Circuit Court

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Circuit Court

Exercises Judicial Authority	John Mclean^[3]
Exercises Judicial Authority	Unnamed Chinaman^[3]
Is Itinerant Court	true^[12]
Business Not Completed in Time	Barnett and Wide Bay Districts^[4]
Established in	Rockhampton^[8]
Has Civil Sittings	{}^[10]
Sittings Concluded on	Thursday November 8 1883^[10]
Adjudicates Criminal Matters	true^[2]
Sits at Location	Charters Towers^[13]

ex:circuit-court

Circuit Court has 26 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 14 references, with 1 live disagreement.

26 facts·25 predicates·14 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:exercises judicial authority(2), is itinerant court(1), business not completed in time(1)

Exercises Judicial Authorityin dispute`exercisesJudicialAuthority`

John Mclean^[3]all time · Bloomfield
Unnamed Chinaman^[3]all time · Bloomfield

Is Itinerant Court`isItinerantCourt`

true^[12]sourceall time · Trove Yululah 19787021 Saturday 7 October 1882

Business Not Completed in Time`businessNotCompletedInTime`

Barnett and Wide Bay Districts^[4]all time · Storekeeper Cooktown

Established in`establishedIn`

Rockhampton^[8]all time · Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 68870162

Has Civil Sittings`hasCivilSittings`

{}^[10]all time · 122931918 Saturday 10 November 1883 Cooktown Wednesday November 7

Sittings Concluded on`sittingsConcludedOn`

Thursday November 8 1883^[10]all time · 122931918 Saturday 10 November 1883 Cooktown Wednesday November 7

Adjudicates Criminal Matters`adjudicatesCriminalMatters`

true^[2]all time · 121931277 Tuesday 4 November 1884 Cooktown Saturday November 1

Sits at Location`sitsAtLocation`

Charters Towers^[13]all time · 288952532 Saturday 11 October 1884 Local and General News

Sits on Dates`sitsOnDates`

1884-10-16,1884-10-17^[13]all time · 288952532 Saturday 11 October 1884 Local and General News

Sitting on`sittingOn`

1880-08-28^[14]all time · Loop16 Frontier Violence

Exists in Context of`existsInContextOf`

Cooktown^[9]all time · Loop6 Roth Ethnography

Adjourned to`adjournedTo`

10 a.m. to-day^[1]all time · Reynolds

Inbound mentions (26)

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`committedForTrial`Committed for Trial(3)

Alfordex:alford
Benjamin Barterex:benjamin-barter
Thompsonex:thompson

`occurredDuringSittings`Occurred During Sittings(2)

John Mclean Trialex:john-mclean-trial
Unnamed Chinaman Sentencingex:unnamed-chinaman-sentencing

`acquittedByCourt`Acquitted by Court(1)

John Mcleanex:john-mclean

`committedForTrialAt`Committed for Trial at(1)

Hosanna Gregoryex:hosanna-gregory

`committedToTrial`Committed to Trial(1)

Tinkabedex:tinkabed

`committedToTrialAt`Committed to Trial at(1)

Mockey Aboriginalex:mockey-aboriginal

`convictedOfUnspecifiedCrime`Convicted of Unspecified Crime(1)

Unnamed Chinamanex:unnamed-chinaman

`courtType`Court Type(1)

Cooktown Circuit Courtex:cooktown-circuit-court

`deemedGuilty`Deemed Guilty(1)

Unnamed Chinamanex:unnamed-chinaman

`deemedNotGuilty`Deemed Not Guilty(1)

John Mcleanex:john-mclean

`enhancedByArrangement`Enhanced by Arrangement(1)

Bowen Centralityex:bowen-centrality

`facesTrial`Faces Trial(1)

James Underwoodex:james-underwood

`fiveYearsPenalServitude`Five Years Penal Servitude(1)

Thomas Mazzlinex:thomas-mazzlin

`foundNoTrueBill`Found No True Bill(1)

Crown Prosecutorex:crown-prosecutor

`heardAt`Heard at(1)

Orsa and Twin V Orrex:orsa-and-twin-v-orr

`hostsCircuitCourt`Hosts Circuit Court(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`instanceOf`Instance of(1)

Cooktown Circuit Courtex:cooktown-circuit-court

`is`Is(1)

Assizesex:assizes

`postponedOnAccountOf`Postponed on Account of(1)

Cairns Racesex:cairns-races

`sentencedBy`Sentenced by(1)

Prisoners Group Townsvilleex:prisoners-group-townsville

`sentencedByCourt`Sentenced by Court(1)

Unnamed Chinamanex:unnamed-chinaman

`triedAtCourt`Tried at Court(1)

John Mcleanex:john-mclean

`wasAcquittedBy`Was Acquitted by(1)

Mccannex:mccann

Other facts (13)

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13 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Held at	Mackay	[11]
Held Criminal Sittings on Date	1883-11-07	[3]
Processes Multiple Cases	John Mclean	[3]
Commences Monday Next Before	Mr Justice Harding	[5]
Handles Criminal Then Civil	Mccann Then Barr	[7]
Handles Criminal Cases	Mccann Murder Case	[10]
Presents Gloves When No Cases	custom	[5]
Description	itinerant court system	[6]
Rdfs:label	circuit court	[6]
Dispenses Justice	Cooktown	[7]
Asserts Certainty of Verdicts	John Mclean	[3]
Has Instance	Cooktown Circuit Court	[6]
Rdf:type	Court Type	[6]

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adjournedTotrove-cooktown/reynolds

10 a.m. to-day

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adjudicatesCriminalMattersbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121931277_Tuesday-4-November-1884_COOKTOWN-Saturday-November-1

true

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assertsCertaintyOfVerdictstrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:john-mclean

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businessNotCompletedInTimetrove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown

ex:barnett-and-wide-bay-districts

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commencesMondayNextBeforetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:mr-justice-harding

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descriptiondocument/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36

itinerant court system

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dispensesJusticerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-122931918

ex:cooktown

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establishedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-68870162

ex:rockhampton

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exercisesJudicialAuthoritytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:john-mclean

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exercisesJudicialAuthoritytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:unnamed-chinaman

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existsInContextOflaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

ex:cooktown

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handlesCriminalCasesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122931918_Saturday-10-November-1883_COOKTOWN-Wednesday-November-7

ex:mccann-murder-case

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handlesCriminalThenCivilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-122931918

ex:mccann-then-barr

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hasCivilSittingsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122931918_Saturday-10-November-1883_COOKTOWN-Wednesday-November-7

{}

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hasInstancedocument/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36

ex:cooktown-circuit-court

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heldAttrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:mackay

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heldCriminalSittingsOnDatetrove-cooktown/bloomfield

1883-11-07

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isItinerantCourtblucher-uhr/trove--yululah--19787021--saturday-7-october-1882

true

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presentsGlovesWhenNoCasestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

custom

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processesMultipleCasestrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:john-mclean

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labeldocument/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36

circuit court

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typedocument/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36

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sitsAtLocationbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288952532_Saturday-11-October-1884-local-and-general-news

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sitsOnDatesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288952532_Saturday-11-October-1884-local-and-general-news

1884-10-16,1884-10-17

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sittingOnlaura-corridor/loop16-frontier-violence

1880-08-28

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sittingsConcludedOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122931918_Saturday-10-November-1883_COOKTOWN-Wednesday-November-7

ex:thursday-november-8-1883

References (14)

14 references

[1]Reynolds1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[2]121931277 Tuesday 4 November 1884 Cooktown Saturday November 11 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121931277_Tuesday-4-November-1884_COOKTOWN-Saturday-November-1
[3]Bloomfield5 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[4]Storekeeper Cooktown1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
[5]Beche De Mer2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[6]LATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, YESTERDAY.4 facts
trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36
- full textLATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, YESTERDAY.
  text/plain369 Btrove:article/289293408
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  15 Apr 1889 - LATEST BY WIRE. Charters Towers Times (Qld. : 1888 - 1891), Monday 15 April 1889, page 2 LATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. From "Bulletin " Correspondent. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, Yesterday, jinrec men, ciiargea with committ…
[7]Trove Peer Carriers Packers Blackboy Native Guide 1229319182 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-122931918
[8]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 688701621 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-68870162
[9]Loop6 Roth Ethnography1 fact
customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography
[10]122931918 Saturday 10 November 1883 Cooktown Wednesday November 73 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122931918_Saturday-10-November-1883_COOKTOWN-Wednesday-November-7
[11]North Shore Full1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[12]Trove Yululah 19787021 Saturday 7 October 18821 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--yululah--19787021--saturday-7-october-1882
[13]288952532 Saturday 11 October 1884 Local and General News2 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288952532_Saturday-11-October-1884-local-and-general-news
[14]Loop16 Frontier Violence1 fact
customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop16-frontier-violence

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Circuit Court

Exercises Judicial Authorityin disputeexercisesJudicialAuthority

Is Itinerant CourtisItinerantCourt

Business Not Completed in TimebusinessNotCompletedInTime

Established inestablishedIn

Has Civil SittingshasCivilSittings

Sittings Concluded onsittingsConcludedOn

Adjudicates Criminal MattersadjudicatesCriminalMatters

Sits at LocationsitsAtLocation

Sits on DatessitsOnDates

Sitting onsittingOn

Exists in Context ofexistsInContextOf

Adjourned toadjournedTo

Inbound mentions (26)

committedForTrialCommitted for Trial(3)

occurredDuringSittingsOccurred During Sittings(2)

acquittedByCourtAcquitted by Court(1)

committedForTrialAtCommitted for Trial at(1)

committedToTrialCommitted to Trial(1)

committedToTrialAtCommitted to Trial at(1)

convictedOfUnspecifiedCrimeConvicted of Unspecified Crime(1)

courtTypeCourt Type(1)

deemedGuiltyDeemed Guilty(1)

deemedNotGuiltyDeemed Not Guilty(1)

enhancedByArrangementEnhanced by Arrangement(1)

facesTrialFaces Trial(1)

fiveYearsPenalServitudeFive Years Penal Servitude(1)

foundNoTrueBillFound No True Bill(1)

heardAtHeard at(1)

hostsCircuitCourtHosts Circuit Court(1)

instanceOfInstance of(1)

isIs(1)

postponedOnAccountOfPostponed on Account of(1)

sentencedBySentenced by(1)

sentencedByCourtSentenced by Court(1)

triedAtCourtTried at Court(1)

wasAcquittedByWas Acquitted by(1)

Other facts (13)

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Exercises Judicial Authorityin dispute`exercisesJudicialAuthority`

Is Itinerant Court`isItinerantCourt`

Business Not Completed in Time`businessNotCompletedInTime`

Established in`establishedIn`

Has Civil Sittings`hasCivilSittings`

Sittings Concluded on`sittingsConcludedOn`

Adjudicates Criminal Matters`adjudicatesCriminalMatters`

Sits at Location`sitsAtLocation`

Sits on Dates`sitsOnDates`

Sitting on`sittingOn`

Exists in Context of`existsInContextOf`

Adjourned to`adjournedTo`

`committedForTrial`Committed for Trial(3)

`occurredDuringSittings`Occurred During Sittings(2)

`acquittedByCourt`Acquitted by Court(1)

`committedForTrialAt`Committed for Trial at(1)

`committedToTrial`Committed to Trial(1)

`committedToTrialAt`Committed to Trial at(1)

`convictedOfUnspecifiedCrime`Convicted of Unspecified Crime(1)

`courtType`Court Type(1)

`deemedGuilty`Deemed Guilty(1)

`deemedNotGuilty`Deemed Not Guilty(1)

`enhancedByArrangement`Enhanced by Arrangement(1)

`facesTrial`Faces Trial(1)

`fiveYearsPenalServitude`Five Years Penal Servitude(1)

`foundNoTrueBill`Found No True Bill(1)

`heardAt`Heard at(1)

`hostsCircuitCourt`Hosts Circuit Court(1)

`instanceOf`Instance of(1)

`is`Is(1)

`postponedOnAccountOf`Postponed on Account of(1)

`sentencedBy`Sentenced by(1)

`sentencedByCourt`Sentenced by Court(1)

`triedAtCourt`Tried at Court(1)

`wasAcquittedBy`Was Acquitted by(1)