Cooktown Harbour

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Cooktown Harbour

Needs Dredging	Entrance^[5]
Needs Dredging	entrance to admit large mail steamers^[5]
Site of	Captain Cook made fast to tree^[13]
Easily Made Into	good harbour^[9]
Never Brought to Notice of	Griffith Government^[9]
Being Extended by	Dredge Platypus^[4]
Crossed by	Oconnor Group^[7]
Wreckage Allowed to Remain	true^[15]
Site of Anchoring	Schooner Retriever^[6]

ex:cooktown-harbour

Cooktown Harbour has 32 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 15 references, with 1 live disagreement.

32 facts·31 predicates·15 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:needs dredging(2), site of(1), easily made into(1)

Needs Dredgingin dispute`needsDredging`

Entrance^[5]all time · John Davis
entrance to admit large mail steamers^[5]all time · John Davis

Site of`siteOf`

Captain Cook made fast to tree^[13]all time · Downloaded Arch 785fe63f3bf0

Easily Made Into`easilyMadeInto`

good harbour^[9]all time · Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 3408659

Never Brought to Notice of`neverBroughtToNoticeOf`

Griffith Government^[9]all time · Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 3408659

Being Extended by`beingExtendedBy`

Dredge Platypus^[4]all time · Trove Hislop Bloomfield Rations Children Control 20290364

Crossed by`crossedBy`

Oconnor Group^[7]all time · Web Search Snippet Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 2026 05 06

Wreckage Allowed to Remain`wreckageAllowedToRemain`

true^[15]all time · 174981427 Saturday 27 April 1901 Provincial Pickings

Site of Anchoring`siteOfAnchoring`

Schooner Retriever^[6]all time · 123046017 Wednesday 20 May 1891 Cooktown Tuesday May 19

Anchors Off`anchorsOff`

The Bar^[1]all time · 121930001 Thursday 24 July 1884 Cooktown

Would Become Available for`wouldBecomeAvailableFor`

Large Steamers^[1]all time · 121930001 Thursday 24 July 1884 Cooktown

Splendid Natural`splendidNatural`

true^[14]all time · Nunn

Is Grand One`isGrandOne`

Cooktown^[11]all time · Aboriginal Exploitation

Inbound mentions (83)

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.

`locatedIn`Located in(4)

Bech De Mer Vesselsex:bech-de-mer-vessels
Black Buoyex:black-buoy
Black Buoyex:black-buoy
Three Small Fishing Vesselsex:three-small-fishing-vessels

`dissolvedOver`Dissolved Over(3)

Cooktown Whirlwindex:cooktown-whirlwind
Whirlwindex:whirlwind
Whirlwindex:whirlwind

`hasHarbour`Has Harbour(3)

Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown

`showeredDebrisInto`Showered Debris Into(3)

Cooktown Whirlwindex:cooktown-whirlwind
Whirlwindex:whirlwind
Whirlwindex:whirlwind

`wasAnchoredIn`Was Anchored in(3)

Schooner Retrieverex:schooner-retriever
Schooner Retrieverex:schooner-retriever
Schooner Retrieverex:schooner-retriever

`wentOutside`Went Outside(3)

C V Guretzskyex:c-v-guretzsky
C V Gurofczskyex:c-v-gurofczsky
John Monteithex:john-monteith

`anchoredIn`Anchored in(2)

Schooner Red Hoverex:schooner-red-hover
Schooner Retrieverex:schooner-retriever

`brokeAcross`Broke Across(2)

Squallex:squall
Squall Harbourex:squall-harbour

`entered`Entered(2)

Lucindaex:lucinda
Lucindaex:lucinda

`occurredIn`Occurred in(2)

Cooktown Boat Capsizeex:cooktown-boat-capsize
John Howe Drowningex:john-howe-drowning

`presupposesExistenceOf`Presupposes Existence of(2)

Textex:text
Textex:text

`tookViewsOf`Took Views of(2)

Gentlemanex:gentleman
Unnamed Gentlemanex:unnamed-gentleman

`warpedInto`Warped Into(2)

Endeavour Shipex:endeavour-ship
Endeavour Shipex:endeavour-ship

`admire`Admire(1)

Chinese Commissionersex:chinese-commissioners

`andStaffDragging`And Staff Dragging(1)

Cooktown Pilotex:cooktown-pilot

`arrivedIn`Arrived in(1)

Clara Ethelex:clara-ethel

`arrivesIn`Arrives in(1)

Mission Boat Cape Bedfordex:mission-boat-cape-bedford

`askedToFinishDredging`Asked to Finish Dredging(1)

Mr a J Maddenex:mr-a-j-madden

`boatsDragged`Boats Dragged(1)

Stoker Cochrane Searchex:stoker-cochrane-search

`bodyFoundIn`Body Found in(1)

John Robert Adamsex:john-robert-adams

`byShoresOf`By Shores of(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`called`Called(1)

Cooktown Blacksex:cooktown-blacks

`currentlyWaitForTide`Currently Wait for Tide(1)

Weekly Steamersex:weekly-steamers

`departsFrom`Departs From(1)

Mail Steamer Almoraex:mail-steamer-almora

`dissolvedIntoMidairOver`Dissolved Into Midair Over(1)

Cooktown Hurricane Eventex:cooktown-hurricane-event

`draggedHarbour`Dragged Harbour(1)

Search Boatsex:search-boats

`dragging`Dragging(1)

Pilot and Staffex:pilot-and-staff

`easyAccessTo`Easy Access to(1)

Cooktown Sugar Landsex:cooktown-sugar-lands

`enabledReaching`Enabled Reaching(1)

Leak Pluggingex:leak-plugging

`experiencedHeavyWeather`Experienced Heavy Weather(1)

Alexandra Steamerex:alexandra-steamer

`guards`Guards(1)

Grassy Hillex:grassy-hill

`guiltyOfDisgracefulNeglect`Guilty of Disgraceful Neglect(1)

Queensland Governmentex:queensland-government

`hasFeature`Has Feature(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`headingTo`Heading to(1)

Steamer Mount Knrablawentex:steamer-mount-knrablawent

`isPartOf`Is Part of(1)

Deep Waterex:deep-water

`knewNoHarbourEasierToMakeThan`Knew No Harbour Easier to Make Than(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`locatedAt`Located at(1)

The Barex:the-bar

`locatedNear`Located Near(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`locationStart`Location Start(1)

Sunday Afternoon Sailex:sunday-afternoon-sail

`mentionedBySpeakersAsRequiredFor`Mentioned by Speakers As Required for(1)

New Dredgeex:new-dredge

`mentionedNewDredgeAsRequiredFor`Mentioned New Dredge As Required for(1)

Brisbane Town Hall Monster Meeting 1883ex:brisbane-town-hall-monster-meeting-1883

`occurredInLocation`Occurred in Location(1)

Mr James Fowler Incidentex:mr-james-fowler-incident

`occurredOutside`Occurred Outside(1)

Fatal Boating Accident Cooktown 1888ex:fatal-boating-accident-cooktown-1888

`occurredWhileSailingInto`Occurred While Sailing Into(1)

Royal Duke Collisionex:royal-duke-collision

`potentialForCooktown`Potential for Cooktown(1)

Shipping Centreex:shipping-centre

`presupposesAnchored`Presupposes Anchored(1)

Schooner Retrieverex:schooner-retriever

`presupposesDredgerNeeded`Presupposes Dredger Needed(1)

Textex:text

`previouslyCouldEnter`Previously Could Enter(1)

Large Steamersex:large-steamers

`previouslyCouldEnterWithoutFear`Previously Could Enter Without Fear(1)

Weekly Steamersex:weekly-steamers

`quotedOnHarbour`Quoted on Harbour(1)

Cooktown Heraldex:cooktown-herald

`reachedHarbour`Reached Harbour(1)

Captain Cookex:captain-cook

`searchLocation`Search Location(1)

Cooktown Pilot and Staffex:cooktown-pilot-and-staff

`soughtShelter`Sought Shelter(1)

Surprise Schoonerex:surprise-schooner

`spatialRelationTo`Spatial Relation to(1)

Schooner Retriever Agroundex:schooner-retriever-aground

`sunkOrDriftedAway`Sunk or Drifted Away(1)

Most Boats Harbour Cooktownex:most-boats-harbour-cooktown

`teleologicallyRiskyIn`Teleologically Risky in(1)

Boatingex:boating

`thoughtAllNecessaryWorkDoneIn`Thought All Necessary Work Done in(1)

Qld Premierex:qld-premier

`tookSheetOfWaterFromHarbour`Took Sheet of Water From Harbour(1)

Windex:wind

`upsetIn`Upset in(1)

Cooktown Dinghyex:cooktown-dinghy

`viewFromIncludes`View From Includes(1)

Grassy Hill Cooktownex:grassy-hill-cooktown

`viewsCooktownHarbourEasilyMade`Views Cooktown Harbour Easily Made(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`wasBroughtIn`Was Brought in(1)

Ship St Patrickex:ship-st-patrick

`willDoWhatTheyCanFor`Will Do What They Can for(1)

Opposition Partyex:opposition-party

Other facts (19)

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.

19 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Needs Dredging by Government	Cooktown	[11]
Silling Up Rapidly	null	[2]
Silted Up	rapidly	[2]
Flags at Half Mast	true	[10]
Papano Drifted in	eight or ten baskets	[2]
Searching for Body	boats dragging	[2]
Bar Entrance Complaints	great	[3]
Can Be Easily Made	true	[5]
Needs	Dredging for Large Steamers	[5]
Available Size	Not Large	[2]
Has Bar at Entrance	Bar Depth 15ft Low Tide	[2]
Not Large	Not Large	[2]
Water Deep to	Wharves	[2]
Needs Dredge	true	[5]
Currently Quarantines	Multiple Steamers	[8]
Will Have Quarantined	Four Ocean Steamers	[8]
Contains	Deep Water	[6]
Located Near	Indian Head	[12]
Dangerous Due to Squalls	null	[2]

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.

32 undated

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anchorsOffbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884-cooktown

ex:the-bar

—

availableSizetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:not-large

—

barEntranceComplaintstrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

great

—

beingExtendedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-20290364

ex:dredge-platypus

—

canBeEasilyMadetrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

—

containsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/123046017_Wednesday-20-May-1891_COOKTOWN-Tuesday-May-19

ex:deep-water

—

crossedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/web-search-snippet-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-2026-05-06

ex:oconnor-group

—

currentlyQuarantinesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/142998943_Saturday-21-April-1877_CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS-AT-COOKTOWN-AUSTRALIAN-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-TELEGRAMS-COOKTOWN-THURSDAY

ex:multiple-steamers

—

dangerousDueToSquallstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

—

easilyMadeIntorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3408659

good harbour

—

flagsAtHalfMasttrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

—

hasBarAtEntrancetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:bar-depth-15ft-low-tide

—

isGrandOnetrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:cooktown

—

locatedNeartrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:indian-head

—

needstrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:dredging-for-large-steamers

—

needsDredgetrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

—

needsDredgingtrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:entrance

—

needsDredgingtrove-cooktown/john-davis

entrance to admit large mail steamers

—

needsDredgingByGovernmenttrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:cooktown

—

neverBroughtToNoticeOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3408659

ex:griffith-government

—

notLargetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:not-large

—

papanoDriftedIntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

eight or ten baskets

—

searchingForBodytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

boats dragging

—

sillingUpRapidlytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

—

siltedUptrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

rapidly

—

siteOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-785fe63f3bf0

Captain Cook made fast to tree

—

siteOfAnchoringbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/123046017_Wednesday-20-May-1891_COOKTOWN-Tuesday-May-19

ex:schooner-retriever

—

splendidNaturaltrove-cooktown/nunn

true

—

waterDeepTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:wharves

—

willHaveQuarantinedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/142998943_Saturday-21-April-1877_CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS-AT-COOKTOWN-AUSTRALIAN-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-TELEGRAMS-COOKTOWN-THURSDAY

ex:four-ocean-steamers

—

wouldBecomeAvailableForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884-cooktown

ex:large-steamers

—

wreckageAllowedToRemainbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174981427_Saturday-27-April-1901_Provincial-Pickings

true

References (15)

15 references

[1]121930001 Thursday 24 July 1884 Cooktown2 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884-cooktown
[2]Beche De Mer9 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[4]Trove Hislop Bloomfield Rations Children Control 202903641 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-20290364
[5]John Davis5 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[6]123046017 Wednesday 20 May 1891 Cooktown Tuesday May 192 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/123046017_Wednesday-20-May-1891_COOKTOWN-Tuesday-May-19
[7]Web Search Snippet Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 2026 05 061 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/web-search-snippet-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-2026-05-06
[8]142998943 Saturday 21 April 1877 Chinese Immigrants at Cooktown Australian Associated Press Telegrams Cooktown Thursday2 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/142998943_Saturday-21-April-1877_CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS-AT-COOKTOWN-AUSTRALIAN-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-TELEGRAMS-COOKTOWN-THURSDAY
[9]Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 34086592 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3408659
[10]Cingalese1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[11]Aboriginal Exploitation2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation
[12]North Shore Full1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[13]Downloaded Arch 785fe63f3bf01 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-785fe63f3bf0
[14]Nunn1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/nunn
[15]174981427 Saturday 27 April 1901 Provincial Pickings1 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174981427_Saturday-27-April-1901_Provincial-Pickings

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Cooktown Harbour

Needs Dredgingin disputeneedsDredging

Site ofsiteOf

Easily Made IntoeasilyMadeInto

Never Brought to Notice ofneverBroughtToNoticeOf

Being Extended bybeingExtendedBy

Crossed bycrossedBy

Wreckage Allowed to RemainwreckageAllowedToRemain

Site of AnchoringsiteOfAnchoring

Anchors OffanchorsOff

Would Become Available forwouldBecomeAvailableFor

Splendid NaturalsplendidNatural

Is Grand OneisGrandOne

Inbound mentions (83)

locatedInLocated in(4)

dissolvedOverDissolved Over(3)

hasHarbourHas Harbour(3)

showeredDebrisIntoShowered Debris Into(3)

wasAnchoredInWas Anchored in(3)

wentOutsideWent Outside(3)

anchoredInAnchored in(2)

brokeAcrossBroke Across(2)

enteredEntered(2)

occurredInOccurred in(2)

presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(2)

tookViewsOfTook Views of(2)

warpedIntoWarped Into(2)

admireAdmire(1)

andStaffDraggingAnd Staff Dragging(1)

arrivedInArrived in(1)

arrivesInArrives in(1)

askedToFinishDredgingAsked to Finish Dredging(1)

boatsDraggedBoats Dragged(1)

bodyFoundInBody Found in(1)

byShoresOfBy Shores of(1)

calledCalled(1)

currentlyWaitForTideCurrently Wait for Tide(1)

departsFromDeparts From(1)

dissolvedIntoMidairOverDissolved Into Midair Over(1)

draggedHarbourDragged Harbour(1)

draggingDragging(1)

easyAccessToEasy Access to(1)

enabledReachingEnabled Reaching(1)

experiencedHeavyWeatherExperienced Heavy Weather(1)

guardsGuards(1)

guiltyOfDisgracefulNeglectGuilty of Disgraceful Neglect(1)

hasFeatureHas Feature(1)

headingToHeading to(1)

isPartOfIs Part of(1)

knewNoHarbourEasierToMakeThanKnew No Harbour Easier to Make Than(1)

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mentionedBySpeakersAsRequiredForMentioned by Speakers As Required for(1)

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occurredInLocationOccurred in Location(1)

occurredOutsideOccurred Outside(1)

occurredWhileSailingIntoOccurred While Sailing Into(1)

potentialForCooktownPotential for Cooktown(1)

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presupposesDredgerNeededPresupposes Dredger Needed(1)

previouslyCouldEnterPreviously Could Enter(1)

previouslyCouldEnterWithoutFearPreviously Could Enter Without Fear(1)

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reachedHarbourReached Harbour(1)

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soughtShelterSought Shelter(1)

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sunkOrDriftedAwaySunk or Drifted Away(1)

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upsetInUpset in(1)

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viewsCooktownHarbourEasilyMadeViews Cooktown Harbour Easily Made(1)

wasBroughtInWas Brought in(1)

willDoWhatTheyCanForWill Do What They Can for(1)

Other facts (19)

Timeline

References (15)

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Site of`siteOf`

Easily Made Into`easilyMadeInto`

Never Brought to Notice of`neverBroughtToNoticeOf`

Being Extended by`beingExtendedBy`

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`guards`Guards(1)

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`mentionedNewDredgeAsRequiredFor`Mentioned New Dredge As Required for(1)

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`occurredWhileSailingInto`Occurred While Sailing Into(1)

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`presupposesDredgerNeeded`Presupposes Dredger Needed(1)

`previouslyCouldEnter`Previously Could Enter(1)

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