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Notability for Military History project
Hi PacificGhost, I have had a look at a couple of the articles you've written recently and wish to advise caution. John William Cotter, James Harold Stewart and even William Leahy (Australian Army soldier) may not meet the Military History Project's notability criteria as they currently stand. To be honest I don't have a problem with the articles themselves as the subjects all seem worthy of recognition and are of a decent standard and as such I won't nominate them for deletion, however, please be advised that there have been a string of recent deletions on subjects with similar notability claims (e.g. US Silver Star recipients (similar level award to MM), Distinguished Service Cross recipients (similar level award to DCM), etc.) so I'm bringing this to your attention just in case one of yours gets nommed for deletion. I think the rule of thumb has been that a Victoria Cross recipient is conferred something akin to automatic notability (although it still needs sourcing), while a DCM recipient might get the same treatment if they received the award twice, while third level awards like the MM or MC would probably require three or more to receive that treatement. Of course, if there is signficant coverage in reliable sources, then these rules of thumb probably don't apply.

Anyway, if one of your articles does get nominated for deletion, you can help improve the chances of them being kept if they have citations to reliable sources. For example are there any mentions in the the Official Histories of the war or the various unit histories of the battalions in which they served? The official histories can be found online through the Australian War Memorial. Sometimes excerpts of the battalion histories can be found via Google Books or at your local city council or state library (if you look at the AWM unit history pages, they will list the unit's official history work, then you can search from there). If there are mentions, you could include these as in line citations, quoting the page numbers etc and it would improve the claims to notability.

Please take a look at MILMOS, as this might help clarify the issues in regards to the project's notability criteria for military biographies. Also, if you wish to take part in future Military History project deletion discussions to familiarise yourself, they can be found here. Anyway, take care and happy editing. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 22:42, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Recent Changes Camp Canberra Aug 11, 2010
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Hope we'll see you and friends there, but please register so we can prepare lunch. Leighblackall (talk) 07:31, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

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Apologies - This has now been sorted. Daniel.

John William Cotter Article.
Thank you for completing the article on John William Cotter. I am his youngest grandaughter and also grew up in Albury as did my 2 brothers, sister and his numerous great grandchildren. Many of us went to Xavier and I have spread the word to all his relatives that you have created this article.

He died long before I was born however my family still share many tales he passed down through my father and mother. He did also fight in Gallipoli but towards the end of the campaign.

His comments on recieving the Miltary Medals presented on both occassions by the King were very modest, he said anyone there would have done the same. He was also gassed and returned to Australia somewhat unwell. He passed away peacefully in the morning with my brother John and sister Janet as very small children in bed with him.

My Grandmother Nan treasured his medals however the Military Medal and Bar was stolen before her death from the drawer in her nursing home. My older brother and his grandson have been named after him.

Once again thank you. Joanne Zago Cotter 202.173.190.238 (talk) 01:34, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

You're invited to the Canberra WikiMeetup on 20 November 2011
Hi! We're having a Canberra Wikimeetup on 20 November 2011 at Siren Bar in Gunghalin from 2pm to 4pm. It's most just a chance to chat with other local Wikipedians, get a chance to go a different sort of bar (which is reasonably kid friendly, serves real food, and has non-alcholic options), and, if you're interested, learning more about what Wikimedia Australia and local GLAM projects are happening. We'd love to see you and any Wikipedia/Wikimedia/wiki loving friends you have there. --LauraHale (talk) 07:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Kiunga Aviation P2-MJL


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Wikipedia Takes the Australian War Memorial
Hi. You're invited to Wikipedia Takes the Australian War Memorial on 25 August at the Australian War Memorial. --LauraHale (talk) 00:19, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Canberra meetup invitation: January 2013
Hi there! You are cordially invited to attend a meetup being held on Wednesday 9 January 2013. Yes, that is tomorrow. Sorry about the short notice.

Details an attendee list are at Meetup/Canberra/January 2013. Hope you can make it! John Vandenberg 09:47, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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Canberra meetup invitation
Hi, you're invited to the Canberra meetup which will take place at King O'Malley's Irish Pub in Civic on 17 February 2016. Bidgee (talk) 02:11, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

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Canberra meetup invitation (August 2016)
I'll be in Canberra from the 29-30 August, there is a planned meet-up at King O'Malley's (though I'm open to suggestions) from 6pm on the 29 August. Sorry for the short noticed, only had the trip confirmed this afternoon. Bidgee (talk) 11:35, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

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Canberra meetup
Hi, there will be a meetup in Canberra on the 20 January 2018 at 7pm, I hope you're able to make it but understand that this is very short notice. Bidgee (talk) 22:10, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of James Harold Stewart for deletion
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Nomination of William Leahy (Australian Army soldier) for deletion
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