsbury. Introduced to Australia around 1904, Talbot cars earned a reputation for their reliability and endurance. Talbot Street is not alone. Nearby Crossley Street and Vauxhall Street are also thought to have been na...

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  Windback Wednesday - Sitters Memorial Drive

  Published: 19 August 2026. Do you know what a bullocky did for a living? What is now Sitters Memorial Drive began as a simple track used by local bullock driver Hartley Sitters to bypass a steep section of Greenhill Road. As Burnside developed, the track was transformed into a sealed road and later renamed in recognition of the man whose journeys helped create it. Answer: A bullock driver, commonly known as a bullocky, was a person who drove and managed a team of oxen (bullocks) used to transpo...

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  Windback Wednesday - Redounau Crescent

  Published: 12 August 2026. Did you know Redounau Crescent in Wattle Park was named after a type of olive? The name links to the City of Burnside’s once-thriving olive industry. In the 1840s, Samuel Davenport imported olive truncheons from France and planted them at Beaumont, laying the foundations for Australia’s first commercial olive oil production. His award-winning olive oil was sold across Australia and exhibited internationally. From the 1870s, Joseph Crompton managed extensive local oliv...

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  Windback Wednesday - Quondong Avenue

  Published: 5 August 2026. Quondong Avenue in Kensington Gardens takes its name from the quandong, a native Australian tree found across the central deserts and southern regions of Australia. Its bright red fruit, often called a native peach, has long been used as a bush food and is often used as an ingredient in jams and desserts. Quondong Avenue is one of several nearby streets named after Australian trees, including Brigalow Avenue, Coolibah Avenue and Myall Avenue. Each of the streets are lo...

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  Windback Wednesday - Pembroke Street

  Published: 29 July 2026. Many people may assume that Pembroke Street in Kensington Park was named after Pembroke School, given their close proximity and shared name. However, the historical record tells a different story. Pembroke Street appears on a subdivision plan dating from 1876, indicating that the name was in use well before the establishment of what is now Pembroke School. The school's origins can be traced to Girton School, founded in 1915, and Kings College, founded in 1924, mean...

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  Windback Wednesday - Old Norton Summit Road

  Published: 22 July 2026. Old Norton Summit Road, winding from the top of Magill to Norton Summit, takes its name from Robert Norton, one of South Australia’s first colonial settlers. Arriving in January 1837 aboard the Coromandel, Norton built a simple log and clay house in the area that would later become known as Norton Summit. Norton is credited as the first person to drive a team of bullocks up the steep section of Giles' Hill to Norton Summit. He was also among the first settlers to c...

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