Chinese Miners
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Chinese Miners has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 52 references, with 5 live disagreements.
Mostly:entered(7), carries(3), classified as europeans others(2)
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Driven From Best Watered Portionin disputedrivenFromBestWateredPortion
- Mitchell Fall Field[46]all time · Row 0520 Eid 19438
- Mitchell Fall Part[45]all time · Row 0428 Eid 18938
Attracted to Area Duringin disputeattractedToAreaDuring
- 1870s Gold Rush[19]all time · Downloaded Arch 2c0b9499c70b
- 1870s gold rush[20]all time · Downloaded Arch 158b16a2c63e
Came Fromin disputecameFrom
- Charters Towers[22]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Noble Tracker Tuesday 16 September 1890 125080313 Glimpses of Northern Towns and Life No Iii
- Etheridge[22]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Noble Tracker Tuesday 16 September 1890 125080313 Glimpses of Northern Towns and Life No Iii
Carriesin disputecarries
Enteredentered
- Cooktown[49]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
- Cooktown[25]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
- Cooktown[5]all time · Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf8
- Cooktown[36]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
- Cooktown[26]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
- Cooktown[27]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
- Cooktown[50]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210
Attracted DuringattractedDuring
- 1870s Gold Rush[16]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch D10f6d411a1c
- 1870s Gold Rush[17]all time · Downloaded Archive 2adf1cff1695f084
Characterized AscharacterizedAs
Collective DecisioncollectiveDecision
- all removing to Ravenswood and the Towers[31]sourceall time · 10609
Escape Psychological StateescapePsychologicalState
- terribly frightened[31]all time · 10609
Escape Success RateescapeSuccessRate
- majority succeeded[31]all time · 10609
Escape MetaphorescapeMetaphor
- took to their heels[31]all time · 10609
Inbound mentions (92)
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cameIntoContactWithCame Into Contact With(6)
hadThousandsOfHad Thousands of(3)
- Palmer
ex:palmer - Palmer Country 1873 1880
ex:palmer-country-1873-1880 - Pine Creek District
ex:pine-creek-district
presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(3)
- Event 59751
ex:event-59751 - Nmp Event 19017
ex:nmp-event-19017 - Nmp Event Entry 23744
ex:nmp-event-entry-23744
reflectsAttitudeTowardReflects Attitude Toward(2)
- Article
ex:article - Items Article
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targetedTargeted(2)
- Nmp Event 64325
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ex:palmer-blacks
affectedDietAndHealthOfAffected Diet and Health of(1)
- Increased Rice Tax
ex:increased-rice-tax
annoyedAnnoyed(1)
- Indigenous Group
ex:indigenous-group
annoyingVeryMuchAnnoying Very Much(1)
- Blacks Palmer
ex:blacks-palmer
areClassifiedAsEuropeansOrOthersAre Classified As Europeans or Others(1)
- Chinese Miners
ex:chinese-miners
areMinersAre Miners(1)
- Chinese Party 1882
ex:chinese-party-1882
attackedAttacked(1)
- Aboriginals
ex:aboriginals
attackedChineseAttacked Chinese(1)
- Palmer Blacks
ex:palmer-blacks
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- Palmer Goldfield
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attractsMinersAttracts Miners(1)
- Gold Rush Palmer
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belongToBelong to(1)
- Angry Faces
ex:angry-faces
buriedByBuried by(1)
- Ah Cook
ex:ah-cook
callsForEffectualProtectionCalls for Effectual Protection(1)
- Queenslander Quote
ex:queenslander-quote
causedFearInCaused Fear in(1)
- Nmp Event 10609
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classifiedAsAttackOnEuropeansOrOthersClassified As Attack on Europeans or Others(1)
- Nmp Event 23456
ex:nmp-event-23456
concernsVictimsConcerns Victims(1)
- Frontier Justice
ex:frontier-justice
considersChinamenLawfulGameConsiders Chinamen Lawful Game(1)
- Mob of Blacks
ex:mob-of-blacks
contactedDuringGoldRushContacted During Gold Rush(1)
- Oscar
ex:oscar
contextForMinersContext for Miners(1)
- Palmer River Goldfields
ex:palmer-river-goldfields
createsLegalBarrierForCreates Legal Barrier for(1)
- Goldfield Proclamation
ex:goldfield-proclamation
deonticallyRequiresProtectionDeontically Requires Protection(1)
- Nmp Event 19438
ex:nmp-event-19438
descriptionDescribesAttemptsToWorkDescription Describes Attempts to Work(1)
- Nmp Event 64119
ex:nmp-event-64119
discriminatedAgainstDiscriminated Against(1)
- Queensland Government
ex:queensland-government
economicParticipantsEconomic Participants(1)
- Economic Factors
ex:economic-factors
employsEmploys(1)
- Mining Industry
ex:mining-industry
engagedInMiningOperationsWithEngaged in Mining Operations With(1)
- Mrs May Brown
ex:mrs-may-brown
extractedByExtracted by(1)
- Payable Gold
ex:payable-gold
framesFrames(1)
- Article
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goneToChinaGone to China(1)
- Palmer Goldfields Gold
ex:palmer-goldfields-gold
hadPopulationGroupHad Population Group(1)
- Hodgkinson Field
ex:hodgkinson-field
historicalContextForHistorical Context for(1)
- Palmer River Gold Rush
ex:palmer-river-gold-rush
historicalContextOfHistorical Context of(1)
- Palmer River Gold Rush
ex:palmer-river-gold-rush
hostileToHostile to(1)
- Christie Palmerston
ex:christie-palmerston
identificationSourceIdentification Source(1)
- Ah Cook
ex:ah-cook
implicatureOfSuperiorityImplicature of Superiority(1)
- European Miners
ex:european-miners
impliesExistentialCommitmentToImplies Existential Commitment to(1)
- Palmer Goldfield
ex:palmer-goldfield
includesCommunityIncludes Community(1)
- Chinese Diaspora
ex:chinese-diaspora
inhabitedByInhabited by(1)
- Chinese Camp Fine Gold Creek
ex:chinese-camp-fine-gold-creek
interviewedInterviewed(1)
- Warden Towner
ex:warden-towner
isCountrymanOfIs Countryman of(1)
- Chinese Guide
ex:chinese-guide
isSubsetOfIs Subset of(1)
- Five Chinese Miners
ex:five-chinese-miners
issuesLicensesToIssues Licenses to(1)
- Queensland Government
ex:queensland-government
isTermForIs Term for(1)
- Celestials
ex:celestials
isTypeIs Type(1)
- Chinese Miners Cooktown
ex:chinese-miners-cooktown
keptByKept by(1)
- Secret
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killedKilled(1)
- Event 59751
ex:event-59751
labelSpecifiesVictimsLabel Specifies Victims(1)
- Nmp Event 64119
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lacksLegalBarrierToLacks Legal Barrier to(1)
- Coen Goldfield
ex:coen-goldfield
memberOfMember of(1)
- Missing Chinese Miners
ex:missing-chinese-miners
occupiedEntirelyByOccupied Entirely by(1)
- Chinese Miners Camp
ex:chinese-miners-camp
overrunByOverrun by(1)
- Palmer Goldfield
ex:palmer-goldfield
participantsParticipants(1)
- Canoe Use
ex:canoe-use
performedByPerformed by(1)
- Burial Process
ex:burial-process
possiblyAtePossibly Ate(1)
- Palmer Blacks
ex:palmer-blacks
postedForPosted for(1)
- Queensland Goldfield Regulations
ex:queensland-goldfield-regulations
practicedCannibalismOnPracticed Cannibalism on(1)
- Aboriginals
ex:aboriginals
preserveTermsAroundPreserve Terms Around(1)
- Chinese Cooktown Palmer Sources
ex:chinese-cooktown-palmer-sources
previouslyWorkedByPreviously Worked by(1)
- Abandoned Ground
ex:abandoned-ground
primaryVictimsPrimary Victims(1)
- Victim Classification
ex:victim-classification
reportedToHaveDirectedReported to Have Directed(1)
- Europan Storekeeper
ex:europan-storekeeper
reportedToHaveTippedOffReported to Have Tipped Off(1)
- European Storekeeper
ex:european-storekeeper
reportsEarningsReports Earnings(1)
- Chinese Storekeeper
ex:chinese-storekeeper
reportsViolenceAgainstReports Violence Against(1)
- Article Author
ex:article-author
savedForGermanSearchVocabularyAroundSaved for German Search Vocabulary Around(1)
- German Wikipedia Cooktown
ex:german-wikipedia-cooktown
siteOfPillagedTentsOfSite of Pillaged Tents of(1)
- Upper Gilbert
ex:upper-gilbert
sourceOfAnnoyanceSource of Annoyance(1)
- Blacks Palmer
ex:blacks-palmer
statedChinesePermittedToMineStated Chinese Permitted to Mine(1)
- Queensland Government
ex:queensland-government
targetedAtTargeted at(1)
- Queensland Goldfield Regulations
ex:queensland-goldfield-regulations
targetsTargets(1)
- Single Shooting Incident
ex:single-shooting-incident
targetsGroupTargets Group(1)
- Single Shooting Incident
ex:single-shooting-incident
transportedByTransported by(1)
- Palmer Gold
ex:palmer-gold
usedByUsed by(1)
- Gudang
ex:gudang
viewsNegativelyViews Negatively(1)
- Darkies Attitude
ex:darkies-attitude
warnsOfChineseBeingDrivenOffWarns of Chinese Being Driven Off(1)
- Queenslander Quote
ex:queenslander-quote
wasWorkedByWas Worked by(1)
- Hurleys Dam Ground
ex:hurleys-dam-ground
workedWithWorked With(1)
- Mrs May Brown
ex:mrs-may-brown
workforceWorkforce(1)
- River Area Work Organization
ex:river-area-work-organization
Other facts (74)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Escape Response Speed | immediate | [31] |
| Escape Behavior | immediately took to their heels | [31] |
| Described As Countrymen | true | [31] |
| Emotional State After Escape | terribly frightened | [31] |
| Escape Condition | unharmed | [31] |
| Escape Destination | Gilberton | [31] |
| Distance Advantage | about 100 yards | [31] |
| Destination | Border Mines | [37] |
| Carried Pigs | Pigs | [22] |
| Crowded | Palmer Goldfields | [22] |
| Arrived in Number | thousands | [11] |
| Attempted to Conceal | Good Luck | [1] |
| Doing Well | Mining Success | [1] |
| Commenced | Second Paddock | [1] |
| Abandoned Attempt | First Paddock Excavation | [1] |
| Constructed | First Paddock | [1] |
| Discovered Gold in | large quantities | [1] |
| Discovered Gold at | Discovery Site | [1] |
| Continued Ascending | High Hill | [1] |
| Determined to Follow | Gold Lead | [1] |
| Complained of Attacks | Aboriginal People | [32] |
| Attacked by | Aboriginal People | [13] |
| Driven From | Outside Workings | [45] |
| Angered at Paying£3 Miners Right | null | [6] |
| Decided Spend£3 on Passage Home Rather Persevere | null | [6] |
| Ambushed at | Hells Gate | [5] |
| Dominated Gold Mining in | Northern Territory | [43] |
| Active in Year | 1874 | [4] |
| Active in Period | 1870s | [3] |
| Distributed Opium | yes | [40] |
| Antagonistic Towards | New Chinese Migrants | [7] |
| Attracted to | Area During 1870s Gold Rush | [18] |
| Erected | Proper Windlasses | [51] |
| Dominate Population | nearly 1000 | [44] |
| Entered Abandoned Ground | John Lowries Ground | [44] |
| Attracted by | 1870s Gold Rush | [15] |
| Discovered | Unproclaimed Area | [39] |
| Discouraged by Legislation | 1878 Legislation | [38] |
| Became More Conspicuous | Chinese Presence | [21] |
| Continue to Be Successful | Alluvial Ground Palmer | [34] |
| Carry Ounces of Gold | few | [24] |
| Decrease1885 | 227 | [2] |
| Arrived in Thousands | estimated not fewer than 10,000 | [12] |
| Dominate Alluvial | Palmerston | [42] |
| Abandoned Work | Abandoned Ground | [2] |
| Earning Per Week | £2 | [47] |
| Conceal Gold on Persons | true | [33] |
| Described As Weaker | weaker Mongols | [33] |
| Anticipated to Cause Trouble | Clermont Magistrate | [8] |
| Difficult to Keep Off | New Goldfield Clermont | [8] |
| Do Not Always Send Via | Banks | [41] |
| Economic Role | significant in mining workforce | [48] |
| Are Classified As Europeans or Others | Chinese Miners | [9] |
| Essential Role As Miners | Gilbert River Goldfield | [52] |
| Contributed to Prosperity of | Cooktown | [35] |
| Are Primary Group at | Palmer Goldfield | [10] |
| Characterised As Industrious | true | [25] |
| Described As Industrious | null | [36] |
| Attempt Intrusion | Starke Diggings | [14] |
| Displaced by Europeans | true | [33] |
| Dominant Implied | true | [41] |
| Crossing Method | swimming | [23] |
| Camped at | Normanby River | [23] |
| Count Estimate | about 300 | [23] |
| Count | 300 | [23] |
| Classified As | Others | [28] |
| Essential Motivation Gold Prospecting | Goldfield | [8] |
| Community Decision | true | [31] |
| Community Identification Authority | true | [31] |
| Distributed Workforce | true | [31] |
| Dispersed Location | true | [31] |
| Community Bond | true | [31] |
| Escape Advantage | true | [31] |
| Described As Running Unprecedentedly | true | [31] |
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-d10f6d411a1c ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-2adf1cff1695f084ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-2adf1cff1695ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-2c0b9499c70bctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-158b16a2c63ectx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0138ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iiictx:claims/document/0371caf1-aa9d-43fe-99f3-ac0f810ed503ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/123272246_Thursday-25-May-1882_A-RAMBLE-ABOUT-COOKTOWN-No-IIIctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-3290e7bb6192d9f9ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695bctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2397-eid-64325ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0449-eid-19017ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10609ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0452-eid-19059ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-personsctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/169489614_Tuesday-9-November-1875_TOWNSVILLE-November-8ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-gudang-palmer-aboriginal-cemetery-contextctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce- [37]Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 26 May 1883 83677361 Roundabout1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--native-police-maryborough--saturday 26 may 1883--83677361--roundabout ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0134ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0121ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-84597c5dbcf8ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davisctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedfordctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-heritage-maytown-kubara-kuku-yalanji-chinese-palmerctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-52020836ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0428-eid-18938ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0520-eid-19438ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown- [48]Trove Trove Cooktown All Uhrs Camp Saturday 20 November 1880 20336735 the Miner Mining Notes1 fact
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See also
- First Paddock Excavation
- Abandoned Ground
- Hells Gate
- New Chinese Migrants
- Clermont Magistrate
- Palmer Goldfield
- Aboriginal People
- Good Luck
- Starke Diggings
- 1870s Gold Rush
- Area During 1870s Gold Rush
- Chinese Presence
- Charters Towers
- Etheridge
- Normanby River
- Pigs
- Pack Saddles
- Others
- Second Paddock
- First Paddock
- High Hill
- Alluvial Ground Palmer
- Cooktown
- Palmer Goldfields
- Border Mines
- Gold Lead
- New Goldfield Clermont
- 1878 Legislation
- Unproclaimed Area
- Discovery Site
- Mining Success
- Palmerston
- Northern Territory
- Banks
- Outside Workings
- Mitchell Fall Field
- Mitchell Fall Part
- John Lowries Ground
- Proper Windlasses
- Gilberton
- Goldfield
- Gilbert River Goldfield
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