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During World War I, Australians were very wary of German sounding names. Germans who had lived in complete peace in the country for decades were suddenly viewed with a great deal of suspicion.

In some cases, this suspicion was so intense that local councils actually changed German names to English. Even some German people changed their surnames to avoid attracting attention.

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