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Klemzig, South Australia was named after what from 1917 to 1918?
Klemzig , South Australia Klemzig is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield . It was the first settlement of German immigrants in Australia and was named after the village of Klemzig , near Züllichau in southeastern Brandenburg in the German state of Prussia , where they originated from . That Klemzig is now in western Poland and is now known by the Polish name Klępsk . Background . The initial establishment of Klemzig as an Old Lutheran settlement in the South Australian Colony is attributed to a decision by Pastor August Ludwig Christian Kavel . Pastor Kavel was determined to help his loyal parishioners emigrate from Brandenburg , Posen and Silesia to escape religious persecution by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia . Pastor Kavel initially planned to move his parishioners to Russia near the Black Sea , where there were already numerous German settlements , but that had proved not to be feasible . Early in 1836 , Kavel travelled to Hamburg to investigate possible emigration to America , but lack of available financial assistance caused this plan to collapse . While in Hamburg , Kavel heard of the wealthy philanthropist , George Fife Angas , who was Chairman of the South Australian Company and likely to assist the Old Lutherans with their migration plans . Kavel and a representative of his congregation travelled to London in March 1836 and met a very sympathetic George Fife Angas . Angas was a Baptist and was convinced that the Old Lutherans , who placed such high value on their religious beliefs , would make excellent settlers in the South Australian Colony . Angas persuaded the Directors of the South Australian Company to support him in chartering and fitting out the barque Sarah which was to proceed to Hamburg . Here , 370 Old Lutherans were to set sail for South Australia on 8 June 1836 . However , Prussian authorities refused to grant the necessary passports until finally , after a distressing delay of nearly two years , the Prussian Government relented . Over the next six years , many ships brought Kavels Old Lutheran parishioners to the South Australian Colony . Ships . Some of the emigrant ships included : - The barque Bengalee departed Hamburg on 16 July 1838 and after a seven-day stop off at Kingscote ( Kangaroo Island ) arrived in Port Adelaide on 16 November 1838 . On board were 33 passengers . - The passenger ship The Prince George departed Hamburg on 13 July 1838 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 18 November 1838 . On board were 207 passengers including Pastor Kavel . - The passenger ship Zebra departed Altona on 28 August 1838 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 27 December 1838 . On board were 191 passengers . A listing of the ships cargo log also reveals that on board were 40,924 bricks presumably for the establishment of new dwellings . - The barque Cathrina departed Hamburg on 15 September 1838 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 20 January 1839 . On board were 122 passengers . - The passenger ship Skjold departed Altona on 3 July 1841 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 27 October 1841 . On board were 241 passengers . Official records show that the three-month journey claimed the lives of 41 people . - The passenger ship Taglione departed London on 20 June 1842 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 13 October 1842 . An unknown number of passengers were on board . - The passenger ship George Washington departed Hamburg on 23 May 1844 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 12 September 1844 . On board were 184 passengers . - The schooner Joseph Albino departed London on 4 July 1845 and arrived in Port Adelaide on 8 December 1845 . On board were 7 passengers . Settlement . In March 1837 Colonel William Light completed surveying Kangaroo Island , Encounter Bay , Port Lincoln and the Adelaide Plains . Light eventually chose the Adelaide Plains as the most suitable location for the capital . The first groups of Old Lutheran emigrants arrived in Port Misery between October 1838 and January 1839 . With the assistance of George Fife Angas , many attempted to integrate into the local community by becoming tradespeople and labourers . Due to the scarcity of work , the lack of English as their preferred language , and the prejudice from the already established British farmers , many Old Lutherans found settlement increasingly hard . In 1838 , Klemzig was founded by these emigrants after George Fife Angas offered a section of land bordering the Torrens River , a few kilometres to the north-east of Adelaide . Renaming . Due to anti-German sentiment during World War I , the name of Klemzig was changed , as were many other German place names in Australia at the time . In 1917 Klemzig was renamed Gaza , commemorating the British victory in the Third Battle of Gaza , in which Australian troops had a major role . Klemzig was re-instated as the suburb name with the enactment of the South Australia Nomenclature Act of 1935 on 12 December 1935 , but remnants of the name Gaza still exist with the local football club still bearing the name . During World War II the residents of Klemzig petitioned the Government of South Australia on a number of occasions to have the name Gaza re-instated but these requests were denied . Transport . Klemzig is currently serviced by several bus routes , including 271 and 273 along North East Road and 281 on McLauchlan Road , and the suburb is also served by Klemzig Interchange of the O-Bahn Busway . Torrens Linear Park borders the O-Bahn and River Torrens to the south of the suburb and there is easy access to the CBD as well as neighbouring suburbs .