What's in a Name?

ALEXANDRA HEADLAND

Initially the area was called Wongothin Beach or Coolaluthin Homestead and more generally Potts Point (after the overseers house built on the Headland)  until the formal name was gazetted by O'Connnor in 1915.   With the country at war, sentiment for royalty was high, and Queen Alexandra (Queen Mother) was much loved, particularly for her charity work including with returned soldiers from the Boer War, for establishing a military nursing service and working for the disabled through Alexandra Rose Day. The non traditional beautiful woman was known for her love of sports (taking swimming lessons as a child in Denmark, and enjoying ice skating and hunting) her devotion to family, and her interest in state affairs.Born in 1844, "Alex" (Alix) as she was known, married Albert Edward The Prince of Wales in 1863 and on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 she became Queen-Empress Consort until the death of her husband Edward VII in 1910. 

STREET NAMES IN ALEXANDRA HEADLAND

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ALEXANDRA PARADE

Originally called Potts Point Road, it was re-named by Thomas O’Connor in the early 1900's when he surveyed the ocean frontage and adjacent streets, and he named many streets after the Royal Family.  By the time it was gazetted in 1915, Queen Alexandra was a matriarch, the Queen Mother.

EDWARD Street

King Edward VII was King of England from 1901 until his death in 1910

GEORGE Street

Initially named after the Duke of York,  but by 1915 he was King George V

MARY Street

Mary Street was named after the royal consort of King George V, Queen Mary

BUDERIM AVENUE

The original road from the mountain (Buderim) to the seaside, it was originally called Buderim Street. On the western side of the motorway the road is named Mooloolaba Road, and some directories continue this name on the eastern side, but most people who live here consider they live on Buderim Avenue!

KATE and JANET  Street

Named after the sisters of Thomas O’Connor Misses Kate and Janet O’Connor.

ALICE STREET

Probably named by Thomas O'Connor, but may also have been named after Norman Fielding's sister - Alice (now Grimmett)

MAYFIELD STREET

In the 1940's Norman Fielding of Buderim subdivided land he had purchased, and named Mayfield Street after his wife MAY.

VICTOR STREET

Probably named by Norman Fielding after his father - Herbert VICTOR

JUAN STREET

Not of spanish derivation as one could think, but formed from the first two letters of the daughters of Norman Fielding - JUNE and ANNE.

CAMFIELD STREET

Likely also to have been named for the Fielding family, but searching for derivation of CAM.

William Street

Lindsay Street

Leo Cres

Mandin Street

Bukatilla

Dilli Court

Pacific Terrace

Kawana Street

Tantula Road West

Tantula Road East

This road connected to Cathedral Hill.

Yakola Parade

Pakee Street

Tarnkun Street

Yoomba Crescent

Oloway Crescent

Woonum Road

Pontee Parade

Katoa Street

Okinja Road

Maroubra Street

Wirraway Street

Name means "challenge" in an aboriginal language - also famous fighter plane?

Surf Road

Yara Street

Oogar Street (top half)

TRANQUIL PLACE

Presumably named for the tranquillity of the surrounding forests, is one of the most recently named streets in Alex  and was developed in 1995 after the subdivision of part of the bushland.

MARI STREET