One of the things I find interesting walking around Paddington is the old house names. Cambridge street is no exception. Walking down the eastern side of the street you will be able to pick out the following:
33 - "Waipa"
35 - "Hawea"
37 - "Arawa"
47 - "Westbury"
49 - "Sherbrooke" (pictured above, some great craftsmanship there)
53 - "Larkhall"
55 - "Langlo"
59 - "Frampton"
77 - "Oceana"
81 - "Elgin"
Those last two are brass plaques near the door so you have to be beady eyed. I didn't think there were any names on the western side at first glance although a closer inspection reveals a date (1890) and name etched in the glass above the door on one terrace ...
30 - "Phoenix"
I had wondered if my terrace had a name so off I went to the Mitchell Library for a little research. A great source is the Sands Directory. This is like a phone book without the phone numbers. It was published from the 1800s to 1933 and lists addresses by suburb and street and then gives the resident and occasionally their occupation and even a house name. Unfortunately, it is not yet online but you soon get the gist of the microfiche.
East side Cambridge street house names found in the Sands Directory in 1890/1891:
7 - "Carlton"
9 - "Brunswick"
11 - "Eglington" (this place may have identity issues, changing names to "Olga" in 1896, and to "Meroo" by 1912)
13 - "Genoa"
19 - "Kanimbula"
45 - "Westbury" (maybe a spot of re-numbering at one point, or a misprint by Sands)
55 - "Glenelg" (which makes its current signage of Langlo a more recent addition)
59 - "Frampton"
Additionally, it appears that the group of terraces from 61-69 were originally known as the "Aberdeen Villas" in 1889. There is also reference to a "Hiram" but the street number was not given, it was between 45 and 55.
On the west side we have the following names from 1890/1891:
44 - "Wallaroobee"
46 - "Candelo"
52 - "Kibworth"
Additionally, 50 was listed as "Golspie" by 1901.
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