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 * SS Gothenburg
 * 6 January 2008
 * [[Image:SS Gothenburg.jpg|100x100px]]
 * 3,100
 * ... that many streets in Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia are named after victims of the shipwreck of SS Gothenburg off the coast of Queensland in 1875?
 * New article by me
 * ... that many streets in Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia are named after victims of the shipwreck of SS Gothenburg off the coast of Queensland in 1875?
 * New article by me
 * Loch Vennachar
 * 29 March 2008
 * [[Image:Loch vennachar.jpg|100x100px]]
 * 985
 * ... that the hero of the Loch Ard disaster, Tom Pearce, lost one of his sons when the Loch Vennachar was wrecked off Kangaroo Island in 1905?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the hero of the Loch Ard disaster, Tom Pearce, lost one of his sons when the Loch Vennachar was wrecked off Kangaroo Island in 1905?
 * New article by me
 * Loch Line
 * 3 April 2008
 * [[Image:Loch ard 1873-1878.gif|100x100px]]
 * 3,000
 * ... that of the twenty-five clipper ships owned by the Loch Line, which operated between the United Kingdom and Australia, seventeen were lost at sea?
 * New article by me
 * ... that of the twenty-five clipper ships owned by the Loch Line, which operated between the United Kingdom and Australia, seventeen were lost at sea?
 * New article by me
 * Darwin Rebellion
 * 8 May 2008
 * [[Image:Darwin Rebellion 4.jpg|100x100px]]
 * 3,800
 * ... that following the Darwin Rebellion of 17 December 1918, HMAS Encounter was sent to Darwin to protect Administrator John Gilruth and his family?
 * New article by me
 * ... that following the Darwin Rebellion of 17 December 1918, HMAS Encounter was sent to Darwin to protect Administrator John Gilruth and his family?
 * New article by me
 * Frank Curcio
 * 13 May 2008
 * Frank Curcio 1.jpg
 * 1,100
 * ... that in a VFL game against North Melbourne, Fitzroy player, Frank Curcio, famously stated, ''hit me as hard as you like, but don’t hurt my fingers?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * ... that in a VFL game against North Melbourne, Fitzroy player, Frank Curcio, famously stated, ''hit me as hard as you like, but don’t hurt my fingers?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * Victoria Hotel
 * 22 May 2008
 * Vic Hotel 1897 cyclone damaged.jpg
 * 2,100
 * ... that the Victoria Hotel in Darwin, Australia, has survived three major cyclones and Japanese air raids during World War II?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the Victoria Hotel in Darwin, Australia, has survived three major cyclones and Japanese air raids during World War II?
 * New article by me
 * Wiebbe Hayes
 * 29 May 2008
 * Ongeluckige voyagie vant schip Batavia (Plate 3).jpg
 * 4,400
 * ... that the remnants of defensive walls and stone shelters built by shipwreck survivor Wiebbe Hayes and his men on West Wallabi Island in 1629, are Australia's oldest known European structures?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the remnants of defensive walls and stone shelters built by shipwreck survivor Wiebbe Hayes and his men on West Wallabi Island in 1629, are Australia's oldest known European structures?
 * New article by me
 * Concordia
 * 15 June 2008
 * VOC.svg
 * Unavailable
 * ... that most historians believe stories about Dutch shipwreck survivors of the Concordia, settling at a desert oasis in Australia in 1708, were a hoax?
 * New article by me
 * ... that most historians believe stories about Dutch shipwreck survivors of the Concordia, settling at a desert oasis in Australia in 1708, were a hoax?
 * New article by me
 * Allan Ruthven
 * 13 July 2008
 * Unavailable
 * ... that Fitzroy Football Club was so impressed by Allan Ruthven’s potential he was given guernsey number 7, made famous by triple Brownlow medalist Haydn Bunton?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * ... that Fitzroy Football Club was so impressed by Allan Ruthven’s potential he was given guernsey number 7, made famous by triple Brownlow medalist Haydn Bunton?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * Norm Johnstone
 * 17 July 2008
 * Unavailable
 * ... that AFL club the Fitzroy Lions' former best and fairest winner Norm Johnstone is the grandfather of current Brisbane Lions player Travis Johnstone?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * ... that AFL club the Fitzroy Lions' former best and fairest winner Norm Johnstone is the grandfather of current Brisbane Lions player Travis Johnstone?
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * 5 x expansion by me
 * SS Ville du Havre
 * 6 August 2008
 * Ville du Havre.jpg
 * Unavailable
 * ... that after a collision with the Scottish clipper Loch Earn, the French steamship Ville du Havre sank in only 12 minutes, with the loss of 226 lives?
 * New article by me
 * ... that after a collision with the Scottish clipper Loch Earn, the French steamship Ville du Havre sank in only 12 minutes, with the loss of 226 lives?
 * New article by me
 * Loch Sloy
 * 24 September 2008
 * Loch Sloy 1.jpg
 * 7,600
 * ... that survivors of the Loch Sloy disaster who made it ashore to Kangaroo Island, were eventually found with the remains of two dead penguins tied around their necks?
 * New article by me
 * ... that survivors of the Loch Sloy disaster who made it ashore to Kangaroo Island, were eventually found with the remains of two dead penguins tied around their necks?
 * New article by me
 * Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot
 * 22 October 2008
 * John Gilruth 1.jpg
 * Unavailable
 * ... that Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, who was killed in action in World War I, lost his father, Sir Walter George Barttelot in the Boer War, while his son, Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot was KIA in World War II?
 * New article by me
 * ... that Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, who was killed in action in World War I, lost his father, Sir Walter George Barttelot in the Boer War, while his son, Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot was KIA in World War II?
 * New article by me
 * Hal Fryar
 * 6 January 2009
 * No image
 * 2,200
 * ... that Hal Fryar received a number of complaints from English teachers because he appeared in a film with the grammatically incorrect title The Outlaws Is Coming?
 * New article by me
 * ... that Hal Fryar received a number of complaints from English teachers because he appeared in a film with the grammatically incorrect title The Outlaws Is Coming?
 * New article by me
 * Phil Lamason
 * 15 January 2009
 * Phil Lamason.jpg
 * 6,100
 * ... that at great risk, Squadron Leader Phil Lamason of the RNZAF negotiated the transfer of 166 allied airmen from Buchenwald concentration camp, a week before their scheduled execution?
 * New article by me
 * ... that at great risk, Squadron Leader Phil Lamason of the RNZAF negotiated the transfer of 166 allied airmen from Buchenwald concentration camp, a week before their scheduled execution?
 * New article by me
 * Ai-Ais Hot Springs
 * 23 May 2009
 * Ai-Ais.jpg
 * 900
 * ... that local legend suggests that Ai-Ais Hot Springs in southern Namibia were discovered in 1850 by a nomadic Nama shepherd rounding up stray sheep?
 * New article by me
 * ... that local legend suggests that Ai-Ais Hot Springs in southern Namibia were discovered in 1850 by a nomadic Nama shepherd rounding up stray sheep?
 * New article by me
 * Booya
 * 16 June 2009
 * Argosy Lemal.jpg
 * 7,500
 * ... that almost 29 years after she went missing in Darwin Harbour during Cyclone Tracy, the Booya was discovered by accident in only 20 m of water?
 * New article by me
 * ... that almost 29 years after she went missing in Darwin Harbour during Cyclone Tracy, the Booya was discovered by accident in only 20 m of water?
 * New article by me
 * Adelaide Steamship Company
 * 29 July 2009
 * [[Image:ASC Advertisement.jpg|100x100px]]
 * 700
 * ... that in partnership with McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co., the Adelaide Steamship Company developed the world's first purpose built container ship, MV Kooringa?
 * New article by me
 * ... that in partnership with McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co., the Adelaide Steamship Company developed the world's first purpose built container ship, MV Kooringa?
 * New article by me
 * Daniel Poole
 * 18 August 2009
 * Machineguncorps2.jpg
 * 3,400
 * ... that following the battle of Menin Road, Daniel Poole received a bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal for what was described as "reckless leadership"?
 * New article by me
 * ... that following the battle of Menin Road, Daniel Poole received a bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal for what was described as "reckless leadership"?
 * New article by me
 * SS Ellengowan
 * 20 February 2010
 * No image
 * 1,500
 * ... that the discovery of the Norwegian shipwreck SS Ellengowan in 1991 off Channel Island, made it the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin harbour?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the discovery of the Norwegian shipwreck SS Ellengowan in 1991 off Channel Island, made it the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin harbour?
 * New article by me
 * KLB Club
 * 20 August 2010
 * 12,400
 * ... that 66 years ago today, 168 captured Allied airmen&mdash;accused by the Gestapo of being "Terrorflieger" (terror fliers)&mdash;arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp and subsequently formed the KLB Club?
 * New article by me
 * ... that 66 years ago today, 168 captured Allied airmen&mdash;accused by the Gestapo of being "Terrorflieger" (terror fliers)&mdash;arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp and subsequently formed the KLB Club?
 * New article by me
 * New article by me
 * Neil Page
 * 3 December 2010
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 * 1,100
 * ... that the first Australian baseball player to sign a professional contract with a Major League Baseball organisation, after the dead-ball era, was Neil Page, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1966?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the first Australian baseball player to sign a professional contract with a Major League Baseball organisation, after the dead-ball era, was Neil Page, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1966?
 * New article by me
 * Keith Thiele
 * 6 May 2011
 * Keith Thiele.jpg
 * 9,000
 * ... that Keith Thiele (pictured), whose daring motorcycle escape during WWII has been compared to Steve McQueen's in The Great Escape, is one of only four New Zealanders to be awarded the DFC and two bars?
 * New article by me
 * ... that Keith Thiele (pictured), whose daring motorcycle escape during WWII has been compared to Steve McQueen's in The Great Escape, is one of only four New Zealanders to be awarded the DFC and two bars?
 * New article by me
 * Gunner
 * 11 May 2011
 * Gunner (dog).jpg
 * 6,400
 * ... that during the bombing of Darwin in World War II, Gunner hearing was so acute that he detected approaching Japanese aircraft before they showed up on radar?
 * New article by me
 * ... that during the bombing of Darwin in World War II, Gunner hearing was so acute that he detected approaching Japanese aircraft before they showed up on radar?
 * New article by me
 * New Zealand WWII pilots
 * 2 June 2011
 * Roy Calvert.jpg
 * Combined 3,500
 * ... that New Zealand-born World War II pilots Roy Calvert (pictured), Fraser Barron, Gordon Cochrane, Bob Yule, and Reg Grant were between them awarded 4 DSOs, 11 DFCs, and 2 DFMs, while Frank Watkins was recommended for the Victoria Cross?
 * New articles (x 6) by me
 * ... that New Zealand-born World War II pilots Roy Calvert (pictured), Fraser Barron, Gordon Cochrane, Bob Yule, and Reg Grant were between them awarded 4 DSOs, 11 DFCs, and 2 DFMs, while Frank Watkins was recommended for the Victoria Cross?
 * New articles (x 6) by me
 * Long Gone
 * 14 July 2011
 * No image
 * 1,800
 * ... that the 1987 baseball film Long Gone, starring William Petersen, has been described as "three parts Bull Durham, two parts Slap Shot, add a dose of Bingo Long and a pinch of The Longest Yard"?
 * New article by me
 * ... that the 1987 baseball film Long Gone, starring William Petersen, has been described as "three parts Bull Durham, two parts Slap Shot, add a dose of Bingo Long and a pinch of The Longest Yard"?
 * New article by me
 * Emily McInerny
 * 17 October 2012
 * 1,000
 * ... that despite being a nine-time Australian WNBL Defensive Player of the Year, Emily McInerny was not selected to play for the national team at three Olympic Games?
 * New article by me
 * ... that despite being a nine-time Australian WNBL Defensive Player of the Year, Emily McInerny was not selected to play for the national team at three Olympic Games?
 * New article by me
 * New article by me
 * Mintaro, South Australia
 * 11 February 2018
 * Mintaro Slate Quarry 1880.jpeg
 * 2,000
 * ... that the small town of Mintaro, South Australia, produces world-class slate from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?
 * Five times expansion by me
 * ... that the small town of Mintaro, South Australia, produces world-class slate from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?
 * Five times expansion by me