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Diggers

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Diggers has 63 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 37 references, with 5 live disagreements.

63 facts·57 predicates·37 sources·5 in dispute

Mostly:unanimous in declaring(2), came overland from(2), saved high price of carriage(2)

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Inbound mentions (24)

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attackedAndKilledAttacked and Killed(2)

addressedMenAddressed Men(1)

aimsToPreventDeceptionAims to Prevent Deception(1)

becameAliveWithBecame Alive With(1)

carriedCarried(1)

carriedPassengersCarried Passengers(1)

claimsTruePioneersAreClaims True Pioneers Are(1)

dispossessedNoOneDispossessed No One(1)

doesNotBehaveSaucyTowardDoes Not Behave Saucy Toward(1)

frequentedByFrequented by(1)

goldFreelyWonGold Freely Won(1)

involvesInvolves(1)

involvesDiggersInvolves Diggers(1)

mostFrequentedByMost Frequented by(1)

praisedForMotherlyKindnessByPraised for Motherly Kindness by(1)

reducedGoldYieldReduced Gold Yield(1)

reefingGoldBeyondDiggersMeansReefing Gold Beyond Diggers Means(1)

soldToSold to(1)

spearedHorsesOfSpeared Horses of(1)

stolenByChinksStolen by Chinks(1)

supplyingRationsCheaperSupplying Rations Cheaper(1)

valuableToValuable to(1)

wouldBeHangedByWould Be Hanged by(1)

Other facts (63)

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63 facts
PredicateValueRef
Unanimous in DeclaringPresent Johnstone Finds Not Good Enough[2]
Unanimous in DeclaringPresent Finds Inadequate[5]
Came Overland FromEtheridge Fields[1]
Came Overland FromGilbert Fields[1]
Saved High Price of CarriageNew Rush Carriage[6]
Saved High Price of Carriagefollows new rush[7]
Protested Needing Protectionnull[15]
Protested Needing ProtectionMacmillan Armed Party[23]
Turned Back Fromwant of grass[19]
Turned Back Fromwant of grass[20]
Communicated News toFriends in Colonies[33]
Communicated News toFriends in Colony[34]
True to Instinctsrushed off[1]
Endeavoured to ShowChinese No Legal Right on Goldfields[2]
Opinion Majoritynull[2]
Face Hardshipsnull[2]
Satisfied With Prospectstrue[3]
Complains AboutGovernment Attention[1]
Active for Years4[1]
FostersLaw and Order[1]
Contrasts With Typical Expectationsnull[1]
Demonstrate Access DifficultyTo Mapoon[1]
Traveling toPort Darwin[4]
DestinationPort Darwin[4]
Argued No Legal RightChinese on Goldfields[5]
Opinion Divided on Prospectsnull[5]
Protested SeparationMacmillan Party[8]
Wanted Lum Yun Lum YetStolen Sluice Shovels[8]
Shot Several BlacksNormanby[8]
Exhibit HumanityCarrying Joseph Perry[9]
Protested Need ProtectionMacmillan Party[10]
Showered StonesChinese Hovels[11]
Exist in Number26 or 27[12]
Synonymous WithMiners[12]
Arrived Cooktown by Shipload From Southnull[13]
Abandoned Foodstuffs to Keep UpMacmillan Party[14]
Protested Needed Protection Kept Pace Abandoning Foodstuffsnull[16]
Attacked and Killed by Blacksnull[16]
Brought IntoCamp[17]
BroughtTwo Gins and Three Pickaninnies[17]
Nz Victorians Nsw Queenslanders Carried70lb Rationsnull[18]
Exist Presupposednull[19]
Fine Stamp Slow Friendship Loyalnull[21]
Trying to Get SlavesSlaves[22]
Acted in Self Defencejustified[24]
Saved From High Carriagenull[25]
Saved High Carriage Priceif above attended to[26]
ExpectedHenry Bloomfield Gough[27]
Mistaken in ExpectationTrue[27]
Resumed WorkTrue[27]
Brought Into CampTwo Gins Three Piccaninnies[28]
Sent RequisitionWilliam Austin Nichols[29]
Fear After Consequences of Vigilantismnull[30]
DispersedAboriginal Stragglers[31]
Evaluated As PowerlessNmp Event 23029[31]
Were Powerless tointerfere in the darkness[31]
ThreatenReprisals[32]
State Determination to Testwhether a bullet can not travel faster than a black thief[32]
Pushed Up RiverPalmer River[35]
DiscoveredLeft Hand Branch Palmer[35]
Pushed Away From PalmervillePalmerville[35]
Will Return toQueensland Pactolus[36]
Paid for Beef WithNuggets and Gold Dust[37]

Timeline

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trueToInstinctstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
rushed off
endeavouredToShowtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:chinese-no-legal-right-on-goldfields
opinionMajoritytrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
null
faceHardshipstrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
null
unanimousInDeclaringtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:present-johnstone-finds-not-good-enough
satisfiedWithProspectstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
complainsAbouttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:government-attention
activeForYearstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
4
fosterstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:law-and-order
contrastsWithTypicalExpectationstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
demonstrateAccessDifficultytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:to-mapoon
cameOverlandFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:etheridge-fields
cameOverlandFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:gilbert-fields
travelingTotrove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew
ex:port-darwin
destinationtrove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew
ex:port-darwin
unanimousInDeclaringbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3438049_Monday-12-January-1885_winton-from-our-own-correspondent-december-29
ex:present-finds-inadequate
arguedNoLegalRightbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3438049_Monday-12-January-1885_winton-from-our-own-correspondent-december-29
ex:chinese-on-goldfields
opinionDividedOnProspectsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3438049_Monday-12-January-1885_winton-from-our-own-correspondent-december-29
null
savedHighPriceOfCarriagerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-1399125-955e7b498331
ex:new-rush-carriage
savedHighPriceOfCarriagerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-18341668-0bb565fb4d8d
follows new rush
protestedSeparationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-3d8dd7cd0439
ex:macmillan-party
wantedLumYunLumYetrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-3d8dd7cd0439
ex:stolen-sluice-shovels
shotSeveralBlacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-3d8dd7cd0439
ex:normanby
exhibitHumanityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/005-nla-gov-au-nla-news-article65793587-html-extracted-db7184debe38
ex:carrying-joseph-perry
protestedNeedProtectionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-c7c53cb82a89
ex:macmillan-party
showeredStonesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-e1b45ef315e2
ex:chinese-hovels
existInNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-292-9da7355e7bd7
ex:26-or-27
synonymousWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-292-9da7355e7bd7
ex:miners
arrivedCooktownByShiploadFromSouthrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-historyoftheathertontableland-htm
null
abandonedFoodstuffsToKeepUprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-chapter-owen-reynolds-carrier-hotel-line-later-cooktown
ex:macmillan-party
protestedNeedingProtectionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-owen-reynolds-dan-mcgrath-hotel-line-later-and-battle-camp-warning
null
protestedNeededProtectionKeptPaceAbandoningFoodstuffsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-cooktown-carriers-attacks-on-chinese-owen-reynolds-warning-context
null
attackedAndKilledByBlacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-cooktown-carriers-attacks-on-chinese-owen-reynolds-warning-context
null
broughtIntorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/browne-targeted-reynolds-carrier-blackboy-adjacent-snippet-capture
ex:camp
broughtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/browne-targeted-reynolds-carrier-blackboy-adjacent-snippet-capture
ex:two-gins-and-three-pickaninnies
nz-victorians-nsw-queenslandersCarried70lbRationsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/northmost-australia-jerry-black-boy-cooktown-palmer-guide-labour
null
existPresupposedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-52077613
null
turnedBackFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-52077613
want of grass
turnedBackFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-19794959
want of grass
fineStampSlowFriendshipLoyalrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-7d19cb8c6c8e
null
tryingToGetSlavesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b810aa879814
ex:slaves
protestedNeedingProtectionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3eb6aaa4cf2b
ex:macmillan-armed-party
actedInSelfDefencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kuku-yalanji-chinese-kubara-palmer-cooktown-context
justified
savedFromHighCarriagerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-18341668-b16f1f1648d4
null
savedHighCarriagePricerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-1399125-7f6057f06408
if above attended to
expectedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0285-eid-17844
ex:henry-bloomfield-gough
mistakenInExpectationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0285-eid-17844
ex:true
resumedWorkrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0285-eid-17844
ex:true
broughtIntoCamprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0758-eid-20961
ex:two-gins-three-piccaninnies
sentRequisitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0552-eid-19740
ex:william-austin-nichols
fearAfterConsequencesOfVigilantismrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0904-eid-23002
null
dispersedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0913-eid-23029
ex:aboriginal-stragglers
evaluatedAsPowerlessrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0913-eid-23029
ex:nmp-event-23029
werePowerlessTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0913-eid-23029
interfere in the darkness
threatenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2194-eid-61939
ex:reprisals
stateDeterminationToTestrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2194-eid-61939
whether a bullet can not travel faster than a black thief
communicatedNewsToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 22 august 1874--168911710--the-palmer-diggings-lower-camp-july-21
ex:friends-in-colonies
communicatedNewsToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 15 august 1874--169858604--the-palmer
ex:friends-in-colony
pushedUpRiverblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:palmer-river
discoveredblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:left-hand-branch-palmer
pushedAwayFromPalmervilleblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:palmerville
willReturnToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 15 august 1874--82104950--the-palmer-gold-field-concluded-from-our
ex:queensland-pactolus
paidForBeefWithblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--friday 1 june 1951--40373371--jubilee-feature-stars-of-gold-presenting-the-historical-background-to-north-qu
ex:nuggets-and-gold-dust

References (37)

37 references
  1. [1]Beche De Mer8 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  2. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  3. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  4. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew
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