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Croydon Goldfield has 87 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 22 references, with 7 live disagreements.

87 facts·79 predicates·22 sources·7 in dispute

Mostly:lacks police protection(3), located in(2), lacks mail communication(2)

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Lacks Police Protectionin disputelacksPoliceProtection

  • stated by Raff[15]all time · Coloured Persons
  • null[14]all time · 267132502 Saturday 30 January 1886
  • true[4]all time · North Shore Cooktown

Located inin disputelocatedIn

Lacks Mail Communicationin disputelacksMailCommunication

  • true[4]all time · North Shore Cooktown
  • null[14]all time · 267132502 Saturday 30 January 1886

Had Quartz Crushedin disputehadQuartzCrushed

  • 11212.5[6]all time · North Shore Full
  • 11212[6]all time · North Shore Full

Needs Officers forin disputeneedsOfficersFor

Rdfs:labelin disputerdfs:label

  • Croydon goldfield[3]all time · Row 1474 Eid 48128
  • Croydon[17]all time · 0322b970 7f9d 4b9c A61a 9c00ee7d682e

Rdf:typein disputerdf:type

Contemporary tocontemporaryTo

Discovered1886discovered1886

  • null[9]all time · Downloaded Arch 3ddf9dd0dbfb

Accessible ViaaccessibleVia

  • Normanton[1]all time · 174758113 Tuesday 3 May 1887 Advertising

Is GoldfieldisGoldfield

  • true[1]all time · 174758113 Tuesday 3 May 1887 Advertising

Population EstimatepopulationEstimate

  • over 2000 souls[20]all time · Bloomfield

Inbound mentions (30)

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recentlyVisitedRecently Visited(3)

destinationDestination(2)

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arrivedOnArrived on(1)

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dispatchesToGoldfieldDispatches to Goldfield(1)

enRouteToEn Route to(1)

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hasBranchOpenAtHas Branch Open at(1)

increasesDailyIncreases Daily(1)

instructedToProceedToInstructed to Proceed to(1)

isMostConvenientPortForIs Most Convenient Port for(1)

isNearestPortForIs Nearest Port for(1)

isNearestPortToIs Nearest Port to(1)

latestArrivalOnLatest Arrival on(1)

limitedToCroydonGoldfieldGoodsLimited to Croydon Goldfield Goods(1)

locatedAtLocated at(1)

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Other facts (67)

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67 facts
PredicateValueRef
Faces Starvation Risk This Wet SeasonTrue[5]
Has Between7000 And8000 MenTrue[5]
Has Over1000 ClaimsTrue[5]
Has Over200 Teams on RoadTrue[5]
Is Far Off Fieldtrue[12]
Occupies Third Place in Gold Outputtrue[12]
Ranks Third in OutputQueensland Goldfields[12]
Has Good Reports Continuingnull[14]
Offers Splendid Opening forGood Solicitor[19]
Has Between400 And500 Peopletrue[13]
Knowledge From Mines Department Telegramstrue[13]
Has Reportsexcellent recently[16]
Crushing Yields Goldnull[6]
Has Unprincipled Robbersnull[6]
New Goldfieldnull[6]
Has Destitute PeopleTrue[8]
Has Unemployed Menno unemployed men[8]
Target of Test Bore forartesian water supply[22]
Yield Lower Due to Water ShortageNo Crushing Water[11]
Low Yield Due to No Water Causal{}[11]
Has Bad Name FromDisappointed Miners[4]
Population About7000[8]
No Chance Exceptget robbed[7]
Prospected For50 Milestrue[7]
Terrible Placetrue[7]
Worse for Fever ThanNew Guinea[7]
Is Quite Inaccessibletrue[11]
Has New MachineCroydon New Machine[8]
Had Grog Seizures5[11]
Has Over800 persons[15]
Current Population400-500[7]
Lacks OfficerWarden Police Magistrate[7]
Population Trendincreasing daily[7]
Presupposes Gold Discoverytrue[7]
Has About200 Mennull[11]
Logistical Challenges Due to Rations Shortagenull[11]
No Alluvial Gold Found Yetnull[11]
Presupposes Existence of Reefing Districtnull[11]
Very Little Rations on Fieldnull[11]
Needs Mail Policenull[4]
Receives Good Reportstrue[4]
Served by PortNormanton[21]
Needs InfrastructureMail Communication[18]
Drives Economic ExpectationComing Season[10]
Contrasts With Supply TeamsTrue[5]
Expected to Attract Large Mining Populationtrue[12]
Promising Based on Reportsnull[14]
Implicature of Boomtrue[13]
Yielded Gold of11576[6]
Active Mining AreaTrue[2]
Destitution Due to Exemptions Implies Poor ManagementTrue[8]
Source of WarningCharles Hartmann[7]
Is Newnull[7]
Located in Northern Qld{}[8]
Has Population Over800[15]
Presupposes Existence ofMining Activity[15]
Has Mining Registrarnull[11]
Existential Commitment to Richnessmultiple claims yielding gold[11]
Temporally PrecedesCooktown Reports[8]
Is Promisingtrue[7]
Contrasts With Needsmail and police[4]
Historical Gold Rushnull[4]
Implicates Prosperitytrue[4]
Located NearCroydon Homestead[3]
Attracted Attention in Year1886[3]
Implicates Supply Shortage RiskTrue[5]
Demonstrates Productivity ofhigh yield per ton[6]

Timeline

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.

accessibleViabrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174758113_Tuesday-3-May-1887_Advertising
ex:normanton
activeMiningAreatrove-cooktown/prostitution
ex:true
attractedAttentionInYearrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
1886
contemporaryTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
ex:nmp-event-48128
contrastsWithNeedstrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
mail and police
contrastsWithSupplyTeamsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
crushingYieldsGoldtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
currentPopulationtrove-cooktown/john-davis
400-500
demonstratesProductivityOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
high yield per ton
destitutionDueToExemptionsImpliesPoorManagementtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:true
discovered1886rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3ddf9dd0dbfb
null
drivesEconomicExpectationbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19803712_Saturday-27-February-1886-country-news-from-our-own-correspondents-normanton-february-
ex:coming-season
existentialCommitmentToRichnesstrove-cooktown/cingalese
multiple claims yielding gold
expectedToAttractLargeMiningPopulationlaura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
true
facesStarvationRiskThisWetSeasonbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
hadGrogSeizurestrove-cooktown/cingalese
5
hadQuartzCrushedtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
11212.5
hadQuartzCrushedtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
11212
hasAbout200Mentrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
hasBadNameFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:disappointed-miners
hasBetween400And500Peopletrove-cooktown/douro-vessel
true
hasBetween7000And8000Menbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
hasDestitutePeopletrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:true
hasGoodReportsContinuingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/267132502_Saturday-30-January-1886
null
hasMiningRegistrartrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
hasNewMachinetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:croydon-new-machine
hasOvertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
800 persons
hasOver1000Claimsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
hasOver200TeamsOnRoadbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
hasPopulationOvertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
800
hasReportstrove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
excellent recently
hasUnemployedMentrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
no unemployed men
hasUnprincipledRobberstrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
historicalGoldRushtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
null
implicatesProsperitytrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
true
implicatesSupplyShortageRiskbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
ex:true
implicatureOfBoomtrove-cooktown/douro-vessel
true
isFarOffFieldlaura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
true
isGoldfieldbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174758113_Tuesday-3-May-1887_Advertising
true
isNewtrove-cooktown/john-davis
null
isPromisingtrove-cooktown/john-davis
true
isQuiteInaccessibletrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
knowledgeFromMinesDepartmentTelegramstrove-cooktown/douro-vessel
true
lacksMailCommunicationtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
true
lacksMailCommunicationbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/267132502_Saturday-30-January-1886
null
lacksOfficertrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:warden-police-magistrate
lacksPoliceProtectiontrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
stated by Raff
lacksPoliceProtectionbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/267132502_Saturday-30-January-1886
null
lacksPoliceProtectiontrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
true
locatedIntrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:gulf-country
locatedIndocument/0322b970-7f9d-4b9c-a61a-9c00ee7d682e
ex:queensland
locatedInNorthernQldtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
{}
locatedNearrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
ex:croydon-homestead
logisticalChallengesDueToRationsShortagetrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
lowYieldDueToNoWaterCausaltrove-cooktown/cingalese
{}
needsInfrastructurebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170804085_Wednesday-27-January-1886_Queensland-News-WARWICK-January-25
ex:mail-communication
needsMailPolicetrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
null
needsOfficersFortrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:claims-marking
needsOfficersFortrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:dispute-settlement
newGoldfieldtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
noAlluvialGoldFoundYettrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
noChanceExcepttrove-cooktown/john-davis
get robbed
occupiesThirdPlaceInGoldOutputlaura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
true
offersSplendidOpeningForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/20282289_Saturday-26-April-1890
ex:good-solicitor
populationAbouttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
7000
populationEstimatetrove-cooktown/bloomfield
over 2000 souls
populationTrendtrove-cooktown/john-davis
increasing daily
presupposesExistenceOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:mining-activity
presupposesExistenceOfReefingDistricttrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
presupposesGoldDiscoverytrove-cooktown/john-davis
true
promisingBasedOnReportsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/267132502_Saturday-30-January-1886
null
prospectedFor50Milestrove-cooktown/john-davis
true
ranksThirdInOutputlaura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
ex:queensland-goldfields
labelrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
Croydon goldfield
labeldocument/0322b970-7f9d-4b9c-a61a-9c00ee7d682e
Croydon
typerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
ex:Goldfield
typedocument/0322b970-7f9d-4b9c-a61a-9c00ee7d682e
ex:Goldfield
receivesGoodReportstrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
true
servedByPortbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174761754_Wednesday-27-April-1887_Advertising
ex:normanton
sourceOfWarningtrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:charles-hartmann
targetOfTestBoreFortrove-cooktown/oliver-wates
artesian water supply
temporallyPrecedestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:cooktown-reports
terriblePlacetrove-cooktown/john-davis
true
veryLittleRationsOnFieldtrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
worseForFeverThantrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:new-guinea
yieldedGoldOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
11576
yieldLowerDueToWaterShortagetrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:no-crushing-water

References (22)

22 references
  1. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174758113_Tuesday-3-May-1887_Advertising
  2. [2]Prostitution1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
  3. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
    • full textctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
      text/plain4 KBdoc:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1474-eid-48128
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      --- source_url: https://nmp.essolutions.com.au/ source_title: NMP authenticated Events export 2026-05-08 row 1474 EntryId 48128 source_type: authenticated-database-csv-single-row archive_file: research-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-wor
  4. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  5. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171023495_Saturday-10-September-1887-railway-disaster-at-sydney-a-train-smashed-sydney-september-
  6. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  7. [7]John Davis14 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  8. [8]Beche De Mer7 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  9. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3ddf9dd0dbfb
  10. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19803712_Saturday-27-February-1886-country-news-from-our-own-correspondents-normanton-february-
  11. [11]Cingalese11 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  12. customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop12-annan-cape-bedford
  13. [13]Douro Vessel3 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/douro-vessel
  14. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/267132502_Saturday-30-January-1886
  15. [15]Coloured Persons4 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  16. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
  17. ctx:claims/document/0322b970-7f9d-4b9c-a61a-9c00ee7d682e
  18. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170804085_Wednesday-27-January-1886_Queensland-News-WARWICK-January-25
  19. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-malay-cingalese/20282289_Saturday-26-April-1890
  20. [20]Bloomfield1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
  21. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174761754_Wednesday-27-April-1887_Advertising
  22. [22]Oliver Wates1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/oliver-wates

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