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Cliffbrook

Cliffbrook is a heritage-listed former residence, school and government building and now university research, administration building and university press located at 45–51 Beach Street, Coogee, New South Wales, an eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Built in 1921, its design is attributed to John Kirkpatrick. The building is owned by the University of New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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Cliffbrook is a heritage-listed former residence, school and government building and now university research, administration building and university press located at 45–51 Beach Street, Coogee, New South Wales, an eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Built in 1921, its design is attributed to John Kirkpatrick. The building is owned by the University of New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1923 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1888 — 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 death is "1923". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1888". 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=1364811166

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