A white space. gee i like white space to make messes in wheeee! I'll follow that query up in the next day or so! (has the build up set in yet - my 18 year old was then 2 with skin probs when were up your way) SatuSuro14:28, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah 2 great memories of sergison circuit (heheh) the arafura eathquakes sending the coackroaches up our external flywire like something out of jumamji (was on the tellie tonight we first saw it when living in indonesia) - and the sound of the rolling thunder - wow that was so amazing that stuff - oh well whatever happens - we will get your art copy checked and that bloody asche art will arise from something somewhere ! SatuSuro14:36, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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I will be on extended wikibreak (possibly 2 months all told) due to interstate travel in a week or two - please let me know SatuSuro13:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Bartellots
You should be able to find more confirmation of his military career in the London Gazette, search page here In this particular case it's probably easiest just to search on the surname, and restrict to a suitable date range, you'll get some false positives for his father and sons, but there shouldn't be too many - I know I found some for him when doing the 3rd Baronet. Let me know if yo have any trouble with this, the search can sometimes be a bit hit and miss because of the way the old copies have been scanned in. David Underdown (talk) 14:22, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi, just a note to let you know that you need to put a colon in front of categories when in your sand box to prevent them actually showing in the category page. Thus instead of [[Category:Foo]] which places the article in the "Foo" category, use [[:Category:Foo]], which doesn't place the (sandbox) article in the "Foo" category, but turns it into a link instead. You just need to remember to remove the colons when you transfer the article to mainspace. Mjroots (talk) 09:34, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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There you are. Hope that's fine. BTW, if you're looking for any other image requests, you may want to request them at the Wikipedia:Graphic Lab. The folk there are much more experianced than I am. :) --DWRtalk18:22, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for accidentally overwriting your submission at WP:DYK. Since it was an excellent article i was trying to nominate it as well, but due to a rather slow internet connection i didn't notice you were doing the same - hence i kept overwriting your suggestion because i thought i accidently posted it twice. Should be fixed now though :) Excirial (Contact me,Contribs)12:06, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Do you actually intend to do something about creating an "AdSteam" article?
If so, I think that's "really good"!
If you would like help doing so, just tell me what help you'd like.
FYI, I started an article, (User talk:Pdfpdf/AdSteam), but "ran out of steam".(Groan ... )
Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 13:17, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey there,
Yes, I actually started working on it last night. It's in my sandbox User:Spy007au/Sandbox2. I would happy to combine resources, if you want. Wikipedia is only a hobby for me, when I get some free time, so I can go days without editing. From what I can see, there is a real need for the article. Let me know.
I like what you've been doing, and I think that this is very nice! Yes, I was always amused by the fact that AdSteam owned 15% of Westpac, financed by money AdSteam had borrowed from Westpac. Another Spalvins trick was DJs owned a controlling interest in AdSteam, and AdSteam owned a controlling interest in DJs, making the pair "takeover-proof". (And yes, the boards of the two companies had very similar membership.) I had a complete set of AdSteam annual reports from 1985-1995, but I had a big cleanup last year and threw them out ...
"Hey, your research and collection of data is outstanding" - That's very flattering, but completely over-stated. (But I'm not about to start arguing with you!)
"and has far exceeded my initial expectations for this article." - Yes, sorry about that. Few are even aware of my obsessions, let alone get exposed to them ...
"Ive been dabling in your research material," - Jolly good. I hope you've found it half as interesting as I have.
"but are you comfortable if I start incorporating some of your raw data into the main article?" - Hey! I might even feel flattered!!! (Yes, I am EXTREMELY comfortable with you doing what ever you like.)
Ironically I am about to be off wiki for possibly 4 months or so while I am OS -back with a vengeance in 2010 - god willing! SatuSuro15:03, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Got your note, thanks. OK, I'll try to stop getting distracted and will focus on 1970-2009.
A few questions/comments, pretty well all to do with the opening paragraph of http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/adelaide.htm. I have my doubts about that paragraph - it makes some statements that I haven't seen elsewhere:
The Adelaide SS Co. was formed in 1875 at the time of the Victorian and New South Wales gold rushes to operate Australian coastal passenger and cargo services. The company expanded rapidly and in 1915 took over the Coast Steamship Co. By the second world war, the company owned 30 ships and after the war, the company diversified into towage, shipbuilding, salt, coal, sugar industries etc. In 1958 the company purchased a large share in Bulkships Ltd and by 1968 owned 50% with McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd owning the other half. In 1964 the two companies merged to form Associated Steamships Ltd. Thomas Nationwide Transport was accepted as a one third partner in 1970 in exchange for their holding in R. W. Miller & Co., tanker owners and Adelaide SS Co. still holds a quarter interest in Bulkships Ltd.
"at the time of the Victorian and New South Wales gold rushes" - I thought the gold rushes were in the 1850s?
"after the war, the company diversified into towage, shipbuilding, salt, coal, sugar industries etc." - Well, we've found info about towage and shipbuilding, but I haven't seen anything about salt, coal and/or sugar. Have you?
"Thomas Nationwide Transport was accepted as a one third partner in 1970 in exchange for their holding in R. W. Miller & Co., tanker owners" - More data!
"Adelaide SS Co. still holds a quarter interest in Bulkships Ltd." - I wonder when that paragraph was written?
A lot of the credit belongs to you too - without your motivation, it would still be a red link on my list of things to do. Many thanks! Best Wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:47, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
DYK
Copied from my talk page:
Would like to list the article on DYK as a joint effort (your IT skills are significantly better than mine).
Hi again. I've never been involved with the DYK process - I expect you know much more about it than I do. (Not difficult, given that I know nothing ... )
As you are the ship expert, I think it's appropriate that you get all the credit.
(However, you should probably get to the bottom of Moondyne's observation first ... )
Again, if you would like any help, don't hesitate to tell me what you would like help with.
Best wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 10:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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News from the diamond
A new-look Australian baseball league could be up and running in time for Summer 2010
The 2009 World Cup looms on the horizon... Can Australia improve from their 2007 attempt, their best ever result of 5th?
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This 1st edition doesn't have a whole lot in it, as you can see. At this stage its more of a call to action than anything else: anyone wanting to help out the task force is more than welcome to join in. Even if you don't feel you have something you can contribute, please spread the word to others who might.
My intention is to try and put this out once a quarter or so at this stage - assuming anyone's interested in receiving it. If things pick up and there's plenty to put into the newsletter, then it might come out a little more often. The only people that received this who have not specifically requested it are people listed as members of the task force itself. To those people: I'll move you guys to an 'inactive' list if I don't hear back one way or the other, and you won't keep receiving the newsletter after this- I'm using this to poke those that are still active into coming by the task force pages every once in a while.
That is some article, it deserves many bells, whistles and - its worth coming temporarily out of what will be a long break just to say how amazing it is! SatuSuro15:28, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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MLB: Trent Oeltjen became the 24th Australian-born player in Major League Baseball. Debuting for the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park, he went 2 for 6 with a single, a solo home run, an RBI, 2 stolen bases, and even picked up an assist from left field.
Australian Baseball League: 5 teams are so far confirmed for the first season of the new league: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Canberra has launched a bid for the sixth spot: Let's Do It Canberra
2009 AA World Cup: Australia finished 9th, beating the Czech Republic 15-0 and Russia 10-0 in their final classification games. Catcher Guy Edmonds was selected on the tournament's All Star team.
2009 World Cup: Australia has qualified for the final phase of the tournament for the third time, where they'll join CAN, CUB, NED, PUR, TPE, USA & VEN
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