Talk:George Barrington

Australia: New South Wales / Sydney / Crime / History High‑importance

	Australia portal George Barrington is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject New South Wales (assessed as High-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Sydney (assessed as High-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian crime (assessed as High-importance).
	This article is supported by WikiProject Australian history (assessed as High-importance).
	Need help improving this article? Ask a Librarian^{What's this?} at the National Library of Australia, or the State Library of New South Wales.
	The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Biography

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Crime and Criminal Biography High‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Crime and Criminal Biography articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Crime and Criminal BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject Crime and Criminal BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Crime and Criminal BiographyCrime-related articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

London High‑importance

	London portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject London, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of London on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LondonWikipedia:WikiProject LondonTemplate:WikiProject LondonLondon-related articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

United Kingdom High‑importance

	United Kingdom portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject United KingdomUnited Kingdom articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

syide publicity

The article contains the phrase "This prologue has obtained a syide publicity." WHat does this mean?

The "From distant climes" prologue is actually written by Henry Carter (d. 1806) according to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, which cites _The Australian Encyclopedia_ (1927).

I believe that the current text is taken from the Dictionary of (UK) National Biography, though I haven't checked. The Dictionary of Australian National Biography, also to the best of my recollection, says that Barrington almost certainly did not write the prologue in question. (This is consistent with the assertion about Carter writing it above, which I note is also from an Australian source.) I'm editing the main text to say that his authorship is in doubt, and at some point I will research this better and clean this up if no one else does it first. (I have some interest in Barrington as we share a surname.) 70.91.137.57 02:08, 31 October 2006 (UTC)DaveMB[reply]