Template:Did you know nominations/Roger Poole
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- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:49, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
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Roger Poole
- ... that trade union official Roger Poole spent his honeymoon travelling the Americas in a double-decker bus promoting British products, until it sank in a river in Peru? "In 1970 he and his wife Bernice (nee Peglar) spent their honeymoon with friends driving a doubledecker bus, with a CBI grant to promote British goods, across the US and into South America, until it sank in a Peruvian river." from: Adeney, Martin (15 July 2015). "Roger Poole obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ALT1:... that Roger Poole mediated a dispute among the leaders of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen that had led to a brawl at a barbeque?" He was called on to adjudicate over Remploy’s plans to close factories employing disabled people and the train drivers’ union Aslef’s embarrassment when it suspended its leaders after a brawl at a union barbecue." from: Adeney, Martin (15 July 2015). "Roger Poole obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:33, 24 June 2020 (UTC).
- Reviewing...long enough, new enough, caught my eye hook. QPQ done. Will compete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 05:42, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
Hook in article and followed by citation which contains hook fact. QPQ provided. No copyvio issues. The proposed hook is good. Whispyhistory (talk) 14:58, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
