Burdekin River

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Burdekin River has 31 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 14 references, with 1 live disagreement.

31 facts·28 predicates·14 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:named after(2), rdf:type(2), beginning to rise(1)

Inbound mentions (64)

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`locatedOn`Located on(7)

Airdmillanex:airdmillan
Ayr Burdekin Riverex:ayr-burdekin-river
Inkermann Stationex:inkermann-station
Jarvisfield Stationex:jarvisfield-station
Merri Merriwah Stationex:merri-merriwah-station
Nmp Event 71054ex:nmp-event-71054
Nmp Event 71055ex:nmp-event-71055

`livedByLonelyLagoonOnHeadwatersOf`Lived by Lonely Lagoon on Headwaters of(4)

Firth Familyex:firth-family
Firthsex:firths
Firthsex:firths
Firthsex:firths

`ferriedAcross`Ferried Across(2)

Mails Macrossanex:mails-macrossan
Passengers Macrossanex:passengers-macrossan

`foundDrownedIn`Found Drowned in(2)

Fisherman Blackex:fisherman-black
Fisherman Bluckex:fisherman-bluck

`locatedAt`Located at(2)

Ayr Plantationex:ayr-plantation
Dotswood Stationex:dotswood-station

`alongSouthernSideOf`Along Southern Side of(1)

Location Mapping Inkermannex:location-mapping-inkermann

`approximatedNear`Approximated Near(1)

Inkerman Landingex:inkerman-landing

`arrangedAsPublicPicnicOnBanksOf`Arranged As Public Picnic on Banks of(1)

Railway Opening Celebration Charters Towersex:railway-opening-celebration-charters-towers

`associatedWithLocationOfEvent`Associated With Location of Event(1)

Bindal Language Groupex:bindal-language-group

`attemptedToCrossRiver`Attempted to Cross River(1)

Swimmerex:swimmer

`boundedByNorthEast`Bounded by North East(1)

Charters Towers Boundariesex:charters-towers-boundaries

`branchOf`Branch of(1)

Selheim Riverex:selheim-river

`causedHighFloodIn`Caused High Flood in(1)

Heavy Rain Townsvilleex:heavy-rain-townsville

`causesRiverRise`Causes River Rise(1)

Wet Weatherex:wet-weather

`confluenceOf`Confluence of(1)

Bogie Burdekin Confluenceex:bogie-burdekin-confluence

`entranceMappedTo`Entrance Mapped to(1)

Wickham Riverex:wickham-river

`explored1844-5`Explored1844 5(1)

Ludwig Leichhardtex:ludwig-leichhardt

`facedArmedBlacksOn`Faced Armed Blacks on(1)

John Roperex:john-roper

`facesWaterShortage`Faces Water Shortage(1)

Charters Towersex:charters-towers

`fledTo`Fled to(1)

Tribe Membersex:tribe-members

`followsWatershed`Follows Watershed(1)

Balcooma Goldfield Boundaryex:balcooma-goldfield-boundary

`followsWatershedOf`Follows Watershed of(1)

Balcooma Goldfieldex:balcooma-goldfield

`foundApparentlyDrowned`Found Apparently Drowned(1)

John Hughesex:john-hughes

`hasRiversStreamsAndBodiesOfWater`Has Rivers Streams and Bodies of Water(1)

The Northex:the-north

`informedOfLargeSupply`Informed of Large Supply(1)

Rishton Gentlemanex:rishton-gentleman

`inhabitsAreaOf`Inhabits Area of(1)

Bindalex:bindal

`isBranchOf`Is Branch of(1)

Sellheim Riverex:sellheim-river

`locatedIn`Located in(1)

Water Sinking Efforts Burdekinex:water-sinking-efforts-burdekin

`locatedNear`Located Near(1)

Jarvisfield Stationex:jarvisfield-station

`locatedOnOtherSideOf`Located on Other Side of(1)

Hillgrove Stationex:hillgrove-station

`locatedOver`Located Over(1)

Macrossan Bridgeex:macrossan-bridge

`location`Location(1)

Cattle Yards Sellheimex:cattle-yards-sellheim

`namedFor`Named for(1)

Burdekin Water Schemeex:burdekin-water-scheme

`near`Near(1)

Entrance Wickham Riverex:entrance-wickham-river

`notOnRiver`Not on River(1)

Apis Creek Stationex:apis-creek-station

`occurredIn`Occurred in(1)

Burdekin River Floodsex:burdekin-river-floods

`occurredOn`Occurred on(1)

Parker Accidentex:parker-accident

`on`On(1)

Bluff Burdekinex:bluff-burdekin

`onPreviousAfternoon`On Previous Afternoon(1)

General Traffic Manager Reportex:general-traffic-manager-report

`presumedToBe`Presumed to Be(1)

Big Riverex:big-river

`representsDownstreamLocation`Represents Downstream Location(1)

Arbitrary Burdekin Pointex:arbitrary-burdekin-point

`siteLowerDownRiver`Site Lower Down River(1)

Burdekin Bridge Newex:burdekin-bridge-new

`spatiallyDownstreamOnBurdekin`Spatially Downstream on Burdekin(1)

Nmp Event 71055ex:nmp-event-71055

`stopped`Stopped(1)

Railway Traffic Charters Towersex:railway-traffic-charters-towers

`swamAcrossRiver`Swam Across River(1)

Aboriginal Womenex:aboriginal-women

`toCross`To Cross(1)

Houghton Gap Railwayex:houghton-gap-railway

`tookUpCountryOn`Took Up Country on(1)

James Hall Scottex:james-hall-scott

`touredThrough`Toured Through(1)

Sir Thomas Mcilwraithex:sir-thomas-mcilwraith

`traversedByNight`Traversed by Night(1)

Jardine Expeditionex:jardine-expedition

`visited`Visited(1)

G Randallex:g-randall

`wasBathingIn`Was Bathing in(1)

Hugh Mosmanex:hugh-mosman

`whileTryingToCross`While Trying to Cross(1)

Drowning Thomas Chappellex:drowning-thomas-chappell

Other facts (30)

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30 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Named After	Mr Burdekin	[8]
Named After	Mr Burdekin	[11]
Rdf:type	Water Feature	[14]
Rdf:type	River	[14]
Beginning to Rise	null	[1]
Part of Sugar Lands	true	[2]
Has Rich Sugar Lands	true	[2]
Has Land Covered With	Cane	[2]
Availed of by Women and Children for Water	null	[3]
Flooded With	8 feet over the railway bridge	[3]
Measurement Time	This Morning	[2]
Height Over	Macrossan Bridge	[2]
Rose Over Rails	40ft Macrossan Railway Bridge Monday	[2]
Has Mouths	7-8	[4]
Acquired by	Colonial Sugar Refining Company	[4]
Two Boys Drowned	Charters Towers	[5]
Waters Risen	forty feet above bridge	[5]
In High Flood	Townsville	[6]
Water Falling	Macrossan Bridge	[6]
Over Rails on	Macrossan Bridge	[6]
16ft Over Railway Bridge	true	[7]
7ft Over Rails	previous afternoon	[7]
Named After Mr Burdekin Sydney	true	[9]
Named After Mr Burdekin	null	[10]
Flows East to	Pacific Ocean	[12]
Rises and Overflows	Burdekin River Landing Place	[13]
Functions As Watercourse	null	[13]
Perpetrators Fled Up	true	[14]
Emerges From Leichhardt Range	true	[14]
Perpetrators Took Refuge in Caves	true	[14]

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31 undated

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beginningToRisetrove-cooktown/john-davis

null

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partOfSugarLandstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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hasRichSugarLandstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

—

hasLandCoveredWithtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:cane

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availedOfByWomenAndChildrenForWatertrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

floodedWithtrove-cooktown/cingalese

8 feet over the railway bridge

—

measurementTimetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:this-morning

—

heightOvertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:macrossan-bridge

—

roseOverRailstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

40ft Macrossan Railway Bridge Monday

—

hasMouthstrove-cooktown/prostitution

7-8

—

acquiredBytrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:colonial-sugar-refining-company

—

twoBoysDrownedtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:charters-towers

—

watersRisentrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

forty feet above bridge

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inHighFloodbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/163326015_Saturday-14-April-1894_Gales-and-Floods-in-Queensland-Railway-Traffic-Stopped-Highest-Flood-ever-known-at-Geraldton-BRISBANE-SUNDAY

ex:townsville

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waterFallingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/163326015_Saturday-14-April-1894_Gales-and-Floods-in-Queensland-Railway-Traffic-Stopped-Highest-Flood-ever-known-at-Geraldton-BRISBANE-SUNDAY

ex:macrossan-bridge

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overRailsOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/163326015_Saturday-14-April-1894_Gales-and-Floods-in-Queensland-Railway-Traffic-Stopped-Highest-Flood-ever-known-at-Geraldton-BRISBANE-SUNDAY

ex:macrossan-bridge

—

16ftOverRailwayBridgerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-3578299

true

—

7ftOverRailsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-3578299

previous afternoon

—

namedAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-4b1be7e7ec91

ex:mr-burdekin

—

namedAfterMrBurdekinSydneyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-7a96b5b9dcdc

true

—

namedAfterMrBurdekinrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3ddf9dd0dbfb

null

—

namedAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-44069d7bab20

ex:mr-burdekin

—

flowsEastTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-bell-1982-race-relations-north-queensland-thornborough-context-2d0ec848aa01

ex:pacific-ocean

—

risesAndOverflowsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1402-eid-40917

ex:burdekin-river-landing-place

—

functionsAsWatercourserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1402-eid-40917

null

—

typefrontier-massacres/10606

ex:WaterFeature

—

labelfrontier-massacres/10606

Burdekin River

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typefrontier-massacres/10606

ex:River

—

perpetratorsFledUpfrontier-massacres/10606

true

—

emergesFromLeichhardtRangefrontier-massacres/10606

true

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perpetratorsTookRefugeInCavesfrontier-massacres/10606

true

References (14)

14 references

[1]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[2]Coloured Persons6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[3]Cingalese2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]Prostitution2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[5]North Shore Full2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[6]163326015 Saturday 14 April 1894 Gales and Floods in Queensland Railway Traffic Stopped Highest Flood Ever Known at Geraldton Brisbane Sunday3 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/163326015_Saturday-14-April-1894_Gales-and-Floods-in-Queensland-Railway-Traffic-Stopped-Highest-Flood-ever-known-at-Geraldton-BRISBANE-SUNDAY
[7]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 35782992 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-3578299
[8]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 4b1be7e7ec911 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-4b1be7e7ec91
[9]Downloaded Arch 7a96b5b9dcdc1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-7a96b5b9dcdc
[10]Downloaded Arch 3ddf9dd0dbfb1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3ddf9dd0dbfb
[11]Downloaded Arch 44069d7bab201 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-44069d7bab20
[12]Jcu Bell 1982 Race Relations North Queensland Thornborough Context 2d0ec848aa011 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-bell-1982-race-relations-north-queensland-thornborough-context-2d0ec848aa01
[13]Row 1402 Eid 409172 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1402-eid-40917
[14]106066 facts
ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10606
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  # Frontier conflict event: Attack on Europeans/others - (George) Stanley Lambton and George Longfield, Aboriginal camp 10 miles from Strathalbyn station, Lower Burdekin (16 June 1871) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Fron…

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Burdekin River

Inbound mentions (64)

locatedOnLocated on(7)

livedByLonelyLagoonOnHeadwatersOfLived by Lonely Lagoon on Headwaters of(4)

ferriedAcrossFerried Across(2)

foundDrownedInFound Drowned in(2)

locatedAtLocated at(2)

alongSouthernSideOfAlong Southern Side of(1)

approximatedNearApproximated Near(1)

arrangedAsPublicPicnicOnBanksOfArranged As Public Picnic on Banks of(1)

associatedWithLocationOfEventAssociated With Location of Event(1)

attemptedToCrossRiverAttempted to Cross River(1)

boundedByNorthEastBounded by North East(1)

branchOfBranch of(1)

causedHighFloodInCaused High Flood in(1)

causesRiverRiseCauses River Rise(1)

confluenceOfConfluence of(1)

entranceMappedToEntrance Mapped to(1)

explored1844-5Explored1844 5(1)

facedArmedBlacksOnFaced Armed Blacks on(1)

facesWaterShortageFaces Water Shortage(1)

fledToFled to(1)

followsWatershedFollows Watershed(1)

followsWatershedOfFollows Watershed of(1)

foundApparentlyDrownedFound Apparently Drowned(1)

hasRiversStreamsAndBodiesOfWaterHas Rivers Streams and Bodies of Water(1)

informedOfLargeSupplyInformed of Large Supply(1)

inhabitsAreaOfInhabits Area of(1)

isBranchOfIs Branch of(1)

locatedInLocated in(1)

locatedNearLocated Near(1)

locatedOnOtherSideOfLocated on Other Side of(1)

locatedOverLocated Over(1)

locationLocation(1)

namedForNamed for(1)

nearNear(1)

notOnRiverNot on River(1)

occurredInOccurred in(1)

occurredOnOccurred on(1)

onOn(1)

onPreviousAfternoonOn Previous Afternoon(1)

presumedToBePresumed to Be(1)

representsDownstreamLocationRepresents Downstream Location(1)

siteLowerDownRiverSite Lower Down River(1)

spatiallyDownstreamOnBurdekinSpatially Downstream on Burdekin(1)

stoppedStopped(1)

swamAcrossRiverSwam Across River(1)

toCrossTo Cross(1)

tookUpCountryOnTook Up Country on(1)

touredThroughToured Through(1)

traversedByNightTraversed by Night(1)

visitedVisited(1)

wasBathingInWas Bathing in(1)

whileTryingToCrossWhile Trying to Cross(1)

Other facts (30)

Timeline

References (14)

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`locatedOn`Located on(7)

`livedByLonelyLagoonOnHeadwatersOf`Lived by Lonely Lagoon on Headwaters of(4)

`ferriedAcross`Ferried Across(2)

`foundDrownedIn`Found Drowned in(2)

`locatedAt`Located at(2)

`alongSouthernSideOf`Along Southern Side of(1)

`approximatedNear`Approximated Near(1)

`arrangedAsPublicPicnicOnBanksOf`Arranged As Public Picnic on Banks of(1)

`associatedWithLocationOfEvent`Associated With Location of Event(1)

`attemptedToCrossRiver`Attempted to Cross River(1)

`boundedByNorthEast`Bounded by North East(1)

`branchOf`Branch of(1)

`causedHighFloodIn`Caused High Flood in(1)

`causesRiverRise`Causes River Rise(1)

`confluenceOf`Confluence of(1)

`entranceMappedTo`Entrance Mapped to(1)

`explored1844-5`Explored1844 5(1)

`facedArmedBlacksOn`Faced Armed Blacks on(1)

`facesWaterShortage`Faces Water Shortage(1)

`fledTo`Fled to(1)

`followsWatershed`Follows Watershed(1)

`followsWatershedOf`Follows Watershed of(1)

`foundApparentlyDrowned`Found Apparently Drowned(1)

`hasRiversStreamsAndBodiesOfWater`Has Rivers Streams and Bodies of Water(1)

`informedOfLargeSupply`Informed of Large Supply(1)

`inhabitsAreaOf`Inhabits Area of(1)

`isBranchOf`Is Branch of(1)

`locatedIn`Located in(1)

`locatedNear`Located Near(1)

`locatedOnOtherSideOf`Located on Other Side of(1)

`locatedOver`Located Over(1)

`location`Location(1)

`namedFor`Named for(1)

`near`Near(1)

`notOnRiver`Not on River(1)

`occurredIn`Occurred in(1)

`occurredOn`Occurred on(1)

`on`On(1)

`onPreviousAfternoon`On Previous Afternoon(1)

`presumedToBe`Presumed to Be(1)

`representsDownstreamLocation`Represents Downstream Location(1)

`siteLowerDownRiver`Site Lower Down River(1)

`spatiallyDownstreamOnBurdekin`Spatially Downstream on Burdekin(1)

`stopped`Stopped(1)

`swamAcrossRiver`Swam Across River(1)

`toCross`To Cross(1)

`tookUpCountryOn`Took Up Country on(1)

`touredThrough`Toured Through(1)

`traversedByNight`Traversed by Night(1)

`visited`Visited(1)

`wasBathingIn`Was Bathing in(1)

`whileTryingToCross`While Trying to Cross(1)