Chinese Workers

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Chinese Workers has 68 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 18 references, with 7 live disagreements.

68 facts·50 predicates·18 sources·7 in dispute

Mostly:sponsored by(5), arrived by(5), persevered(4)

Employed by`employedBy`

Public Service^[7]all time · 52059199 Friday 12 May 1882 Northern Mail News the Palmer

Inbound mentions (31)

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`letLandTo`Let Land to(7)

Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones

`workDoneBy`Work Done by(3)

Atherton Line Districtex:atherton-line-district
Thinly Populated Agricultural Districtex:thinly-populated-agricultural-district
Thinly Populated Agricultural Districtex:thinly-populated-agricultural-district

`employs`Employs(2)

Hislop Russell Codoll Plantationex:hislop-russell-codoll-plantation
Vilclo Plantationex:vilclo-plantation

`leasedLandTo`Leased Land to(2)

Caravonica Plantationex:caravonica-plantation
Ro Jonesex:ro-jones

`clearedLandWithHelpOf`Cleared Land With Help of(1)

Henry Joseph Niauex:henry-joseph-niau

`droveFromClaims`Drove From Claims(1)

European Diggersex:european-diggers

`employsWorkers`Employs Workers(1)

Hislop Russell Cadell Plantationex:hislop-russell-cadell-plantation

`financialBackersOf`Financial Backers of(1)

Chinese Merchantsex:chinese-merchants

`hasWorkers`Has Workers(1)

Clermont Goldfieldex:clermont-goldfield

`hunted`Hunted(1)

Poor Blacksex:poor-blacks

`introduced`Introduced(1)

Colonial Governmentex:colonial-government

`isType`Is Type(1)

Chinese Laborers Roadex:chinese-laborers-road

`letLandToChineseErectedRiceHuskingMillPortDouglasSawmillMossman11Years`Let Land to Chinese Erected Rice Husking Mill Port Douglas Sawmill Mossman11 Years(1)

Ro Jonesex:ro-jones

`mainlyComposedOf`Mainly Composed of(1)

Canefields Workersex:canefields-workers

`preferredLandingFor`Preferred Landing for(1)

Cooktown Portex:cooktown-port

`previouslyWorkedBy`Previously Worked by(1)

Abandoned Groundex:abandoned-ground

`rumoredToIntendEmploy`Rumored to Intend Employ(1)

Mr Tysonex:mr-tyson

`supervise`Supervise(1)

Chinese Agents in Australiaex:chinese-agents-in-australia

`targeted`Targeted(1)

Queensland Governmentex:queensland-government

`tookOverClaimsAfter`Took Over Claims After(1)

European Diggersex:european-diggers

`usedLaborFrom`Used Labor From(1)

Reynolds Daintree Operationex:reynolds-daintree-operation

Other facts (67)

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.

67 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Sponsored by	Chinese Merchants	[10]
Sponsored by	Chinese Merchants	[11]
Sponsored by	Chinese Merchants	[12]
Sponsored by	Chinese Merchants	[13]
Sponsored by	Chinese Merchants	[15]
Arrived by	Shipload	[10]
Arrived by	shipload	[11]
Arrived by	Shiploads	[12]
Arrived by	Shiploads	[13]
Arrived by	shipload	[15]
Persevered	true	[11]
Persevered	Goldfield Conditions	[12]
Persevered	major gold producers	[13]
Persevered	true	[15]
Required to Repay	Debts	[12]
Required to Repay	Debt	[13]
Required to Repay	debt	[15]
Industriously Re Worked	European Sites	[10]
Industriously Re Worked	European sites	[11]
Had to Repay	Debt	[10]
Had to Repay	debt before prospecting	[11]
Portrayed Positively As	persevering	[12]
Portrayed Positively As	industrious	[12]
Reworked	European Sites	[12]
Reworked	European Sites	[13]
Became	Major Gold Producers	[12]
Became	major gold producers	[15]
Victims in Massacre	Ah Leong Ah Sam	[1]
Presupposed Present on Island	true	[2]
Worked at Farm	Lizard Island Farm	[1]
Will Clear With Money	true	[3]
Luxury Forever in China	true	[3]
Make Pile300 in China	£300	[3]
Will Try Same Lay	true	[3]
Worked Abandoned Ground	Northern Side Ground	[4]
Abandoned Workings	Northern Side Ground	[4]
Implicature of Exploitation	null	[5]
Engaged in Work Performable by	European Labour	[6]
Held Claims on	Tin Mines Cauuibat Creek	[8]
Worked on	Tin Mines Cauuibat Creek	[8]
Still Employed in	large numbers	[9]
Best for	Scrub Clearing	[9]
Evaluated Best for Scrubbing	Positive Comparison	[9]
Evaluated Positively As Industrious	true	[10]
Prospected After Repaying Debt	Gold	[10]
Became Major	gold producers on the field	[11]
Positively Evaluated	industrious, persevered	[11]
Presupposes Debt System	Sponsorship Debts	[12]
Evaluated As	industrious	[13]
Called Huagong	华工	[14]
Occupied Multiple Industries	Machinist Bricklayer Golddigger	[14]
Described As	industrious	[15]
Followed Europeans	true	[15]
Reworked Sites of	Europeans	[15]
Came to Prospect for Gold	Cooktown Gold Mine	[16]
Included Shanghai Origin People	Shanghai Origin People	[16]
Subsumes Diverse Origins	Regional Chinese Groups	[16]
Included Macanese People	Macanese People	[16]
Included Hakka People	Hakka People	[16]
Included Cantonese People	Cantonese People	[16]
Contrasts With White Dominance	White People in Cooktown	[16]
Include Shanghai People	Shanghai People	[17]
Include Macao People	Macao People	[17]
Include Hakka People	Hakka People	[17]
Include Guangdong People	Guangdong People	[17]
Exist at	Cooktown Gold Mine	[17]
Performed	Scrub Cutting	[18]

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.

68 undated

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victimsInMassacretrove-cooktown/mcivor-river

ex:ah-leong-ah-sam

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presupposedPresentOnIslandtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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workedAtFarmtrove-cooktown/mcivor-river

ex:lizard-island-farm

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willClearWithMoneytrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

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luxuryForeverInChinatrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

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makePile300InChinatrove-cooktown/cingalese

£300

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willTrySameLaytrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

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workedAbandonedGroundtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:northern-side-ground

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abandonedWorkingstrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:northern-side-ground

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implicatureOfExploitationlaura-corridor/loop6-blankets

null

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engagedInWorkPerformableBylaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson

ex:european-labour

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employedBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52059199_Friday-12-May-1882-northern-mail-news-the-palmer

ex:public-service

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heldClaimsOntrove-cooktown/pearl-shell

ex:tin-mines-cauuibat-creek

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workedOntrove-cooktown/pearl-shell

ex:tin-mines-cauuibat-creek

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stillEmployedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-292731450

large numbers

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bestForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-292731450

ex:scrub-clearing

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evaluatedBestForScrubbingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-292731450

ex:positive-comparison

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sponsoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:chinese-merchants

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evaluatedPositivelyAsIndustriousrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

true

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industriouslyReWorkedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:european-sites

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prospectedAfterRepayingDebtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:gold

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hadToRepayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:debt

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arrivedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:shipload

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sponsoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

ex:chinese-merchants

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arrivedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

shipload

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hadToRepayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

debt before prospecting

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becameMajorrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

gold producers on the field

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industriouslyReWorkedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

European sites

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perseveredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

true

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positivelyEvaluatedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

industrious, persevered

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perseveredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:goldfield-conditions

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arrivedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:shiploads

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portrayedPositivelyAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

persevering

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requiredToRepayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:debts

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portrayedPositivelyAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

industrious

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reworkedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:european-sites

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sponsoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:chinese-merchants

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becamerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:major-gold-producers

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presupposesDebtSystemrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:sponsorship-debts

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sponsoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

ex:chinese-merchants

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reworkedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

ex:european-sites

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requiredToRepayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

ex:debt

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evaluatedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

industrious

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perseveredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

major gold producers

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arrivedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

ex:shiploads

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

华工

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

ex:machinist-bricklayer-golddigger

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sponsoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

ex:chinese-merchants

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arrivedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

shipload

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becamerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

major gold producers

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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

industrious

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followedEuropeansrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

true

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perseveredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

true

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requiredToRepayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

debt

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reworkedSitesOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

ex:europeans

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

ex:cooktown-gold-mine

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

ex:shanghai-origin-people

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

ex:regional-chinese-groups

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

ex:macanese-people

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

ex:hakka-people

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

ex:cantonese-people

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

ex:white-people-in-cooktown

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includeShanghaiPeoplerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror

ex:shanghai-people

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includeMacaoPeoplerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror

ex:macao-people

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includeHakkaPeoplerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror

ex:hakka-people

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includeGuangdongPeoplerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror

ex:guangdong-people

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existAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror

ex:cooktown-gold-mine

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performedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/scattered-legacy-chinese-aboriginal-cooktown-focused-excerpt

ex:scrub-cutting

References (18)

18 references

[1]Mcivor River2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mcivor-river
[2]Beche De Mer1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Cingalese4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]Bloomfield2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[5]Loop6 Blankets1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-blankets
[6]Loop11 Hodgkinson1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
[7]52059199 Friday 12 May 1882 Northern Mail News the Palmer1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52059199_Friday-12-May-1882-northern-mail-news-the-palmer
[8]Pearl Shell2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/pearl-shell
[9]Trove Hislop Bloomfield Rations Children Control 2927314503 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-292731450
[10]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 8cd3a45d567e6 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e
[11]Downloaded Arch 8e91651bdcb27 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2
[12]Downloaded Arch 66cc3e40a9ff9 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff
[13]Downloaded Arch B51934cad3f26 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2
[14]Chinese North Queensland Gold Mining Networks2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-north-queensland-gold-mining-networks
[15]Downloaded Archive 8e91651bdcb22ce58 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5
[16]Chinese Cooktown Interview Pdf Travel History Retry7 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-interview-pdf-travel-history-retry
[17]Chinese Mining Regulations Cooktown Interview Mirror5 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-mining-regulations-cooktown-interview-mirror
[18]Scattered Legacy Chinese Aboriginal Cooktown Focused Excerpt1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/scattered-legacy-chinese-aboriginal-cooktown-focused-excerpt

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Chinese Workers

Employed byemployedBy

Inbound mentions (31)

letLandToLet Land to(7)

workDoneByWork Done by(3)

employsEmploys(2)

leasedLandToLeased Land to(2)

clearedLandWithHelpOfCleared Land With Help of(1)

droveFromClaimsDrove From Claims(1)

employsWorkersEmploys Workers(1)

financialBackersOfFinancial Backers of(1)

hasWorkersHas Workers(1)

huntedHunted(1)

introducedIntroduced(1)

isTypeIs Type(1)

letLandToChineseErectedRiceHuskingMillPortDouglasSawmillMossman11YearsLet Land to Chinese Erected Rice Husking Mill Port Douglas Sawmill Mossman11 Years(1)

mainlyComposedOfMainly Composed of(1)

preferredLandingForPreferred Landing for(1)

previouslyWorkedByPreviously Worked by(1)

rumoredToIntendEmployRumored to Intend Employ(1)

superviseSupervise(1)

targetedTargeted(1)

tookOverClaimsAfterTook Over Claims After(1)

usedLaborFromUsed Labor From(1)

Other facts (67)

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References (18)

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Employed by`employedBy`

`letLandTo`Let Land to(7)

`workDoneBy`Work Done by(3)

`employs`Employs(2)

`leasedLandTo`Leased Land to(2)

`clearedLandWithHelpOf`Cleared Land With Help of(1)

`droveFromClaims`Drove From Claims(1)

`employsWorkers`Employs Workers(1)

`financialBackersOf`Financial Backers of(1)

`hasWorkers`Has Workers(1)

`hunted`Hunted(1)

`introduced`Introduced(1)

`isType`Is Type(1)

`letLandToChineseErectedRiceHuskingMillPortDouglasSawmillMossman11Years`Let Land to Chinese Erected Rice Husking Mill Port Douglas Sawmill Mossman11 Years(1)

`mainlyComposedOf`Mainly Composed of(1)

`preferredLandingFor`Preferred Landing for(1)

`previouslyWorkedBy`Previously Worked by(1)

`rumoredToIntendEmploy`Rumored to Intend Employ(1)

`supervise`Supervise(1)

`targeted`Targeted(1)

`tookOverClaimsAfter`Took Over Claims After(1)

`usedLaborFrom`Used Labor From(1)