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Trainers: Mcarneyaus and Rubicon49bce

Participants:

Agenda

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  • 9:30-10:45

Fundamental principles of editing Wikipedia
Showcase of articles created by libraries as part of GLAM-Wiki project
Live edit ALIA page

  • 10:45-11:00

Morning tea

  • 11:00-12:30

Begin editing articles on Wikipedia

  • 12:30-13:15

Lunch

  • 13:15-14:15

Begin creating Wikipedia articles

  • 14:15-15:00

Uploading images to Wikimedia Commons

  • 15:00-15:15

Afternoon tea

  • 15:15-16:30

Showcase of people’s articles
-Discussion of future projects

Content

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Content for this workshop includes NSW newspapers and historic NSW elections.

Electorates

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Electorate Digitised local newspaper Notes
Electoral district of Albury Albury Banner and Wodonga Express Created 1880, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Barwon Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser Created 1894, abolished 1904, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Bega The Bega Budget Created 1894, abolished 1920, recreated 1988
Electoral district of Clarence Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser Created 1859, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Dubbo The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Created 1894, abolished 1904, recreated 1930
Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Herald Created 1859, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Kiama The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal Created 1859, abolished 1904, recreated 1981
Electoral district of Kogarah The Sydney Morning Herald Created 1930
Electoral district of Lismore Northern Star Created 1894, abolished 1904, recreated 1913, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Maitland The Maitland Daily Mercury Created 1904
Electoral district of Monaro Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer Created 1856, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Newcastle The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News Created 1859
Electoral district of Northern Tablelands The Sydney Morning Herald Created 1920, divided 1927, recreated 1981
Electoral district of Oatley The Sydney Morning Herald Created 1927, abolished 1930, recreated 2007
Electoral district of Orange Leader Created 1859
Electoral district of Oxley (New South Wales) The Northern Champion Created in 1920, abolished 1988, recreated 1991
Electoral district of Rockdale The Sydney Morning Herald Created 1927, abolished 1930, recreated 1941
Electoral district of South Coast The Shoalhaven Telegraph Created 1927
Electoral district of Tamworth Daily Observer Created 1880, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Tweed The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser Created 1894, abolished 1904, recreated 1999
Electoral district of Upper Hunter The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder Created 1859, abolished 1894, recreated 1904, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser Created 1894, abolished 1920, recreated 1927
Electoral district of Wallsend Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Created 1894, abolished 1904, recreated 1917, abolished 1920, recreated 1968
Electoral district of Wollondilly The Wollondilly Press Created 1904, abolished 1981, recreated 2007
Electoral district of Wollongong Illawarra Mercury Created 1904, abolished 1920, recreated 1927, abolished 1930, recreated 1941

NSW newspapers

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  • Newspaper title - should also be the title of the Wikipedia article created for the newspaper
  • Other title - other titles of the newspaper throughout its history, may include titles merged with the newspaper
  • SLNSW catalogue reference - each newspaper should have a catalogue entry from SLNSW which can be used to verify publication dates, locations, etc
  • Local library catalogue reference - where the newspaper is also in the collection of its local library, this catalogue record may also be used as a reference
  • Other references - eg Country Conscience, which can be used as a reference for many regional NSW newspapers (NB - all newspapers listed in the table below are referenced in Country Conscience)
    • Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience: a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 0646402706.

Procedures for creating articles about NSW newspapers are available here: Newspaper procedures

Newspaper title Other titles SLNSW catalogue reference Local library catalogue reference Other references
Ardlethan-Beckom Times Times-Leader, The Barellan Leader (merged) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1157206~S2
Armidale Express The Armidale express and New England general advertiser (past title), Guyra Guardian, Armidale Chronicle, Uralla Times, New Englander (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1562843~S2 The Armidale Express, Monday November 18, 1963, including centenary supplement (catalogue record, ID 70180, Armidale Library), The Armidale Express centenary 1856-1956, souvenir supplement (catalogue record, ID 70327, Armidale Library) History revisited - a pressing change
Armidale Argus N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1171240~S2
Blue Mountains Advertiser Springwood Sentinel (absorbed), Blue Mountains Courier (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1174050~S2 Blue Mountains Local Studies
Casino and Kyogle Courier Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser (alternative title) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1154186~S2
The Cobar Leader N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1172029~S2
The Cobargo Chronicle N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1171352~S2
Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review Coolamon farmers' review, Coolamon-Ganmain farmers' review, Coolamon-Ganmain review (later titles) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1573504~S2
Coonabarabran Times The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette (past title), Coonabarabran Gazette (past title) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1156796~S2 http://catalogue.mrl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/13859517/86429,1?SVL=86429 Thematic History of the former Coonabarabran Shire (pdf)
Cowra Guardian The Guardian, Cowra Guardian, Canowindra Star, The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News, Canowindra Star (all previous titles, in reverse chronological order) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1150372~S2
Cumberland Times and Western Advertiser Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b3607296~S2
Dungog Chronicle Durham Chronicle (past title) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1163024~S2 Official website
Glen Innes Examiner Glen Innes examiner and general advertiser (previous title) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1167213~S2 Official website
Gulgong Guardian And District Mining Record Gulgong evening argus and Home Rule mining record, The Gulgong argus and Home Rule mining record (later titles) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1170784~S2 Thomas Alexander Browne, Thomas Alexander Browne entry on ADB
The Harden-Murrumburrah Express Harden Express, Murrumburrah signal and County of Harden advocate (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1160175~S2 Official website
Inverell Times Inverell Argus (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1168099~S2 Official website, digitisation
Kiama Independent Kiama Independent and Shoalhaven Advertiser, Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal (past titles) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1171593~S2 http://www.library.kiama.nsw.gov.au/local-history/our-history-in-print Official website
The Merriwa & Cassilis News The Merriwa & Cassilis standard (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1399373~S2
The Mudgee Liberal The Western post and people's representative (absorbed into) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1152491~S2 http://catalogue.midwestern.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/OPAC/BIBENQ/4110147/1763694,1?SVL=1763694
Temora Independent N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1154900~S2 Temora local newspapers, John Treflé
The Tenterfield Star N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1158551~S2 Official website
Walcha News The Walcha news and southern New England advocate http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1154162~S2 http://www.cnl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?BRN=80290 Official website
Warialda Standard N/A http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1159045~S2 Official website
Yass Courier Yass evening tribune, Gunning times and southern advertiser, Yass tribune-courier (previous titles/mergers) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1167996~S2
Corowa Free Press Corowa chronicle, Oaklands courier, Walla Walla times (absorbed) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1523955~S2 Donald Alaster Macdonald, Council website
Coonamble Independent Coonamble independent and Castlereagh River advocate (other title) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1194792~S2
Don Dorrigo gazette The Don Dorrigo gazette and Guy Fawkes advocate http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1386777~S2
Lachlander Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts recorder, The Condobolin argus and Lachlan advertiser (previous titles) http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1523171~S2 Official website

Historic NSW elections (images)

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Images available at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0nlg0bl12o9sbl4/AACaACITKBm0zvfBTKZXiD4Za?dl=0

# Wikipedia article Image Image source
1 Electoral district of Lismore Polling booth at Mingoola Hall, Mingoola, Mole Crossing, Tenterfield. 1924 Buick on right - Tenterfield area, NSW, c. 1925 http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=394928
2 Electoral district of Barwon Polling booth, Double Gates Hotel. Hotel meat house and store room converted for election - Cobar area, NSW, c. 1914 acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=393581
3 Electoral district of Upper Hunter Election results exhibited outside Budget newspaper office - Singleton, NSW http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=393398
4 New South Wales state election, 1935 A baby Austin (Austin 7) with poster - "Even Baby follows Lang" acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=42560
5 New South Wales state election, 1935 Poster: "Pensions must be restored! Vote Labor", 8 September 1934, by Sam Hood acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=42559
6 New South Wales state election, 1935 Election posters on old Chevrolet truck: "The people must rule: vote Labor", 8 September 1934, by Sam Hood http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemLarge.aspx?itemID=42554
7 New South Wales state election, 1935 Two ALP supporters assisting an old woman voter to the polling booth, 19 c.1934 by Sam Hood http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=7191
8 Electoral district of West Sydney Voters at Jack Beasley's ALP, How-to-Vote table, 17 Sept 1934, by Lethington Maitland http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=52249
9 Electoral district of Balmain Matthews' ALP supporters http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=7285
10 Electoral district of Cootamundra Now the electoral office in Parker Street - Cootamundra, NSW

http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=389107

11 Electoral district of Parramatta Sir Thomas Bavin - circular, 15 February 1929, to the electors of Parramatta supporting the candidature of General Lloyd in the NSW state election http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=403120
12 New South Wales state election, 1910 Voting at Town Hall

http://photosau.com.au/Cos/scripts/home.asp

13 Alexander Mair Sydney Show, opening day http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=33728
14 Jack Lang (Australian politician) Study of NSW Premier, Jack Lang, in his office http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=6868
15 Thomas Bavin Former NSW Premier, Sir Thomas Bavin, shaking hands with Mr Latham, on his return from Japan http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=7011
16 Electoral district of Marrickville NSW State Election season has begun https://www.flickr.com/photos/newtown_grafitti/5496710152
17 Jack Beasley Pensioners at election rally for Jim Beasley http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=42500
18 Municipality of Leichhardt Old couple having tea (ALP Municipal elections, Balmain) http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=6830
19 Tex Morton Tex Morton http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=52250
20 Electoral district of Wyong Liberal MPs wearing Water Not Coal T-Shirts https://www.flickr.com/photos/62459458@N08/6327815500
21 Bertram Stevens (politician) Election, 13 May 1935 https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/9666809413/in/set-72157635373216360
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