Talk:Dictionary of Australian Biography

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To do list

~~At Complete to-do/Australian Dictionary of Biography there is a listing of entries from the Dictionary of Australian Biography.--Commander Keane 07:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)~~[reply]

Correction: See Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/To-do/Dictionary of Australian Biography. Moondyne (talk) 06:34, 24 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

150 years?

The article currently contains the asertion This date practically closes the first one hundred and fifty years of Australia's history, for although the first fleet arrived in January 1788, the first emigrant ship, the Bellona, did not come until January 1793. Until then Australia had been merely a dumping ground for convicts, but the arrival of free emigrants foreshadowed the founding of a nation. - I find this really POV (dumping ground for convicts?) and out of left-field. Was this from Searle's introduction in which case it would have more meaning as how Searle saw the scope of the 150 years. Unless that is the reason for this assertion and the tone, I don't think it should stay.--Golden Wattle ^talk 23:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is a quote from Serle. Your POV doesn't change the authors POV which should be reported. --Peta 23:55, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- But should in the 21st century be reported as Searle's POV and in quotes--Golden Wattle ^talk 00:22, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ANU Dictionary of Biography

Unless I'm very much mistaken, the ADB at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/ surpasses the Gutenberg online edition, but builds on it. It would be nice to see, over time, external links in many articles such as David Scott Mitchell point there and not to the Gutenberg.Alpheus (talk) 09:52, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]