Cooktown Blacks
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Cooktown Blacks has 84 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 21 references, with 5 live disagreements.
Mostly:fought pitched battle against(3), exists as group(3), killed(2)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (42)
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foughtBetweenFought Between(2)
- Cooktown Tribal Battle
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advocatesRightsForAdvocates Rights for(1)
- Mr J Sullivan
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aimToExterminateAim to Exterminate(1)
- Black Police
ex:black-police
allegedlyMassacredBlacksAllegedly Massacred Blacks(1)
- Sub Inspector Oconnor
ex:sub-inspector-oconnor
allowsUndisturbedBlacksAllows Undisturbed Blacks(1)
- Dry Season
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areAboriginalAre Aboriginal(1)
- Cooktown Blacks
ex:cooktown-blacks
betweenTribesBetween Tribes(1)
- Burketown Battle
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concernsAboriginalPeopleConcerns Aboriginal People(1)
- Trove Article
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deonticMoreRightDeontic More Right(1)
- Mr J Sullivan
ex:mr-j-sullivan
dependOnBlacksDepend on Blacks(1)
- Cooktown Residents
ex:cooktown-residents
essentializesEssentializes(1)
- Watson Monument
ex:watson-monument
evaluatesNegativelyEvaluates Negatively(1)
- Alderman Talbot
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evaluatesPositivelyEvaluates Positively(1)
- Alderman Talbot
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- Alderman Talbot
ex:alderman-talbot
experiencedWithExperienced With(1)
- Alderman Talbot
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foughtPitchedBattleAgainstFought Pitched Battle Against(1)
- Allied M Lvor Normanby Tribes
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impliesExistenceOfImplies Existence of(1)
- Mr Corr Spearing
ex:mr-corr-spearing
isSadlyPrevalentIs Sadly Prevalent(1)
- Opium Evil
ex:opium-evil
livesWithLives With(1)
- North Shore Black Gin
ex:north-shore-black-gin
mightBeSafelyEntrustedMight Be Safely Entrusted(1)
- Mayor of Cooktown
ex:mayor-of-cooktown
participant1Participant1(1)
- Cooktown Blacks Vs Allied Mcivor Normanby
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participantsOneParticipants One(1)
- Cooktown Tribal Battle
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partOfGroupPart of Group(1)
- Black Gin
ex:black-gin
perpetratorsPerpetrators(1)
- Second Murder
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presupposesOngoingBlackViolencePresupposes Ongoing Black Violence(1)
- Palmer River
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presupposesRightsOfPresupposes Rights of(1)
- Text
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- Battle Report
ex:battle-report
recordsThatRecords That(1)
- James Cooks Journal
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removedRemoved(1)
- Police
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requestedRemovalRequested Removal(1)
- Cooktown Public
ex:cooktown-public
shouldProvideForShould Provide for(1)
- Queensland Government
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teleologicallyDependOnTeleologically Depend on(1)
- Cooktown Residents
ex:cooktown-residents
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- Cooktown People
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tookLandFromTook Land From(1)
- Cooktown People
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urgedToDriveUrged to Drive(1)
- Queensland Government
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wasSpearedWas Speared(1)
- Chinese Fisherman
ex:chinese-fisherman
wereRunDownWere Run Down(1)
- Macquarie Brothers
ex:macquarie-brothers
Other facts (84)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Fought Pitched Battle Against | Allied M Ivor Normanby Tribes | [1] |
| Fought Pitched Battle Against | Allied Mcivor Normanby Tribes | [1] |
| Fought Pitched Battle Against | Allied M Lvor Normanby Tribes | [1] |
| Exists As Group | aboriginal tribe | [1] |
| Exists As Group | true | [4] |
| Exists As Group | true | [9] |
| Killed | M Burke Cattle | [2] |
| Killed | Chinaman Near Lower Palmer | [3] |
| Supervised by | Mayor of Cooktown | [2] |
| Supervised by | Inspector Murray | [2] |
| Use Kangaroo Word for | Big Toe | [14] |
| Use Kangaroo Word for | Thumb | [14] |
| Must Leave Town Before | dark | [14] |
| Must Leave Town Before | dark | [16] |
| Utilised for | Clearing Endeavour River | [1] |
| Sorry to Learn About | Blacks Activity | [2] |
| Feasted on | M Burke Cattle | [2] |
| Paid Visit to | M Burke Selection | [2] |
| Located on | Annan | [2] |
| Roam Suburbs | Cooktown | [2] |
| Provide Services to | Cooktown Residents | [2] |
| Preferred Over | Europan Servants | [2] |
| Pick Up Scraps | Cooktown | [2] |
| Found Decent by | Alderman Talbot | [2] |
| Hypocritical to Expel | Cooktown Residents | [2] |
| Are | Aboriginals | [2] |
| Brought in by | Cooktown People | [2] |
| Considered Contemptible | Alderman Talbot | [2] |
| Parade Streets | Cooktown | [2] |
| Ontologically Original Owners | Cooktown Land | [2] |
| Not Dangerous | Alderman Talbot | [2] |
| Few Crimes by | Cooktown | [2] |
| Cultural Context | Indigenous Australian tribes | [1] |
| Allied With | M Lvor Tribe | [1] |
| Contrast With | Cooktown Gins | [3] |
| Exist in Large Numbers | over 100 | [3] |
| Murdered | Chinaman Near Byerstown | [3] |
| Speared | Chinaman Palmerville | [2] |
| Affiliated With | Cooktown | [4] |
| Perpetrator of | Second Murder | [4] |
| Call | Peter Botte Mountain | [5] |
| Possibly More Amenable to | Civilisation | [6] |
| Act As | Scavengers | [6] |
| Do Odd Jobs | Houses Cooktown | [6] |
| Habitually Patrol | Cooktown | [6] |
| In Habit of Associating With | North Shore Lepers | [6] |
| Exhibiting Attitude | Offensive Attitude | [6] |
| Committing Depredations | Various Depredations | [6] |
| Becoming Nuisance | Intolerable Nuisance | [6] |
| Evaluated As Intolerable | Nuisance | [6] |
| Causing Fears of | Disease Dissemination | [6] |
| Possibly More Amenable to Civilisation | null | [6] |
| Are Aboriginal | Cooktown Blacks | [7] |
| Caused Disturbance Among | Cattle | [7] |
| Committed Depredations | Sandown | [8] |
| Speared Persons | Two Cooktown Boys | [9] |
| Honesty Sobriety and Chastity | Bear Favourable Comparison With Chinese Japs Malays and Whites | [10] |
| Remain Undisturbed | During Dry Season | [11] |
| Exist in Numbers | {} | [11] |
| Not Very Numerous | {} | [11] |
| Driven Into | Barren Mountains | [11] |
| Constantly on Verge of | Starvation | [11] |
| Cause Regular Loss | Hostility Losses | [11] |
| Revenge on | Whites | [11] |
| Spear Horses and Cattle | {} | [11] |
| Are Very Daring | {} | [11] |
| No Excuse to Congregate Outskirts | true | [12] |
| Now Leave Before Dark | true | [13] |
| Pronounce Today | Kangaroo Word | [14] |
| Called | Cooktown Harbour | [14] |
| Majority Camp on | North Shore | [14] |
| Formed Tribe | Cocoboothan Tribe | [14] |
| Suffer From Opium Evil | prevalent among both sexes | [14] |
| Gave Name to Flinders | Minys Name | [14] |
| Current Population Around | 100 within 10-mile radius | [14] |
| Will Be Well When Leaving Towns | true | [14] |
| Call Peter Botte | Numbal-burroway | [15] |
| Honesty Sobriety Chastity Bears Favourable Comparison With | Chinese Japs Malays | [17] |
| Compares Favourably to | Whites | [17] |
| Suffer From | Natural and Educational Disabilities | [17] |
| Requested Own Exclusion | true | [18] |
| Sobriety No Trouble Even30 40 in Town | null | [19] |
| Must Leave Before Dark | leave before dark | [20] |
| Policy Kept Out of Township | blanket distribution shifted to Cape Bedford/Eight-mile/Bloomfield 1903 to keep blacks out of Cooktown (Roth 1902) | [21] |
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References (21)
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See also
- Clearing Endeavour River
- Blacks Activity
- M Burke Cattle
- M Burke Selection
- Annan
- Cooktown
- Cooktown Residents
- Europan Servants
- Alderman Talbot
- Aboriginals
- Mayor of Cooktown
- Inspector Murray
- Cooktown People
- Cooktown Land
- Allied M Ivor Normanby Tribes
- Allied Mcivor Normanby Tribes
- M Lvor Tribe
- Allied M Lvor Normanby Tribes
- Cooktown Gins
- Chinaman Near Byerstown
- Chinaman Near Lower Palmer
- Chinaman Palmerville
- Second Murder
- Peter Botte Mountain
- Civilisation
- Scavengers
- Houses Cooktown
- North Shore Lepers
- Offensive Attitude
- Various Depredations
- Intolerable Nuisance
- Nuisance
- Disease Dissemination
- Cattle
- Sandown
- Two Cooktown Boys
- Bear Favourable Comparison With Chinese Japs Malays and Whites
- During Dry Season
- Barren Mountains
- Starvation
- Hostility Losses
- Whites
- Kangaroo Word
- Big Toe
- Cooktown Harbour
- Thumb
- North Shore
- Cocoboothan Tribe
- Minys Name
- Chinese Japs Malays
- Natural and Educational Disabilities
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