Cannibalism

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Cannibalism has 34 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 14 references, with 2 live disagreements.

34 facts·31 predicates·14 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:prevails in(3), deontic violation(2), deontically prohibited in negotiation(1)

Inbound mentions (15)

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`accusedOfComplicity`Accused of Complicity(1)

Mr Jamiesonex:mr-jamieson

`assertsInclusionOf`Asserts Inclusion of(1)

River of Gold Bookex:river-of-gold-book

`claimedKukuYalanjiDevotedTo`Claimed Kuku Yalanji Devoted to(1)

Early Reportsex:early-reports

`claimedKukuYalanjiPracticed`Claimed Kuku Yalanji Practiced(1)

Early European Reportsex:early-european-reports

`declareGivenUp`Declare Given Up(1)

Chief Peopleex:chief-people

`desiredToPractice`Desired to Practice(1)

Palmerstons Trackersex:palmerstons-trackers

`enforcesPunishment`Enforces Punishment(1)

Tribeex:tribe

`featured`Featured(1)

Palmer River Gold Rushex:palmer-river-gold-rush

`implicatesRefusalOfCannibalism`Implicates Refusal of Cannibalism(1)

Different Tribe Blacksex:different-tribe-blacks

`includesNotesOn`Includes Notes on(1)

River of Gold Bookex:river-of-gold-book

`inducedEndOf`Induced End of(1)

Missionariesex:missionaries

`methodFour`Method Four(1)

Disposal of Deadex:disposal-of-dead

`presupposesCannibalismByPerpetrators`Presupposes Cannibalism by Perpetrators(1)

Nmp Event 20997ex:nmp-event-20997

`tendToSensationalise`Tend to Sensationalise(1)

Jones Pikeex:jones-pike

`witnessed`Witnessed(1)

Prospectorsex:prospectors

Other facts (34)

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34 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Prevails in	East of Orangerie Bay	[3]
Prevails in	Western Part Elema District	[3]
Prevails in	Western Part of Elerora District	[3]
Deontic Violation	null	[4]
Deontic Violation	Civilised Norms	[7]
Deontically Prohibited in Negotiation	null	[1]
Declining Due to Mission	true	[1]
Essential Past Practice	{}	[1]
Probably Thing of Past	Amongst These People	[1]
Ontological Shift From Enemies to Abandoned	null	[1]
Probably Thing of Past Amongst These People	null	[1]
Abandoned	Under Missionaries	[1]
Presupposed in Skulls	Bentley Skulls	[2]
Exists Among	Aborigines Australia	[1]
Absent Between	Elema district and Orangerie Bay coast/inland	[3]
No Indication Between	Those Points Coast Inland	[3]
Not of Value As	Indicating Race	[3]
Deed of Savagery	null	[4]
Presupposes Existence of	Aboriginal Tribe Practices	[5]
Deontic in Context	Relatives Eating	[4]
Bodies of Well Nourished Young Men Women Eaten by	nearest relatives if dying from accident or violence	[4]
Enemies Are Eaten	true	[4]
Prevalent Where Animal Food Scarce	null	[6]
Presupposes Death Occurred	One Died Previous Day	[7]
Involves	Roasting Dead	[7]
Presupposes Custom	Tribal	[8]
Well Known Taste of Murderers	null	[9]
Ontological Trait of Perpetrators	null	[9]
To Be Stopped by	Mission Stations	[10]
Occurred After Murder	null	[11]
Implied by Eating Body Parts	James Major	[12]
Followed Massacre	Massacre	[13]
Not Joined by	Different Tribe Blacks	[14]
Considered Mark of Respect by	Aboriginal Tribe	[14]

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34 undated

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deonticallyProhibitedInNegotiationtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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decliningDueToMissiontrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

—

essentialPastPracticetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

{}

—

probablyThingOfPasttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:amongst-these-people

—

ontologicalShiftFromEnemiesToAbandonedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

—

probablyThingOfPastAmongstThesePeopletrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

—

abandonedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:under-missionaries

—

presupposedInSkullstrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:bentley-skulls

—

existsAmongtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:aborigines-australia

—

prevailsIntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:east-of-orangerie-bay

—

prevailsIntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:western-part-elema-district

—

absentBetweentrove-cooktown/prostitution

Elema district and Orangerie Bay coast/inland

—

noIndicationBetweentrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:those-points-coast-inland

—

prevailsIntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:western-part-of-elerora-district

—

notOfValueAstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:indicating-race

—

deonticViolationtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

null

—

deedOfSavagerytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

null

—

presupposesExistenceOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/84683178_27-Mar-1886_horrible-cannibalism-half-caste-baby-at-bloomfield

ex:aboriginal-tribe-practices

—

deonticInContexttrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:relatives-eating

—

bodiesOfWellNourishedYoungMenWomenEatenBytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

nearest relatives if dying from accident or violence

—

enemiesAreEatentrove-cooktown/bloomfield

true

—

prevalentWhereAnimalFoodScarcerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0128

null

—

deonticViolationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-52056675-fea8b30c2c54

ex:civilised-norms

—

presupposesDeathOccurredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-52056675-fea8b30c2c54

ex:one-died-previous-day

—

involvesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-52056675-fea8b30c2c54

ex:roasting-dead

—

presupposesCustomrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/christy-palmerston-north-queensland-adventurer

ex:tribal

—

wellKnownTasteOfMurderersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0275-eid-17743

null

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ontologicalTraitOfPerpetratorsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0275-eid-17743

null

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toBeStoppedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0343-eid-18462

ex:mission-stations

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occurredAfterMurderrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1512-eid-49316

null

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impliedByEatingBodyPartsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2124-eid-60783

ex:james-major

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followedMassacrerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2112-eid-60526

ex:massacre

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notJoinedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2585-eid-69036

ex:different-tribe-blacks

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consideredMarkOfRespectByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2585-eid-69036

ex:aboriginal-tribe

References (14)

14 references

[1]Beche De Mer8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Protector Roth1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[3]Prostitution6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[4]Bloomfield5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[5]84683178 27 Mar 1886 Horrible Cannibalism Half Caste Baby at Bloomfield1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/84683178_27-Mar-1886_horrible-cannibalism-half-caste-baby-at-bloomfield
[6]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01281 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0128
[7]002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 52056675 Fea8b30c2c543 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-52056675-fea8b30c2c54
[8]Christy Palmerston North Queensland Adventurer1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/christy-palmerston-north-queensland-adventurer
[9]Row 0275 Eid 177432 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0275-eid-17743
[10]Row 0343 Eid 184621 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0343-eid-18462
[11]Row 1512 Eid 493161 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1512-eid-49316
[12]Row 2124 Eid 607831 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2124-eid-60783
[13]Row 2112 Eid 605261 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2112-eid-60526
[14]Row 2585 Eid 690362 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2585-eid-69036

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Cannibalism

Inbound mentions (15)

accusedOfComplicityAccused of Complicity(1)

assertsInclusionOfAsserts Inclusion of(1)

claimedKukuYalanjiDevotedToClaimed Kuku Yalanji Devoted to(1)

claimedKukuYalanjiPracticedClaimed Kuku Yalanji Practiced(1)

declareGivenUpDeclare Given Up(1)

desiredToPracticeDesired to Practice(1)

enforcesPunishmentEnforces Punishment(1)

featuredFeatured(1)

implicatesRefusalOfCannibalismImplicates Refusal of Cannibalism(1)

includesNotesOnIncludes Notes on(1)

inducedEndOfInduced End of(1)

methodFourMethod Four(1)

presupposesCannibalismByPerpetratorsPresupposes Cannibalism by Perpetrators(1)

tendToSensationaliseTend to Sensationalise(1)

witnessedWitnessed(1)

Other facts (34)

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References (14)

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`accusedOfComplicity`Accused of Complicity(1)

`assertsInclusionOf`Asserts Inclusion of(1)

`claimedKukuYalanjiDevotedTo`Claimed Kuku Yalanji Devoted to(1)

`claimedKukuYalanjiPracticed`Claimed Kuku Yalanji Practiced(1)

`declareGivenUp`Declare Given Up(1)

`desiredToPractice`Desired to Practice(1)

`enforcesPunishment`Enforces Punishment(1)

`featured`Featured(1)

`implicatesRefusalOfCannibalism`Implicates Refusal of Cannibalism(1)

`includesNotesOn`Includes Notes on(1)

`inducedEndOf`Induced End of(1)

`methodFour`Method Four(1)

`presupposesCannibalismByPerpetrators`Presupposes Cannibalism by Perpetrators(1)

`tendToSensationalise`Tend to Sensationalise(1)

`witnessed`Witnessed(1)