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Featured articleSteve Dodd is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.
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Did You Know Article milestones
DateProcessResult
November 11, 2009Good article nomineeListed
December 7, 2009Peer reviewReviewed
January 30, 2010Featured article candidatePromoted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 4, 2009.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Indigenous Australian actor Steve Dodd worked as a stockman before going on to appear in twenty Australian films spanning more than fifty years?
Current status: Featured article

WP:URFA/2020B checks

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I'm just going to list the work I do here to improve this article so it hopefully remains FA standard. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:27, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Life and career outside acting

I have only converted refs to sfn where I have verified the source material. As I check the remaining ones, I will convert them.

  1. more closely cited the variations on his Aboriginal name Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:27, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. checked sources for the place of birth and tweaked Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:27, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. going to check a microfiche Daily Mirror of 12 February 1973 to ensure the source is accurately reflected in the article. Working Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:50, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. added archive url for the Treasures of the State Library ref for the Colebrook Home, and linked the home. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:31, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. converted the long inline citation for Townsend 2010 to sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. added citation to Smith for one of the spellings of his Aboriginal name. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  7. converted the South Coast Register citations to sfn and credited to the journalist (Long). Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  8. converted the citation to the Korean War nominal roll to sfn and replaced another two citations which can be covered by that one. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  9. moved long citation to the Barrier Miner article to Refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  10. moved long citation to SA Memory website to Refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  11. moved long citation to Dawn 1967 to Refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 11:14, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  12. tagged the claim about the photograph on permanent display at the AWM for checking. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 11:14, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  13. moved long citation to Kelton to Refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 11:14, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  14. moved long citation to Wright to Refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 11:14, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  15. added para on military service cited mainly to Smith. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  16. the 1971 Canberra News citation needs verification (not available on Trove). Not even sure what publication this is. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:25, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  17. verified the Aboriginal History journal material, moved long citation to refs, replaced with sfn. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:25, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  18. need to locate and read the 1985 SMH article. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:35, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  19. rm the claim about the first Aboriginal to sign up for Korea, it is clearly wrong. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Early career
  1. replaced ref tags to Murray with sfns. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:58, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. rewrote first para, MOS fixes, linking. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. deleted IMDB refs, swapped ref tags for sfn and long citations below, added refs to NFSA. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. replaced some broken/dead citations with alternatives. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. deleted some off-topic material regarding Woobinda – Animal Doctor. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. replaced ref tags to DETE (SA) web pages throughout with sfn and moved long citations to Refs. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  7. replaced ref tags to Molloy with sfn and moved long citation to Refs. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  8. created sfn for Deadlys and implemented throughout. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Later career
  1. replaced ref tags to Murray with sfns. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. deleted IMDB refs, swapped ref tags for sfn and long citations below, added refs to NFSA. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. cited uncited sentence fragment to Deadlys after a tweak. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. added quote from Deadlys. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Filmography
  1. replaced ref tags to Murray and NFSA with sfns. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:52, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. verified with RS the following entries in the table: The Overlanders, Bitter Springs, Kangaroo, Me and You Kangaroo, Little Boy Lost, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gallipoli, Chase Through the Night, The Coca-Cola Kid, Short Changed, Ground Zero, Kadaicha, The Water Trolley, Quigley. The Crossing, Spirit of the Blue Mountains, Wind, My Country, Broken Sun. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:28, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. better source needed for the following entries in the table: Wake in Fright, Essington, Evil Angels, The Matrix. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:28, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. need to verify the following entries in the table: Deadly (Murray, p. 336), The Alice (one ep, currently unsourced), Young Einstein. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 06:28, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. deleted unreliable memorabletv source from Chase Through the Night. Consider putting this in text and removing from table as it is a miniseries, not a film. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. deleted The Alice from table as it is a miniseries, already mentioned in text. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:34, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Images
  1. rm image of Rafferty, there are photos of Dodd at various stages that should be given preference. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:33, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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