Talk:Riverina/Archive 2

message: I think we have all done some good work but where does the article go from here?  I notice it is still rated Start class, what is the process for having it reassessed?  Is there anything else that stands out as lacking?  I think I am getting to the stage with it where I can't see the forest for the trees and would appreciate the thoughts of others. Thanks--Mattinbgn/ talk 07:18, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the link.  I have put it up for assessment, let's see what happens.--Mattinbgn/ talk 08:09, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

text: There should be a clear mention of defence in the Riverina. I know they are very much localised around Wagga, but Forest Hill isn't really Wagga and neither is Kapooka. I think both of them have as much impact on economy as CSU does.Garrie 21:50, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: From here

message: While on regional differences, this isn't to do with football, but may further indicate the Riverina's position as a transition zone between Melb and Syd.  This is a dead link I found at Australian English phonology but there must be other information available on regional pronunciation and vocab differences.
:  Cox, F. M. and Palethorpe, S.  The border effect: Vowel differences across the NSW–Victorian Border Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society 2003 p1–14.
The best known vocab difference I know between the Riverina and the rest of NSW is that you can ask for a pot of beer at a pub in towns like Jerilderie, Deniliquin and Oaklands and not be greeted with a puzzled look.--Mattinbgn/ talk 21:50, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Regional variation in the Riverina

message: A better source than the existing one to integrate into the article. --Mattinbgn/ talk 00:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: German settlement in the Riverina

message: *Scots of the Riverina
*Joseph Furphy
*John O'Brien
*Tom Roberts --Mattinbgn/ talk 02:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Culture section

message: I have created :Category:Riverina--Golden Wattle  talk 22:02, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Riverina 

message: I don't like the oldest town claim for Moulamein. VS's Edit  asserts a creditable reference through the GNB.  I have my doubts about the local Shire Council site and suspect even the GNB may have been tainted by sources back to this. Maybe it depends how one defines a town.  Effectively they are saying 2001 - 150 years - ie 1851 but claims further back to the 1830s.  They claim police records back to 1845.  Gundagai, New South Wales was established 1838 and gazetted as such.  Moulamein, New South Wales was gazetted as a town in 1851. Read the Moulamein article history section for more on dispute of claim.  Gundagai's establishment and gazettal was logical given the geography and history - why would Moulamein be established earlier than anywhere else?--Golden Wattle  talk 00:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The claim on the website is possibly small town civic boosterism.  The only reason I can see why, and it is speculation only, Moulamein would have been established earlier is that prior to the road and rail system, rivers were the highway.  Perhaps Moulamein was established informally by the squatters as a point on the river system reasonably close to the confluences of the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Billabong, Edward, Wakool and even Lachlan where small boats could drop off and pick up supplies.  Either way, it may need a better source than the Council website. Perhaps WP:AUSTHIST can help find a credible source one way or the other--Mattinbgn/ talk 01:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moulamein 

message: I included federation in with Bushrangers, not for any logical purpose but so that the bushranging section wasn't so much of an orphan (plus I thought the alliteration in the heading was pretty neat :-)) I think there is a bit to add on the Riverina's role in federation in terms of inter colonial tarriffs and restrictions to trade and the leading role of Riverina communities, in particular Corowa in bringing federation about.  The consequences of federation can be seen today with the fed. govt wanting control of the Murray-Darling, the Riverina's lifeblood.
Some sources I have found:
*Heritage NSW
*Treasurer's speech at Corowa in 2001
*National Archives - Edmund Barton
*Role of the ANA
--Mattinbgn/ talk 00:54, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: no issues with the alliteration but the heading served to connect two disparate themes - good development since anyway--Golden Wattle  talk 09:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Federation

message: Samuel McCaughey, irrigation pioneer, need to tie into article.--Mattinbgn/ talk 11:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Samuel McCaughey

message: While there is more that could be added, I think at this stage the article is complete in terms of content.  Expansion should probably be in breakout articles. Of course, other editors are sure to have ways to improve the article.  As stated above I would like to submit for assessment for WP:GA status at this stage.--Mattinbgn/ talk 10:44, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As you can see, now nominated for GA status.  Let's see how we go :-) --Mattinbgn/ talk 23:58, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Finished?