Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Australian history
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As a new WP, we need to start by evaluating what articles have been written already, and discovering what glaring holes are in place. I am going to start a structural tree of events, and linking too the articles that cover those events. Once we understand where the Australian history is lacking we can maybe start a concerted effort to fill them.SauliH 06:16, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
I started to outline Australia history at Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian history/Timeline, as a basis for breaking down into seperate categories ie Law, Politics, Religion, etc. If anyone would like to pitch in please do so. SauliH 09:41, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sister Project
I am about to put Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian maritime history on Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals - as I feel that the odd range of histories of (a) ships, (b) ports, (c) shipping companies, (d) coastal shipping (e) maritime museums (f) maritime history as an academic discipline in australia (g) miscellaneous shipping issues - could well be covered under the umbrella of such a project - and not be a problem within this project. I do hope anyone reading this might feel inspired to either offer suggestions or support - here - at the proposal or at my talk page. Thanks 11:30, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
- I think it might be just as well handled under the banner of this project, perhaps through a taskforce or subpage.--cj | talk 07:36, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Sister/Child ? The important issue is that the disparate and poorly linked/co-ordinated subjects (if you see the proposed list of articles to be covered) are pulled together into the umbrella of australian maritime history. I personally would be very hesitant about complete subordination to the australian history project per se until some of the policies/principles are clearly sorted out for the project! SatuSuro 15:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Due to the broad nature of history and the subjects covered, I am not sure that subordinating the maritime history subject to the Australian History WP will limit the scope, or anything else. As a subject area, Maritime History will have it's own quirks, and it should develop it's own set of unique policies where required.SauliH 21:34, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- With seven proposals in support, I think it is probably a goer - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Australian maritime history and User:Moondyne/Australian maritime history. For me it is not so much a matter of policies but scope and filling in the gaps. I would like to see river transport within the scope too if we could be so generous - coastal trade and river trade are by no means identical but have significant overlaps.--Golden Wattle talk 22:38, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Australian Military history taskforce
The Australian Military history task force of Military Histoy Project should be a sister project of the new project. Hossen27 10:32, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
