Template:Did you know nominations/Edward Thonen
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- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:39, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
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Edward Thonen
- ... that Edward Thonen, one of the miners killed in the Eureka Rebellion, had gained notoriety in England as a jewellery thief prior to his emigration to Australia? Source: Bamberger, Daniel; Young, Anne (November 2022). "Edward Thonen (1827-1854)". Ballarat Link. Ballarat & District Genealogical Society (214), pages 10–11. Quote: "New research has revealed a previously unknown episode in the life of one of the diggers killed in the Eureka Rebellion. Edward Thonen, one of the leaders of the rebels, was killed when soldiers stormed the Stockade. Before coming to Australia, Thonen spent some time in England, where he gained notoriety as a diamond thief."
- ALT1: ... that a long forgotten folk song about Edward Thonen, one of the miners killed in the Eureka Rebellion, was rediscovered by Kay Dreyfus in the 1980s, and inspired a symphony by her husband George? Source: Dreyfus, George (1995). "Nette Deutsche, liebe Australier, doch trotzdem könnt Ihr zusammen leben: Diverse Auseinandersetzungen mit nationaler Identität". Zeitschrift für Australienstudien / Australian Studies Journal. 9: 39. https://thestacks.libaac.de/bitstream/handle/11858/2070/NAAS_09-1995_02_Dreyfus.pdf (The main fact is found on page 3 of the PDF.)
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- Comment: Disclaimer, I am one of the authors (Daniel Bamberger) of the source cited above. While the connection to Dreyfus's 1984 symphony has been known for decades, the story about the diamond robbery is a recent discovery.
Created by Renerpho (talk). Self-nominated at 16:52, 2 November 2022 (UTC).
- Comment by nominator I have added a sentence to more adequately reflect the contribution by the community of researchers on WikiTree, which preceded the publication in BDGS. I have also done some additional copy-editing, but I am done with that now. Renerpho (talk) 01:27, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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| Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: None required. |
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@Renerpho: Good article. Hooks are interesting, article is sourced, and the QPQ is not required. Onegreatjoke (talk) 14:52, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
- Comment by nominator Thanks for the review, Onegreatjoke! I'd prefer the first hook over the ALT, but of course I am not impartial in this case, so I leave it to the person who approves the DYK to decide. Renerpho (talk) 08:16, 6 December 2022 (UTC)