Template:Did you know nominations/Ross Island Penal Colony

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The result was: promoted by Victuallers (talk) 13:57, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Ross Island Penal Colony

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Headquarters of the Ross Island Penal Colony

• ... that the Ross Island Penal Colony (pictured headquarters of penal colony) was established by the British Raj in 1858 in the Andamans to imprison political prisoners of the First War of Independence of India in 1857?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Constanze Backes

Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 21:22, 8 July 2015 (UTC).

• New enough at time of nomination, more than long enough, interesting hook, image is PD-old, QPQ done, all cited, NPOV, and no copyvio found on spotchecks or with Earwig's tool. Good to go. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:55, 5 August 2015 (UTC)