Template:Did you know nominations/New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:22, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
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New Guinea Air Warning Wireless
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Australian signallers from the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company
- ... that the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless (signallers pictured) was Australia's most highly decorated signals unit of World War II?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Astor markhor (first of two)
Improved to Good Article status by Anotherclown (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 12:16, 30 October 2015 (UTC).
Long enough (17,480 characters) "readable prose size", new enough (promoted to Good Article status on 30 October 2015), fully referenced, hook fine, verified against online source, image has appropriate licence, QPQ done. Good to go. Hawkeye7 (talk) 12:18, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
There is close paraphrasing in these lines:- Source: In the first month of the company's existence 16 spotter stations were established on the coast of Papua and in the mountains around Port Moresby.
- Article: In the first month of operations 16 stations were established on the coast of Papua and in the mountains around Port Moresby.
- Source: The company's "founding father" was Major Don Small, who had witnessed Japanese air raids on Rabaul and realised that having lacked an effective early-warning system around New Britain meant that the defenders were taken by surprise.
- Article: The company was conceived by Major Donald Small, Chief Signals Officer of the 8th Military District, who, having witnessed Japanese air raids on Rabaul, realised that the lack of an effective early-warning system around New Britain meant that the defenders would be taken by surprise when attacked.
- Source: The following month the company was responsible for the first Japanese killed in action in Papua by Australian ground forces,
- Article: In March the spotters were responsible for the first Japanese killed in Papua by Australian ground forces,
- Source: Whilst it was similar to the 3B this version had a slightly modified receiver, a redesigned transmitter with six crystal channels and importantly the equipment was tropicalised to minimise the onset of mildew, rot and fungus.
- Article: Although similar to the 3B, it had a slightly modified receiver, a redesigned transmitter with six crystal channels, and was tropicalised to minimise its susceptibility to mildew, rot and fungus.
- Source: Depending on circumstances, a typical Coast Watcher's set up could include items of equipment from the 3A, 3B and 3BZ range or in fact whatever was procurable, but they all tended to be known as the "3BZ".
- Article: A typical Coastwatcher's equipment would include parts from the 3A, 3B and 3BZ or whatever other items were locally available, although they all tended to be known as the "3BZ".
- Source: At the time, gaps had also appeared in the coast-watching communications network because the territory administration ordered the withdrawal of civilian wireless operators when Japan entered the war.
- Article: The withdrawal of civilian wireless operators by the territory administration when Japan entered the war had also left gaps in the coastwatching network.
- Yoninah (talk) 00:26, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing these out. I've made some changes as a result, pls see here [1]. Anotherclown (talk) 10:47, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
