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Elsie Masson

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Elsie Masson has 50 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 8 live disagreements.

50 facts·37 predicates·1 sources·8 in dispute

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Ex:report QuoteThe object of the Mission is to educate these children, instruct them in practical and religious matters, eradicate their savage instincts, and make them capable of looking after themselves[1]
Ex:report QuoteAll the children attend the school, which is divided into three classes. Here they learn to read, write, tell the time, do simple arithmetic, and learn by heart[1]
Ex:report QuoteBefore breakfast, and for two hours in the late afternoon the boys work in the vegetable garden or at carpentry[1]
Ex:report QuoteThe girls all learn housework, taking their turn at different kinds. They begin with sweeping the yard, bringing in wood, etc., and go on to laying the table and helping in the kitchen... They do all the washing and are learning to iron[1]
Ex:childJózefa Malinowska (b. 1920)[1]
Ex:childWanda Malinowska (b. 1922)[1]
Ex:childHelena Malinowska Wayne (1925-2018)[1]
Ex:occupationGoverness / au pair to children of John A. Gilruth (NT Administrator)[1]
Ex:occupationAuthor / photographer / traveller[1]
Ex:occupationNurse (trained WW1)[1]
Ex:noteVisitor to Roper River Mission July 1913; later published 'An Untamed Territory' — candidate source for names[1]
Ex:noteThe mission Elsie visited in July 1913 was established in 1908 by the Church Missionary Society at Mirlinbarrwarr, now known as Ngukurr[1]
Ex:birth Year1890[1]
Ex:birth Year1891[1]
Ex:publication AuthoredAn Untamed Territory: The Northern Territory of Australia (1915)[1]
Ex:publication AuthoredJournalism: coverage of 1913 Campbell murder trial for Northern Territory Times[1]
Ex:siblingMarnie Bassett (sister)[1]
Ex:siblingIrvine Masson (brother)[1]
Ex:residenceDarwin, Northern Territory (1913-1914)[1]
Ex:residenceEngland and Italy (post-1919)[1]
Rdf:typePerson[1]
Ex:birth PlaceMelbourne, Victoria, Australia[1]
Ex:cause of DeathMultiple sclerosis (diagnosed 1928)[1]
Ex:death MonthSeptember 1935[1]
Ex:death PlaceAustria[1]
Ex:death Year1935[1]
Ex:diagnosis YearMultiple sclerosis diagnosed 1928; first symptoms 1924[1]
Ex:educationMelbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School[1]
Ex:event Attended1913 trial of nine Aboriginal men accused of murdering James Campbell[1]
Ex:fatherDavid Orme Masson[1]
Ex:father OccupationProfessor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne[1]
Ex:full NameElsie Rosaline Masson[1]
Ex:grandparentJohn Struthers, anatomist (maternal grandfather) — arrived from Scotland 1886[1]
Ex:languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian[1]
Ex:marriage Year1919[1]
Ex:met Spouse Year1914 (Melbourne)[1]
Ex:motherMary Struthers (Lady Mary Masson)[1]
Ex:photograph ArchivePitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University[1]
Ex:reported toWalter Baldwin Spencer[1]
Ex:associateWalter Baldwin Spencer (Special Commissioner and Chief Protector of Aborigines NT) - travelled alongside him[1]
Ex:birth OrderSecond daughter[1]
Ex:academic AchievementFirst class honours in French and German; scholarship to study Italian at university[1]
Ex:spouseBronisław Malinowski (Polish-British anthropologist)[1]
Ex:submitted ReportReport on Roper River Mission to NT Administrator, July 1913, describing educational and domestic work conducted with children[1]
Ex:travel HistoryEuropean tour at age 16 with mother and sister; studied music in Leipzig and art in Florence[1]
Ex:visited LocationPine Creek Railway Line, Daly River, Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Roper River, Gulf of Carpentaria[1]
Ex:roper River Visit MonthJuly 1913[1]
Ex:contextual NoteBy 1913 Roper River Mission housed 63 children (26 girls, 27 boys, ages 5-18); Mission received government subsidy for approximately 10 deemed 'half-caste'[1]
Ex:report Contains Named ChildrenNo - Masson's report (as quoted in Find & Connect) contains no named children and no specific references to half-caste children in the quoted passages[1]

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typeroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
ex:person
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labelroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Elsie Masson
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noteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Visitor to Roper River Mission July 1913; later published 'An Untamed Territory' — candidate source for names
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birthPlaceroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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birthYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1890
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birthYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1891
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causeOfDeathroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Multiple sclerosis (diagnosed 1928)
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childroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Józefa Malinowska (b. 1920)
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childroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Wanda Malinowska (b. 1922)
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childroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Helena Malinowska Wayne (1925-2018)
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deathMonthroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
September 1935
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deathPlaceroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Austria
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deathYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1935
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diagnosisYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Multiple sclerosis diagnosed 1928; first symptoms 1924
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educationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School
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eventAttendedroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1913 trial of nine Aboriginal men accused of murdering James Campbell
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fatherroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
David Orme Masson
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fatherOccupationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
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fullNameroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Elsie Rosaline Masson
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grandparentroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
John Struthers, anatomist (maternal grandfather) — arrived from Scotland 1886
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languagesroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
English, French, German, Italian
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marriageYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1919
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metSpouseYearroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
1914 (Melbourne)
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motherroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Mary Struthers (Lady Mary Masson)
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noteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
The mission Elsie visited in July 1913 was established in 1908 by the Church Missionary Society at Mirlinbarrwarr, now known as Ngukurr
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occupationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Governess / au pair to children of John A. Gilruth (NT Administrator)
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occupationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Author / photographer / traveller
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occupationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Nurse (trained WW1)
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photographArchiveroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University
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publicationAuthoredroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
An Untamed Territory: The Northern Territory of Australia (1915)
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publicationAuthoredroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Journalism: coverage of 1913 Campbell murder trial for Northern Territory Times
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reportedToroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Walter Baldwin Spencer
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siblingroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Marnie Bassett (sister)
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associateroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Walter Baldwin Spencer (Special Commissioner and Chief Protector of Aborigines NT) - travelled alongside him
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birthOrderroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Second daughter
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siblingroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Irvine Masson (brother)
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academicAchievementroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
First class honours in French and German; scholarship to study Italian at university
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spouseroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Bronisław Malinowski (Polish-British anthropologist)
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submittedReportroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Report on Roper River Mission to NT Administrator, July 1913, describing educational and domestic work conducted with children
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travelHistoryroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
European tour at age 16 with mother and sister; studied music in Leipzig and art in Florence
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visitedLocationroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Pine Creek Railway Line, Daly River, Oenpelli (Gunbalanya), Roper River, Gulf of Carpentaria
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residenceroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Darwin, Northern Territory (1913-1914)
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residenceroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
England and Italy (post-1919)
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roperRiverVisitMonthroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
July 1913
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reportQuoteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
The object of the Mission is to educate these children, instruct them in practical and religious matters, eradicate their savage instincts, and make them capable of looking after themselves
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reportQuoteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
All the children attend the school, which is divided into three classes. Here they learn to read, write, tell the time, do simple arithmetic, and learn by heart
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reportQuoteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
Before breakfast, and for two hours in the late afternoon the boys work in the vegetable garden or at carpentry
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reportQuoteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
The girls all learn housework, taking their turn at different kinds. They begin with sweeping the yard, bringing in wood, etc., and go on to laying the table and helping in the kitchen... They do all the washing and are learning to iron
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contextualNoteroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
By 1913 Roper River Mission housed 63 children (26 girls, 27 boys, ages 5-18); Mission received government subsidy for approximately 10 deemed 'half-caste'
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reportContainsNamedChildrenroper-halfcastes-1908-1920
No - Masson's report (as quoted in Find & Connect) contains no named children and no specific references to half-caste children in the quoted passages

References (1)

1 references
  1. [1]Roper Halfcastes 1908 192050 facts
    ctx:genes/roper-halfcastes-1908-1920

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