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The result was: promoted by Jack Frost (talk14:52, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

George Poynter Heath, first portmaster of Queensland
George Poynter Heath, first portmaster of Queensland
  • ... that George Poynter Heath (pictured), the first portmaster of Queensland, Australia, was responsible for establishing 33 lighthouses, Booby Island Light being the last one? Source: For being first portmaster and for Booby Island being the last one: "Notable Career". The Daily Mail. No. 5949. Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia. For establishing 33 lighthouses: Gibbney, H. J., "Heath, George Poynter (1830–1921)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2021-02-02

Created by Kerry Raymond (talk). Nominated by Muhandes (talk) at 09:40, 5 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll look into this. New and long enough. Suitably referenced. Close paraphrasing needs fixing:
  • Article: "he worked at the Admiralty drawing charts of areas surveyed by the Rattlesnake. Late in 1859 he applied for the government post of marine surveyor in the new colony of Queensland and was appointed. On 23 February 1860, before sailing for Queensland, he married Elizabeth Jane"
  • Source: "he worked at the Admiralty drawing charts of areas surveyed by the Rattlesnake. Late in 1859 as a lieutenant he applied for the government post of marine surveyor in the new colony of Queensland and was appointed. On 23 February 1860, before sailing, he married Elizabeth Jane,"

@Schwede66: Reworded. --Muhandes (talk) 16:56, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. Schwede66 17:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]