Collector of Customs

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Collector of Customs has 50 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 16 references, with 6 live disagreements.

50 facts·38 predicates·16 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:received telegram from(6), began inspection of(4), received telegram(2)

Inbound mentions (38)

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`reportsTo`Reports to(7)

Border Customs Officer Goondiwindiex:border-customs-officer-goondiwindi
Border Customs Officer Wompahex:border-customs-officer-wompah
Border Customs Officer Wompahex:border-customs-officer-wompah
Officer in Charge Border Customsex:officer-in-charge-border-customs
Officer in Charge Border Customs Oontooex:officer-in-charge-border-customs-oontoo
Officer Tallebudgeraex:officer-tallebudgera
Tide Surveyor Waasellex:tide-surveyor-waasell

`receivedBy`Received by(3)

Mr B Fahey Telegramex:mr-b-fahey-telegram
Mysterious Ship Reportex:mysterious-ship-report
Report From Cooktownex:report-from-cooktown

`recipient`Recipient(2)

Border Customs Telegramex:border-customs-telegram
Mr Burkett Letterex:mr-burkett-letter

`reportedTo`Reported to(2)

Inspector Wassellex:inspector-wassell
Inspector Wassellex:inspector-wassell

`sentTelegramTo`Sent Telegram to(2)

B Faheyex:b-fahey
Mr B Faheyex:mr-b-fahey

`summonedBy`Summoned by(2)

Frederick Binsteadex:frederick-binstead
J B Petersex:j-b-peters

`agreedToWriteTo`Agreed to Write to(1)

Townsville Deputationex:townsville-deputation

`approvesWholesaleRetailOpiumBooksReturns`Approves Wholesale Retail Opium Books Returns(1)

Customs Permit Sample 1898 04 14ex:customs-permit-sample-1898-04-14

`causedOrderToHaulDown`Caused Order to Haul Down(1)

Portuguese Flag Hoistex:portuguese-flag-hoist

`confiscatedBy`Confiscated by(1)

Brig Para Contraband Goodsex:brig-para-contraband-goods

`dated14apr1898TypeWritten`Dated14apr1898 Type Written(1)

Sample Customs Permitex:sample-customs-permit

`hasRole`Has Role(1)

Mr Kingex:mr-king

`is`Is(1)

Mr Kingex:mr-king

`orderedBy`Ordered by(1)

Captain Sorensonex:captain-sorenson

`placedUnderChargeOf`Placed Under Charge of(1)

Distilleries Departmentex:distilleries-department

`presupposesPriorRoleAs`Presupposes Prior Role As(1)

Mr Thorntonex:mr-thornton

`relayedViaChain`Relayed Via Chain(1)

Report From Cooktownex:report-from-cooktown

`retiredFrom`Retired From(1)

W Thorntonex:w-thornton

`sendsTelegramTo`Sends Telegram to(1)

Mr B Faheyex:mr-b-fahey

`shouldAsk`Should Ask(1)

Addresseeex:addressee

`typeWrittenWholesaleRetailWithBooksReturns`Type Written Wholesale Retail With Books Returns(1)

Customs Permits Sample 14 Apr 1898ex:customs-permits-sample-14-apr-1898

`vacationOfOffice`Vacation of Office(1)

Mr William Thorntonex:mr-william-thornton

`wasLate`Was Late(1)

Hon W Thornton Mlcex:hon-w-thornton-mlc

`willCommunicateWith`Will Communicate With(1)

Townsville Chamber of Commerceex:townsville-chamber-of-commerce

`wiredTo`Wired to(1)

Police Magistrate Townsvilleex:police-magistrate-townsville

`wroteTo`Wrote to(1)

Mr Burkettex:mr-burkett

Other facts (50)

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50 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Received Telegram From	Mr B Fahey	[1]
Received Telegram From	Sub Collector Fahey	[2]
Received Telegram From	Mr B Fahey	[6]
Received Telegram From	B Fahey	[6]
Received Telegram From	Port Douglas	[8]
Received Telegram From	Port Douglas	[7]
Began Inspection of	Offices Under Jurisdiction	[2]
Began Inspection of	offices under jurisdiction	[2]
Began Inspection of	Offices	[2]
Began Inspection of	Offices Under Jurisdiction	[10]
Received Telegram	Telegram From Sub Collector Fahey	[1]
Received Telegram	Telegram From Cooktown	[5]
Reports Sugar Exported From	Queensland Ports	[3]
Reports Sugar Exported From	Qld Ports	[15]
Considers Vessel to Be	Envy or Envery	[1]
Considers Vessel to Be	Envy Vessel	[1]
Advises Tribe Should Be	conciliated with blankets and supplies	[13]
Advises Tribe Should Be	conciliated as much as possible	[16]
Received on	Wednesday last	[1]
Ordered Hoist	British Ensign	[1]
Ordered	Captain Sorensen	[1]
Ordered Haul Down	Portuguese Flag	[1]
Inspected	Offices Under Jurisdiction	[2]
Alludes to Vessel	Large Ketch From North	[1]
Considers Vessel Is	Envy or Envery	[1]
Opinion on Vessel	Large Ketch From North	[1]
Received	Memorandum From H Burkitt	[1]
Forwarded Memo to	Colonial Treasurer	[1]
Received Memo From	H Burkitt	[1]
Holds Probable Belief	Ketch Is Envy	[1]
Received Memorandum From	H Burkitt	[1]
Received Instructions to	prosecute Agency Company	[4]
Confiscated Goods	Contraband From Kanaka Boxes	[3]
Detained	50 Half Chests Tea Tsinan	[3]
Arrived From	Cairns	[2]
Returned From	Norman Ton	[2]
Brisbane Based	null	[5]
Informs US	Sugar Export Quantities	[5]
Received Wire From	Sub Collector Townsville	[6]
Relies on Source	Mr B Fahey	[6]
Located in	Brisbane	[6]
Ordered Flag Removal	Captain Sorensen	[7]
Provided Sugar Export Data	null	[9]
Sometimes Bound to Be Disagreeable	Mercantile Community	[11]
Can Easily Be Disagreeable to	Mercantile Community	[11]
Had Discretionary Power	On the Spot Fines	[12]
Should Give Instructions to	Mr B H Ogilvie	[14]
Furnished Returns	Coal Import Amounts	[8]
Writes Has Double Object of	having the work economically performed - and of affording the natives who frequently camp at Lytton an opportunity of earning some provisions by their labour	[16]
Recommends Give	blankets and some other supplies	[16]

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:mr-b-fahey

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receivedTelegramtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:telegram-from-sub-collector-fahey

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receivedOntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

Wednesday last

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:sub-collector-fahey

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reportsSugarExportedFromtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:queensland-ports

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orderedHoisttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:british-ensign

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orderedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:captain-sorensen

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orderedHaulDowntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:portuguese-flag

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beganInspectionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:offices-under-jurisdiction

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inspectedtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:offices-under-jurisdiction

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beganInspectionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

offices under jurisdiction

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beganInspectionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:offices

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alludesToVesseltrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:large-ketch-from-north

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considersVesselIstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:envy-or-envery

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opinionOnVesseltrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:large-ketch-from-north

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receivedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:memorandum-from-h-burkitt

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considersVesselToBetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:envy-or-envery

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forwardedMemoTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:colonial-treasurer

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receivedMemoFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:h-burkitt

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considersVesselToBetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:envy-vessel

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holdsProbableBelieftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:ketch-is-envy

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receivedMemorandumFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:h-burkitt

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receivedInstructionsTotrove-cooktown/john-davis

prosecute Agency Company

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confiscatedGoodstrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:contraband-from-kanaka-boxes

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detainedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:50-half-chests-tea-tsinan

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arrivedFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:cairns

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returnedFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:norman-ton

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brisbane-basedtrove-cooktown/reynolds

null

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receivedTelegramtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:telegram-from-cooktown

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informsUstrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:sugar-export-quantities

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:mr-b-fahey

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receivedWireFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:sub-collector-townsville

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:b-fahey

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reliesOnSourcetrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:mr-b-fahey

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locatedIntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:brisbane

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orderedFlagRemovaltrove-cooktown/douro-vessel

ex:captain-sorensen

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:port-douglas

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/douro-vessel

ex:port-douglas

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providedSugarExportDatabrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-reynolds/183699339_Saturday-23-June-1883

null

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beganInspectionOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19805339_Saturday-22-May-1886-the-ministerial-northern-tour-by-electric-telegraph-from-our

ex:offices-under-jurisdiction

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sometimesBoundToBeDisagreeablebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170820651_Wednesday-20-September-1882_No-title

ex:mercantile-community

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canEasilyBeDisagreeableTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170820651_Wednesday-20-September-1882_No-title

ex:mercantile-community

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hadDiscretionaryPowerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0134

ex:on-the-spot-fines

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advisesTribeShouldBerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

conciliated with blankets and supplies

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shouldGiveInstructionsTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-286-a90d8abba8a2

ex:mr-b-h-ogilvie

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reportsSugarExportedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-19794525

ex:qld-ports

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furnishedReturnstrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:coal-import-amounts

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writesHasDoubleObjectOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/checkpoint-lawrence-rosie-original-targets-3255

having the work economically performed - and of affording the natives who frequently camp at Lytton an opportunity of earning some provisions by their labour

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recommendsGiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/checkpoint-lawrence-rosie-original-targets-3255

blankets and some other supplies

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advisesTribeShouldBerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/checkpoint-lawrence-rosie-original-targets-3255

conciliated as much as possible

References (16)

16 references

[1]Beche De Mer16 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Coloured Persons7 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[3]Cingalese3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[5]Reynolds3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[6]North Shore Full5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[7]Douro Vessel2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/douro-vessel
[8]Watkins2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[9]183699339 Saturday 23 June 18831 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-reynolds/183699339_Saturday-23-June-1883
[10]19805339 Saturday 22 May 1886 the Ministerial Northern Tour by Electric Telegraph From Our1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19805339_Saturday-22-May-1886-the-ministerial-northern-tour-by-electric-telegraph-from-our
[11]170820651 Wednesday 20 September 1882 No Title2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170820651_Wednesday-20-September-1882_No-title
[12]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01341 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0134
[13]008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f81 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8
[14]Dr57972 Page 286 A90d8abba8a21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-286-a90d8abba8a2
[15]Trove Peer Carriers Packers Blackboy Native Guide 197945251 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-19794525
[16]Checkpoint Lawrence Rosie Original Targets 32553 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/checkpoint-lawrence-rosie-original-targets-3255

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Collector of Customs

Inbound mentions (38)

reportsToReports to(7)

receivedByReceived by(3)

recipientRecipient(2)

reportedToReported to(2)

sentTelegramToSent Telegram to(2)

summonedBySummoned by(2)

agreedToWriteToAgreed to Write to(1)

approvesWholesaleRetailOpiumBooksReturnsApproves Wholesale Retail Opium Books Returns(1)

causedOrderToHaulDownCaused Order to Haul Down(1)

confiscatedByConfiscated by(1)

dated14apr1898TypeWrittenDated14apr1898 Type Written(1)

hasRoleHas Role(1)

isIs(1)

orderedByOrdered by(1)

placedUnderChargeOfPlaced Under Charge of(1)

presupposesPriorRoleAsPresupposes Prior Role As(1)

relayedViaChainRelayed Via Chain(1)

retiredFromRetired From(1)

sendsTelegramToSends Telegram to(1)

shouldAskShould Ask(1)

typeWrittenWholesaleRetailWithBooksReturnsType Written Wholesale Retail With Books Returns(1)

vacationOfOfficeVacation of Office(1)

wasLateWas Late(1)

willCommunicateWithWill Communicate With(1)

wiredToWired to(1)

wroteToWrote to(1)

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`receivedBy`Received by(3)

`recipient`Recipient(2)

`reportedTo`Reported to(2)

`sentTelegramTo`Sent Telegram to(2)

`summonedBy`Summoned by(2)

`agreedToWriteTo`Agreed to Write to(1)

`approvesWholesaleRetailOpiumBooksReturns`Approves Wholesale Retail Opium Books Returns(1)

`causedOrderToHaulDown`Caused Order to Haul Down(1)

`confiscatedBy`Confiscated by(1)

`dated14apr1898TypeWritten`Dated14apr1898 Type Written(1)

`hasRole`Has Role(1)

`is`Is(1)

`orderedBy`Ordered by(1)

`placedUnderChargeOf`Placed Under Charge of(1)

`presupposesPriorRoleAs`Presupposes Prior Role As(1)

`relayedViaChain`Relayed Via Chain(1)

`retiredFrom`Retired From(1)

`sendsTelegramTo`Sends Telegram to(1)

`shouldAsk`Should Ask(1)

`typeWrittenWholesaleRetailWithBooksReturns`Type Written Wholesale Retail With Books Returns(1)

`vacationOfOffice`Vacation of Office(1)

`wasLate`Was Late(1)

`willCommunicateWith`Will Communicate With(1)

`wiredTo`Wired to(1)

`wroteTo`Wrote to(1)