Black Police
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sameAs to 10 other subjectsReview & merge →Black Police has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 25 references, with 7 live disagreements.
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- Australian Government[25]sourceall time · 10607
Inbound mentions (30)
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persuadedYoungToWaitForPersuaded Young to Wait for(2)
- John Bell
ex:john-bell - Robert Bell
ex:robert-bell
sameAsSame As(2)
- Native Mounted Police
ex:native-mounted-police - Native Troopers
ex:native-troopers
suspectedPersonsSuspected Persons(2)
- Dicky
ex:dicky - Inquest 1873
ex:inquest-1873
advocatesForMorePoliceStationsAdvocates for More Police Stations(1)
- Cooktown Herald Article 1876 09 06
ex:cooktown-herald-article-1876-09-06
commandsCommands(1)
- Frederick Wheeler
ex:frederick-wheeler
consistsOfConsists of(1)
- Attack Party Donga Creek 1856
ex:attack-party-donga-creek-1856
criticizesCriticizes(1)
- Article Author
ex:article-author
deceasedLastSeenWithDeceased Last Seen With(1)
- Inquest 1873
ex:inquest-1873
deniedPresenceOfDenied Presence of(1)
- Robert Hardgrave
ex:robert-hardgrave
hadBrotherShotByHad Brother Shot by(1)
- Tall Black
ex:tall-black
hadCampOfHad Camp of(1)
- Daroo Plain
ex:daroo-plain
inChargeOfIn Charge of(1)
- Inspector Wheeler
ex:inspector-wheeler
inChargeOfBlackPoliceIn Charge of Black Police(1)
- Inspector Wheeler
ex:inspector-wheeler
includedIncluded(1)
- Attacking Party
ex:attacking-party
injuredByInjured by(1)
- Waddymunduey
ex:waddymunduey
inquiredAboutPresenceOfInquired About Presence of(1)
- Sippey
ex:sippey
involvesBlackPoliceInvolves Black Police(1)
- Nmp Event Entryid 37889
ex:nmp-event-entryid-37889
isOfficerOfIs Officer of(1)
- Thomas Spence Williams
ex:thomas-spence-williams
lastSeenCompanyLast Seen Company(1)
- Dicky
ex:dicky
memberOfMember of(1)
- New South Wales Aborigines
ex:new-south-wales-aborigines
participantParticipant(1)
- Goulbolba Massacre
ex:goulbolba-massacre
persecutorsPersecutors(1)
- The Blacks Who Hunted Further Up the River
ex:the-blacks-who-hunted-further-up-the-river
presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(1)
- Nmp Event 18691
ex:nmp-event-18691
ranOffWhenSeeingRan Off When Seeing(1)
- Aboriginal People
ex:aboriginal-people
refersToRefers to(1)
- Black Hell Hounds of the Australian Government
ex:black-hell-hounds-of-the-australian-government
resultOfReprisalByResult of Reprisal by(1)
- Dead Aboriginal Bodies
ex:dead-aboriginal-bodies
shotByShot by(1)
- Skulls at Bledensbourne
ex:skulls-at-bledensbourne
Other facts (97)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Described As | outward semblance of human feeling | [23] |
| Described As | the savage only slept within | [23] |
| Described As | drunk-on-blood | [25] |
| Rdf:type | Group | [24] |
| Rdf:type | Police Force | [25] |
| Rdf:type | Organization | [25] |
| Characterized As | black-hell-hounds | [25] |
| Characterized As | black-devils | [25] |
| Characterized As | drunk | [25] |
| Take Gins by Force | null | [6] |
| Take Gins by Force | null | [8] |
| Abducted | Dolly | [17] |
| Abducted | Nancy | [17] |
| Action | climbed the hill | [23] |
| Action | shot those in ambush | [23] |
| Characterization As | hell-hounds | [25] |
| Characterization As | devils | [25] |
| Less Effective Than | Whites | [1] |
| Acceptable Role | Trackers | [1] |
| Implicates Renegade Status | Myalls View | [1] |
| Employment Is | Mistake | [1] |
| Deontically Discouraged | Except Trackers | [1] |
| Less Humane Than | Whites | [1] |
| Could Have Exercised Functions Earlier | true | [2] |
| Made Efforts Under Government Orders | true | [2] |
| Assuming Functions Long Overdue | true | [2] |
| Assuming Functions of | Punishment and Protection | [2] |
| Made Efforts to | Pacification Efforts North Coast | [2] |
| Acted Under Orders | Queensland Government | [2] |
| Under Government Orders | Yes | [2] |
| Might Have Long Exercised Functions | Yes | [2] |
| Better If Surrounded With Legal Sanction | Yes | [2] |
| Used for Repressive Purposes | null | [2] |
| Used for | Repressive Purposes | [3] |
| Represses | Aborigines | [3] |
| Perform Dispersals | Whenever Opportunity | [4] |
| Engage in Massacres | {} | [4] |
| Aim to Exterminate | Cooktown Blacks | [4] |
| Continue Work of | Thinning Out Blacks | [4] |
| Failed to | Strike Terror | [4] |
| Should Prosecute Search | null | [5] |
| Able to Prosecute Search Into | Interior | [5] |
| Able to Protect | Settlers | [5] |
| Strongly Reinforced | null | [5] |
| Takes Gins by Force | Tribes | [7] |
| On Trail Since News Received | {} | [9] |
| Pursued Trail of | Aboriginal Attackers | [10] |
| Responded Quickly to | Nmp Event 18691 | [10] |
| Equivalent to | Nmp Troopers | [11] |
| Exerted Pristine Barbarity | null | [12] |
| Had Outward Semblance of Human Feeling But Savage Within | null | [12] |
| Sent Up for Purpose | Nmp Event Entryid 20744 | [12] |
| Prosecuted Wholesale Slaughter of Own Race | null | [12] |
| Ontologically Savage Within | null | [12] |
| Taught Lesson to | Blacks at Diamantina Lakes | [13] |
| Went in Pursuit | Aboriginal People | [14] |
| Expected to Punish | Aboriginal People | [14] |
| Fights Running Battle With | Aboriginal People | [15] |
| Exist As Responders | null | [15] |
| Related to | Nmp | [16] |
| Lent Pistol to | Toby | [17] |
| Took Away | Black Gins | [17] |
| Lent Gun to | Jemmy Murphy | [17] |
| Attempted to Shoot | Ellen | [17] |
| Did Not See Wheeler | Dicky | [17] |
| Shot | Tommy | [17] |
| Went to | Frasers Island | [18] |
| Absent From | Yates Station | [19] |
| Synonym of | Nmp | [20] |
| Involved in Search for | Nmp Event 68874 | [21] |
| Presupposed to Have Searched | Henry Shurey | [21] |
| Searched for Several Days | Henry Shurey | [21] |
| Presence Denied by | Robert Hardgrave | [22] |
| Existential Commitment | null | [22] |
| Rdf Type | Organisation | [23] |
| Also Known As | native police | [23] |
| Assisted in | War Declaration | [23] |
| Sent for Purpose | war against aborigines | [23] |
| Composition | principally New South Wales aborigines | [23] |
| Spared | neither women nor children | [23] |
| In Charge of | Alexander Douglas | [24] |
| Last Seen With Deceased | true | [24] |
| Suspected Person | true | [24] |
| Group Type | Black Police | [24] |
| Alternative Name | Native Mounted Police | [24] |
| Suspected of Involvement | true | [24] |
| In Charge of Mr Douglass | true | [24] |
| Accused of Being With Deceased | true | [24] |
| In Charge of Mr Douglass Recorded | true | [24] |
| Last Seen With Dicky Recorded | true | [24] |
| Suspected of Involvement Recorded | true | [24] |
| Colonial Police Force Indigenous | true | [24] |
| Same As | Native Mounted Police | [25] |
| Should Have Been Kept Away From | Lower Barcoo | [25] |
| Action Description | chopping-off-legs | [25] |
| Action Target | Waddymunduey | [25] |
| Action Audience | His Mother | [25] |
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References (25)
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfieldctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-fullctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288111944_Saturday-21-February-1885-times-past-the-pd-times-saturday-february-21-1885ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/13406679_Tuesday-29-January-1878_OUR-BRISBANE-LETTER-JANUAR-26ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/169522201_Saturday-17-December-1881_THE-TRAGEDY-AT-THE-LIZARDSctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-ba93583b3e71ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-f3eead437504ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/wikisource-way-we-civilise-cooktown-massacre-school-3222ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0104-eid-10711ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0381-eid-18691ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0732-eid-20779ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0714-eid-20744ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0752-eid-20941ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1170-eid-37351ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1222-eid-37889ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0848-eid-21992ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1211-eid-37542ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1807-eid-52260ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1506-eid-49090ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2127-eid-60954ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2580-eid-68874ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2757-eid-72017ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/20744- full textctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/20744text/plain7 KB
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# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Aboriginal people - Mt Goulbolba/Goulbolba Hill, St Helen's near Emerald (c1867?) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), …
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# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Aboriginal people - Dicky in the Waverley/St Lawrence area (early August 1873) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), ent…
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# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Europeans/others - Richard Welford and Henry Hall, Welford Downs station (24 May 1872) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu…
See also
- Whites
- Trackers
- Myalls View
- Mistake
- Except Trackers
- Punishment and Protection
- Pacification Efforts North Coast
- Queensland Government
- Yes
- Repressive Purposes
- Aborigines
- Whenever Opportunity
- Cooktown Blacks
- Thinning Out Blacks
- Strike Terror
- Interior
- Settlers
- Tribes
- Aboriginal Attackers
- Nmp Event 18691
- Nmp Troopers
- Nmp Event Entryid 20744
- Blacks at Diamantina Lakes
- Aboriginal People
- Nmp
- Toby
- Black Gins
- Jemmy Murphy
- Dolly
- Nancy
- Ellen
- Dicky
- Tommy
- Frasers Island
- Yates Station
- Nmp Event 68874
- Henry Shurey
- Robert Hardgrave
- Organisation
- War Declaration
- Group
- Alexander Douglas
- Police Force
- Native Mounted Police
- Lower Barcoo
- Organization
- Australian Government
- Waddymunduey
- His Mother
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