Cooktown People

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Cooktown People has 63 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 21 references, with 5 live disagreements.

63 facts·58 predicates·21 sources·5 in dispute

Mostly:allege neglect received from(2), ask why excuse not applied to(2), warranted in protesting(2)

Inbound mentions (24)

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`advisesNotRelyTooMuchOnGovernment`Advises Not Rely Too Much on Government(1)

Mr Mcilwraithex:mr-mcilwraith

`advisesRelyOnSelves`Advises Rely on Selves(1)

Mr Mcilwraithex:mr-mcilwraith

`audienceAddresses`Audience Addresses(1)

Cooktown Editorex:cooktown-editor

`broughtInBy`Brought in by(1)

Cooktown Blacksex:cooktown-blacks

`cannotCompliment`Cannot Compliment(1)

Red Gumex:red-gum

`employerDestinationFor`Employer Destination for(1)

Curraghmore Stnex:curraghmore-stn

`enteredFriendlyRelations`Entered Friendly Relations(1)

Friendly Tribeex:friendly-tribe

`enteredFriendlyRelationsWith`Entered Friendly Relations With(1)

Friendly Blacks Tribeex:friendly-blacks-tribe

`givesAdvice`Gives Advice(1)

Mr Mcilwraithex:mr-mcilwraith

`givesAdviceTo`Gives Advice to(1)

Mr Melhvraithex:mr-melhvraith

`givesEncouragementTo`Gives Encouragement to(1)

Cooktown Visitex:cooktown-visit

`gladOfOpportunityToMeet`Glad of Opportunity to Meet(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`hopedForInvestigation`Hoped for Investigation(1)

Newspapersex:newspapers

`ignoresWantsOf`Ignores Wants of(1)

Ministry Conductex:ministry-conduct

`madePeaceWith`Made Peace With(1)

Coast Blacksex:coast-blacks

`notReflectionOn`Not Reflection on(1)

Bad Transactionsex:bad-transactions

`notToRelyOnExcessively`Not to Rely on Excessively(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

`opposedAsiatics`Opposed Asiatics(1)

Mr Palmerex:mr-palmer

`pragmaticEncouragement`Pragmatic Encouragement(1)

Advice to Self Relianceex:advice-to-self-reliance

`presupposesFamiliarityWith`Presupposes Familiarity With(1)

Palmer Days Sourceex:palmer-days-source

`receivedDeputation`Received Deputation(1)

Minister for Worksex:minister-for-works

`requestedInformationFrom`Requested Information From(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`seeksInformationFrom`Seeks Information From(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`willNotEasilyForgive`Will Not Easily Forgive(1)

Queenslandex:queensland

Other facts (63)

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63 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Allege Neglect Received From	Preceding Governments	[2]
Allege Neglect Received From	Present Government	[2]
Ask Why Excuse Not Applied to	Daintree Lands	[2]
Ask Why Excuse Not Applied to	Mossman Lands	[2]
Warranted in Protesting	true	[5]
Warranted in Protesting	State of Affairs	[12]
Would Remember	Owen Reynolds	[10]
Would Remember	Dan Mcgrath	[10]
Have Remedy in Own Hands	true	[15]
Have Remedy in Own Hands	null	[20]
Obtained Diamond Drill After Negotiations	null	[1]
Becoming Exasperated	Neglect by Governments	[2]
Question Why Not Apply to	Daintree Lands	[2]
Were Remote	true	[3]
Feel Badly Treated	Selection Refused Persons	[2]
Becoming Exasperated at	Alleged Neglect by Governments	[2]
Persistently Claiming	Wharf Rents for Years	[2]
Subscribed to	Test Coal Seams	[3]
Hosted	Banquet	[4]
At Loggerheads With	Mrs Bourke	[1]
Will Agree With Lunacy Opinion	null	[1]
Thought Would Be	salvation of the place	[3]
Criticized for	delay in monument	[3]
Have Petitioned for	Retention of Warden Mowbray	[6]
Took Land From	Cooktown Blacks	[3]
Took Hunting Grounds From	Cooktown Blacks	[3]
Clamouring for	Government Geologist	[6]
Not Idle	Cook District Rushes	[3]
Entertained Premiers Party on Trip to	Laura	[3]
Vexed in Spirit About	Beche De Mer Fisheries	[3]
Will Appreciate	Good Faith Local Fellows	[4]
Have Tremendous Pull on	Cairns Ratepayers	[3]
May Be Sure Queensland Will Not Pass Over	Second Instance Shocking Racial Inhumanity	[6]
Meddle at Instance of	Wire Pullers	[6]
See Macrossan As	Squatting Faction Slave	[7]
Will Not Believe	Jetty Stopped for Cook	[7]
Gave Welcome to	Governor of Queensland	[7]
Asked	Rev Mg Lawes	[1]
Thought	Railway Salvation of Place	[8]
Met Premier	Mr Mcilwraith	[9]
Must Wait Patiently	Dredge Turn	[9]
Claim Little Interest	Land Grant Question	[9]
Have Interest	Land Grant	[9]
Met	Mr Melhvraith	[9]
Say Keep Land	heritage of the people	[9]
Thought Railway Would Be	the sal[vation?]	[11]
Have Just Reasonable Cause to Complain	Annan Bridge Progress	[13]
Showed Sympathy by	Silent Homage Funeral	[14]
Attended Funeral of	Mrs Watson	[14]
Forgot Not	Ah Sam	[14]
Warranted in	Protesting State of Affairs	[12]
Surpass Southern Fellow Colonists in Charity	not merely in commercial matters	[15]
Shown Fair Amount of Charity	true	[15]
Surpass Southern in Charity	Commercial Matters	[16]
Show Charity to Widows	Widow and Fatherless	[16]
Show Charity	Widows and Fatherless	[17]
Waited Upon	Minister for Works	[18]
Takes Intelligent Interest in	public affairs	[19]
Entitled to	Loan Vote Money	[19]
Not Slow in	forming judgment	[19]
Surpass Southern Colonists in Charity	null	[20]
Surpass Southern Fellow Colonists in	Charity	[21]
Shown Charity That	succours the widow and the fatherless	[21]

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63 undated

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obtainedDiamondDrillAfterNegotiationstrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

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becomingExasperatedtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:neglect-by-governments

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questionWhyNotApplyTotrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:daintree-lands

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wereRemotetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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feelBadlyTreatedtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:selection-refused-persons

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becomingExasperatedAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:alleged-neglect-by-governments

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allegeNeglectReceivedFromtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:preceding-governments

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persistentlyClaimingtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:wharf-rents-for-years

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allegeNeglectReceivedFromtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:present-government

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askWhyExcuseNotAppliedTotrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:daintree-lands

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askWhyExcuseNotAppliedTotrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:mossman-lands

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subscribedTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:test-coal-seams

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hostedtrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:banquet

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atLoggerheadsWithtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:mrs-bourke

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willAgreeWithLunacyOpiniontrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

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thoughtWouldBetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

salvation of the place

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criticizedFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

delay in monument

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warrantedInProtestingtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

true

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havePetitionedFortrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:retention-of-warden-mowbray

—

tookLandFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cooktown-blacks

—

tookHuntingGroundsFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cooktown-blacks

—

clamouringFortrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:government-geologist

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notIdletrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cook-district-rushes

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entertainedPremiersPartyOnTripTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:laura

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vexedInSpiritAbouttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:beche-de-mer-fisheries

—

willAppreciatetrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:good-faith-local-fellows

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haveTremendousPullOntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cairns-ratepayers

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mayBeSureQueenslandWillNotPassOvertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:second-instance-shocking-racial-inhumanity

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meddleAtInstanceOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:wire-pullers

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seeMacrossanAstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:squatting-faction-slave

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willNotBelievetrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:jetty-stopped-for-cook

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gaveWelcomeTotrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:governor-of-queensland

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askedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:rev-mg-lawes

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thoughtbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884

ex:railway-salvation-of-place

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metPremierbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:mr-mcilwraith

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mustWaitPatientlybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:dredge-turn

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claimLittleInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:land-grant-question

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haveInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:land-grant

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metbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:mr-melhvraith

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sayKeepLandbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

heritage of the people

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wouldRememberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/owen-reynolds-aboriginal-servants-loop-34-reynolds-bros-alternate-mr-reynolds-search

ex:owen-reynolds

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wouldRememberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/owen-reynolds-aboriginal-servants-loop-34-reynolds-bros-alternate-mr-reynolds-search

ex:dan-mcgrath

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

the sal[vation?]

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warrantedInProtestingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174166684_Tuesday-17-February-1885-minor-topics

ex:state-of-affairs

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haveJustReasonableCauseToComplainbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3480402_Thursday-6-October-1887-country-mails-laidley-from-our-own-correspondent-october-3

ex:annan-bridge-progress

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showedSympathyBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42486017_Saturday-9-March-1946-palmer-days-and-afterwards-1873-1926-reminiscences-told-by-r

ex:silent-homage-funeral

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attendedFuneralOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42486017_Saturday-9-March-1946-palmer-days-and-afterwards-1873-1926-reminiscences-told-by-r

ex:mrs-watson

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forgotNotbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42486017_Saturday-9-March-1946-palmer-days-and-afterwards-1873-1926-reminiscences-told-by-r

ex:ah-sam

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warrantedInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174166684_Tuesday-17-February-1885-minor-topics

ex:protesting-state-of-affairs

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haveRemedyInOwnHandsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/287291894-240fc318809a

true

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surpassSouthernFellowColonistsInCharityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/287291894-240fc318809a

not merely in commercial matters

—

shownFairAmountOfCharityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/287291894-240fc318809a

true

—

surpassSouthernInCharityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-2e1d489c0697

ex:commercial-matters

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showCharityToWidowsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-2e1d489c0697

ex:widow-and-fatherless

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showCharityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/01-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-6055a0816c9a

ex:widows-and-fatherless

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waitedUponrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-291459800

ex:minister-for-works

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

public affairs

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

ex:loan-vote-money

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

forming judgment

—

surpassSouthernColonistsInCharityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-287291894-b100a3a46b65

null

—

haveRemedyInOwnHandsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-287291894-b100a3a46b65

null

—

surpassSouthernFellowColonistsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-edbd9b37c0be

ex:charity

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shownCharityThatrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-edbd9b37c0be

succours the widow and the fatherless

References (21)

21 references

[1]Cingalese4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[2]Mossman Early9 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mossman-early
[3]Beche De Mer10 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[4]John Davis2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[5]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[6]Coloured Persons4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[7]Prostitution3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[8]121930001 Thursday 24 July 18841 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884
[9]288864793 Saturday 25 November 1882 Premier Cooktown Cingalese Labor 18826 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882
[10]Owen Reynolds Aboriginal Servants Loop 34 Reynolds Bros Alternate Mr Reynolds Search2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/owen-reynolds-aboriginal-servants-loop-34-reynolds-bros-alternate-mr-reynolds-search
[11]121930001 Thursday 24 July 1884 Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/121930001_Thursday-24-July-1884-cooktown
[12]174166684 Tuesday 17 February 1885 Minor Topics2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174166684_Tuesday-17-February-1885-minor-topics
[13]3480402 Thursday 6 October 1887 Country Mails Laidley From Our Own Correspondent October 31 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3480402_Thursday-6-October-1887-country-mails-laidley-from-our-own-correspondent-october-3
[14]42486017 Saturday 9 March 1946 Palmer Days and Afterwards 1873 1926 Reminiscences Told by R3 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42486017_Saturday-9-March-1946-palmer-days-and-afterwards-1873-1926-reminiscences-told-by-r
[15]287291894 240fc318809a3 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/287291894-240fc318809a
[16]Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 287291894 2e1d489c06972 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-2e1d489c0697
[17]01 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 287291894 6055a0816c9a1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/01-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-6055a0816c9a
[18]Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 2914598001 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-291459800
[19]Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 34086593 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3408659
[20]Downloaded Archive 287291894 B100a3a46b652 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-287291894-b100a3a46b65
[21]Downloaded Archive Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 287291894 Edbd9b37c0be2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-287291894-edbd9b37c0be

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advisesNotRelyTooMuchOnGovernmentAdvises Not Rely Too Much on Government(1)

advisesRelyOnSelvesAdvises Rely on Selves(1)

audienceAddressesAudience Addresses(1)

broughtInByBrought in by(1)

cannotComplimentCannot Compliment(1)

employerDestinationForEmployer Destination for(1)

enteredFriendlyRelationsEntered Friendly Relations(1)

enteredFriendlyRelationsWithEntered Friendly Relations With(1)

givesAdviceGives Advice(1)

givesAdviceToGives Advice to(1)

givesEncouragementToGives Encouragement to(1)

gladOfOpportunityToMeetGlad of Opportunity to Meet(1)

hopedForInvestigationHoped for Investigation(1)

ignoresWantsOfIgnores Wants of(1)

madePeaceWithMade Peace With(1)

notReflectionOnNot Reflection on(1)

notToRelyOnExcessivelyNot to Rely on Excessively(1)

opposedAsiaticsOpposed Asiatics(1)

pragmaticEncouragementPragmatic Encouragement(1)

presupposesFamiliarityWithPresupposes Familiarity With(1)

receivedDeputationReceived Deputation(1)

requestedInformationFromRequested Information From(1)

seeksInformationFromSeeks Information From(1)

willNotEasilyForgiveWill Not Easily Forgive(1)

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`advisesNotRelyTooMuchOnGovernment`Advises Not Rely Too Much on Government(1)

`advisesRelyOnSelves`Advises Rely on Selves(1)

`audienceAddresses`Audience Addresses(1)

`broughtInBy`Brought in by(1)

`cannotCompliment`Cannot Compliment(1)

`employerDestinationFor`Employer Destination for(1)

`enteredFriendlyRelations`Entered Friendly Relations(1)

`enteredFriendlyRelationsWith`Entered Friendly Relations With(1)

`givesAdvice`Gives Advice(1)

`givesAdviceTo`Gives Advice to(1)

`givesEncouragementTo`Gives Encouragement to(1)

`gladOfOpportunityToMeet`Glad of Opportunity to Meet(1)

`hopedForInvestigation`Hoped for Investigation(1)

`ignoresWantsOf`Ignores Wants of(1)

`madePeaceWith`Made Peace With(1)

`notReflectionOn`Not Reflection on(1)

`notToRelyOnExcessively`Not to Rely on Excessively(1)

`opposedAsiatics`Opposed Asiatics(1)

`pragmaticEncouragement`Pragmatic Encouragement(1)

`presupposesFamiliarityWith`Presupposes Familiarity With(1)

`receivedDeputation`Received Deputation(1)

`requestedInformationFrom`Requested Information From(1)

`seeksInformationFrom`Seeks Information From(1)

`willNotEasilyForgive`Will Not Easily Forgive(1)