Bech De Mer
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Bech De Mer has 102 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 16 references, with 2 live disagreements.
Mostly:is product of(3), valuable commodity(2), is commodity type(1)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (50)
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carriedCargoOfCarried Cargo of(2)
- Schooner Myrtle
ex:schooner-myrtle - Ships to Hong Kong
ex:ships-to-hong-kong
carriedCargoTypeCarried Cargo Type(2)
- Guthrie
ex:guthrie - Schooner Hygeia
ex:schooner-hygeia
carriesCargoCarries Cargo(2)
- Cutter Tara
ex:cutter-tara - Schooner Griffin
ex:schooner-griffin
consistedOfConsisted of(2)
- Douro Cargo
ex:douro-cargo - Douros Cargo
ex:douros-cargo
searchedForSearched for(2)
- Sams Boys
ex:sams-boys - Sarajs Boys
ex:sarajs-boys
areHabitatForAre Habitat for(1)
- Shoals Reefs Barrier
ex:shoals-reefs-barrier
bestMarketForBest Market for(1)
- Cooktown
ex:cooktown
bringsCargoBrings Cargo(1)
- Chinese Junk Wong Hing
ex:chinese-junk-wong-hing
bringsCargoTypeBrings Cargo Type(1)
- Chinese Junk Wong Hing
ex:chinese-junk-wong-hing
cargoTypeCargo Type(1)
- Annie Brooks
ex:annie-brooks
carriedCargoCarried Cargo(1)
- True Love Cutter Arrival
ex:true-love-cutter-arrival
carriesExportsCarries Exports(1)
- Rmb Menmuir
ex:rmb-menmuir
chiefExportIsChief Export Is(1)
- New Guinea
ex:new-guinea
diveForDive for(1)
- Aboriginals
ex:aboriginals
dominantOverDominant Over(1)
- Pearl Shelling
ex:pearl-shelling
enteredIndustrySmallWayEntered Industry Small Way(1)
- Cleveland Bay Men
ex:cleveland-bay-men
financiallyAssistedByFinancially Assisted by(1)
- Amelioration Scheme
ex:amelioration-scheme
fishedForFished for(1)
- Captain Sail Eowe
ex:captain-sail-eowe
focusesOnTopicFocuses on Topic(1)
- Beche Articles
ex:beche-articles
forSaleFor Sale(1)
- Beardmore and Oliver
ex:beardmore-and-oliver
hasGoodMarketExpectedHas Good Market Expected(1)
- Cooktown
ex:cooktown
includedIncluded(1)
- Boat Returned With
ex:boat-returned-with
includesIncludes(1)
- Messrs Burns Philp and Co Offer
ex:messrs-burns-philp-and-co-offer
inSearchOfIn Search of(1)
- Chinese Visiting Gulf
ex:chinese-visiting-gulf
isSeaCucumberProductIs Sea Cucumber Product(1)
- Bech De Mer
ex:bech-de-mer
isVarietyOfIs Variety of(1)
- Reddish Beche De Mer
ex:reddish-beche-de-mer
linksTopicsLinks Topics(1)
- Bech De Mer Aboriginal Care
ex:bech-de-mer-aboriginal-care
notesPriceFallNotes Price Fall(1)
- Cooktown Courier
ex:cooktown-courier
precededSaleOfPreceded Sale of(1)
- Douro Cargo Discharge
ex:douro-cargo-discharge
presupposesFishingIndustryPresupposes Fishing Industry(1)
- Annie Crew
ex:annie-crew
presupposesValueOfPresupposes Value of(1)
- Curlew Voyage 1896
ex:curlew-voyage-1896
primeCatchingGroundForPrime Catching Ground for(1)
- Cairns
ex:cairns
processesByBaggingProcesses by Bagging(1)
- Fishing Station
ex:fishing-station
processesByDryingProcesses by Drying(1)
- Fishing Station
ex:fishing-station
producedProduced(1)
- Cooktown Local Fisheries
ex:cooktown-local-fisheries
referencesColonialTradeReferences Colonial Trade(1)
- Article
ex:article
reportsSaleOfReports Sale of(1)
- M R Humphreys
ex:m-r-humphreys
reportsSalesOfReports Sales of(1)
- John Davis
ex:john-davis
sourceOfTradeGoodsSource of Trade Goods(1)
- New Guinea
ex:new-guinea
stoleFromUnknownPersonsStole From Unknown Persons(1)
- Neil Peter Hortmen
ex:neil-peter-hortmen
tookFromCooktownTook From Cooktown(1)
- Steamer Guthrie
ex:steamer-guthrie
typeType(1)
- Small Quantities Bech De Mer
ex:small-quantities-bech-de-mer
typoForTypo for(1)
- Sea Sing
ex:sea-sing
wasFishingForWas Fishing for(1)
- Captain Sam Bowe
ex:captain-sam-bowe
yieldBechDeMerYield Bech De Mer(1)
- Queensland North East Coast Reefs
ex:queensland-north-east-coast-reefs
Other facts (102)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Is Product of | Local Fisheries | [3] |
| Is Product of | Cooktown Local Fisheries | [6] |
| Is Product of | Local Fisheries | [6] |
| Valuable Commodity | Cooktown | [1] |
| Valuable Commodity | True | [4] |
| Is Commodity Type | sea cucumber product | [1] |
| Has Monetary Value In1880 | £110 per ton | [1] |
| Is Sea Product | True | [1] |
| Sold at Auction in | Cooktown | [1] |
| Commodity In1880 Trade | null | [1] |
| Average Price | £80 per ton | [2] |
| More Expected | True | [3] |
| Exists in Quantity | 26 tons | [3] |
| Awaiting Shipment Quantity | 26 tons | [3] |
| Received in Large Quantities | Cooktown | [3] |
| Indicates Active Fisheries | Cooktown | [3] |
| Industry Context | Lizard Island | [1] |
| Intertextual Refers to | trepang trade | [1] |
| Not for Human Consumption Impression | true | [1] |
| Market Value | £50 to £110 per ton | [1] |
| Has Smell | ancient and fish-like | [1] |
| Presupposes Valuable | Chinese Soup | [1] |
| Transforms Into | rich and delicate soup by Chinese | [1] |
| Appearance | uncouth looking substance | [1] |
| Found Floating in Shallow Hot Seas | null | [1] |
| Dried and Sent to Market | null | [1] |
| Found in Coral Crevices | null | [1] |
| For Celestial Epicures | null | [1] |
| Export Good | Queensland | [1] |
| Commercially Harvested | Cooktown | [1] |
| Cargo Type | Cutter Filing | [1] |
| Cultural Trade | Chinese Junk | [1] |
| Pacific Trade Good | True | [4] |
| Come Onto Reefs During | Southeast Winds | [1] |
| Contains Plenty of Water | true | [1] |
| Misdescribed As | kind of pearlshell | [1] |
| Misconceived by Some As Pearl Shell | null | [1] |
| Come Onto Reefs During Strong South East Winds | null | [1] |
| Historical Industry | trepang fishing Queensland | [1] |
| Has Little Profit Margin Unless | Cheap Labour | [5] |
| Has Economic Value | Sales | [4] |
| Sold From | Bunco Boat | [1] |
| Connects Economically | Queensland China | [1] |
| Processed by | boiling and drying | [1] |
| Presupposes Reef Abundance | null | [1] |
| Has Commercial Name | sea-slug | [1] |
| Fetches Price Per Ton | £30 to £145 | [1] |
| Known As Beche De Met | null | [1] |
| Collected at Low Water | null | [1] |
| Exported to | Hong Kong | [1] |
| Exported From | Cooktown | [1] |
| Alternative Spelling History | bêche-de-mer to beche-de-mer | [1] |
| Throw Out Stomach Entrails | null | [1] |
| Goes to China Direct | null | [1] |
| Handled Times | 6 to 20 | [1] |
| Is Commercial Invertebrate | true | [1] |
| Has Popular Names | trepang, beche-de-mer, sea-slugs | [1] |
| Ontologically Invertebrate Sea Cucumbers | null | [1] |
| Presupposes Market Demand in China | null | [1] |
| Belongs to Group | invertebrate sub-kingdom | [1] |
| Mixed With | Fish | [1] |
| Is Sea Cucumber Product | Bech De Mer | [1] |
| Described As | much envied sea-slug | [1] |
| Commodity Trade | 1890s Australia | [1] |
| Harvested Using Vessel | Schooner Curien | [1] |
| Harvested by | Captain Peterson | [1] |
| Obtained From | Barrier Reef | [1] |
| Worth Per Ton | £70 | [5] |
| Cultural Reference | trepang fishing | [1] |
| Refers to Industry | trepang fishing | [1] |
| Is Identified As | sea-worm | [1] |
| Dwells on | Shoals Reefs | [1] |
| Has Biological Capacity to Multiply | null | [1] |
| Alternative Livelihood | Gold Prospectors | [1] |
| Teleologically Suited to | Aborigines Habits | [1] |
| Market in | Cooktown | [1] |
| For Sale by | Mr Humphrys | [1] |
| Held for | Market Rise | [1] |
| Is Commodity for Shipment | null | [6] |
| Has Units Awaiting Shipment | tons | [6] |
| Has Amount Awaiting Shipment | 26 | [6] |
| Presupposes Local Production | Local Fisheries | [6] |
| Awaiting Shipment | Cooktown Port | [6] |
| Exists in Large Quantities | Cooktown | [6] |
| Commercially Valuable | null | [6] |
| Five Months Fishing Result | Annie Brooks Cargo | [7] |
| Sold at | Cooktown | [8] |
| Export Commodity | China | [9] |
| Is Valuable Commodity in | 1901 Queensland | [10] |
| Employs Mainlanders | Cooktown | [11] |
| Quantity Arrived | 4 tons | [12] |
| Consigned to | Beardmore and Oliver | [12] |
| Arrived by | Comet Ketch | [12] |
| Ontologically Classified As Sea Slug | True | [13] |
| Eaten With Great Relish | True | [13] |
| Brings High Price Possibly | True | [13] |
| Referred to As Fish | True | [13] |
| Is Sea Slug | true | [14] |
| Brought Back to | Fishing Station | [14] |
| Selling Price | up to £168 per ton | [15] |
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References (16)
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See also
- True
- Cooktown
- Local Fisheries
- Lizard Island
- Chinese Soup
- Queensland
- Cutter Filing
- Chinese Junk
- Southeast Winds
- Cheap Labour
- Sales
- Bunco Boat
- Queensland China
- Hong Kong
- Fish
- 1890s Australia
- Schooner Curien
- Captain Peterson
- Barrier Reef
- Shoals Reefs
- Gold Prospectors
- Aborigines Habits
- Mr Humphrys
- Market Rise
- Cooktown Local Fisheries
- Cooktown Port
- Annie Brooks Cargo
- China
- 1901 Queensland
- Beardmore and Oliver
- Comet Ketch
- Fishing Station
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