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by **spell_check** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:05 pm

What does O.G. stand for?

by **Gilly** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:40 pm

Named after Osmond Gilles (of Gilles Street fame). He was the treasurer for colony of South Australia from 1836 to 1839.

by **spell_check** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:41 pm

Ah, thanks Gilly! I've asked a few people about that and no-one seemed to know.

by **Punk Rooster** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:52 pm

Gilly wrote:Named after Osmond Gilles (of Gilles Street fame). He was the treasurer for colony of South Australia from 1836 to 1839.

Garbage.
It's short for Orange Guice Rd, as they used to have grape vines growing roadside. They shortened them name to "OG", to commemorate Orenthal J Simpsons acquittal of murdering his wife.
Hope this has helped.

by **spell_check** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:55 pm

Thanks for your help too punky, but I recall it being called OG Road before OJ?

by **Punk Rooster** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:01 pm

spell_check wrote:Thatnks for your help too punky, but I recall it being called OG Road before OJ?

I believe they tried to call it HJ Rd, but that was knocked back for some reason...

by **Coorong** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:39 am

I was always of the opinion it was an abreviation for Old Government Rd.

by **Jimmy** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:37 am

one of the ugliest roads in the area...

hated driving down it

by **Dissident** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:50 pm

Coorong wrote:I was always of the opinion it was an abreviation for Old Government Rd.

That's what I thought too.

by **Footy Chick** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:23 pm

Gilly wrote:Named after Osmond Gilles (of Gilles Street fame). He was the treasurer for colony of South Australia from 1836 to 1839.

also of glen osmond, mount osmond and gilles plains fame.

by **Gilly** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:48 pm

This is from the City of Burnside website (http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au)

"Osmond Gilles' name is also remembered in many other locations around Adelaide such as Glen Osmond Road, Mount Osmond, Gilles Street (in the city), Gilles Plains and OG Road."

by **spell_check** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:05 pm

Interesting, he must have been a big influence on the State/Colony, more than just for his role as Treasurer.

by **Punk Rooster** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:09 pm

Just think, in a 100 years, we'll have a "PR Rd"... :wink:

by **MightyEagles** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:51 am

by **GWW** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:51 pm

Punk Rooster wrote:Just think, in a 100 years, we'll have a "PR Rd"...

Pete Rowsthorn?

by **Gilly** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:16 pm

spell_check wrote:Interesting, he must have been a big influence on the State/Colony, more than just for his role as Treasurer.

Maybe in 100 years your great, great, grandchildren will be driving down Kevin Foley Street.

by **Rik E Boy** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:03 pm

Gilly wrote:This is from the City of Burnside website (http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au)

"Osmond Gillesâ€™s name is also remembered in many other locations around Adelaide such as Glen Osmond Road, Mount Osmond, Gilles Street (in the city), Gilles Plains and OG Road."

Good work Gilly, but you're wrong. Even the destitute folk out at Burnside call it Old Goat road. :wink:

regards,

REB

by **duncs7** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:45 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
Gilly wrote:This is from the City of Burnside website (http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au)

"Osmond Gilles’s name is also remembered in many other locations around Adelaide such as Glen Osmond Road, Mount Osmond, Gilles Street (in the city), Gilles Plains and OG Road."

Good work Gilly, but you're wrong. Even the destitute folk out at Burnside call it Old Goat road.

regards,

REB

I can confim this from one of my Australian history texts. (Anyone who loves SA should read up on how our colony was started) Very interesting.

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