Hobart street name changes
Introduction
Our compilation of Hobart street name changes from the Tasmanian Government Gazette, Post Office directories and other sources.
Hobart Streets, 1921
Hobart Streets (from Tasmanian Government Gazette 14 June 1921, page 1814).
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| High Street Hobart | Tasma Street |
| Lord Street Hobart | Wynyard Street |
| Lord’s Road (New Town) | Carr Street |
| Washington Street (Queenborough) | Lincoln Street |
| Frederick Street (Queenborough) | Margaret Street |
| Princess Street (North Hobart) | Cavell Street |
| King Street (North Hobart) | Pitt Street |
| Queen Street (North Hobart) | Newdegate Street |
| Edward Street (Queenborough) | Crown Street |
| Edward Street (New Town) | Haig Street |
| John Street (New Town) | Ian Street |
| John Street (Queenborough) | Baden Street |
| Charles Street (Queenborough) | Powell Street |
| Bath Street (Queenborough) | Windsor Street |
| Bath Street Hobart (off Lansdowne Crescent) | Carter Street |
| Scott Street (New Town) | Giblin Street |
| Bell Street Hobart (Glebe) | Bayley Street |
| Pillinger Street (New Town) | Douglas Street |
| Arthur Street (New Town) | Carlton Street |
| Cross Street Hobart | McGregor Street |
| Hope Street Hobart | Roberts Street |
| Marine Terrace (South Hobart) | Milton Street |
| Short Street (New Town) | Farm Street |
| Market Street Hobart | Clyde Street |
| Williamson Street (North Hobart) | Burnett Street |
| St Georges or Germain Street Hobart (Battery Point) | Logan Street |
| Wells Street (Queenborough) | Balmoral Street |
| Wellington Crescent Hobart (Battery Point) | Waterloo Crescent |
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Sandy Bay Streets – names changed c.1887
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Street | Princes West |
| Cross | Princes East |
| Cork Street | Regent Street |
| Fermoy Street | Grosvenor Street |
| Kings Road | King Street East |
| Queens Road | Queen Street East |
| Union Street | Queen Street West |
| Reid Street | Duke Street |
| New Street | Gregory Street (c. 1901-1902) |
| Montpelier Road | Sandy Bay Road from intersection of Hampden Road to intersection of Quayle Street. |
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Sandy Bay Streets continued
(sourced from Post Office directories)
| Bridge Street (1898) | Dynnyrne Street (1899) | Pillinger St (1900) |
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Glebe
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Bell Street Hobart (Glebe) | Bayley Street |
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Street Name Change circa 1896-1898
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Street (West Hobart) | Hamilton Street |
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Hobart Streets, 1939
From Hobart Mercury, 30 August 1939, page 2.
Hobart City Council Notice, 29 September 1939
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Albert Terrace | Freeman Street |
| Ann Street (South Hobart) | Drummond Street |
| Arnold Street (New Town) | Hickman Street |
| Arthur Circus | Runnymede Street |
| Augustus Terrace | Hudspeth Terrace |
| Augustus Terrace (West Hobart) | Faraday Street |
| Barrington Street (New Town) | Marsh Street |
| Birch Avenue (South Hobart) | McKenzie Street |
| Burnett Place (North Hobart) | Condell Place |
| Cameron Avenue (Sandy Bay) | Perkins Avenue |
| Cameron Crescent (New Town) | Salier Crescent |
| Carter Crescent (West Hobart) | Gourlay Street |
| Cedric Street (North Hobart) | Wignall Street |
| Central Street | Watchorn Street |
| Chapel Street | Berea Street |
| Clark Parade (New Town) | Queen’s Walk |
| Clyde Street | Criterion Street |
| Coleman Street (Sandy Bay) | Crisp Street |
| Crown Street (Sandy Bay) | Randall Street |
| Derwent Street | Trumpeter Street |
| Domain Road | University Avenue |
| Domain Road | Aberdeen Street |
| Douglas Avenue (Sandy Bay) | Braddon Avenue |
| Dunk Street (South Hobart) | Downie Street |
| Forest Crescent (West Hobart) | Whelan Crescent |
| Fort Nelson Road (Sandy Bay) | Folder Street |
| Franklin Street | Rogers Avenue |
| Garden Crescent | Fitzroy Crescent |
| George Street (West Hobart) | Rennie Street |
| Hamilton Crescent | Dalrymple Street |
| Harold Street (South Hobart) | Degraves Street |
| Hawthorn Avenue (New Town) | Oldham Avenue |
| High Street (Sandy Bay) | Sandy Bay Road |
| Hone Street (South Hobart) | Milles Street |
| Hugh Street (South Hobart) | Syme Street |
| James Street (East to West) | Knopwood Street |
| Kent Avenue | Cato Avenue |
| Laurence Street | Meredith Street |
| Luke Street (South Hobart) | Kelsh Street |
| Luke Street (South Hobart) | Hennebry Street |
| Macquarie Lane (South Hobart) | Macquarie Street |
| Macquarie Lane (South Hobart) | Macfarlane Street |
| Main Road (New Town) | New Town Road (Augusta Road to Creek Road) |
| Main Road (Sandy Bay) | Sandy Bay Road (to city boundary) |
| Main Road (Sandy Bay) | Sandy Bay Road (Wellington Rivulet to city boundary) |
| Melbourne Street | Victoria Street |
| Milton Street | McKellar Street |
| Montagu Avenue (New Town) | Montagu Street |
| Moore Street (North Hobart) | Lewis Street |
| Mortyn Avenue (West Hobart) | Forbes Avenue |
| Mount Nelson Road (Sandy Bay) | Nelson Road |
| Murrell Street (New Town) | Rattle Street |
| Nelson Avenue (Sandy Bay) | Nile Avenue |
| New Street (West Hobart) | Cane Street |
| Norfolk Lane | Suffolk Lane |
| Pier Street (Sandy Bay) | Marsden Street |
| Princess Wharf | Salamanca Place |
| Ross Street (New Town) | Valentine Street |
| Ryder Street (West Hobart) | D’Emden Street |
| Toarra Road | Maria Street |
| Trafalgar Street (New Town) | Midwood Street |
| Ware Street (North Hobart) | Feltham Street |
| Windsor Street (Sandy Bay) | Nixon Street |
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Name Change of Unknown Chronology
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| California Street (New Town) | Bay Road |
| Elphinstone Street (South Hobart) | Weld Street |
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North Hobart Street Names
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| New Town Road | Elizabeth Street above Warwick Street |
| High Street | Tasma Street |
| Veterans Row | Upper Murray Street |
| Williamson Street | Lower Burnett Street |
| Upper King Street | Pitt Street |
| Upper Queen Street | Newdegate Street |
| Lower King Street | Lefroy Street |
| Lower Queen Street | Strahan Street |
| Colville Street | Federal Street |
| Ware Street | Feltham Street |
| Moore Street | Lewis Street |
Note that Campbell Street extended up Letitia Street in the 1820s.
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Glenorchy Municipality
Names changed effective from 1 October 1939.
| Former Names | New Names |
|---|---|
| Albert Street | Terry Street |
| Alberton Road (Moonah) | Butler Avenue (Moonah) |
| Augusta Street (Moonah) | Beresford Place (Moonah) |
| Bay Road (Moonah) | Fletcher Avenue (Moonah) |
| Beach Road (Glenorchy) | Humphrey Street (Glenorchy) |
| Charles Street (Glenorchy) | Eady Street (Glenorchy) |
| Cross Street (Glenorchy) | Innes Street (Glenorchy) |
| Derwent Avenue (Glenorchy) | McGough Street (Glenorchy) |
| Elm Crescent (Moonah) | Ashbolt Crescent (Moonah) |
| Elmsleigh Road (Glenorchy) | Central Avenue (Glenorchy) |
| George Street (Glenorchy) | Fleming Street (Glenorchy) |
| Gilbert Road (Glenorchy) | Howard Road (Glenorchy) |
| Grove Avenue (Glenorchy) | Philip Avenue (Glenorchy) |
| Haig Avenue (Moonah) | O’Grady Avenue (Moonah) |
| Hill Street (Glenorchy) | Brent Street (Glenorchy) |
| Lampton Reserve (Glenorchy) | Central Avenue (Glenorchy) |
| Lynden Road (Glenorchy) | O’Brien Street (Glenorchy) |
| Maude Street (Glenorchy) | Gavitt Street (Glenorchy) |
| Melville Road (Moonah) | Gatehouse Street (Moonah) |
| Smith Street (Glenorchy) | Pitcairn Street (Glenorchy) |
| Station Road (Claremont) | Box Hill Road (Claremont) |
| Stephen Street (Glenorchy) | Riddoch Street (Glenorchy) |
| Tasman Avenue (Moonah) | Cox Avenue (Moonah) |
| Timsbury Avenue (Glenorchy) | Howard Road (Glenorchy) |
| Victoria Street (Glenorchy) | Regina Street (Glenorchy) |
| View Street (Moonah) | Kelvin Avenue (Moonah) |
| William Street (Glenorchy) | Cooper Street (Glenorchy) |
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