When Melbourne had become named as the city for the 1956 Olympics there was the usual frenzy of building; a large empty paddock in West Heidelberg was subdivided and the athletes' residences and facilities were built as the Olympic Village. This was not long after the end of WWII and it was noticed, very late in the piece and by only an astute journalist, that all the street names were battles and campaigns famous in Australia's history.

"Foine, Foine!" as was said in the Goons, but, to get from their residences to the mess hall, the German team had to walk along Bardia Crescent and the Japanese team had to walk along Kokoda Street; I forget the name of the thoroughfare the Italians had to negotiate.

The journalist protested to various authorities that this was hardly in the spirit of the Olympics and the signs were replaced with others that used the mundane "First", "Second" Streets for the duration of the Games. But, within an hour of the ending of the Closing Ceremony, the original names were back in their original places. And they're still there.

Cheers, Rowan