Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grand Duchy of Canberra


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The result was   DELETE as blatant hoax. Moondyne (talk) 08:06, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Grand Duchy of Canberra

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Google search turns up nothing remotely related to a "Grand Duchy of Canberra". and I independently searched for the alleged source presented in the article and found nothing. I had tagged this with but a claim made by the article creator on the talk page led me to believe that some additional eyes are needed on this one. Even if this is not a complete hoax, it still fails WP:N. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:05, 28 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy/strong delete. I'm still leaning toward CSD G3, hoax on this one. Too much doesn't check out—no hits on the duchy, the alleged current grand duke, the book cited as a source, or the book's publisher. Even if it's not a hoax, it's unclear what constitutes the current Grand Duchy, other than an apparently unrecognized title. —C.Fred (talk) 15:18, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. At the relevant period what is now Canberra was part of the British crown colony of New South Wales- see History of Canberra. Grand Duchies do not exist in Britain or under the British crown (dukedoms are different) and there was certainly never one created in Australia, least of all Canberra. --AJHingston (talk) 15:23, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete as hoax. Cannot find any information if this person even existed. (including the supposed current 'Grand Duchy of Canberra). Karl 334   ☞ TALK to ME ☜  20:59, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  --  Bduke    (Discussion)  04:36, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Blatant hoax. Don't wait, delete now. The-Pope (talk) 07:53, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


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