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{{mergeto|Pequannock Township, New Jersey}}

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'''Pequannock''' is a small [[suburban]] township located in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]] northern [[New Jersey]]. It is primarily a bedroom community to nearby [[New York City]] and home to roughly 4,661 residents. What the town lacks in entertainment or commerce it makes up for in historical significance.

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== Linguistic Significance ==

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Pequannock is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape "Paquettahhnuake", meaning, "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". Pompton has been cited by some sources to mean "a place where they catch soft fish".

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== Historic Pequannock ==

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Incorporated in [[1740]] as one of the largest townships in the region, this 6.96 square mile bedroom community composed of [[Pompton Plains]] in its northern portion and old Pequannock in its southern was once a vast 176 square mile region of [[rural]] [[farmland]] settled by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] after its purchase by [[Arent Schuyler]] and associates in the late [[1690]]'s.

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During the [[Revolutionary War]], [[George Washington]]'s troops camped on what is now the site of the Pequannock Valley Middle School. Washington himself of course made sure to get a room in the nearby Mandeville Inn.

==WikiProjects==

===WikiProject Cities===

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Adelaide|WikiProject Adelaide]]

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Brisbane|WikiProject Brisbane]]

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canberra|WikiProject Canberra]]

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hobart|WikiProject Hobart]] - mysteriously "lost", but now found and in need of CPR!

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lake Macquarie|WikiProject Lake Macquarie]] - new project.

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Melbourne|WikiProject Melbourne]]

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Perth|WikiProject Perth]] - new project.

* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sydney|WikiProject Sydney]]

During the Civil War, Pequannock was a stop on the underground railroad. The Giles Mandeville House, a field and quarrystone structure located at 515 Turnpike, which served as a waypoint for many runaway slaves, still stands today in use as the Manse of the adjacent First Reformed Church since 1953.

'''See also''':

* [[Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board/WikiProjects|/WikiProjects]] - shared WikiProject discussion area for Australian cities

* [[Wikipedia:Australian wikipedians' notice board/Worldwind|/Worldwind]] - [[Worldwind]] satellite maps

===Wikiportal Australia===

*[[Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Australia|The Australia Wikiportal]]

*[[Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Australia/Previously featured|Feature archive]]

=== Other= Pequannock Information ==

People in Pequannock do lots of hardxcore drugs and get trashed nearly every night. Hooray Beer!

*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian law|WikiProject Australian law]]

Pequannock people are usually white. Notar needs to leave town.

*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian politics|WikiProject Australian politics]]

*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian sports|WikiProject Australian sports]]

== Current statistics==

==Stub articles==

[[Template:Australia-stub]] can be added to Australia-specific stubs by the <nowiki>{{australia-stub}}</nowiki> tag. Don't forget to specialise stub notices if you can.

*Population ([[2000]] Census): 4,661

[[Template:Australia-bio-stub]] can be added to Australian biographic stubs by the <nowiki>{{australia-bio-stub}}</nowiki> tag.

*Housing Units: 1,675

*Land Area: 1.67 square miles

*Water Area: 0.07 square miles

*Zip Codes: 07440, 07444

*Area Code: (973)

*County: Morris

*State: New Jersey

[http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZCTA.cfm?ZIPCode=07440 2000 Census Info]

== External links ==

[[Template:Australia-geo-stub]] can be added to Australian geographic stubs by the <nowiki>{{australia-geo-stub}}</nowiki> tag.

*[http://www.pequannocktownship.org/ Pequannock Township Official Website]

[[Template:Australia-gov-stub]] can be added to Australian government stubs by the <nowiki>{{australia-gov-stub}}</nowiki> tag.

*[http://www.pequannock.org/ Pequannock School District]

*[http://www.hometownlocator.com/ZCTA.cfm?ZIPCode=07440 2000 Census Information]

[[Template:Australia-actor-stub]] can be added to Australian actor and actress stubs by the <nowiki>{{australia-actor-stub}}</nowiki> tag.

*[http://www.pequannocklacrosse.org/ Pequannock Lacrosse Club]

*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/njpequa.htm Revolutionary Petition of Patriots (May 1776)]

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== Australia-related candidates for deletion ==

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* October 2 - '''[[Aussies For Life]]''' - [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aussies For Life|Discussion]]

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* October 8 - '''[[Porcelain militia]]''' - [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Porcelain militia|Discussion]]

* October 8 - '''[[Nicholas Ross]]''' - [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicholas Ross|Discussion]]

* October 9 - '''[[Turner Disputes]]''' - [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Turner Disputes|Discussion]]

* October 10 - '''[[Noise Party]]''' - [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noise Party|Discussion]]

==Current Australian events==

''See [[Current events in Australia and New Zealand]] and [[:Category:Current events]]''

* [[2005 Australian industrial relations law reform]]

* [[2005 Bali bombings]]

* [[John Brogden]]

* [[Michelle Leslie]]

* [[Susan Crennan]]

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==Babel: en-AU==

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Feel free to add {{template|User en-AU}} to your user page. Shtroof it's hard trorna keep stand'ds up in London. Mate. [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Australian-English_Dictionary Fark!] - [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]] 21:40, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

:A bewdy David G - nice ;) [[User:Lisathurston|Lisa]] 01:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

I don't think even the broadest Australians say "speaker a' Straiyan". They say "speaker uv 'Straiyan" The "v" of "of" is definitely pronounced before the unstressed vowel of "'Straiya." [[User:Adam Carr|Adam]] 13:44, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Isn't the national language spelt "'Strine"? Or is this just a regional thing? [[User:Dysprosia|Dysprosia]] 22:46, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

==Australian Wikipedians to be interviewed on ABC next week==

A [http://www.abc.net.au/central/presenters/RICHARDSDAVERICHARDS.htm presenter from ABC Radio], Central Australia contacted me, wanting to talk with Aussie Wikipedians on his radio show next week. I said I'd be happy to talk about why I edit and what I edit on his show but don't feel I'm the best-qualified Aussie Wikipedian. Contact ABC Radio if you'd be interested too. I am thinking maybe you [[User:Cyberjunkie|CyberJ]], [[User:ScottDavis|Scott]], [[User:Lacrimosus|Slac]], [[User:Ambi|Beck]], [[User:AxSkov|Axel]], [[User:Chuq|Chuq]], [[User:Diceman|Diceman]], [[User:Tim Starling|Tim]], [[User:Ianblair23|Ian]], [[User:Longhair|Longhair]], or [[User:David Gerard|David]] might be interested... You are just Aussie Wikipedians I've come to know by username to be doing great work on WP. I think this show will be next Wednesday on 891 AM in Adelaide (plus [http://www.abc.net.au/central/tune.htm many other regional frequencies]) but I don't think this regional ABC radio station has a live webstream. [[User:Lisathurston|Lisa]] 01:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

:Best of luck. I'll be out-of-town on Wednesday, so probably won't get to hear you :-( This is your opportunity to launch Wikipedia in SA and NT schools, too. --[[User:ScottDavis|Scott Davis]] ^{[[User talk:ScottDavis|Talk]]} 10:00, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

:I'm happy to be an utter media whore - they can email me at dgerard at gmail dot com. Remember I actually live in London! My accent's become horribly Anglicised ... I'll have to remember to talk out my nose - [[User:David Gerard|David Gerard]] 11:31, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

:I'll be unavailable most of Wednesday (en route from Hobart to Sydney) - so will be a little too busy to participate - but what time is the interview? I'd be keen to hear it (if possible)? -- [[User:Chuq|Chuq]] 05:51, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

::Not sure yet Chuq. Is a public holiday in SA today -- I'll probably be in touch with Dave tomorrow and will post back here then. [[User:Lisathurston|Lisa]] 13:14, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

:::It's at around 9:15am tomorrow. [[User:Lisathurston|Lisa]] 02:29, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

How did this go? I missed it.--[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 02:18, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sport in Australia ==

Made a rough start on [[Sport in Australia]] as per a comment on the [[Talk:Australia]] page. [[User:Cfitzart|Cfitzart]] 03:18, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

== Susan Crennan ==

In preparation for the upcoming (Nov 1) inauguration of [[Susan Crennan]] to the [[High Court of Australia|High Court]], is anyone able to source a PD/GFDL/non-fairuse image to accompany the news on [[WP:ITN]]? I should be able to provide a screenshot of the event once it transpires, but it's doubtful this will be allowed on the Main Page.--[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 04:59, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

:Where would we start on this? It might be worth writing to the court to see if we can obtain one - I'd be happy to go down there myself and take one, but my camera sucks and is broken at the moment anyway (it died when I was taking Wikipedia photos at [[Floriade, Canberra|Floriade]], strangely). [[User:Ambi|Ambi]] 05:43, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to write to the Court to request use of a photo, but I'd imagine their response would be the same as AUSPIC's, which doesn't really help. The NLA has [http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23125388-v.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23125388&h=600&w=455&sz=36&tbnid=mxIjyVfWExgJ:&tbnh=133&tbnw=100&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSusan%2BCrennan%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN]. (What is the actual definition of "commercial reuse", anyway?) Perhaps someone else might be able to take a photo themselves? --[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 03:32, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sydney University College Keg Society ==

Does anyone know if such an organisation exists? I nominated the article [[S.U.C.K.S.]] for [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/S.U.C.K.S.|AfD]], but I'm facing stiff opposition from anonymous comments. A Google for "Sydney University College Keg Society" reveals one hit (which parts of the article are lifted from). I wanted to check if anyone had heard of this organisation before I dig my heels in. [[User:Cnwb|Cnwb]] 05:46, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

::Odds are it does exist. The question will be to know if it is an encyclopaedic topic. Would an article about my university's volleyball club be noteworthy for Wikipedia - I think not - not unless our club did something more amazing and attention-grabbing than play volleyball at uni! [[User:Lisathurston|Lisa]] 00:30, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

==New Australian Collaboration of the fortnight==

Thankyou to everybody who contributed to [[1997 Thredbo landslide]]. It expanded to six times its previous length! The new Collaboration of the fortnight is [[Marree Man]], after carefully checking the timestamp of the tying vote for [[Sport in Australia]]. Please help to improve [[Marree Man]], and nominate any other article you think would benefit from collaboration. --[[User:ScottDavis|Scott Davis]] ^{[[User talk:ScottDavis|Talk]]} 12:48, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

== Sydney Swans player list ==

Hey y'all, after that exciting GF win, I've been working on a whole swath of new [[Sydney Swans]] player entries that have now been categorized...some fans have graciously helped out in adding to some of the players that I have created the stubs for, but I need some more help on this one! Go to [[:Category:Sydney Swans players]] to see the list we have so far...and help add! Thanks! --[[User:J L C Leung|J L C Leung]] 16:55, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

== Dead End Australian Articles ==

I notice we have recently ended up with two articles about the Australian Brumby [[Brumby]] and [[Australian Brumby]]. ''Brumby'' is the shorter of the two, but also more encyclopedic. If someone is interested it would be worth merging these two into one better article.

Also of interest are [[Australian Federal Ministers]] and [[Australian Economic History]] which are both recently added dead end pages, possibly duplicated elsewhere. [[User:Martyman|Martyman]] 03:28, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

:The brumby problem is solved, one was a cut and paste copyvio which I have deleted and made into a redirect.--[[User:Petaholmes|nixie]] 03:38, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

:[[Australian Federal Ministers]] is a duplicate of [[Fourth Howard Ministry]], and I've moved Australian Economic History to [[Economic history of Australia]] and suggested it be cleaned-up and merged into [[Economy of Australia]].--[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 15:56, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

::I redirected the Minsters article to Fourth Howard Ministry for the time being- if anyone can think of a better place for it to point it should probably point there instead.--[[User:Petaholmes|nixie]] 02:02, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

:::What about [[Australian Commonwealth ministries 1901-2004]]? [[User:Ambi|Ambi]] 10:23, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

::::I like how the Canadians do it (yet again). They have separate lists of current ministers and secretaries at [[Cabinet of Canada]] and [[List of Canadian Parliamentary Secretaries]] (do we have a list of parliamentary secretaries?). But then, Canada's different: they don't really have an outer ministry. Seeing as though [[Fourth Howard Ministry]] is a rather obscure ___location, I think it might be best to note the current ministry elsewhere as well. Or we could redirect to the ___location Ambi suggested.--[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 10:48, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

::::: The problem with that is that the Canadians don't have articles for past ministries, and the current article really needs to fit in with them. It could be easily linked from the article on our Cabinet, though, which could solve that issue. [[User:Ambi|Ambi]] 11:26, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

::::::I've re-redirected the page to [[Australian Commonwealth ministries]]. That's another thing actually: the term "Australian Commonwealth" is wrong. Why not just "Australian ministries"? If people are smart enough to be reading an encyclopædia, surely they're able to differentiate between Australia and the states. I tried to have the category changed not long ago, but - as is usual on Cfd - "no consensus" was formed.--[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] | [[User_talk:Cyberjunkie|Talk]] 14:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

:::::::Having some sort of distinguishing feature in the name is useful, as there's a growing number of state and territory ministry articles as well, and "Australian ministries" could very well refer to them also. [[User:Ambi|Ambi]] 15:24, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

== SMH Sat 8 Oct - Icon article on Wikipedia ==

[http://www.smh.com.au/news/icon/power-to-the-people/2005/10/04/1128191719205.html ''Sydney Morning Herald'' lead ''Icon'' (Technology) article] reports from the Frankfurt conference.

There are a number of references to Australian articles, facts and Wales's vision for the future of the Wikimedia foundation. (The print version discloses that the article is syndicated from ''The Guardian''.)--[[User:AYArktos|User:AYArktos]] | [[User_talk:AYArktos| Talk]] 21:08, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

:Arrgh, I thought I fixed that faulty translation of ''[[terra nullius]]''. [[User:Lacrimosus|Slac]] [[User talk:Lacrimosus|<small>speak up!</small>]] 05:00, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Anyone who thinks that "Even in the heat of battle, Wikipedia can be relied upon as an impartial and trustworthy source" obviously hasn't been editing at [[Zionism]] or [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]. [[User:Adam Carr|Adam]] 10:20, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

==[[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]]'s [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberjunkie|RFA]]==

Australian contributor [[User:Cyberjunkie|Cyberjunkie]] has been nominated for adminship. You can vote and/or comment at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Cyberjunkie]]. Voting closes 00:45 17 October 2005. [[User:Snottygobble|Snottygobble]] | [[User talk:Snottygobble|Talk]] 11:54, 10 October 2005 (UTC)