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Chinese Immigration

Viewed Negatively	Colonial Authorities^[20]
Viewed Negatively	true^[6]
Has Been Stopped	Present^[10]
Has Been Stopped	True^[10]
Lacks	Family^[3]
Lacks	Public Schools^[3]
Does Not Require	£100 Poll Tax^[1]
Does Not Require	One Chinaman Per Fifty Tons Ship Limit^[1]
Expected to	Increase^[7]
Legal Status	protected by treaty^[13]
Topic of	Mecca Arrival Report^[13]
Part of	Gold Rush Demographics^[14]

ex:chinese-immigration

Chinese Immigration has 40 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 20 references, with 4 live disagreements.

40 facts·36 predicates·20 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:viewed negatively(2), has been stopped(2), lacks(2)

Viewed Negativelyin dispute`viewedNegatively`

Colonial Authorities^[20]all time · Hom A23 Aliens Employing Aborigines Qsa Id847561 Citation 9ecb71a6cd09
true^[6]all time · Cingalese

Has Been Stoppedin dispute`hasBeenStopped`

Present^[10]all time · 1366812 Saturday 29 September 1877 Cooktown From Our Own Correspondent September 15
True^[10]all time · 1366812 Saturday 29 September 1877 Cooktown From Our Own Correspondent September 15

Lacksin dispute`lacks`

Family^[3]all time · Prostitution
Public Schools^[3]all time · Prostitution

Does Not Requirein dispute`doesNotRequire`

£100 Poll Tax^[1]all time · Mauritius Queensland
One Chinaman Per Fifty Tons Ship Limit^[1]all time · Mauritius Queensland

Expected to`expectedTo`

Increase^[7]sourceall time · Trove Reynolds Uhrs Camp 65734863

Legal Status`legalStatus`

protected by treaty^[13]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles James Noble Yarrabah Wednesday 13 September 1876 288044514 Latest Telegraphic Newsa Ii I Australian Associated Press Telegrams Tbrisbane

Topic of`topicOf`

Mecca Arrival Report^[13]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles James Noble Yarrabah Wednesday 13 September 1876 288044514 Latest Telegraphic Newsa Ii I Australian Associated Press Telegrams Tbrisbane

Part of`partOf`

Gold Rush Demographics^[14]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Uhrs Camp Saturday 6 November 1875 148447032 Cooktown and the Palmer

Resumed Post1970s`resumedPost1970s`

Lifting White Australia Policy^[18]all time · Chinatowns Aboriginal Presence Chinese Southern Diaspora Cooktown 7b77b3cc2805

Gained Momentum From Chain of Events`gainedMomentumFromChainOfEvents`

null^[9]all time · Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 04

Described As Massive`describedAsMassive`

大量^[4]all time · Chinese Cooktown Interview Pdf Travel History Retry

Caused by Tax Policy`causedByTaxPolicy`

Queensland Exit Tax Elimination^[2]all time · Chinese North Queensland Gold Mining Networks

Inbound mentions (23)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`addressedIssueOf`Addressed Issue of(1)

Conference on Chinese Questionex:conference-on-chinese-question

`advocatesDeonticRestriction`Advocates Deontic Restriction(1)

Conferenceex:conference

`advocatesStringentLaws`Advocates Stringent Laws(1)

Chinese Undesirable Motionex:chinese-undesirable-motion

`characterizedBy`Characterized by(1)

Colonial Queensland Societyex:colonial-queensland-society

`deonticRestrictionOn`Deontic Restriction on(1)

White Australia Policyex:white-australia-policy

`discouragedProhibitionOf`Discouraged Prohibition of(1)

Britain China Treatiesex:britain-china-treaties

`discusses`Discusses(1)

Queensland Parliamentex:queensland-parliament

`exemplifiesChineseImmigrationDangers`Exemplifies Chinese Immigration Dangers(1)

San Franciscoex:san-francisco

`favorRestrictiveMeasures`Favor Restrictive Measures(1)

Conference Membersex:conference-members

`financed`Financed(1)

Large General Storesex:large-general-stores

`framedAlmostProhibitive`Framed Almost Prohibitive(1)

Australian Lawsex:australian-laws

`hasTopic`Has Topic(1)

Article 77041406ex:article-77041406

`insufficientBarrierTo`Insufficient Barrier to(1)

Poll Tax 10poundsex:poll-tax-10pounds

`insufficientToCheck`Insufficient to Check(1)

10 Pound Poll Taxex:10-pound-poll-tax

`isMainFinancersOf`Is Main Financers of(1)

Large General Storesex:large-general-stores

`legislatedToPrevent`Legislated to Prevent(1)

Australiaex:australia

`oneDayInFavorOfChineseImmigration`One Day in Favor of Chinese Immigration(1)

Samuel Griffithex:samuel-griffith

`opposed`Opposed(1)

Wentworth D Arcy Uhrex:wentworth-d-arcy-uhr

`questionsPowerlessnessInFutureYear`Questions Powerlessness in Future Year(1)

Mackay Mercuryex:mackay-mercury

`questionsWhyMentionChineseIfNotFavoring`Questions Why Mention Chinese If Not Favoring(1)

Premier Sir Thomas Mcilwraithex:premier-sir-thomas-mcilwraith

`targetPopulation`Target Population(1)

Poll Tax Lawex:poll-tax-law

`tendsToFinance`Tends to Finance(1)

Large General Storesex:large-general-stores

`willImposeProhibitivePollTaxes`Will Impose Prohibitive Poll Taxes(1)

Australian Coloniesex:australian-colonies

Other facts (24)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

24 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Pouring Into Cooktown Increasing Numbers	null	[15]
Successfully Restricted	true	[19]
Presupposes Deception Occurring	null	[11]
Demands Prohibition and	Expulsion	[3]
Deontically Prohibited	null	[3]
Originated From	Slave Replacement Scheme	[3]
Difficult Subject in	Australia	[5]
Should Be Dealt by	Federated Australia	[5]
Involves	Sordid Wages	[3]
Undermines	Free Institutions	[3]
Causes Lack of White Employment	Cooktown	[1]
Subversive of	Best Interests Country	[6]
Evading Poll Tax	Qld Colony	[6]
Pours Insidiously	true	[6]
Can Be Regulated by	Act Preventing Arrival	[1]
Is Tracked by	Colonial Authorities	[12]
Gained Momentum From	Hodgkinson Rush	[8]
Preceded Settlement Attacks	Cooktown Settlement	[16]
Deontically Should Be Prevented	null	[3]
References	Anti Chinese Sentiment 1880s Australia	[6]
Teleological Cultural Impact	Cooktown Legacy	[4]
Presupposes High Demand for Cooktown	Cooktown Goldfields	[17]
Involves Deception	probable	[11]
Desirableness Debated	null	[5]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

40 undated

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canBeRegulatedBytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:act-preventing-arrival

—

causedByTaxPolicyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-north-queensland-gold-mining-networks

ex:queensland-exit-tax-elimination

—

causesLackOfWhiteEmploymenttrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:cooktown

—

demandsProhibitionAndtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:expulsion

—

deonticallyProhibitedtrove-cooktown/prostitution

null

—

deonticallyShouldBePreventedtrove-cooktown/prostitution

null

—

describedAsMassiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-interview-pdf-travel-history-retry

大量

—

desirablenessDebatedtrove-cooktown/fallen-women

null

—

difficultSubjectIntrove-cooktown/fallen-women

ex:australia

—

doesNotRequiretrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:£100-poll-tax

—

doesNotRequiretrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:one-chinaman-per-fifty-tons-ship-limit

—

evadingPollTaxtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:qld-colony

—

expectedToblucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--65734863

ex:increase

—

gainedMomentumFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-north-australia-palmer-taam-aboriginal-cooktown-network

ex:hodgkinson-rush

—

gainedMomentumFromChainOfEventsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-04

null

—

hasBeenStoppedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/1366812_Saturday-29-September-1877-cooktown-from-our-own-correspondent-september-15

ex:present

—

hasBeenStoppedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/1366812_Saturday-29-September-1877-cooktown-from-our-own-correspondent-september-15

ex:true

—

involvestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:sordid-wages

—

involvesDeceptionbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/81644854_Monday-14-August-1899-reynolds-hatland-boat-wreck-cooktown

probable

—

isTrackedByblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--darcy-uhr--saturday 17 march 1888--84109341--roundabout

ex:colonial-authorities

—

lackstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:family

—

lackstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:public-schools

—

legalStatusblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-noble-yarrabah--wednesday 13 september 1876--288044514--latest-telegraphic-newsa-ii-i-australian-associated-press-telegrams-tbrisbane

protected by treaty

—

originatedFromtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:slave-replacement-scheme

—

partOfblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 6 november 1875--148447032--cooktown-and-the-palmer

ex:gold-rush-demographics

—

pouringIntoCooktown-increasingNumbersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-b8cb38abbfce

null

—

poursInsidiouslytrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

—

precededSettlementAttacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-wenxuecity-china-australia-relations-palmer

ex:cooktown-settlement

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presupposesDeceptionOccurringbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/81644854_Monday-14-August-1899-reynolds-hatland-boat-wreck-cooktown

null

—

presupposesHighDemandForCooktownbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/142998943_Saturday-21-April-1877_CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS-AT-COOKTOWN-AUSTRALIAN-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-TELEGRAMS-COOKTOWN-THURSDAY

ex:cooktown-goldfields

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referencestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:anti-chinese-sentiment-1880s-australia

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resumedPost1970srosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinatowns-aboriginal-presence-chinese-southern-diaspora-cooktown-7b77b3cc2805

ex:lifting-white-australia-policy

—

shouldBeDealtBytrove-cooktown/fallen-women

ex:federated-australia

—

subversiveOftrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:best-interests-country

—

successfullyRestrictedlaura-corridor/loop14-children-taken

true

—

teleologicalCulturalImpactrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-interview-pdf-travel-history-retry

ex:cooktown-legacy

—

topicOfblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-noble-yarrabah--wednesday 13 september 1876--288044514--latest-telegraphic-newsa-ii-i-australian-associated-press-telegrams-tbrisbane

ex:mecca-arrival-report

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underminestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:free-institutions

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viewedNegativelyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/hom-a23-aliens-employing-aborigines-qsa-id847561-citation-9ecb71a6cd09

ex:colonial-authorities

—

viewedNegativelytrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

References (20)

20 references

[1]Mauritius Queensland4 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[2]Chinese North Queensland Gold Mining Networks1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-north-queensland-gold-mining-networks
[3]Prostitution8 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[4]Chinese Cooktown Interview Pdf Travel History Retry2 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-interview-pdf-travel-history-retry
[5]Fallen Women3 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
[6]Cingalese5 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[7]Trove Reynolds Uhrs Camp 657348631 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--65734863
[8]Chinese North Australia Palmer Taam Aboriginal Cooktown Network1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-north-australia-palmer-taam-aboriginal-cooktown-network
[9]Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 041 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-04
[10]1366812 Saturday 29 September 1877 Cooktown From Our Own Correspondent September 152 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/1366812_Saturday-29-September-1877-cooktown-from-our-own-correspondent-september-15
[11]81644854 Monday 14 August 1899 Reynolds Hatland Boat Wreck Cooktown2 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/81644854_Monday-14-August-1899-reynolds-hatland-boat-wreck-cooktown
[12]Trove Trove Cooktown All Darcy Uhr Saturday 17 March 1888 84109341 Roundabout1 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--darcy-uhr--saturday 17 march 1888--84109341--roundabout
[13]Trove Trove Articles James Noble Yarrabah Wednesday 13 September 1876 288044514 Latest Telegraphic Newsa Ii I Australian Associated Press Telegrams Tbrisbane2 facts
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-noble-yarrabah--wednesday 13 september 1876--288044514--latest-telegraphic-newsa-ii-i-australian-associated-press-telegrams-tbrisbane
[14]Trove Trove Articles Uhrs Camp Saturday 6 November 1875 148447032 Cooktown and the Palmer1 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 6 november 1875--148447032--cooktown-and-the-palmer
[15]001 Www Chapelhill Homeip Net Familyhistory Other Queenslandhistory Palmerdayschap3 Htm B8cb38abbfce1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-b8cb38abbfce
[16]Chinese Wenxuecity China Australia Relations Palmer1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-wenxuecity-china-australia-relations-palmer
[17]142998943 Saturday 21 April 1877 Chinese Immigrants at Cooktown Australian Associated Press Telegrams Cooktown Thursday1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/142998943_Saturday-21-April-1877_CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS-AT-COOKTOWN-AUSTRALIAN-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-TELEGRAMS-COOKTOWN-THURSDAY
[18]Chinatowns Aboriginal Presence Chinese Southern Diaspora Cooktown 7b77b3cc28051 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinatowns-aboriginal-presence-chinese-southern-diaspora-cooktown-7b77b3cc2805
[19]Loop14 Children Taken1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop14-children-taken
[20]Hom A23 Aliens Employing Aborigines Qsa Id847561 Citation 9ecb71a6cd091 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/hom-a23-aliens-employing-aborigines-qsa-id847561-citation-9ecb71a6cd09

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Chinese Immigration

Viewed Negativelyin disputeviewedNegatively

Has Been Stoppedin disputehasBeenStopped

Lacksin disputelacks

Does Not Requirein disputedoesNotRequire

Expected toexpectedTo

Legal StatuslegalStatus

Topic oftopicOf

Part ofpartOf

Resumed Post1970sresumedPost1970s

Gained Momentum From Chain of EventsgainedMomentumFromChainOfEvents

Described As MassivedescribedAsMassive

Caused by Tax PolicycausedByTaxPolicy

Inbound mentions (23)

addressedIssueOfAddressed Issue of(1)

advocatesDeonticRestrictionAdvocates Deontic Restriction(1)

advocatesStringentLawsAdvocates Stringent Laws(1)

characterizedByCharacterized by(1)

deonticRestrictionOnDeontic Restriction on(1)

discouragedProhibitionOfDiscouraged Prohibition of(1)

discussesDiscusses(1)

exemplifiesChineseImmigrationDangersExemplifies Chinese Immigration Dangers(1)

favorRestrictiveMeasuresFavor Restrictive Measures(1)

financedFinanced(1)

framedAlmostProhibitiveFramed Almost Prohibitive(1)

hasTopicHas Topic(1)

insufficientBarrierToInsufficient Barrier to(1)

insufficientToCheckInsufficient to Check(1)

isMainFinancersOfIs Main Financers of(1)

legislatedToPreventLegislated to Prevent(1)

oneDayInFavorOfChineseImmigrationOne Day in Favor of Chinese Immigration(1)

opposedOpposed(1)

questionsPowerlessnessInFutureYearQuestions Powerlessness in Future Year(1)

questionsWhyMentionChineseIfNotFavoringQuestions Why Mention Chinese If Not Favoring(1)

targetPopulationTarget Population(1)

tendsToFinanceTends to Finance(1)

willImposeProhibitivePollTaxesWill Impose Prohibitive Poll Taxes(1)

Other facts (24)

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References (20)

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Legal Status`legalStatus`

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Caused by Tax Policy`causedByTaxPolicy`

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