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Aboriginal people

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Aboriginal people has 492 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 47 references, with 153 live disagreements.

492 facts·154 predicates·47 sources·153 in dispute

Mostly:associated(88), removed to(14), ex:employment(12)

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  • employed for land clearing[2]all time · Unknown
  • worked as labourers on sugar plantations around Mossman[2]all time · Unknown
  • some took on jobs at surrounding pastoral stations[2]all time · Unknown
  • employed as stockmen and workers on the surrounding pastoral stations[9]all time · Reynolds Aboriginal Relationships 2026 04 04
  • employed as stockmen and workers on these stations[12]all time · Laura Rosie 1895 Batavia Surname Research
  • worked as timber-getters[17]all time · Willie Watts Paddy Brewery Deep Research V2
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[2]all time · Unknown
  • null[9]all time · Reynolds Aboriginal Relationships 2026 04 04

Inbound mentions (200)

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Other facts (376)

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376 facts
PredicateValueRef
Ex:residenceliving at camps (Jinkalmu, Brie Brie, the Junction, Saltwater Creek, the beach at Port Douglas) on the margins of the European settlements[2]
Ex:residencelived in fringe camps on the outskirts of towns[2]
Ex:residenceliving on his property[14]
Ex:residencea large population continued to live on the islands in much the same fashion as before the town was established[32]
Ex:residencenull[2]
Ex:residencenull[2]
Ex:residencenull[14]
Ex:residencenull[32]
Ex:surname Acquisitioncommonly acquired European surnames from employers in colonial Queensland[3]
Ex:surname Acquisitioncommonly acquired European surnames from employers[2]
Ex:surname Acquisitionacquired European surnames from employers[2]
Ex:surname Acquisitionacquired surnames from employers, missions, or community association[7]
Ex:surname Acquisitionnull[3]
Ex:surname Acquisitionnull[2]
Ex:surname Acquisitionnull[2]
Ex:surname Acquisitionnull[7]
Ex:conditionwere being driven to starvation[2]
Ex:conditiondriven to starvation[2]
Ex:conditionbeing driven to starvation[14]
Ex:conditionnull[2]
Ex:conditionnull[2]
Ex:conditionnull[14]
Ex:statusdisplaced from their traditional lands[2]
Ex:statusbeing actively dispersed by Native Police in the same region and era[2]
Ex:statuscontinuing to be slaughtered in the Northern Territory[34]
Ex:statusnull[2]
Ex:statusnull[2]
Ex:statusnull[34]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namesas a result of 'Christianisation' practices[2]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namespossibly to cement social relationships with particular Europeans or as a result of 'Christianisation' practices[2]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namesto cement social relationships with particular Europeans[2]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namesnull[2]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namesnull[2]
Ex:reason for Adopting Namesnull[2]
Ex:worked Aslabourers on sugar plantations in the Douglas Shire[2]
Ex:worked Astimber-getters[2]
Ex:worked Astimber-getters[16]
Ex:worked Asnull[2]
Ex:worked Asnull[2]
Ex:worked Asnull[16]
Ex:residence Changecommence a 'coming in' to live in Borroloola[24]
Ex:residence Changecommence a 'coming in' to live in Borroloola[29]
Ex:residence Changebegin 'coming in' to live in Borroloola[31]
Ex:residence Changenull[24]
Ex:residence Changenull[29]
Ex:residence Changenull[31]
Ex:knowledgeThey knew what had happened to their people[33]
Ex:knowledgeknew what had happened to their people[34]
Ex:knowledgehad to know where the land was, where the water was to bring them down and after the wet[38]
Ex:knowledgenull[33]
Ex:knowledgenull[34]
Ex:knowledgenull[38]
Co Resident0eacd0ccfd57[1]
Co ResidentAf2480ba448f[1]
Co ResidentD89d2e9b0262[39]
Co ResidentAabaa196dd36[14]
Co Resident1f3c568df15a[37]
Ex:usedthe semi-arid plateau country between the Normanby and Laura Rivers[2]
Ex:usedseveral names throughout their lifetimes[2]
Ex:usednull[2]
Ex:usednull[2]
Ex:occupiedthe semi-arid plateau country periodically for thousands of years[2]
Ex:occupiedterra nullius[32]
Ex:occupiednull[2]
Ex:occupiednull[32]
Ex:behaviorwere forced to steal food[2]
Ex:behaviorforced to steal food[2]
Ex:behaviornull[2]
Ex:behaviornull[2]
Ex:locationThey were living just down there, across the river near the mouth in a bit of a bay.[2]
Ex:locationPort Douglas/Daintree area[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:locationnull[2]
Ex:activitywould still build up the Bloomfield crossing[2]
Ex:activitycut a 700-yard track to Red Road[2]
Ex:activitynull[2]
Ex:activitynull[2]
Ex:adopted NamesEuropean names very early in NSW[2]
Ex:adopted NamesEuropean names very early[2]
Ex:adopted Namesnull[2]
Ex:adopted Namesnull[2]
Ex:displaced toMossman Gorge and missions[2]
Ex:displaced toYarrabah[2]
Ex:displaced tonull[2]
Ex:displaced tonull[2]
Ex:rolepart of the hotel and carrier economy[5]
Ex:rolepart of the hotel economy[2]
Ex:rolenull[5]
Ex:rolenull[2]
Ex:forcibly Rounded Up and Taken toMona Mona Mission[8]
Ex:forcibly Rounded Up and Taken toMona Mona Mission[2]
Ex:forcibly Rounded Up and Taken tonull[8]
Ex:forcibly Rounded Up and Taken tonull[2]
Ex:removed FromBatavia River area to Yarrabah[11]
Ex:removed Fromthis area to Yarrabah[11]
Ex:removed Fromnull[11]
Ex:removed Fromnull[11]
Ex:originacross Queensland[2]
Ex:origincame in from the Westward[35]
Ex:originnull[2]

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492 undated
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typeresearch-db
ex:person
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labelresearch-db
Aboriginal people
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recruitmentresearch-db/source/unknown
were recruited for the fisheries, sometimes willingly, sometimes by coercion
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usedresearch-db/source/unknown
the semi-arid plateau country between the Normanby and Laura Rivers
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conditionresearch-db/source/unknown
were being driven to starvation
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moved_alongresearch-db/source/unknown
pathways created by the maritime labor force
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occupiedresearch-db/source/unknown
the semi-arid plateau country periodically for thousands of years
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recruited_asresearch-db/source/unknown
crew, sometimes coerced
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behaviorresearch-db/source/unknown
were forced to steal food
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locationresearch-db/source/unknown
They were living just down there, across the river near the mouth in a bit of a bay.
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activityresearch-db/source/unknown
would still build up the Bloomfield crossing
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living_arrangementresearch-db/source/unknown
a group of Aboriginal people living across on the south side
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buried_thereresearch-db/source/unknown
their family graves are there; at least one, if not two generations are buried there
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should_run_own_communityresearch-db/source/unknown
Aboriginal people should run their own community.
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mentioned_as_groupresearch-db/source/unknown
a group discussed as the intended beneficiaries
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activityresearch-db/source/unknown
cut a 700-yard track to Red Road
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track_cutresearch-db/source/unknown
cut a 700-yard track to Red Road
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removal_subject_toresearch-db/source/unknown
increasingly subject to removal under the 1897 Act
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residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
living at camps (Jinkalmu, Brie Brie, the Junction, Saltwater Creek, the beach at Port Douglas) on the margins of the European settlements
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statusresearch-db/source/unknown
displaced from their traditional lands
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worked_thereresearch-db/source/unknown
a big mob of people used to work there
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forbidden to speakresearch-db/source/unknown
their languages
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forbidden to enterresearch-db/source/unknown
"white" zones
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descriptionresearch-db/source/unknown
were talking to him, were lovely, remarkable, and really next to hide behind a tree
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left_forresearch-db/source/unknown
cane-cutting work
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mentioned_asresearch-db/source/unknown
a group being discussed
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allowed_to_work_forresearch-db/source/unknown
the miners
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could_not_put_claim_onresearch-db/source/unknown
themselves
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no longer working for Elizabeth Jane Leeresearch-db/source/unknown
they've gone now
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have_manyresearch-db/source/unknown
celebrations
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mentionedresearch-db/source/unknown
yes
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language_useresearch-db/source/unknown
too many Aboriginal people speaking English or one that unless.
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language_spokenresearch-db/source/unknown
English or one that is not clearly identified in the transcript
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surname_assignmentresearch-db/source/unknown
Aboriginal people were frequently given European surnames by protectors, police, or mission staff.
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marriage_permission_requiredresearch-db/source/unknown
permission of a Protector
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surname_acquisitionresearch-db/source/reynolds-surname-research-2026-03-30
commonly acquired European surnames from employers in colonial Queensland
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employmentresearch-db/source/unknown
employed for land clearing
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reason_for_adopting_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
as a result of 'Christianisation' practices
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reason_for_adopting_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
possibly to cement social relationships with particular Europeans or as a result of 'Christianisation' practices
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received_surname_fromresearch-db/source/unknown
their employer's surname
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used_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
several names simultaneously or sequentially
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usedresearch-db/source/unknown
several names throughout their lifetimes
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name_typesresearch-db/source/unknown
Traditional names; Kinship names; European first and/or surnames; Nicknames (including "stage names" for rodeo and boxing performers)
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given_surname_byresearch-db/source/unknown
their employer's surname
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had_strong_incentives_to_maintain_employment_withresearch-db/source/unknown
European settlers
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adopted_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
European names very early in NSW
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adopted_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
European names very early
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employment_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
sugar plantations in Far North Queensland
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reason_for_adopting_namesresearch-db/source/unknown
to cement social relationships with particular Europeans
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present inresearch-db/source/unknown
the Mowbray Valley (Reynolds territory) from 1882 through at least 1925
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worked_on_or_nearresearch-db/source/unknown
sugar cane farms in the Mowbray Valley from 1882
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adopted_surnameresearch-db/source/unknown
Reynolds
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interaction_withresearch-db/source/unknown
Reynolds settler family
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surname_acquisitionresearch-db/source/unknown
commonly acquired European surnames from employers
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surname_acquisitionresearch-db/source/unknown
acquired European surnames from employers
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presenceresearch-db/source/unknown
in the Mowbray Valley area
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presence_in_locationresearch-db/source/unknown
were present in the Mowbray Valley area
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locationresearch-db/source/unknown
Port Douglas/Daintree area
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commonly_acquiredresearch-db/source/unknown
European surnames from employers
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removal_to_missionsresearch-db/source/unknown
beginning in 1885 at Bloomfield, 1916 at Mossman Gorge and Daintree River in 1940
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employmentresearch-db/source/unknown
worked as labourers on sugar plantations around Mossman
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worked_asresearch-db/source/unknown
labourers on sugar plantations in the Douglas Shire
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dispositionresearch-db/source/unknown
either dispersed from the region or assimilated into the system
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displacementresearch-db/source/unknown
gradually displaced to Mossman Gorge and missions
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displaced_toresearch-db/source/unknown
Mossman Gorge and missions
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activityresearch-db/source/unknown
were living and working alongside European settlers on the Upper Daintree at the time of the 1895 flood
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commonly acquiredresearch-db/source/reynolds-dna-deep-research-2026-03-30
employer surnames
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roleresearch-db/source/owen-reynolds-protector-hotel-2026-03-31
part of the hotel and carrier economy
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activitiesresearch-db/source/owen-reynolds-protector-hotel-2026-03-31
camped near hotels, worked as domestic staff, and were part of the hotel economy
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acquired surnames fromresearch-db/source/owens-owen-reynolds-naming-pattern-2026-03-31
employers, missions, protectors, stations, or community association
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did not haveresearch-db/source/owens-owen-reynolds-naming-pattern-2026-03-31
European surnames
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possible_surname_originresearch-db/source/edgar-parentage-professional-report-v2-2026-04-01
could have acquired both 'Reynolds' and 'Owens' in Owen Reynolds's orbit
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surname_acquisitionresearch-db/source/edgar-parentage-professional-report-v2-2026-04-01
acquired surnames from employers, missions, or community association
—
experiencedresearch-db/source/unknown
dispossession and immense social disruption
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employmentresearch-db/source/unknown
some took on jobs at surrounding pastoral stations
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excluded_after_darkresearch-db/source/unknown
By 1885
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residenceresearch-db/source/unknown
lived in fringe camps on the outskirts of towns
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excluded_after_dark_yearresearch-db/source/unknown
1885
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dispersed_or_assimilatedresearch-db/source/unknown
from the region or into the system
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excluded_after_dark_byresearch-db/source/unknown
1885
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statusresearch-db/source/unknown
being actively dispersed by Native Police in the same region and era
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behaviorresearch-db/source/unknown
forced to steal food
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conditionresearch-db/source/unknown
driven to starvation
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roleresearch-db/source/unknown
part of the hotel economy
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role_in_economyresearch-db/source/unknown
part of the hotel economy
—
continued_livingresearch-db/source/unknown
in fringe camps at Port Douglas and moving through the Mowbray Valley throughout the period
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forcibly_rounded_up_and_taken_toresearch-db/source/connolly-chronicles-search-2026-04-04
Mona Mona Mission
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removal_methodresearch-db/source/connolly-chronicles-search-2026-04-04
forcibly rounded up and taken to Mona Mona Mission
—
forcibly_rounded_up_and_taken_toresearch-db/source/unknown
Mona Mona Mission
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excluded_from_town_after_darkresearch-db/source/reynolds-aboriginal-relationships-2026-04-04
By 1885
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employmentresearch-db/source/reynolds-aboriginal-relationships-2026-04-04
employed as stockmen and workers on the surrounding pastoral stations
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mentioned_by_name_in_colonial_newspapersresearch-db/source/dickie-springvale-mundy-nunn-2026-04-05
rarely
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removed_fromresearch-db/source/mick-kitty-marriage-1907-analysis
Batavia River area to Yarrabah
—
removed_fromresearch-db/source/mick-kitty-marriage-1907-analysis
this area to Yarrabah
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employmentresearch-db/source/laura-rosie-1895-batavia-surname-research
employed as stockmen and workers on these stations
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count_in_mining_campsresearch-db/source/vilele-banabila-agent-research-2026-04-07
165
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owned_by_selectorsresearch-db/source/vilele-banabila-agent-research-2026-04-07
Young, Hislop, Collins, Osmundsen, Johnson, Nunn, Olafson, and Baird
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count_owned_by_selectorsresearch-db/source/vilele-banabila-agent-research-2026-04-07
approximately 122
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dependencyresearch-db/source/rosie-owen-reynolds-parallel-timeline-2026-04-07
increasingly dependent on European employment and rations
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conditionresearch-db/source/rosie-owen-reynolds-parallel-timeline-2026-04-07
being driven to starvation
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residenceresearch-db/source/rosie-owen-reynolds-parallel-timeline-2026-04-07
living on his property
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respectedresearch-db/source/halse-gribble-lectures-nq-history-s5-ch9
many Aboriginal people genuinely respected him
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social_statusresearch-db/source/unknown
considered as less than the dogs
—
lived_inresearch-db/source/unknown
the north
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served_despite_not_being_counted_asresearch-db/source/unknown
citizens
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displaced_toresearch-db/source/unknown
Yarrabah
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originresearch-db/source/unknown
across Queensland
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employment_countresearch-db/source/unknown
at least 2,000
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employed_asresearch-db/source/unknown
stock workers and domestics in Queensland
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classificationresearch-db/source/unknown
exempted at Camooweal in the same era
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called_exemption_certificatesresearch-db/source/unknown
dog tags
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called_exemption_certificatesresearch-db/source/unknown
dog licences
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removed_from_Dajarraresearch-db/source/unknown
4 between 1892 and 1968
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removed_from_Camoowealresearch-db/source/unknown
39 between 1892 and 1968
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removed_from_Mount Isaresearch-db/source/unknown
28 between 1933 and 1967, primarily to Palm Island
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removed_from_Mount Isaresearch-db/source/unknown
28 between 1933 and 1967
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removed_from_Duchessresearch-db/source/unknown
5 between 1892 and 1968
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removed_from_Cloncurryresearch-db/source/unknown
208 between 1892 and 1968
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worked_asresearch-db/source/unknown
timber-getters
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killed_in_disperal_atresearch-db/source/unknown
at least 15-20 killed in a "dispersal" at Water View, North Bundaberg in the early 1860s
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worked_asresearch-db/source/willie_watts_paddy_brewery_deep_research_v3
timber-getters
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surname_patternresearch-db/source/willie_watts_paddy_brewery_deep_research_v2
were frequently given surnames derived from their workplace, employer, or the place they camped near
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outcomeresearch-db/source/willie_watts_paddy_brewery_deep_research_v2
pushed to margins
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employmentresearch-db/source/willie_watts_paddy_brewery_deep_research_v2
worked as timber-getters
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removed_toresearch-db/source/unknown
Barambah
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were frequently_given_surnames_derived_fromresearch-db/source/unknown
their workplace, employer, or the place they camped near
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social_effectresearch-db/source/willie_watts_paddy_brewery_deep_research_v3
pushed to the margins
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later_removed_toresearch-db/source/watts_arrivals_v2
Cherbourg or other missions
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displaced_fromresearch-db/source/unknown
traditional lands
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employed_asresearch-db/source/unknown
unpaid/underpaid labour on pastoral stations
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dependent_onresearch-db/source/unknown
welfare rations
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punished_forresearch-db/source/unknown
consuming Rum
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punishmentresearch-db/source/cameron_cattle_bridge
punished for consuming rum
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can_be_forcibly_removed_toresearch-db/source/kuku-yalanji-bidjara-kinship-2026-04-12
any reserve in Queensland at the Home Secretary's discretion
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used many namesresearch-db/source/five-people-web-source-log-2026-04-12
Aboriginal people often used many names
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may_have_hadresearch-db/source/five-people-pass2-authoritative-source-log-2026-04-12
traditional names, kinship names, European names, nicknames, or names changed by employers, missionaries, removal, fostering, or marriage
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used_many_namesresearch-db/source/web_source_log_2026-04-12
often used many names
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often used many namesresearch-db/source/web_source_log_2026-04-12
Aboriginal people often used many names
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commence a 'coming in' to live in Borroloola
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given_surnameresearch-db/source/herbert-surname-theory-2026-04-15
their employer's surname
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could not vote
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settlements after WWII
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Borroloola
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1889
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1889
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commence a 'coming in' to live in Borroloola
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Borroloola
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began_coming_in_toresearch-db/source/regional-history-timeline-2026-04-16
Borroloola
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residence_changeresearch-db/source/year-by-year-timeline-1870-1956-2026-04-16
begin 'coming in' to live in Borroloola
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occupiedresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
terra nullius
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resistance_toresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
European ideas
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produced_useful_commodityresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
no commodity useful to European development
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part_of_european_plansresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
never part of European plans
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cause_of_population_declineresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
killing one another over their ceremonies
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cause_of_population_lossresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
killing one another over their ceremonies and cult rites
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reactionresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
were stunned to learn that similar violence was repeated throughout the Gulf Country, and indeed the Territory
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knowledge_changeresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
Archival material added a new dimension to their knowledge of the events of the past in the area
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Archival material has added a new dimension to Aboriginal people's knowledge of the events of the past in the area.
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trigger_for_becoming_sworn_enemyresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
resisted the taking of their land, resented the taking of their women, or speared cattle for food
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knowledge_of_violenceresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
They knew what had happened to their people, but were stunned to learn that similar violence was repeated throughout the Gulf Country, and indeed the Territory
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rights_issueresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
their views on traditions can have significant consequences under present circumstances
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land_rightsresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
their rights to land and powers under the current land rights legislation may be affected
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were being shotresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
on stations near Cooper Creek and elsewhere in South Australia’s far north
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trigger_for_becoming_sworn_enemyresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
resisted the taking of their land, resented the taking of their women, or speared cattle for food
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knowledgeresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
They knew what had happened to their people
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knowledgeresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
knew what had happened to their people
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reactionresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
were stunned to learn that similar violence was repeated throughout the Gulf Country, and indeed the Territory
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dependenceresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
dependent upon social services supplemented by wages from government funded positions in health, police and local government, and very occasional wages from other employment
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excluded_fromresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
pastoral lands
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pastoral lands
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Northern Territory
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had_no_right_toresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
travel across leased land to reach country unoccupied by whites
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travel_rightresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
with no right to travel across leased land to reach country unoccupied by whites
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continued_to_beresearch-db/source/the-monthly-brutal-truth-roberts-2009-2026-04-16
slaughtered in the Northern Territory
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statusresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
continuing to be slaughtered in the Northern Territory
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were_continuing_to_be_slaughtered_inresearch-db/source/brutal-truth-gulf-country-nt-sovereign-union-2026-04-16
the Northern Territory
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population_at_Borroloola_dry_season_1975research-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
between about two hundred and eighty-five and about three hundred and fifty
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residenceresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
a large population continued to live on the islands in much the same fashion as before the town was established
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dislike being looked at by othersresearch-db/source/borroloola-law-people-monograph-2026-04-16
normally Aboriginal people do not like to be looked at by others
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killed_countresearch-db/source/cfm-newcastle-incidents-2026-04-16
more than 40
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were fishing inresearch-db/source/cfm-newcastle-incidents-2026-04-16
bark canoes
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originresearch-db/source/cfm-newcastle-incidents-2026-04-16
came in from the Westward
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camp_locationresearch-db/source/cfm-newcastle-incidents-2026-04-16
the big hole about a mile and a half below the crossing
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number_pursuedresearch-db/source/northern-standard-1934-broadmere-2026-04-16
70 to 80
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reportedresearch-db/source/cfm-newcastle-incidents-2026-04-16
that other Aboriginal people had murdered four European prospectors as well as a 'native and his lubra' in their employ
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lived_in_bushresearch-db/source/fca-wandarang-2000-923-2026-04-16
on and in the immediate vicinity of the claimed land and waters
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resided_atresearch-db/source/fca-wandarang-2000-923-2026-04-16
the police station at Roper Bar
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were more or less the backbone
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had to know where the land was, where the water was to bring them down and after the wet
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helped Europeans navigate the harsh landscape
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