the colonies

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the colonies has 29 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 3 live disagreements.

29 facts·23 predicates·19 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:rdf:type(4), must commit to(2), described(2)

Inbound mentions (22)

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Dppcex:dppc

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Presbyterian Churchesex:presbyterian-churches

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Guaranaex:guarana

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Governorsex:governors

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Etat Civilex:etat-civil

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Important Actsex:important-acts

Other facts (28)

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.

28 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Rdf:type	Colonies	[15]
Rdf:type	Region	[16]
Rdf:type	Political Entity	[17]
Rdf:type	Political Entities	[18]
Must Commit to	Sydney Convention Full Extent	[8]
Must Commit to	Sydney Convention	[8]
Described	colonies make no conditions	[14]
Described	military organisation and foreign policy significant to European Powers	[14]
Expressed Willingness to Contribute	New Hebrides Government Expenses	[1]
Essentially Separate From	England	[2]
Presupposes Have	Foreign Relations Now	[2]
Promised Distinctly	No Action Without Concurrence	[3]
Given to Understand	No More Convicts New Caledonia	[4]
Entertain Strong Feeling on	Convicts Matter	[4]
Distrust	Crown Colony Administration	[5]
Will Not Pay Unless	Allowed to Control	[5]
Are Camps Barracks of	Imperial Forces	[6]
Linked Only by Crown	Empire	[6]
Cannot Act Permanently With	Double Minded Unstable Govt	[7]
Taking Advantage Liberally of	British Purse Strings	[9]
Fused Into One by	Mr Dalley Inspiration	[10]
Expected to Contribute	Fortification Cost	[11]
Are Part of	Australia	[12]
Refers to	Australian Colonies	[13]
Predicted	colonial services to be repaid in kind	[14]
Mutual Defence	paramount importance	[17]
Action	acting as a whole	[18]
No Parallel Legislator	true	[19]

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expressedWillingnessToContributetrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:new-hebrides-government-expenses

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essentiallySeparateFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:england

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presupposesHavetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:foreign-relations-now

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promisedDistinctlytrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:no-action-without-concurrence

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givenToUnderstandtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:no-more-convicts-new-caledonia

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entertainStrongFeelingOntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:convicts-matter

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distrusttrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:crown-colony-administration

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willNotPayUnlesstrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:allowed-to-control

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areCampsBarracksOftrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:imperial-forces

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linkedOnlyByCrowntrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:empire

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cannotActPermanentlyWithtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:double-minded-unstable-govt

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mustCommitTotrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:sydney-convention-full-extent

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mustCommitTotrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:sydney-convention

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takingAdvantageLiberallyOflaura-corridor/loop6-blankets

ex:british-purse-strings

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fusedIntoOneBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174698114_Thursday-2-July-1885_Latest-Telegrams-Intercolonial-SYDNEY-Wednesday

ex:mr-dalley-inspiration

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expectedToContributeblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--darcy-uhr--saturday 17 march 1888--84109341--roundabout

ex:fortification-cost

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arePartOfblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-walker-maryborough--tuesday 28 august 1883--77188143--adelaide-august-27

ex:australia

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refersToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-noble-yarrabah--wednesday 13 september 1876--288044514--latest-telegraphic-newsa-ii-i-australian-associated-press-telegrams-tbrisbane

ex:australian-colonies

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colonies make no conditions

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predicteddocument/023ab481-8394-44e3-a68e-e00124eda386

colonial services to be repaid in kind

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describeddocument/023ab481-8394-44e3-a68e-e00124eda386

military organisation and foreign policy significant to European Powers

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typedocument/0234c6e6-024b-46dd-b310-05f8b2a217fa

ex:colonies

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typedocument/0111c946-5afe-4c3f-a8de-7d3f6ea3e7b8

ex:Region

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the colonies

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ex:PoliticalEntity

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paramount importance

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ex:PoliticalEntities

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acting as a whole

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no-parallel-legislatordocument/030d609b-773e-4e70-a27d-219ab895a256

true

References (19)

19 references

[1]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
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[2]Beche De Mer2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]Prostitution2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[5]Watkins2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[6]Reynolds2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[7]Bloomfield1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[8]North Shore Full2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[9]Loop6 Blankets1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-blankets
[10]174698114 Thursday 2 July 1885 Latest Telegrams Intercolonial Sydney Wednesday1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174698114_Thursday-2-July-1885_Latest-Telegrams-Intercolonial-SYDNEY-Wednesday
[11]Trove Trove Cooktown All Darcy Uhr Saturday 17 March 1888 84109341 Roundabout1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--darcy-uhr--saturday 17 march 1888--84109341--roundabout
[12]Trove Trove Cooktown All James Walker Maryborough Tuesday 28 August 1883 77188143 Adelaide August 271 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-walker-maryborough--tuesday 28 august 1883--77188143--adelaide-august-27
[13]Trove Trove Articles James Noble Yarrabah Wednesday 13 September 1876 288044514 Latest Telegraphic Newsa Ii I Australian Associated Press Telegrams Tbrisbane1 fact
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[14]023ab481 8394 44e3 A68e E00124eda3863 facts
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- full textLORD DERBY AND THE COLONIES. (Saturday Review.)
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  23 Apr 1885 - LORD DERBY AND THE COLONIES. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 23 April 1885, page 3 LORD.DERBY AND THE COLONIES. i [Saturday Booiow.) LOIID Djaunr said on Monday last, in answer to.a,question, that tho acceptanc…
[15]0234c6e6 024b 46dd B310 05f8b2a217fa1 fact
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- full texttrove-trove_cooktown_all__blucher_aboriginal__friday-21-may-1880__886103__the-brisbane-courier-published-daily-friday-may-21-1.html
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  <!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Untitled source — Blucher and Walker research</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/blucher/css/style…
[16]0111c946 5afe 4c3f A8de 7d3f6ea3e7b82 facts
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- full textCurrent Notes.
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  11 Feb 1882 - Current Notes. Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1929), Saturday 11 February 1882, page 2 €nnmt |iotes. ? ^ ? Feom the MeVtourne. Argus ire observe that a firm in the Victorian metropolis hu imported ready made timber h…
[17]049a7699 8b08 4742 9f6f 39b64d99975b2 facts
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- full textNo title
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  28 Oct 1889 - No title Charters Towers Times (Qld. : 1888 - 1891), Monday 28 October 1889, page 2 The report which Major-General Edwards recently forwarded to the acting Grovernor of Victoria, on the military forces of that risins colony, i…
[18]048a832e 351f 4b54 B7f1 282beb96ecc22 facts
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- full textTHE BANQUET AT MARYBOROUGH.
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  24 Dec 1887 - THE BANQUET AT MARYBOROUGH. Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 24 December 1887, page 1027 THE BANQUET AT MARYBOROUGH. The banquet at the Town Hall in the even ing tendered to Ministers by the Western Railwa…
[19]030d609b 773e 4e70 A27d 219ab895a2561 fact
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- full textThe Brisbane Courier. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1887.
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  13 Aug 1887 - The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Saturday 13 August 1887, page 4 fte SBtt kttc (Btoutw. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1887 -*- IT is fortunate for the colony that the dis-ruption of the Ministry is due to ca…

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Inbound mentions (22)

broughtProsperityBrought Prosperity(1)

checksSupplyToChecks Supply to(1)

concernsConcerns(1)

creditToCredit to(1)

disastrousToDisastrous to(1)

dynamicWithPopulationGrowthDynamic With Population Growth(1)

establishedByEstablished by(1)

existentiallyThreatenExistentially Threaten(1)

geographicScopeGeographic Scope(1)

involvesInvolves(1)

occurredPreviouslyOccurred Previously(1)

popularisedEmigrationToPopularised Emigration to(1)

preservedActsFromPreserved Acts From(1)

presupposesFederationPossiblePresupposes Federation Possible(1)

proposesTripToProposes Trip to(1)

rdf:typeRdf:type(1)

resultsInExpenseToResults in Expense to(1)

soldByChemistsSold by Chemists(1)

suitedForSuited for(1)

teleologicallyAppointedTeleologically Appointed(1)

wasKeptInDuplicateWas Kept in Duplicate(1)

writtenInWritten in(1)

Other facts (28)

Timeline

References (19)

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`broughtProsperity`Brought Prosperity(1)

`checksSupplyTo`Checks Supply to(1)

`concerns`Concerns(1)

`creditTo`Credit to(1)

`disastrousTo`Disastrous to(1)

`dynamicWithPopulationGrowth`Dynamic With Population Growth(1)

`establishedBy`Established by(1)

`existentiallyThreaten`Existentially Threaten(1)

`geographicScope`Geographic Scope(1)

`involves`Involves(1)

`occurredPreviously`Occurred Previously(1)

`popularisedEmigrationTo`Popularised Emigration to(1)

`preservedActsFrom`Preserved Acts From(1)

`presupposesFederationPossible`Presupposes Federation Possible(1)

`proposesTripTo`Proposes Trip to(1)

`rdf:type`Rdf:type(1)

`resultsInExpenseTo`Results in Expense to(1)

`soldByChemists`Sold by Chemists(1)

`suitedFor`Suited for(1)

`teleologicallyAppointed`Teleologically Appointed(1)

`wasKeptInDuplicate`Was Kept in Duplicate(1)

`writtenIn`Written in(1)