Coolies

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Coolies has 41 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 15 references.

41 facts·41 predicates·15 sources

Mostly:grouped with racially(1), if decline reengage must return to india(1), not desirable addition to(1)

Inbound mentions (41)

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`employs`Employs(3)

Hislop Russell Codoll Plantationex:hislop-russell-codoll-plantation
Red Board Ownerex:red-board-owner
Vilclo Plantationex:vilclo-plantation

`canDrawThousandsOf`Can Draw Thousands of(2)

Plantersex:planters
Plantersex:planters

`acknowledgedSomeAdvocateCooliesForMoney`Acknowledged Some Advocate Coolies for Money(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`advocatedRestrictionOf`Advocated Restriction of(1)

Mr Henry Palmer Mlaex:mr-henry-palmer-mla

`associatesWith`Associates With(1)

Anti Cingalese Political Rhetoricex:anti-cingalese-political-rhetoric

`cannotStopIntroductionOf`Cannot Stop Introduction of(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

`claimedLessDangerousThan`Claimed Less Dangerous Than(1)

Chinese Peopleex:chinese-people

`coolies`Coolies(1)

Now Hear Aboutex:now-hear-about

`couldInundateColonyWith`Could Inundate Colony With(1)

Plantersex:planters

`createdStateOfMind`Created State of Mind(1)

Hopeex:hope

`doesNotWishToIntroduce`Does Not Wish to Introduce(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

`employsWorkers`Employs Workers(1)

Hislop Russell Cadell Plantationex:hislop-russell-cadell-plantation

`enactsNoExclusionOf`Enacts No Exclusion of(1)

Queensland Governmentex:queensland-government

`gaveGroansFor`Gave Groans for(1)

Charters Towers Station Crowdex:charters-towers-station-crowd

`historicalSourceOf`Historical Source of(1)

British Indiaex:british-india

`importsLargeNumbersOf`Imports Large Numbers of(1)

Mauritiusex:mauritius

`insistsOnLibertyFor`Insists on Liberty for(1)

British India Governmentex:british-india-government

`insufficientToMakeWork`Insufficient to Make Work(1)

Floggingex:flogging

`knowsWillBeIntroduced`Knows Will Be Introduced(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

`likelyToOppose`Likely to Oppose(1)

Electorsex:electors

`needLabor`Need Labor(1)

Plantersex:planters

`needsControlOver`Needs Control Over(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

`neitherDeclaredIntroductionNorExclusionOf`Neither Declared Introduction Nor Exclusion of(1)

Queensland Governmentex:queensland-government

`objectsToIntroductionOf`Objects to Introduction of(1)

Mr Baleex:mr-bale

`opposedCooliesAsPopulationAddition`Opposed Coolies As Population Addition(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`opposedToIntroductionOf`Opposed to Introduction of(1)

John F Bucklandex:john-f-buckland

`opposes`Opposes(1)

Northern Miner Editorex:northern-miner-editor

`opposesIntroductionOf`Opposes Introduction of(1)

Peter Mcleanex:peter-mclean

`producedEffectUpon`Produced Effect Upon(1)

Opium Effectex:opium-effect

`prohibits`Prohibits(1)

Anti Chinese Leagueex:anti-chinese-league

`regulatesIntroductionOf`Regulates Introduction of(1)

Act 26 Victoriae No 5ex:act-26-victoriae-no-5

`rhetoricalAgainst`Rhetorical Against(1)

Charters Towers Effigyex:charters-towers-effigy

`settleTermsFirst`Settle Terms First(1)

Mr Griffith Adviceex:mr-griffith-advice

`signalsResistance`Signals Resistance(1)

Black Flag Mackayex:black-flag-mackay

`sourceOf`Source of(1)

Ceylonex:ceylon

`statedChineseLessObjectionableThan`Stated Chinese Less Objectionable Than(1)

Mr Black at Romaex:mr-black-at-roma

`willNotHave`Will Not Have(1)

Queenslandex:queensland

`wishesToControl`Wishes to Control(1)

Qld Governmentex:qld-government

Other facts (41)

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41 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Grouped With Racially	Cingalese	[1]
If Decline Reengage Must Return to India	null	[2]
Not Desirable Addition to	Population	[3]
Deontic Condition for	Safeguards	[3]
Might Be Admitted Under	Proper Safeguards	[3]
Necessary for Development If Shown	shown	[3]
Necessary to Success	Sugar Planting	[2]
Become Dangerous Competition	European Storekeepers Tradesmen	[2]
Kept at Work for Which Imported	Qld Government Wish	[4]
Existentially Committed to	Will Come Anyway	[4]
Have Privileges of	British Subjects	[4]
Presupposed Undesirable	true	[4]
Fight Side by Side With	British Troops	[4]
Wear Uniform of	Queen Victoria	[4]
Deemed Worthy to Wear	Queens Uniform	[4]
Exist As Employable	{}	[4]
Kept Out of Sight by	Mr Willis	[4]
Not Allowed From	Mauritius	[4]
Implied Unfit for	Free Society	[4]
Followed by	Coolie Artisans Shopkeepers	[2]
Being Conveyed From to	India to Fiji	[5]
More Difficult to Deal With Than	Chinese Aliens	[6]
Not Desirable Addition	Mr Griffith	[6]
Preferred to	Chinkies	[7]
Cut for	one penny a cord less	[7]
Will Come in Handy	Tropical Coast	[7]
Implicature Spreads to All Labour	null	[2]
Will Come in Handy for	Tropics Coast Country	[8]
Exist As Dusky Rivals	null	[8]
Exist in	Indenture System India	[9]
Now Discussed	null	[10]
Not Do Much Mine Work	null	[10]
Large Subject	null	[10]
British Subjects	null	[10]
Cannot Be Prevented From	Entering Colony	[11]
Implicature of Unwanted Presence	null	[12]
British Subjects Under Indian Government	null	[13]
Same As	Indentured Labourers	[14]
Rdf:type	Group	[15]
Has Grand Hope of	Opium Debauch Gratis	[15]
Revelled in	Imaginary Scenes	[15]

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41 undated

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groupedWithRaciallycingalese-queensland/newspaper-evidence

ex:cingalese

—

ifDeclineReengageMustReturnToIndiatrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

null

—

notDesirableAdditionTotrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:population

—

deonticConditionFortrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:safeguards

—

mightBeAdmittedUndertrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:proper-safeguards

—

necessaryForDevelopmentIfShowntrove-cooktown/john-davis

shown

—

necessaryToSuccesstrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:sugar-planting

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becomeDangerousCompetitiontrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:european-storekeepers-tradesmen

—

keptAtWorkForWhichImportedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:qld-government-wish

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existentiallyCommittedTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:will-come-anyway

—

havePrivilegesOftrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:british-subjects

—

presupposedUndesirabletrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

—

fightSideBySideWithtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:british-troops

—

wearUniformOftrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:queen-victoria

—

deemedWorthyToWeartrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:queens-uniform

—

existAsEmployabletrove-cooktown/cingalese

{}

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keptOutOfSightBytrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:mr-willis

—

notAllowedFromtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:mauritius

—

impliedUnfitFortrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:free-society

—

followedBytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:coolie-artisans-shopkeepers

—

beingConveyedFromTotrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:india-to-fiji

—

moreDifficultToDealWithThantrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:chinese-aliens

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notDesirableAdditiontrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:mr-griffith

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preferredTotrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:chinkies

—

cutFortrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

one penny a cord less

—

willComeInHandytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:tropical-coast

—

implicatureSpreadsToAllLabourtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

null

—

willComeInHandyForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/177624694_Friday-14-October-1881

ex:tropics-coast-country

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existAsDuskyRivalsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/177624694_Friday-14-October-1881

null

—

existInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/003-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-267126970-c0f386797b4d

ex:indenture-system-india

—

nowDiscussedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2

null

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notDoMuchMineWorkrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2

null

—

largeSubjectrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2

null

—

britishSubjectsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2

null

—

cannotBePreventedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-native-police-spring-creek-mowbray-kingsborough-native-police-aboriginal-children

ex:entering-colony

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implicatureOfUnwantedPresencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article19783315-macrossan-in-north-herberton-via-thornborough-1882

null

—

britishSubjectsUnderIndianGovernmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-2a2b1a91a0a1

null

—

sameAsval-mauritius/wf11-18-histoire-de-maurice-wikip-dia

ex:indentured-labourers

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/121

ex:Group

—

hasGrandHopeOfseven-sisters-of-sleep/121

ex:opium-debauch-gratis

—

revelledInseven-sisters-of-sleep/121

ex:imaginary-scenes

References (15)

15 references

[1]Newspaper Evidence1 fact
ctx:genes/cingalese-queensland/newspaper-evidence
[2]Mauritius Queensland5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[3]John Davis4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]Cingalese11 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[5]Prostitution1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[6]Reynolds2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[7]North Shore Full3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[8]177624694 Friday 14 October 18812 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/177624694_Friday-14-October-1881
[9]003 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 267126970 C0f386797b4d1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/003-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-267126970-c0f386797b4d
[10]002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19782524 A2fa06955cf24 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2
[11]Trove Native Police Spring Creek Mowbray Kingsborough Native Police Aboriginal Children1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-native-police-spring-creek-mowbray-kingsborough-native-police-aboriginal-children
[12]Isolated Native Police Article Anchor Nla News Article19783315 Macrossan in North Herberton Via Thornborough 18821 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article19783315-macrossan-in-north-herberton-via-thornborough-1882
[13]Downloaded Archive 002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19782524 2a2b1a91a0a11 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-2a2b1a91a0a1
[14]Wf11 18 Histoire De Maurice Wikip Dia1 fact
ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf11-18-histoire-de-maurice-wikip-dia
[15]1213 facts
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/121
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Coolies

Inbound mentions (41)

employsEmploys(3)

canDrawThousandsOfCan Draw Thousands of(2)

acknowledgedSomeAdvocateCooliesForMoneyAcknowledged Some Advocate Coolies for Money(1)

advocatedRestrictionOfAdvocated Restriction of(1)

associatesWithAssociates With(1)

cannotStopIntroductionOfCannot Stop Introduction of(1)

claimedLessDangerousThanClaimed Less Dangerous Than(1)

cooliesCoolies(1)

couldInundateColonyWithCould Inundate Colony With(1)

createdStateOfMindCreated State of Mind(1)

doesNotWishToIntroduceDoes Not Wish to Introduce(1)

employsWorkersEmploys Workers(1)

enactsNoExclusionOfEnacts No Exclusion of(1)

gaveGroansForGave Groans for(1)

historicalSourceOfHistorical Source of(1)

importsLargeNumbersOfImports Large Numbers of(1)

insistsOnLibertyForInsists on Liberty for(1)

insufficientToMakeWorkInsufficient to Make Work(1)

knowsWillBeIntroducedKnows Will Be Introduced(1)

likelyToOpposeLikely to Oppose(1)

needLaborNeed Labor(1)

needsControlOverNeeds Control Over(1)

neitherDeclaredIntroductionNorExclusionOfNeither Declared Introduction Nor Exclusion of(1)

objectsToIntroductionOfObjects to Introduction of(1)

opposedCooliesAsPopulationAdditionOpposed Coolies As Population Addition(1)

opposedToIntroductionOfOpposed to Introduction of(1)

opposesOpposes(1)

opposesIntroductionOfOpposes Introduction of(1)

producedEffectUponProduced Effect Upon(1)

prohibitsProhibits(1)

regulatesIntroductionOfRegulates Introduction of(1)

rhetoricalAgainstRhetorical Against(1)

settleTermsFirstSettle Terms First(1)

signalsResistanceSignals Resistance(1)

sourceOfSource of(1)

statedChineseLessObjectionableThanStated Chinese Less Objectionable Than(1)

willNotHaveWill Not Have(1)

wishesToControlWishes to Control(1)

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References (15)

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`employs`Employs(3)

`canDrawThousandsOf`Can Draw Thousands of(2)

`acknowledgedSomeAdvocateCooliesForMoney`Acknowledged Some Advocate Coolies for Money(1)

`advocatedRestrictionOf`Advocated Restriction of(1)

`associatesWith`Associates With(1)

`cannotStopIntroductionOf`Cannot Stop Introduction of(1)

`claimedLessDangerousThan`Claimed Less Dangerous Than(1)

`coolies`Coolies(1)

`couldInundateColonyWith`Could Inundate Colony With(1)

`createdStateOfMind`Created State of Mind(1)

`doesNotWishToIntroduce`Does Not Wish to Introduce(1)

`employsWorkers`Employs Workers(1)

`enactsNoExclusionOf`Enacts No Exclusion of(1)

`gaveGroansFor`Gave Groans for(1)

`historicalSourceOf`Historical Source of(1)

`importsLargeNumbersOf`Imports Large Numbers of(1)

`insistsOnLibertyFor`Insists on Liberty for(1)

`insufficientToMakeWork`Insufficient to Make Work(1)

`knowsWillBeIntroduced`Knows Will Be Introduced(1)

`likelyToOppose`Likely to Oppose(1)

`needLabor`Need Labor(1)

`needsControlOver`Needs Control Over(1)

`neitherDeclaredIntroductionNorExclusionOf`Neither Declared Introduction Nor Exclusion of(1)

`objectsToIntroductionOf`Objects to Introduction of(1)

`opposedCooliesAsPopulationAddition`Opposed Coolies As Population Addition(1)

`opposedToIntroductionOf`Opposed to Introduction of(1)

`opposes`Opposes(1)

`opposesIntroductionOf`Opposes Introduction of(1)

`producedEffectUpon`Produced Effect Upon(1)

`prohibits`Prohibits(1)

`regulatesIntroductionOf`Regulates Introduction of(1)

`rhetoricalAgainst`Rhetorical Against(1)

`settleTermsFirst`Settle Terms First(1)

`signalsResistance`Signals Resistance(1)

`sourceOf`Source of(1)

`statedChineseLessObjectionableThan`Stated Chinese Less Objectionable Than(1)

`willNotHave`Will Not Have(1)

`wishesToControl`Wishes to Control(1)