Talk:Central Australia (territory)

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 04:21, 14 September 2019 (UTC)

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• ... that a charge of murder was reduced to assault in Central Australia so that the judiciary could hear it? Source: "It was stated that ... a charge of murder [was] reduced to common assault, so that they might be dealt with at Stuart by justices of the peace." [1]

• ALT1: ... that Central Australia did not exist until 1927? Source: Proclamation, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
• Comment: This might also be of interest to User:Cowdy001.

Converted from a redirect by John M Wolfson (talk). Self-nominated at 20:27, 17 August 2019 (UTC).

• Comment: How about as an ALT2 ... that Central Australia existed only from 1927 to 1931 before being disestablished? David notMD (talk) 23:46, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• That could work. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 23:47, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

• Comment - I'd suggest a slight amendment: ... that the Territory of Central Australia existed only from 1927 to 1931 before being disestablished? Bookscale (talk) 03:14, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

• That might be a bit dry compared to ALT2, but it also could work. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 12:51, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Not directly cited, though this can be fixed with a citation in the first sentence of the lead; I would also like to see a clearer citation than the proclamation (perhaps a contemporary source).
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - The hook still needs a bit of work and could be more concise (like leaving "disestablished" out).

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Just a quibble about the hook and its sourcing. This is your last nomination that won't require a QPQ. SounderBruce 05:29, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

• Thanks for starting the review, SounderBruce. Sorry for the delay, I'll be sure to address your concerns in the next couple of days. Duly noted for QPQ. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 03:44, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

• @SounderBruce: I have added a citation that I hope is sufficient. As for the hook, would ALT: ... that the Territory of Central Australia existed only from 1927 to 1931? work? – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 17:21, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
  • This new ALT works well and the citation situation is resolved. SounderBruce 19:47, 13 September 2019 (UTC)