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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 35 entries checked · 26 flagged · 51 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 51 still open
Timeline of Australian inventions — The claim that the tank was invented in Australia is false; the tank was invented in Britain during World War I.
Timeline of Australian inventions — The claim that the underwater torpedo was invented in Australia is false; the modern self-propelled torpedo was invented by Robert Whitehead in Austria-Hungary.
Andotrope — The entry states the Andotrope was conceived in 2022 for Mysterium 2023, but publicly available sources indicate the device was first demonstrated or conceived earlier, around 2020 or 2021.
Andotrope — The entry claims The Action Lab video was released in November 2024, but the actual video was published in November 2023.
Australian Aboriginal artefacts — The claim that bark could only be successfully extracted at the right time of a wet season is inaccurate; bark for canoes was typically harvested during the dry season when sap was rising.
Australian Height Datum — The entry states the AHD was adjusted to match the mean sea level recorded at thirty tide gauges distributed around the entire coastline, but the AHD was actually defined by setting the datum to zero at the Port MacDonnell tide gauge, not by averaging all 30 g
Australian pub — The claim that the American-style bar counter was introduced in the 'early 19th century' is inaccurate; the modern bar counter became common in Australian pubs later in the 19th century.
Australian pub — The claim that 'Australia did not experience the vast expansion of organized crime seen during US Prohibition because each state enacted its own liquor laws' is an oversimplification and not strictly factual; organized crime related to sly-grogging and illegal
Australian stock saddle — The claim that Jack Wieneke created the 'Outlaws Master' in 1898 with specific dimensions is not supported by verifiable historical sources.
Australian stock saddle — The 'broken neck' poley design attributed to Albert 'Bertie' Cox in the 1920s is not a recognized term or innovation in standard Australian stock saddle history.
Australian work boot — The claim that the elastic-sided boot was adapted by R. M. Williams in 1932 for stockmen's boots is incorrect; R. M. Williams' early boots were lace-up, and the elastic-sided design is more commonly associated with Blundstone or other earlier manufacturers.
Australian work boot — The statement that the boots are typically made with a polyurethane sole is an oversimplification; many Australian work boots use various sole materials such as rubber, PVC, or polyurethane.
Billy cart — The claim that the only dedicated billy cart racing track in Australia was secured by the Perth Soapbox Club in 1981 is inaccurate; other dedicated tracks exist or have existed in Australia.
Billy cart — The 1984 'WinterSun National Supercart Derby' attracting American soapbox derby champions from Amarillo, Texas, is an invented claim with no verifiable record in established Australian billy cart or soapbox derby history.
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