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Court Cases

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Court Cases has 29 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 17 references, with 3 live disagreements.

29 facts·26 predicates·17 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:presupposes legal system(2), presuppose legal system(2), occurred sequentially(2)

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deniedKnowledgeOfMattersDenied Knowledge of Matters(1)

detailsCourtOutcomesDetails Court Outcomes(1)

exemplifiedByExemplified by(1)

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Other facts (29)

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29 facts
PredicateValueRef
Presupposes Legal SystemBritish Colonial Justice[3]
Presupposes Legal SystemBritish Colonial Law[7]
Presuppose Legal Systemnull[3]
Presuppose Legal SystemBritish colonial law[4]
Occurred SequentiallyMossman Police Court Hearing[10]
Occurred SequentiallyKatherine Granaham Case[15]
Presupposes Guilt in Some Formtrue[1]
Presuppose Legal System Existstrue[1]
Presupposes Legal System FunctioningPetty Debts Court[2]
Often Involve Fines and Dischargesnull[1]
Involve Financial CrimesMackay and Thargomindah[1]
Involve Jury{}[1]
PresupposesLegal Authority[4]
Occurred DuringCharters Towers Sittings April 17[1]
Deontic Sentences Issuednull[4]
Clustered in Mackaytrue[4]
Presume Innocence Until ProvenCooktown District Court[1]
ExistCooktown District Court[1]
Preceded by Football Noticenull[5]
Awarded Damages£7225[6]
Brought to RecoverCompensation for Miners Deaths[6]
Presented Factuallywithout opinion[8]
Presupposes Criminal ActivityTrue[9]
Frequently Acquittalsnull[11]
Emphasizes Conflicting Evidencenull[12]
Civil Law SuitsPalmerston Assault Cases[13]
Presupposes Legal System Operationaltrue[14]
Undefendedmost[16]
All InvolvedAboriginals[17]

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29 undated
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presupposesGuiltInSomeFormtrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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presupposeLegalSystemExiststrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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presupposesLegalSystemFunctioningtrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:petty-debts-court
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presupposesLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:british-colonial-justice
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oftenInvolveFinesAndDischargestrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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involveFinancialCrimestrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:mackay-and-thargomindah
—
involveJurytrove-cooktown/cingalese
{}
—
presupposestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:legal-authority
—
presupposeLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
null
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occurredDuringtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:charters-towers-sittings-april-17
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deonticSentencesIssuedtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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clusteredInMackaytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
—
presumeInnocenceUntilProventrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:cooktown-district-court
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existtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:cooktown-district-court
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presupposeLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
British colonial law
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precededByFootballNoticetrove-cooktown/prostitution
null
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awardedDamagestrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
£7225
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broughtToRecovertrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:compensation-for-miners-deaths
—
presupposesLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/bloomfield
ex:british-colonial-law
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presentedFactuallybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/146862656_Wednesday-9-September-1885
without opinion
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presupposesCriminalActivitylaura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
ex:true
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occurredSequentiallybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/147359694_Friday-3-November-1916-mossman-litigation
ex:mossman-police-court-hearing
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frequentlyAcquittalsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19794502_Saturday-10-November-1883-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-warwick-november
null
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emphasizesConflictingEvidencebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146786693_Saturday-8-September-1888_LOCAL-NEWS
null
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civilLawSuitsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0119
ex:palmerston-assault-cases
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presupposesLegalSystemOperationalrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/06-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-291086804-6740c3654638
true
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occurredSequentiallyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/10-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-147505846-e64893828485
ex:katherine-granaham-case
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undefendedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3562555
most
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allInvolvedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-selected-poulsen-sandown-cooktown-court
ex:aboriginals

References (17)

17 references
  1. [1]Cingalese8 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  2. [2]John Davis1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  3. [3]North Shore Cooktown2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  4. [4]Coloured Persons4 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  5. [5]Prostitution1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
  6. [6]North Shore Full2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  7. [7]Bloomfield1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
  8. [8]146862656 Wednesday 9 September 18851 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/146862656_Wednesday-9-September-1885
  9. [9]Loop12 Annan Cape Bedford1 fact
    ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
  10. [10]147359694 Friday 3 November 1916 Mossman Litigation1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/147359694_Friday-3-November-1916-mossman-litigation
  11. [11]19794502 Saturday 10 November 1883 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondents Warwick November1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19794502_Saturday-10-November-1883-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-warwick-november
  12. [12]146786693 Saturday 8 September 1888 Local News1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146786693_Saturday-8-September-1888_LOCAL-NEWS
  13. [13]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01191 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0119
  14. [14]06 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 291086804 6740c36546381 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/06-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-291086804-6740c3654638
  15. [15]10 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 147505846 E648938284851 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/10-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-147505846-e64893828485
  16. [16]Trove Reynolds Cooktown Removal Employment Vocabulary 35625551 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3562555
  17. [17]Trove Selected Poulsen Sandown Cooktown Court1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-selected-poulsen-sandown-cooktown-court

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