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British New Guinea has 62 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 11 references, with 1 live disagreement.

62 facts·59 predicates·11 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:governed by(2), is protectorate(2), rdfs:label(2)

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Is ProtectorateisProtectorate

  • true[3]all time · Protector Roth
  • true[4]all time · Beche De Mer

Possesses GoldfieldspossessesGoldfields

Context of Article SectioncontextOfArticleSection

  • null[6]all time · 52063478 Friday 17 December 1886 Northern Mail News British New Guinea

Has Used OnlyhasUsedOnly

  • pick and pan[10]all time · 3562075 Thursday 29 June 1893 News by the American Mail

Lacks Modern ApparatuslacksModernApparatus

Lackslacks

Called PossessioncalledPossession

  • null[4]all time · Beche De Mer

Statusstatus

  • all quiet[7]all time · Coloured Persons

Has Proclaimed Protection OverhasProclaimedProtectionOver

Provided With Cheap Local LabourprovidedWithCheapLocalLabour

Exists As PossessionexistsAsPossession

  • {}[7]all time · Coloured Persons

Inbound mentions (87)

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Other facts (48)

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48 facts
PredicateValueRef
Has AdministratorSir William Macgregor[7]
Provides Cheap LabourCocoanut Industry[7]
Shows Alleged Retrogression Compared to German New Guineanull[4]
Colonial PossessionQueensland[5]
Under Administrationnull[7]
Characterized bysultry and fever breeding[4]
Marked by Footprints ofCannibalistic Savages[4]
Capabilities Remain UnknownFuture Unknown[3]
Declared British Possessionnull[3]
Becomespossession and dependency of the British Crown[3]
Capabilitiesmuch still remains to be made known... no human eye can see far into its future[3]
Development Left toBritish Race Energy[3]
History Commencesfrom this day[3]
Part ofQueens Dominions[3]
Valuable Accession toAustralian Waters[3]
Currently No Unusual CausesDiminution of Native Population[4]
Current Main EnterprisePearl Shelling[4]
Has Nativestrue[4]
No Significant Activity Untilwet season over[4]
Contrasted WithGerman New Guinea[4]
Has Districts MoreFertile and Populous Districts[3]
Has Protectorate Proclaimedtrue[4]
Is Newly AcquiredTerritory[4]
Relations WithAustralian Colonies[4]
Has Estimated Population400000[9]
HasRich Gold Fields[4]
Is Colony ofBritish Empire[4]
Referenced As Recent Possessiontrue[4]
Has Great Potentialgreat country[3]
Has History Commencingthis day[3]
Great Countrygreat country[3]
Genre of Textcolonial report[3]
References High Commissioner Scratchleyhistorical figure[4]
Rdfs:labelBritish New Guinea[11]
Rdfs:labelBritish New Guinea[2]
Annexed byGreat Britain[2]
RequiresGovernment Officer Presence[2]
Inflicts PenaltyEnticement[2]
ProhibitsLeaving Guinea[2]
Now AllowsEmployment Within Possession[2]
Once ProhibitedLeaving Native Districts[2]
Has Strict LawsAnti Importation[2]
Proposed AsRecruiting Field[2]
Administered byQueensland Government[1]
Ontologically ContainsCannibal Natives[4]
Historical Context Protectorate{}[7]
Ontological Statusprotectorate dependencies[4]
Rdf:typeLocation[2]

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British New Guinea
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British New Guinea
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valuableAccessionTotrove-cooktown/protector-roth
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References (11)

11 references
  1. trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/000f1c01-1207-4e1c-a2b0-a2cdadcabe65
  2. trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/0312d5c0-6c78-462a-bc38-ae6d5fa1604b
    • text/plain10 KBtrove:article/3575199
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      28 Feb 1894 - THE SUGAR INDUSTRY Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wednesday 28 February 1894, page 6 THE SUGAR INDUSTRY ISIS PROGRESS ASSOCIATION. "J ho monthly committco meeting of tho Isis Progress Association was held on Saturday t
  3. [3]Protector Roth15 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
  4. [4]Beche De Mer20 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  5. [5]Cingalese1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  6. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52063478_Friday-17-December-1886-northern-mail-news-british-new-guinea
  7. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  8. [8]Trepang2 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/trepang
  9. [9]Prostitution1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
  10. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3562075_Thursday-29-June-1893-news-by-the-american-mail
  11. trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/01da89d4-5941-49fb-8ced-892f5e4d8948
    • text/plain708 Btrove:article/97511238
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      02 Dec 1891 - Brisbane. Western Star and Roma Advertiser (Qld. : 1875 - 1948), Wednesday 2 December 1891, page 2 Brisbane. December 1. GOVERNOR'S "VISIT TO TASMANIA. His Excellency Governor Norman, on the invitation of Sir Robert Hamilton,

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