Courts

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Courts has 25 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 16 references, with 2 live disagreements.

25 facts·23 predicates·16 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:presupposes legal system(2), did not support(2), perform deontic function(1)

Inbound mentions (19)

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`belongsToTopic`Belongs to Topic(11)

Criminal Depositions 1861 1900 Indexex:criminal-depositions-1861-1900-index
Equity Files 1857 1899 Indexex:equity-files-1857-1899-index
Inquests 1859 1905 Digital Indexex:inquests-1859-1905-digital-index
Inquests 1859 1905 Non Digital Indexex:inquests-1859-1905-non-digital-index
Instruments of Renunciation 1915 1983 Indexex:instruments-of-renunciation-1915-1983-index
Justices of the Peace 1857 1957 Indexex:justices-of-the-peace-1857-1957-index
Naturalisations 1851 1908 Indexex:naturalisations-1851-1908-index
Register of Court Fees 1885 1908 Indexex:register-of-court-fees-1885-1908-index
Trustee Files 1889 1929 Indexex:trustee-files-1889-1929-index
Wills 1857 1940 Digital Indexex:wills-1857-1940-digital-index
Wills 1857 1940 Non Digital Indexex:wills-1857-1940-non-digital-index

`advocatesLawfulMeans`Advocates Lawful Means(1)

Knights of Laborex:knights-of-labor

`commonCrime`Common Crime(1)

Larcenyex:larceny

`coversGovernmentFunctions`Covers Government Functions(1)

Queensland Government Gazettesex:queensland-government-gazettes

`coversTopic`Covers Topic(1)

Trove Article 39425785ex:trove-article-39425785

`evidenceNotReceivedInCourt`Evidence Not Received in Court(1)

Aboriginesex:aborigines

`hasRecordsReferringToFrontierViolenceFrom`Has Records Referring to Frontier Violence From(1)

Qsaex:qsa

`hasTopic`Has Topic(1)

Canberra Man Herpesex:canberra-man-herpes

`movesChildrenThrough`Moves Children Through(1)

Regional Child Movement Mechanismex:regional-child-movement-mechanism

Other facts (25)

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25 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Presupposes Legal System	Qld Legal System	[2]
Presupposes Legal System	Qld 1892	[2]
Did Not Support	Retrospective Penalties	[11]
Did Not Support	Moresbys Retrospective Penalties	[12]
Perform Deontic Function	Sentencing	[1]
Ontological Role	justice administration	[2]
Deliver Justice	True	[2]
Uphold Justice	true	[3]
Functional in Queensland	true	[4]
Presupposed to Have Authority	over elections/convictions	[5]
Handle Civil Cases Sequentially	Maryborough District Court	[2]
Frequent Embezzlement Cases	true	[5]
Handle Larceny and Murder	true	[5]
Colonial Justice System	true	[5]
Enforce Law	true	[5]
Exist in Brisbane	true	[5]
Are Pure	null	[6]
Presupposes Existence	Supreme Court	[7]
Functional In1892	true	[8]
Handle Minor Offences	fines common	[9]
Function in Herberton	true	[10]
Systematically Exclude	Aborigines Evidence	[13]
Remarkably Light for Some Time	null	[14]
No Cases of	attempted rape	[15]
Have Never Made	Native Title Determination	[16]

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25 undated

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performDeonticFunctiontrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:sentencing

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ontologicalRoletrove-cooktown/cingalese

justice administration

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deliverJusticetrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:true

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upholdJusticetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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functionalInQueenslandtrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

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presupposedToHaveAuthoritytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

over elections/convictions

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presupposesLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:qld-legal-system

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handleCivilCasesSequentiallytrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:maryborough-district-court

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frequentEmbezzlementCasestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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presupposesLegalSystemtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:qld-1892

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handleLarcenyAndMurdertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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colonialJusticeSystemtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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enforceLawtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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existInBrisbanetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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arePuretrove-cooktown/prostitution

null

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presupposesExistencelaura-corridor/loop9-aboriginal-women

ex:supreme-court

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functionalIn1892brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19822988_Saturday-16-April-1892-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondent-thursday-island-a

true

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handleMinorOffencesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/84858497_Tuesday-18-October-1898-local-and-general

fines common

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functionInHerbertonrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-291086892-e5124b66d95e

true

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didNotSupportrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-d45e8a9888e2

ex:retrospective-penalties

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didNotSupportrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/010-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-html-extracted-9094976f09f3

ex:moresbys-retrospective-penalties

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systematicallyExcluderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-northern-child-capture-as-general-mechanism

ex:aborigines-evidence

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remarkablyLightForSomeTimerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-71921715

null

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noCasesOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qpp-1905-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-cooktown-yarrabah

attempted rape

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haveNeverMaderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-gov-community-history-coen-native-police-3337

ex:native-title-determination

References (16)

16 references

[1]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[2]Cingalese5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[3]Beche De Mer1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[4]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[5]Coloured Persons6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[6]Prostitution1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[7]Loop9 Aboriginal Women1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop9-aboriginal-women
[8]19822988 Saturday 16 April 1892 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondent Thursday Island a1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19822988_Saturday-16-April-1892-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondent-thursday-island-a
[9]84858497 Tuesday 18 October 1898 Local and General1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/84858497_Tuesday-18-October-1898-local-and-general
[10]05 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 291086892 E5124b66d95e1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-291086892-e5124b66d95e
[11]001 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html D45e8a9888e21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-d45e8a9888e2
[12]010 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html Html Extracted 9094976f09f31 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/010-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-html-extracted-9094976f09f3
[13]Focused Captured Sold Boys Mechanism Focused Qsa847047 Northern Child Capture As General Mechanism1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-northern-child-capture-as-general-mechanism
[14]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 719217151 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-71921715
[15]Qpp 1905 Rosie Lily Beche De Mer Cooktown Yarrabah1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qpp-1905-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-cooktown-yarrabah
[16]Qld Gov Community History Coen Native Police 33371 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-gov-community-history-coen-native-police-3337

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advocatesLawfulMeansAdvocates Lawful Means(1)

commonCrimeCommon Crime(1)

coversGovernmentFunctionsCovers Government Functions(1)

coversTopicCovers Topic(1)

evidenceNotReceivedInCourtEvidence Not Received in Court(1)

hasRecordsReferringToFrontierViolenceFromHas Records Referring to Frontier Violence From(1)

hasTopicHas Topic(1)

movesChildrenThroughMoves Children Through(1)

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