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Article	Appeared	Image	DYK views	DYK hook	Comments
SS Gothenburg	6 January 2008		3,100	... that many streets in Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia are named after victims of the shipwreck of SS Gothenburg off the coast of Queensland in 1875?	New article by me DYK nomination by PFHLai
Loch Vennachar	29 March 2008		985	... that the hero of the Loch Ard disaster, Tom Pearce, lost one of his sons when the Loch Vennachar was wrecked off Kangaroo Island in 1905?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Loch Line	3 April 2008		3,000	... that of the twenty-five clipper ships owned by the Loch Line, which operated between the United Kingdom and Australia, seventeen were lost at sea?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Darwin Rebellion	8 May 2008		3,800	... that following the Darwin Rebellion of 17 December 1918, HMAS Encounter was sent to Darwin to protect Administrator John Gilruth and his family?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Frank Curcio	13 May 2008		1,100	... that in a VFL game against North Melbourne, Fitzroy player, Frank Curcio, famously stated, hit me as hard as you like, but don’t hurt my fingers?	5 x expansion by me DYK nomination by me
Victoria Hotel	22 May 2008		2,100	... that the Victoria Hotel in Darwin, Australia, has survived three major cyclones and Japanese air raids during World War II?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Wiebbe Hayes	29 May 2008		4,400	... that the remnants of defensive walls and stone shelters built by shipwreck survivor Wiebbe Hayes and his men on West Wallabi Island in 1629, are Australia's oldest known European structures?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Concordia	15 June 2008		Unavailable	... that most historians believe stories about Dutch shipwreck survivors of the Concordia, settling at a desert oasis in Australia in 1708, were a hoax?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Allan Ruthven	13 July 2008		Unavailable	... that Fitzroy Football Club was so impressed by Allan Ruthven’s potential he was given guernsey number 7, made famous by triple Brownlow medalist Haydn Bunton?	5 x expansion by me DYK nomination by me
Norm Johnstone	17 July 2008		Unavailable	... that AFL club the Fitzroy Lions' former best and fairest winner Norm Johnstone is the grandfather of current Brisbane Lions player Travis Johnstone?	5 x expansion by me DYK nomination by me
SS Ville du Havre	6 August 2008		Unavailable	... that after a collision with the Scottish clipper Loch Earn, the French steamship Ville du Havre sank in only 12 minutes, with the loss of 226 lives?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Loch Sloy	24 September 2008		7,600	... that survivors of the Loch Sloy disaster who made it ashore to Kangaroo Island, were eventually found with the remains of two dead penguins tied around their necks?	New article by me DYK nomination by me Page view leaders Sept 2008
Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot	22 October 2008		Unavailable	... that Sir Walter Balfour Barttelot, who was killed in action in World War I, lost his father, Sir Walter George Barttelot in the Boer War, while his son, Sir Walter de Stopham Barttelot was KIA in World War II?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Hal Fryar	6 January 2009	No image	2,200	... that Hal Fryar received a number of complaints from English teachers because he appeared in a film with the grammatically incorrect title The Outlaws Is Coming?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Phil Lamason	15 January 2009		6,100	... that at great risk, Squadron Leader Phil Lamason of the RNZAF negotiated the transfer of 166 allied airmen from Buchenwald concentration camp, a week before their scheduled execution?	New article by me DYK nomination by me Page view leaders Jan 2009
Ai-Ais Hot Springs	23 May 2009		900	... that local legend suggests that Ai-Ais Hot Springs in southern Namibia were discovered in 1850 by a nomadic Nama shepherd rounding up stray sheep?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Booya	16 June 2009		7,500	... that almost 29 years after she went missing in Darwin Harbour during Cyclone Tracy, the Booya was discovered by accident in only 20 metres (66 ft) of water?	New article by me DYK nomination by me Page view leaders June 2009
Adelaide Steamship Company	29 July 2009		700	... that in partnership with McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co., the Adelaide Steamship Company developed the world's first purpose built container ship, MV Kooringa?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Daniel Poole	18 August 2009		3,400	... that following the battle of Menin Road, Daniel Poole received a bar to his Distinguished Conduct Medal for what was described as "reckless leadership"?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
SS Ellengowan	20 February 2010	No image	1,500	... that the discovery of the Norwegian shipwreck SS Ellengowan in 1991 off Channel Island, made it the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin harbour?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
KLB Club	20 August 2010		12,400	... that 66 years ago today, 168 captured Allied airmen—accused by the Gestapo of being "Terrorflieger" (terror fliers)—arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp and subsequently formed the KLB Club?	New article by me DYK nomination by me All-time DYK page view leaders
Neil Page	3 December 2010	No image	1,100	... that the first Australian baseball player to sign a professional contract with a Major League Baseball organisation, after the dead-ball era, was Neil Page, who signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1966?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Keith Thiele	6 May 2011		9,000	... that Keith Thiele (pictured), whose daring motorcycle escape during WWII has been compared to Steve McQueen's in The Great Escape, is one of only four New Zealanders to be awarded the DFC and two bars?	New article by me DYK nomination by me Page view leaders May 2011
Gunner	11 May 2011		6,400	... that during the bombing of Darwin in World War II, Gunner's hearing was so acute that he detected approaching Japanese aircraft before they showed up on radar?	New article by me DYK nomination by me Page view leaders May 2011
New Zealand WWII pilots	2 June 2011		Combined 3,500	... that New Zealand-born World War II pilots Roy Calvert (pictured), Fraser Barron, Gordon Cochrane, Bob Yule, and Reg Grant were between them awarded 4 DSOs, 11 DFCs, and 2 DFMs, while Frank Watkins was recommended for the Victoria Cross?	New articles (x 6) by me DYK nomination by me DYK Hall of Fame article
Long Gone	14 July 2011	No image	1,800	... that the 1987 baseball film Long Gone, starring William Petersen, has been described as "three parts Bull Durham, two parts Slap Shot, add a dose of Bingo Long and a pinch of The Longest Yard"?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Emily McInerny	17 October 2012		1,000	... that despite being a nine-time Australian WNBL Defensive Player of the Year, Emily McInerny was not selected to play for the national team at three Olympic Games?	New article by me DYK nomination by me
Mintaro, South Australia	11 February 2018		2,000	... that the small town of Mintaro, South Australia, produces world-class slate from what is believed to be the oldest continuing operating quarry in Australia?	Five times expansion by me DYK nomination by me