Annie Stack

Article summary

Annie Stack was well known around Toodyay, Western Australia, as an energetic and resourceful Noongar woman. Although locals recall her being strong-willed and fierce if crossed, she had their respect as a hard-worker and being business-like in her dealings. She managed a team of workers based at her camp at Culham and contracted out their labour. Stack could also be wily when it came to dealing with authorities, especially when it involved her children. She had good reason given the government policies of the day, now referred to as the Stolen Generations, and the battles she had to fight, and often lost to regain them from the Moore River Settlement.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1894 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1932-11-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1894". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1932-11-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378726352