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Definite Article[edit]

Why does this place name have the definite article in front of it when used? This is unusual for a place name, yet is not addressed anywhere in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:BC7C:CE20:31B1:E91F:DDDD:753E (talk) 16:17, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute[edit]

The Kimberley was not named after the Kimberley Diamond fields in Africa. KHS Boab 09:35, 26 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by KHS-Boab (talk • contribs)

Below was written on this page and AFAICT this is a total myth even though a reference (unreliable) has been cited.

The region was named after the Kimberley diamond fields in South Africa.^{[citation needed]}^{[disputed – discuss]} This was due to the two areas sharing a similar landscape.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}^{[disputed – discuss]} The discovery of diamonds in the Kimberley region has subsequently added to the likeness.^{[citation needed]}^{[disputed – discuss]}

I have since found that this has been here since 2009 - added 17:32, 22 July 2009‎ User:Shiftchange (add named after, ref) (undo) - I know what good work Shiftchange does (so absolutely no offence intended) and understand he has cited a source, however, you can't believe everything you read! I will be placing further information on the page that backs up my claim that this is a false statement from a dubuiously sourced book/article. My idea is to possibly leave part of this and incorporate it into "One of the myths, surrounding the naming of the Kimberley is..." etc. Any comment welcome.

KHS-Boab 11:56, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I support the idea of illustrating the variant etymologies - with good WP:RS - rather than any one version taking precedence - unless it is obvious that a particular source for whatever reason carries more weight... Satu Suro 12:17, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It seems if you Google "Kimberley "Western Australia" origin name", the sixth search result is a Google Book page showing that on page 196 of "Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for 6,600" the region was named after John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley. So my 2009 addition is probably false. - Shiftchange (talk) 12:29, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the positive feedback on this guys and yes it was named after John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley - Many have said it was named by Alexander Forrest, however it would appear that too is not correct from evidence I have found. I have some interesting snippets I have found about its naming which I'll add soon. Thanks again for support on this and pleased that it is not going to raise an argument. - KHS-Boab 13:08, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Kennedy, Trevor (1982). Australia's Beautiful Coastline. Sydney, New South Wales: Australian Consolidated Press. p. 47. ISBN 0949892068. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Save the Kimberley campaign[edit]

I have added a section on this campaign, as I believe that it has been a very significant development that involves the region.--Soulparadox (talk) 15:59, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Kimberley Plan[edit]

In my opinion there should be some kind of reference for the Kimberley Plan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.142.94.35 (talk) 20:09, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've added it to the "See also" section, but feel free to add some appropriate text to the article. Mitch Ames (talk) 06:13, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Indigenous languages[edit]

I have just added a section on indigenous languages of the Kimberleys (in the absence of an actual article on the areal grouping of the Kimberley languages), based off of the introductory chapters of Bill McGregor's 2004 book.^[1] Hopefully this spurs on others to include additional information on indigenous people and the indigenous history of the Kimberley region, both of which are sadly currently rather lacking. 2A02:2C40:100:B206:0:0:1:DFA0 (talk) 16:22, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ McGregor, William (2004), The languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia, RoutledgeCurzon, ISBN 978-0-415-30808-3

Save the Kimberley campaign[edit]

The material about the Save the Kimberley Campaign is wildly out of date - as is the case with related articles about the area and the proposed LNG project. Somebody with more knowledge should update it. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 15:15, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[abc-1] Kennedy, Trevor (1982). Australia's Beautiful Coastline. Sydney, New South Wales: Australian Consolidated Press. p. 47. ISBN 0949892068. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[2] McGregor, William (2004), The languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia, RoutledgeCurzon, ISBN 978-0-415-30808-3

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