Cape Bedford Massacre
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Cape Bedford Massacre has 64 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 7 references, with 1 live disagreement.
Mostly:perpetrator(2), retaliation for(1), compared to(1)
Maturity scale
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- Native Police Troopers[4]sourceall time · Rosie World Haviland
- Sub Inspector Stanhope Oconnor[4]sourceall time · Rosie World Haviland
Retaliation forretaliationFor
- Near Fatal Spearing Two Whites[7]all time · Cole 2004 Battle Camp to Boralga Coen Child Capture 3344
Compared tocomparedTo
- 1889 Archer Coen[2]all time · So That We Remember Cape Bedford Massacre 1879
Disputed Death TolldisputedDeathToll
- Reginald Spencer Browne[3]all time · Queensland Review Red Snake Oconnor Cape Bedford Note
Occurred in YearoccurredInYear
- 1879[3]all time · Queensland Review Red Snake Oconnor Cape Bedford Note
Resulted in Death ofresultedInDeathOf
- 24[3]all time · Queensland Review Red Snake Oconnor Cape Bedford Note
Was Reprisal forwasReprisalFor
- Spearing of Two White Men[3]all time · Queensland Review Red Snake Oconnor Cape Bedford Note
Aboriginal Men Escaped by Swimming CountaboriginalMenEscapedBySwimmingCount
- 4[1]all time · Colonial Frontier Massacres Cape Bedford Cooktown 1879
Aboriginal Victims Killed CountaboriginalVictimsKilledCount
- 24[1]all time · Colonial Frontier Massacres Cape Bedford Cooktown 1879
Attackers Killed CountattackersKilledCount
- 0[1]all time · Colonial Frontier Massacres Cape Bedford Cooktown 1879
Attack Time MorningattackTimeMorning
Captured Aboriginal Men CountcapturedAboriginalMenCount
- 28[1]all time · Colonial Frontier Massacres Cape Bedford Cooktown 1879
Inbound mentions (5)
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containsReferenceToContains Reference to(1)
- The Red Snake
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ledAttackLed Attack(1)
- Sub Inspector O Connor
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participatedInParticipated in(1)
- Native Police Troopers
ex:native-police-troopers
providesAnotherAccountOfProvides Another Account of(1)
- Reginald Spencer Browne
ex:reginald-spencer-browne
reportedOnReported on(1)
- Brisbane Courier
ex:brisbane-courier
Other facts (51)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Captured Aboriginal Women Count | 13 | [1] |
| Caused by Tracking From | Sub Inspector O Connor Party | [1] |
| Contextualized in Colonial Frontier Era | 1788 1930 | [1] |
| Has Attacker Description | Native Police | [1] |
| Has Attacker Type | Colonists | [1] |
| Has Latitude | -15.285 | [1] |
| Has Longitude | 145.313 | [1] |
| Has Motive | Reprisal | [1] |
| Has Site Name | Cape Bedford, QLD | [1] |
| Has Victim Type | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People | [1] |
| Hemmed in Narrow Gorge by Sunday Morning | True | [1] |
| In Police District | Cooktown Police District | [1] |
| Involves Language Group | Guugu Yimidhirr | [1] |
| Is Reprisal for | Hartley Sykes Attack | [1] |
| Known From Newspaper Source | Brisbane Courier 1 Mar 1879 P6 | [1] |
| Located in Present State | Qld | [1] |
| Occurred in Colony | Qld | [1] |
| Occurred in Gorge | True | [1] |
| Occurred on Date | 16 Feb 1879 | [1] |
| Outlets Secured by Troopers | True | [1] |
| Shot Aboriginal Men Count | 24 | [1] |
| Sourced From | Brisbane Courier 1 Mar 1879 P6 | [1] |
| Used Transport | Horse | [1] |
| Victims Killed Notes Men and Women | True | [1] |
| Weapons Used | Snider(s) | [1] |
| Women Released | True | [1] |
| Involved No Escape for Men | null | [5] |
| Occurred in | 1879 | [5] |
| Reported in | Brisbane Courier Northern News | [5] |
| Was Retribution for | Hartley Sykes Wounding | [5] |
| Located North of | Cooktown | [6] |
| Summarised in | Queensland Review | [3] |
| Deontically Justified in Narrative | True | [1] |
| Following Incident | Cedar Cutter Killing | [1] |
| Location Method | narrow gorge | [4] |
| Killed Method | shooting | [4] |
| Escape Direction | to sea | [4] |
| Escape Method | swimming | [4] |
| Escaped by Swimming Count | 4 | [4] |
| Shot Down Count | 24 | [4] |
| Killed at Location | Beach | [4] |
| Method | hemmed within narrow gorge | [4] |
| Killed Count Is Approximate | true | [4] |
| Killed Count Approximate | 24 | [4] |
| Victim | Guugu Yimithirr People | [4] |
| Event Location | Near Cooktown | [4] |
| Event Date | 1879-02-16 | [4] |
| Rdfs:label | Cape Bedford massacre | [4] |
| Potential Candidate for | Cooktown Cape Bedford Displacement | [2] |
| Presupposes Native Police Effectiveness | True | [1] |
| Total Victims | 28 | [4] |
Timeline
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References (7)
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/colonial-frontier-massacres-cape-bedford-cooktown-1879 - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/so-that-we-remember-cape-bedford-massacre-1879 - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/queensland-review-red-snake-oconnor-cape-bedford-note - custom
ctx:research/rosie-research/rosie-world-haviland- full textctx:research/rosie-research/rosie-world-havilandtext/plain2 KB
doc:research/rosie-research/rosie-world-havilandShow excerpt
Rosie's world: McIvor River and Cooktown Aboriginal life, 1879-1896. Compiled from verified primary and scholarly sources for the donto research on Rosie (Rosie Reynolds / Rosie Rosie), an Aboriginal Kuku Yalanji woman born at the McIvor Ri…
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/so-that-we-remember-cape-bedford-cooktown-massacre-lead - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-cooktown-hotel-publican-aboriginal-children - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cole-2004-battle-camp-to-boralga-coen-child-capture-3344
See also
- True
- Sub Inspector O Connor Party
- 1889 Archer Coen
- 1788 1930
- Reginald Spencer Browne
- Near Cooktown
- Cedar Cutter Killing
- Cooktown Police District
- Guugu Yimidhirr
- Hartley Sykes Attack
- Beach
- Brisbane Courier 1 Mar 1879 P6
- Qld
- Cooktown
- Native Police Troopers
- Sub Inspector Stanhope Oconnor
- Cooktown Cape Bedford Displacement
- Brisbane Courier Northern News
- Near Fatal Spearing Two Whites
- Queensland Review
- Guugu Yimithirr People
- Spearing of Two White Men
- Hartley Sykes Wounding
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