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VICNAMES is the Victorian Government's dataset of place names.
Usage
This template creates a {{cite web}} citation to individual records in the online database of VICNAMES, a useful searchable reference source on Victoria's place names. It covers cities, towns, suburbs, localities and railway stations as well as geographical features such as mountains, rivers, etc.
Parameters
- There are two unnamed parameters
- Place ID number. This is the only mandatory parameter. It can be found at the end of the URL
- Place name. It is optional but really useful to include for the benefit of the reader
For example, the town of Kerang record can be referenced using
{{Cite VICNAMES|101627|Kerang}}
resulting in:
"Kerang (entry 101627)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria.
- The access date can be specified using the
access-date
fields. - Error checking is not done at all. Specifying an incorrect ID will result in a link to a non-existing record.
More examples
- Use of
access-date
field, for Shelbourne, Victoria:
{{Cite VICNAMES|102723|Shelbourne|access-date=2014-06-11}}
result:
"Shelbourne (entry 102723)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2014-06-11.