Divisional Boards

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Divisional Boards has 54 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 21 references, with 1 live disagreement.

54 facts·51 predicates·21 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:empowered to collect fees from(3), essential to local governance(2), viewed as overreaching authority(1)

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Other facts (54)

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54 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Empowered to Collect Fees From	Timber Getters	[7]
Empowered to Collect Fees From	Hawkers	[7]
Empowered to Collect Fees From	Auctioneers	[7]
Essential to Local Governance	true	[4]
Essential to Local Governance	true	[15]
Viewed As Overreaching Authority	null	[1]
Have Power to Tax Wheels	null	[1]
Advocated Abolition	null	[1]
Empowered to Take Possession	Unpaid Rates Property	[2]
Total Debt Level	very little	[3]
Endowment Ratio to Rates	two pounds for every pound	[3]
Office Expenses	economical scale	[3]
Subsidy Declining	true	[4]
Enforce by Laws Failing in Court	Ultra Vires	[4]
Endeavour to Enforce	By Laws	[4]
To Work and Receive Earnings	tramways	[2]
Proposed Role	work them and receive the earnings	[2]
Having Annual Election	null	[2]
Has Desperate High Life	true	[4]
Obliged to Contribute Implied	null	[1]
Crucial Local Government	null	[5]
Exemption Main Roads	Board Maintenance Jurisdiction	[5]
Elect Chairmen Regularly	True	[2]
Complained About	Government Endowment	[4]
Will Remedy Flooding Evils	Bridges	[6]
Expected to Succeed	Bridges	[6]
Plans to Build Bridges	Cooktown	[6]
Will Have All Reserves	Reserves	[7]
Required to Administer	Local Water Supply Schemes	[7]
Not Empowered Over	Publicans	[7]
Must Maintain Timber Reserves	Timber Reserves	[7]
Doing Excellent Work	with some exceptions	[7]
Deserve Legitimate Assistance	true	[7]
Paid Rates With	Postal Notes	[8]
Applied for	Money Order Offices	[8]
Meet Requirements by Loans and Rates	null	[8]
Creation of	Present Government	[9]
Can Fairly Ask for	Reserves Proclaimed Specific Purposes	[9]
Can Carry Out Improvements From	Ordinary Divisional Fund	[9]
Can Carry Out Improvements by	Special Rates	[9]
Will Complete	Kurranda Granite Creek Road	[10]
Assumes Responsibility for	Unfinished Road Work	[10]
Have Chairman Role	Gowrie Divisional Board	[11]
Manage Local Affairs	null	[12]
Exist in Remote Districts	null	[13]
Assumes Local Governance Need	Shires	[14]
Received Bridges Seven Years Ago	null	[8]
Failed to Build	Stanley Bridge	[9]
Ontologically Unworkable Remote	null	[16]
Recently Circulated by Government	true	[17]
Petition Col Sec	frequently	[18]
Makes by Laws Approved by	Administrator of Government in Council	[19]
Hold Elections	{}	[20]
Deserve Equity	{}	[21]

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viewedAsOverreachingAuthoritytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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havePowerToTaxWheelstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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advocatedAbolitiontrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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empoweredToTakePossessiontrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:unpaid-rates-property

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totalDebtLeveltrove-cooktown/john-davis

very little

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endowmentRatioToRatestrove-cooktown/john-davis

two pounds for every pound

—

officeExpensestrove-cooktown/john-davis

economical scale

—

subsidyDecliningtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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enforceByLawsFailingInCourttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:ultra-vires

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endeavourToEnforcetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:by-laws

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toWorkAndReceiveEarningstrove-cooktown/cingalese

tramways

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proposedRoletrove-cooktown/cingalese

work them and receive the earnings

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havingAnnualElectiontrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

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hasDesperateHighLifetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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obligedToContributeImpliedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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crucialLocalGovernmenttrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

null

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exemptionMainRoadstrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:board-maintenance-jurisdiction

—

electChairmenRegularlytrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:true

—

complainedAbouttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:government-endowment

—

essentialToLocalGovernancetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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willRemedyFloodingEvilstrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:bridges

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expectedToSucceedtrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:bridges

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plansToBuildBridgestrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:cooktown

—

empoweredToCollectFeesFromtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:timber-getters

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empoweredToCollectFeesFromtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:hawkers

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willHaveAllReservestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:reserves

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requiredToAdministertrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:local-water-supply-schemes

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empoweredToCollectFeesFromtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:auctioneers

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notEmpoweredOvertrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:publicans

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mustMaintainTimberReservestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:timber-reserves

—

doingExcellentWorktrove-cooktown/prostitution

with some exceptions

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deserveLegitimateAssistancetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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paidRatesWithtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:postal-notes

—

appliedFortrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:money-order-offices

—

meetRequirementsByLoansAndRatestrove-cooktown/reynolds

null

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creationOftrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:present-government

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canFairlyAskFortrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:reserves-proclaimed-specific-purposes

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canCarryOutImprovementsFromtrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:ordinary-divisional-fund

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canCarryOutImprovementsBytrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:special-rates

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willCompletetrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:kurranda-granite-creek-road

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assumesResponsibilityFortrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:unfinished-road-work

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haveChairmanRoletrove-cooktown/pearl-shell

ex:gowrie-divisional-board

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manageLocalAffairslaura-corridor/loop6-blankets

null

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existInRemoteDistrictsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887

null

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assumesLocalGovernanceNeedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/67366459_Saturday-1-November-1879-queensland-telegrams-cooktown-october-28

ex:shires

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receivedBridgesSevenYearsAgotrove-cooktown/reynolds

null

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failedToBuildtrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:stanley-bridge

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essentialToLocalGovernancebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146623772_Monday-17-September-1883_LOCAL-NEWS

true

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

null

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recentlyCirculatedByGovernmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article267126970-macrossan-in-north-kingsborough-thornborough-1882

true

—

petitionColSecrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2

frequently

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makesByLawsApprovedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-186925662

ex:administrator-of-government-in-council

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holdElectionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-carrier-palmer-timeline-20770603

{}

—

deserveEquityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3486336

{}

References (21)

21 references

[1]Beche De Mer4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Cingalese5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[3]John Davis3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]Coloured Persons6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[5]North Shore Cooktown2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[6]Aboriginal Exploitation3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation
[7]Prostitution9 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[8]Reynolds4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[9]Watkins5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[10]North Shore Full2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[11]Pearl Shell1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/pearl-shell
[12]Loop6 Blankets1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-blankets
[13]3486336 Friday 23 December 1887 the Brisbane Courier Friday December 23 18871 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887
[14]67366459 Saturday 1 November 1879 Queensland Telegrams Cooktown October 281 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/67366459_Saturday-1-November-1879-queensland-telegrams-cooktown-october-28
[15]146623772 Monday 17 September 1883 Local News1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146623772_Monday-17-September-1883_LOCAL-NEWS
[16]002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19782524 A2fa06955cf21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2
[17]Isolated Native Police Article Anchor Nla News Article267126970 Macrossan in North Kingsborough Thornborough 18821 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article267126970-macrossan-in-north-kingsborough-thornborough-1882
[18]Qsa Anu Richards Port Douglas Record Identifier Anu Footnote Port Douglas Cairns Police Records Pol 12b G21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
[19]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 1869256621 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-186925662
[20]Trove Owen Reynolds Carrier Palmer Timeline 207706031 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-carrier-palmer-timeline-20770603
[21]Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 34863361 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3486336

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Divisional Boards

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dividedEquallyAmongDivided Equally Among(1)

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employedByEmployed by(1)

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handedOverInGoodOrderToHanded Over in Good Order to(1)

offeredForSaleToOffered for Sale to(1)

passedResolutionsCondemningPassed Resolutions Condemning(1)

placedUnderControlOfPlaced Under Control of(1)

presupposesExistenceOfColonyBoardsPresupposes Existence of Colony Boards(1)

presupposesRainNecessityPresupposes Rain Necessity(1)

proposesGovernmentConstructThenHandToProposes Government Construct Then Hand to(1)

putAllInOrderBeforeHandoverPut All in Order Before Handover(1)

subsumesSubsumes(1)

unworkableInOutsideUnworkable in Outside(1)

urgedAdditionalSumForMainRoadsUrged Additional Sum for Main Roads(1)

willRemedyDifficultyWill Remedy Difficulty(1)

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