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Attack

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Attack has 83 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 59 references, with 3 live disagreements.

83 facts·76 predicates·59 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:deontically wrong(4), preceded by(3), caused injuries to(2)

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Inbound mentions (36)

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framedAsFramed As(2)

absentDuringAbsent During(1)

believesBlacksMeditatedAttackBelieves Blacks Meditated Attack(1)

classifiedOntologicallyAsClassified Ontologically As(1)

considerablyKnockedAboutConsiderably Knocked About(1)

deonticallyResponsibleDeontically Responsible(1)

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followedFollowed(1)

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framesAsOutrageFrames As Outrage(1)

hintedAsCauseHinted As Cause(1)

implicatesAsMotiveImplicates As Motive(1)

isClassifiedAsPossibleIs Classified As Possible(1)

isPossibleAttackIs Possible Attack(1)

isVulnerableToIs Vulnerable to(1)

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likelyContributedToLikely Contributed to(1)

madePreliminariesToMade Preliminaries to(1)

madeVulnerableToMade Vulnerable to(1)

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precedesPrecedes(1)

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preventedLandingPrevented Landing(1)

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speechActReportsSpeech Act Reports(1)

temporalAfterTemporal After(1)

thinksOfNothingButThinks of Nothing But(1)

wasSpearedWas Speared(1)

Other facts (83)

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83 facts
PredicateValueRef
Deontically Wrongnull[5]
Deontically Wrongnull[8]
Deontically WrongNmp Event Entry 20525[34]
Deontically Wrongtrue[36]
Preceded byPacking Up[29]
Preceded byKanaka Departure[58]
Preceded byTorazzi Visit[58]
Caused Injuries toChinese Captain[5]
Caused Injuries toJohn Doyle[39]
Was Badly Plannednull[14]
Was Badly Plannednull[15]
Occurs DuringRepairs[1]
Sudden TurnFriendly to Hostile[2]
Occurred BeforeBeardmore Awareness[2]
Made byBlacks[3]
Caused Capture ofMrs Watson[3]
Teleological Murderousnull[4]
Presupposes Opportunity Seizednull[4]
Deontic Impliesneed for caution[4]
Involved WeaponsWaddy[4]
Thirteen Days Prior to16 Nov 1881[4]
Resulted in Death ofMissing Chinaman[5]
Presupposes Motive Existencenull[5]
Presupposes Crew Self Defensetrue[6]
Presupposes Agency ofAboriginals[7]
SuddenAppearance of Spear[9]
Caused InjuriesThigh Wounds[10]
KilledMr Lonergan Wife Servant Girl[11]
Described As Cowardlytrue[12]
Occurred at Gully TopGully[13]
Was Fully Planned{}[13]
Involves Tomahawks and Spearsnull[16]
Seen As Panicked ReactionTroopers[17]
Is Essential Nature ofNmp Event 10630[18]
Occurred at Night Camp{}[19]
Deontic Imperative for Capturenull[20]
Deemedoutrage[21]
Presupposes No Provocationnull[21]
Presupposes Unarmed Victimnull[22]
Deontically Justifies Defensetrue[23]
Implicates Motivationhunger and refusal[24]
Caused byfood refusal[24]
Occurred at Night After Darknull[25]
Ontologically TreacherousNatives[26]
Implies Prior HarmonySix Aboriginal Men[27]
Initiated by Shoutingnull[28]
Assumes Real Eventnull[30]
Might Have Been Thought Safe forInoffensive Blind Man[31]
Occurred After FeastBlacks Feast[32]
Due to Murderous Impulse or ResentmentNmp Event 22863[33]
Was Not Professedly Assisting Suddenly Attackednull[35]
Implicates Retaliation forShell Throwing Incident[35]
Described As Unfortunatetrue[36]
Occurred During Stormy Nightnull[37]
Reported by Passing Boatnull[37]
Caused Missing Status ofRa Keating[38]
Implicates Large Mobhundred blacks[40]
Under Unusual Circumstancesnull[41]
TargetedTimber Cutters Camp[41]
Started During Teanull[42]
Lasted Ten Minutesnull[43]
Implies Prior Plundernull[43]
Classifies As Violence Against Europeansnull[44]
Distance From Shoretwenty yards[45]
Causes Blood and Robberynull[46]
Causes InsensibilityTwo Foot Chinamen[46]
Framed As Siegenull[47]
Occurred atFig Tree Camp Site[48]
Caused Death ofBig Black Nigger[48]
Implicates UnprovokedYes[49]
Part of Frontier ConflictNmp Events[50]
Will Be Difficult to ProveBlackfellow Attacker[51]
Described As Outrageousoutrageous attack[51]
CausesArm Injury[52]
Came Suddenlynull[53]
Implicates Response to Possible ProvocationNmp Event 60576[54]
Presupposes Prior VisitsPrevious Aboriginal Visits[55]
Occurred Within One Hour of LandingLanding[56]
Is Teleological Act of Theft{}[57]
Implies Refusal of Food As MotiveAboriginal People[58]
Is Possible inSomerset Cape York[59]
Would Occur inScrubby Country[59]
Is Presumed to Be byIndigenous Forces[59]

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occursDuringtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:repairs
suddenTurntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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ex:beardmore-awareness
madeBytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:blacks
causedCaptureOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:mrs-watson
teleologicalMurderoustrove-cooktown/fishing-station
null
presupposesOpportunitySeizedtrove-cooktown/fishing-station
null
deonticImpliestrove-cooktown/fishing-station
need for caution
involvedWeaponstrove-cooktown/fishing-station
ex:waddy
thirteenDaysPriorTotrove-cooktown/fishing-station
16 Nov 1881
resultedInDeathOftrove-cooktown/trepang
ex:missing-chinaman
causedInjuriesTotrove-cooktown/trepang
ex:chinese-captain
deonticallyWrongtrove-cooktown/trepang
null
presupposesMotiveExistencetrove-cooktown/trepang
null
presupposesCrewSelfDefensetrove-cooktown/night-island
true
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null
suddenbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/162807297_Saturday-1-March-1879_Queensland-OUTRAGE-BY-QUEENSLAND-BLACKS
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ex:thigh-wounds
killedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-20704323
ex:mr-lonergan-wife-servant-girl
describedAsCowardlyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-183933345
true
occurredAtGullyToprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-3424382
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wasFullyPlannedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-3424382
{}
wasBadlyPlannedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-19794959
null
wasBadlyPlannedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-285401986
null
involvesTomahawksAndSpearstrove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew
null
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occurredAtNightCamprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0220-eid-10839
{}
deonticImperativeForCapturerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0237-eid-12224
null
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outrage
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null
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null
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true
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hunger and refusal
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food refusal
occurredAtNightAfterDarkrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0318-eid-18271
null
ontologicallyTreacherousrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0483-eid-19224
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impliesPriorHarmonyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0566-eid-19858
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initiatedByShoutingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0674-eid-20529
null
precededByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0629-eid-20166
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assumesRealEventrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0570-eid-19942
null
mightHaveBeenThoughtSafeForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0891-eid-22812
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occurredAfterFeastrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0605-eid-20127
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dueToMurderousImpulseOrResentmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0897-eid-22863
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deonticallyWrongrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0670-eid-20525
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wasNotProfessedlyAssistingSuddenlyAttackedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1175-eid-37387
null
implicatesRetaliationForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1175-eid-37387
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describedAsUnfortunaterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0962-eid-23315
true
deonticallyWrongrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0962-eid-23315
true
occurredDuringStormyNightrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0924-eid-23110
null
reportedByPassingBoatrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0924-eid-23110
null
causedMissingStatusOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1320-eid-38918
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causedInjuriesTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0943-eid-23225
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implicatesLargeMobrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0116-eid-10724
hundred blacks
underUnusualCircumstancesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1284-eid-38406
null
targetedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1284-eid-38406
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null
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null
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null
classifiesAsViolenceAgainstEuropeansrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1304-eid-38841
null
distanceFromShorerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1106-eid-33646
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causesBloodAndRobberyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1250-eid-38118
null
causesInsensibilityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1250-eid-38118
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null
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implicatesUnprovokedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1784-eid-52060
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partOfFrontierConflictrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1753-eid-51500
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willBeDifficultToProverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1751-eid-51498
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outrageous attack
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cameSuddenlyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1592-eid-50352
null
implicatesResponseToPossibleProvocationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2118-eid-60576
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presupposesPriorVisitsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2056-eid-59386
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occurredWithinOneHourOfLandingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2112-eid-60526
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isTeleologicalActOfTheftrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2481-eid-67726
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precededByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2577-eid-68796
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ex:scrubby-country
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ex:indigenous-forces

References (59)

59 references
  1. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  2. [2]Beche De Mer2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  3. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  4. [4]Fishing Station5 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fishing-station
  5. [5]Trepang4 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/trepang
  6. [6]Night Island1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/night-island
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