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Beche De Mer Industry has 87 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 26 references, with 5 live disagreements.
Mostly:employs aboriginals(2), is of considerable importance to(2), presupposes existence of(2)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | years and years | [8] |
| Lacks Encouragement From | Paternal Government | [8] |
| Location | North Queensland Coast | [8] |
| Might Have Yielded More | Revenue | [8] |
| Past Status | flourishing | [8] |
| Threatened to | cease and die out | [24] |
| Valuable to | Cooktown | [26] |
| Duration of Exploitation | 40 years | [12] |
| Associated With Station | Beche De Mer Station Off Cooktown | [2] |
| Has Positive Potential | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Might Prove Advantageous | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Possibly Proves Advantageous | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Involves Aboriginal Labour | null | [13] |
| Affected by | Dr Roth Preventions | [1] |
| Evaluated Positively | Cairns Article | [5] |
| Might Prove | Advantageous Outcome | [5] |
| Might Prove Advantageous to | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Overlaps With | Pearlshell Industry | [13] |
| Attended With | Murder | [4] |
| Cannot Be Carried on | Under Existing Circumstances | [4] |
| Carried on Location | North Queensland Coast | [8] |
| Current State | languishing | [8] |
| Duration of Operation | years and years | [8] |
| Hindered by | Lack of Intelligent Encouragement | [8] |
| Revenue Amount | very fair amount | [8] |
| Was in State | flourishing | [8] |
| Yielded Revenue to | Queensland Colony | [8] |
| Bids Fair to Be Throttled | null | [6] |
| Increase Compared Previous Two Years | true | [4] |
| Pushed Up North East Coast | {} | [4] |
| Paralysed by | Native Outages | [6] |
| Boxed With | Pearl Shelling | [6] |
| Involves High Danger | null | [6] |
| Involves High Outlay | null | [6] |
| Involves High Risk | null | [6] |
| Is Oppressed by | Manner British Justice Administered | [6] |
| Is Repressed by | Dues | [6] |
| Presupposes Existence of Reefs | null | [6] |
| Yields Paltry Returns | null | [6] |
| Relies on | Indigenous Knowledge | [7] |
| Existed Before | 1871 | [7] |
| Involves Recruiting | Coast Natives | [19] |
| Could Yield More With | intelligent encouragement | [8] |
| Involves Recruitment Issues | Aboriginals Not Returned | [20] |
| Presupposes Expertise | Mr Gribbles Boys | [22] |
| Involves | Beche De Mer Vessels | [5] |
| Related to | Aboriginal Settlement | [16] |
| Involves Fishermen and Crews | null | [18] |
| Evaluated Positively As Advantageous | null | [5] |
| Historically Involved Aboriginals | null | [5] |
| Involves Aboriginal Labor Implicature | null | [5] |
| Potentially Benefits | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Contextualizes Event | Murder | [10] |
| Benefits | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Teleologically Beneficial | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Used | Kanaka Labour | [25] |
| Involves Aboriginal Labor | true | [6] |
| Might Have Yielded More Revenue | Queensland Colony | [8] |
| Involves Natives | null | [6] |
| Could Contribute to | Northern Queensland | [6] |
| Involves Risk to Life | null | [6] |
| Economic Significance to | Cooktown Port | [9] |
| Historically Relies on | Aboriginal Labor | [16] |
| Has Teleological Benefit | All Parties Concerned | [5] |
| Associated With Violence | Murder Event | [3] |
| Historically Involved | Aboriginals | [16] |
| Involves Aboriginals | Aboriginal Victim | [17] |
| Teleologically Benefits Parties | null | [5] |
| Relies on Aboriginal Divers | null | [23] |
| Had Economic Value | Cooktown Port | [9] |
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