Colonial Office

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Colonial Office

Part of	Britain^[12]
Rdf Type	Government Department^[12]
Has Name	Colonial Office^[8]
Is Government Department	true^[11]
Warned Settlers	not to exterminate Aborigines^[17]
Policy of Non Interference	Colonial Matters^[14]
Desires to Stand Well With	New South Wales^[4]
Has Policy	Non Interference Colonial Matters^[9]

ex:colonial-office

Colonial Office has 29 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 17 references.

29 facts·29 predicates·17 sources

Mostly:part of(1), rdf type(1), has name(1)

Part of`partOf`

Britain^[12]all time · Wf15 19 the Key to South Africa in the 1890s Delagoa Bay and the

Rdf Type`rdfType`

Government Department^[12]all time · Wf15 19 the Key to South Africa in the 1890s Delagoa Bay and the

Has Name`hasName`

Colonial Office^[8]all time · Wf11 13 General Register Office Foreign Registers and Returns Th

Is Government Department`isGovernmentDepartment`

true^[11]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Blucher Aboriginal Thursday 13 August 1885 288624273 Water Scheme Conference

Warned Settlers`warnedSettlers`

not to exterminate Aborigines^[17]all time · Downloaded Arch 0c5b2617d477

Policy of Non Interference`policyOfNonInterference`

Colonial Matters^[14]all time · Trove Article 291085937

Desires to Stand Well With`desiresToStandWellWith`

New South Wales^[4]all time · 52039101 Friday 12 June 1885 the Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Friday June 12 1885 the Fed

Has Policy`hasPolicy`

Non Interference Colonial Matters^[9]all time · 291085937 Friday 12 December 1890 Telegraphic News Cairns Dec 9

Experienced by`experiencedBy`

Mr Justice Harding^[6]all time · Loop11 Hodgkinson

Policy of`policyOf`

non-interference in Colonial matters as far as possible^[13]all time · Loop10 Reynolds Corridor

Governing Directly From`governingDirectlyFrom`

New Guinea^[7]all time · Watkins

Undertaken to Arrange`undertakenToArrange`

landing rights of the new cable^[16]all time · Coloured Persons

Inbound mentions (24)

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.

`sentTo`Sent to(2)

Gordon Despatch 1878ex:gordon-despatch-1878
Messrs Davidson and Lawes Letterex:messrs-davidson-and-lawes-letter

`addressedFormalLetterTo`Addressed Formal Letter to(1)

Mr Jeffrayex:mr-jeffray

`advisedBy`Advised by(1)

Mr Douglasex:mr-douglas

`associatedWith`Associated With(1)

Joseph Chamberlainex:joseph-chamberlain

`attachedTo`Attached to(1)

Colonial Board of Adviceex:colonial-board-of-advice

`bonusesExceed`Bonuses Exceed(1)

Insurance Societyex:insurance-society

`exonerates`Exonerates(1)

Jameson Raid Reportex:jameson-raid-report

`experiencedWith`Experienced With(1)

Mr Justice Hardingex:mr-justice-harding

`hasSource`Has Source(1)

Colonial Office Volumesex:colonial-office-volumes

`isColonialOffice`Is Colonial Office(1)

Police Magistrateex:police-magistrate

`isEitherPigeonholedOrRebuked`Is Either Pigeonholed or Rebuked(1)

Musgrave Reportex:musgrave-report

`isLocationOf`Is Location of(1)

Brisbaneex:brisbane

`location`Location(1)

North Qld Separation Deputation 1ex:north-qld-separation-deputation-1

`performsCriticismOf`Performs Criticism of(1)

Articleex:article

`personallyDeliveredAt`Personally Delivered at(1)

New Guinea Annexation Despachesex:new-guinea-annexation-despaches

`pointedOutTo`Pointed Out to(1)

Atrocities Labour Tradeex:atrocities-labour-trade

`producedInjuriousEffect`Produced Injurious Effect(1)

Nsw Government Attitudeex:nsw-government-attitude

`receivedTelegram`Received Telegram(1)

Governorex:governor

`referencesInstitution`References Institution(1)

Articleex:article

`remainedLiveFactorFor`Remained Live Factor for(1)

Delagoa Bayex:delagoa-bay

`speaksToAudience`Speaks to Audience(1)

Mr W Brookesex:mr-w-brookes

`willBeCriticisedBy`Will Be Criticised by(1)

Queensland Assembly Decisionex:queensland-assembly-decision

`wroteFormalLetterTo`Wrote Formal Letter to(1)

Mr R J Jaffrayex:mr-r-j-jaffray

Other facts (17)

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.

17 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Informs Colonies Interested in	Copyright Matter	[10]
Directs Response	Colonial Secretary Opinion	[5]
Labours Under	Ignorance of Colonies	[5]
Makes	Numerous Blunders	[5]
Adopted Attitude	Sydney Conference	[1]
Sent Letter on	Subject Few Weeks Ago	[10]
Grows Cool and Indifferent	New Guinea Question	[5]
Considers Distinct	Chinese Free Immigration and Indentured Labour	[3]
Did Not Sanction Cingalese Export	null	[3]
Knows Nothing About Planter Magistrates	null	[3]
Never Made One Depend on Other	null	[3]
Prefers Non Interference	Colonial Matters	[14]
Has Old Rule	Colonies Pay Crown Pur	[7]
Has Authority Over	New Guinea Protectorate	[1]
Patronizingly Considers Colonial Views	Australian Authors	[10]
Concern	multiple-separate-governments	[2]
Rdf:type	Insurance Entity	[15]

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.

29 undated

—

adoptedAttitudetrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:sydney-conference

—

concerndocument/000f1c01-1207-4e1c-a2b0-a2cdadcabe65

multiple-separate-governments

—

considersDistincttrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:chinese-free-immigration-and-indentured-labour

—

desiresToStandWellWithbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52039101_Friday-12-June-1885-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-friday-june-12-1885-the-fed

ex:new-south-wales

—

didNotSanctionCingaleseExporttrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

directsResponsetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:colonial-secretary-opinion

—

experiencedBylaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson

ex:mr-justice-harding

—

governingDirectlyFromtrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:new-guinea

—

growsCoolAndIndifferenttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:new-guinea-question

—

hasAuthorityOvertrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:new-guinea-protectorate

—

hasNameval-mauritius/wf11-13-general-register-office-foreign-registers-and-returns-th

Colonial Office

—

hasOldRuletrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:colonies-pay-crown-pur

—

hasPolicybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/291085937_Friday-12-December-1890-telegraphic-news-cairns-dec-9

ex:non-interference-colonial-matters

—

informsColoniesInterestedIntrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:copyright-matter

—

isGovernmentDepartmentblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--blucher-aboriginal--thursday 13 august 1885--288624273--water-scheme-conference

true

—

knowsNothingAboutPlanterMagistratestrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

laboursUndertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:ignorance-of-colonies

—

makestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:numerous-blunders

—

neverMadeOneDependOnOthertrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

partOfval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the

ex:britain

—

patronizinglyConsidersColonialViewstrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:australian-authors

—

policyOflaura-corridor/loop10-reynolds-corridor

non-interference in Colonial matters as far as possible

—

policyOfNonInterferencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937

ex:colonial-matters

—

prefersNonInterferencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937

ex:colonial-matters

—

typedocument/01ce8fca-b170-4dc7-a02a-a24680b13a0f

ex:InsuranceEntity

—

rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the

ex:GovernmentDepartment

—

sentLetterOntrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:subject-few-weeks-ago

—

undertakenToArrangetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

landing rights of the new cable

—

warnedSettlersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-0c5b2617d477

not to exterminate Aborigines

References (17)

17 references

[1]Protector Roth2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[2]THE NORTHERN SEPARATION. THE PREMIER'S OBSERVATIONS. THE GOVERNOR'S MINUTE. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.1 fact
trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/000f1c01-1207-4e1c-a2b0-a2cdadcabe65
- full textTHE NORTHERN SEPARATION. THE PREMIER'S OBSERVATIONS. THE GOVERNOR'S MINUTE. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
  text/plain25 KBtrove:article/3515043
  Show excerpt
  25 Jul 1890 - THE NORTHERN SEPARATION. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 25 July 1890, page 2 'niíNOlíTINíliXSKPAUATlOX. THE PrïEMIErS OBSERVATIONS. THE GOVERNOR'S MINUTE. OFFICIAL COIIHJÎSI'OÎÏDEXCE. The correspondence respecti…
[3]Cingalese4 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]52039101 Friday 12 June 1885 the Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Friday June 12 1885 the Fed1 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52039101_Friday-12-June-1885-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-friday-june-12-1885-the-fed
[5]Beche De Mer4 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[6]Loop11 Hodgkinson1 fact
customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
[7]Watkins2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[8]Wf11 13 General Register Office Foreign Registers and Returns Th1 fact
customctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf11-13-general-register-office-foreign-registers-and-returns-th
[9]291085937 Friday 12 December 1890 Telegraphic News Cairns Dec 91 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/291085937_Friday-12-December-1890-telegraphic-news-cairns-dec-9
[10]John Davis3 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[11]Trove Trove Cooktown All Blucher Aboriginal Thursday 13 August 1885 288624273 Water Scheme Conference1 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--blucher-aboriginal--thursday 13 august 1885--288624273--water-scheme-conference
[12]Wf15 19 the Key to South Africa in the 1890s Delagoa Bay and the2 facts
customctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
[13]Loop10 Reynolds Corridor1 fact
customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop10-reynolds-corridor
[14]Trove Article 2910859372 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937
[15]Advertising1 fact
trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/01ce8fca-b170-4dc7-a02a-a24680b13a0f
- full textAdvertising
  text/plain28 KBtrove:article/287999705
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  15 Jul 1885 - Advertising Gympie Miner (Qld. : 1884 - 1899), Wednesday 15 July 1885, page 3 Brisbane Bicycling club. i ld :) is IS0RE* T AOi ANNUAD INTERCOLONIAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE MEETING. : AAsON.THE 26JUrY NEXT . L! .24 ent 4- G/d…
[16]Coloured Persons1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[17]Downloaded Arch 0c5b2617d4771 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-0c5b2617d477

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Colonial Office

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Desires to Stand Well WithdesiresToStandWellWith

Has PolicyhasPolicy

Experienced byexperiencedBy

Policy ofpolicyOf

Governing Directly FromgoverningDirectlyFrom

Undertaken to ArrangeundertakenToArrange

Inbound mentions (24)

sentToSent to(2)

addressedFormalLetterToAddressed Formal Letter to(1)

advisedByAdvised by(1)

associatedWithAssociated With(1)

attachedToAttached to(1)

bonusesExceedBonuses Exceed(1)

exoneratesExonerates(1)

experiencedWithExperienced With(1)

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speaksToAudienceSpeaks to Audience(1)

willBeCriticisedByWill Be Criticised by(1)

wroteFormalLetterToWrote Formal Letter to(1)

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References (17)

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