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Attack Kaliduwarry 1879

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Attack Kaliduwarry 1879 has 119 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 10 live disagreements.

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108 facts
PredicateValueRef
Described in Structured FieldNature of event: Attack on Aboriginal people[1]
Described in Structured FieldLocation type: Lagoon/waterhole[1]
Described in Structured FieldLocation: 'Kliediewarry, in South-west Queensland'[1]
Described in Structured FieldPastoral run/station: Kaliduwarry[1]
Described in Structured FieldRun landowner/lessee: Roderick Robert Urquhart and Angus Fraser[1]
Described in Structured FieldNumber of people killed: 50[1]
Described in Structured FieldPerpetrators: NMP[1]
Described in Structured FieldCause / reason: Deaths of Thomas Patterson Scott and John McConachie[1]
Described in Structured FieldAssociated Native Mounted Police camps: Jundah[1]
Associated OfficerHenry Bloomfield Gough[1]
Associated OfficerHenry Pollock Kaye[1]
Associated OfficerJohn Mazlin[1]
Caused byDeath Thomas Patterson Scott[1]
Caused byDeath John Mcconachie[1]
Reprisal forDeath Thomas Patterson Scott[1]
Reprisal forDeath John Mcconachie[1]
Near Border ofQueensland[1]
Near Border ofSouth Australia[1]
EscapeeTaffy[1]
EscapeeYoung Boy Escapee[1]
Described Using Racial Slurbucks[1]
Described Using Racial Slurniggers[1]
Certainty Markeruncertain[1]
Certainty Markerreported[1]
SurvivorTaffy[1]
SurvivorYoung Boy Escapee[1]
Rdf TypeAttack on Aboriginal People[1]
Rdfs LabelAttack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879)[1]
Has TitleAttack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879)[1]
Month StatedFebruary[1]
Month Is Uncertaintrue[1]
Year1879[1]
Date ApproximateFebruary? 1879[1]
Reported inUon Colonial Frontier Massacres Dataset[1]
Has Dataset Entry Id20783[1]
Location TypeLagoon/waterhole[1]
Occurred atKaliduwarry Location[1]
Number of People Killed50[1]
Killed Count Is Approximatetrue[1]
Killed Count Accuracy Disputedtrue[1]
Killed Count Reported byNewspaper Account Unspecified[1]
Accuracy Doubtedtrue[1]
Perpetrator GroupNmp[1]
Has CauseDeaths of Thomas Patterson Scott and John McConachie[1]
Is Reprisaltrue[1]
Associated CampJundah Nmp Camp[1]
Part ofReprisal Campaign 1879[1]
Description of EventOne of two reprisals for the deaths of Thomas Patterson Scott and John McConachie.[1]
Number of Reprisals2[1]
Quoted inSouth Australian Advertiser 1879 10 06[1]
Described As Severe Lessontrue[1]
Occurred Just Over Queensland Bordertrue[1]
Time Before October1879a few months[1]
Perpetrated by Whitestrue[1]
Perpetrated by Policetrue[1]
Described As Raidtrue[1]
Killed Count From Sa Advertiser50[1]
Killed Count Approximatetrue[1]
Victims Described Asbucks[1]
Euphemism Used forAboriginal men[1]
Triggered by Killing of2[1]
Crossed Border FromSouth Australia[1]
Number of Escapees2[1]
Described As Destruction of Whole Tribetrue[1]
Described As Punitive Expeditiontrue[1]
Punishment forDeath John Maconochie[1]
No Quarter Giventrue[1]
Killed Count From Ringerscores[1]
Described As Ruthlesstrue[1]
Count Discrepancy With50 killed vs scores killed[1]
Described As Heavy Tolltrue[1]
Described As Murdertrue[1]
Killed Count From SilcockNearly all[1]
Described As Retributiontrue[1]
Retribution fordeath of a white man[1]
Source of DescriptionHercus 1990[1]
Gender of Victimsmale[1]
Chronologically AfterAttack Europeans Scott Jan 1879[1]
Conflicts WithAttack Koonchera Feb 1879[1]
Killed Count From Dataset50[1]
Killed Count From Rhodesnearly the whole tribe[1]
Count Discrepancy Between Sourcestrue[1]
Framing As Lessontrue[1]
Framing As Vengeancetrue[1]
Framing As Punishmenttrue[1]
Framing As Retributiontrue[1]
Framing As Murdertrue[1]
Framing As Destructiontrue[1]
Framing As Ruthless Killingtrue[1]
Framings Differ by Sourcetrue[1]
Framing As Heavy Tolltrue[1]
Is Massacretrue[1]
Within Dataset Periodtrue[1]
Within Australian Colonial Periodtrue[1]
Location Notes MentionLocation of Kalidawarry locality on Mulligan River[1]
Killed Count Noted As Uncertaintrue[1]
Nature of EventAttack on Aboriginal people[1]
Location Described AsLagoon/waterhole[1]
Names of Killed Not Recordedtrue[1]
Victims Unnamedtrue[1]

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Attack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879)
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Attack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879)
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February
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1879
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One of two reprisals for the deaths of Thomas Patterson Scott and John McConachie.
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bucks
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Aboriginal men
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bucks
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Location of Kalidawarry locality on Mulligan River
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Attack on Aboriginal people
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Nature of event: Attack on Aboriginal people
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Location type: Lagoon/waterhole
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Location: 'Kliediewarry, in South-west Queensland'
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Pastoral run/station: Kaliduwarry
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Run landowner/lessee: Roderick Robert Urquhart and Angus Fraser
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Number of people killed: 50
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Perpetrators: NMP
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Cause / reason: Deaths of Thomas Patterson Scott and John McConachie
describedInStructuredFieldagnostic/20783
Associated Native Mounted Police camps: Jundah
structuredFieldDayMonthagnostic/20783
February?
structuredFieldYearagnostic/20783
1879
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2
survivoragnostic/20783
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survivoragnostic/20783
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References (1)

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  1. [1]20783119 facts
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on Aboriginal people - Kaliduwarry (February? 1879) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry 20783. Coordinates: latitud

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