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FreightCorp

FreightCorp, formerly Freight Rail, was a railway operator owned by the Government of New South Wales, in Australia. It was responsible for intrastate and some interstate railway cargo handling from its foundation in January 1989 until it was privatisation in August 2002.

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FreightCorp, formerly Freight Rail, was a railway operator owned by the Government of New South Wales, in Australia. It was responsible for intrastate and some interstate railway cargo handling from its foundation in January 1989 until it was privatisation in August 2002.

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  1. date of establishment: 1989 — 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 establishment is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1376216630

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