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Douglas Shire has 59 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 34 references, with 6 live disagreements.

59 facts·49 predicates·34 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:contains major river catchment system(4), governs(3), contains(2)

Maturity scale raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certified

Containsin disputecontains

  • Mowbray[5]all time · Loop 66 Wally Dinah School Bdm Nancy Charlie Record Paths
  • Port Douglas[6]all time · Monument Australia Severin Andreassen Mowbray Port Douglas Anchor Ea8c5284f02d

Contains Major River Catchment Systemin disputecontainsMajorRiverCatchmentSystem

Lies Betweenin disputeliesBetween

  • Bloomfield[30]all time · Jcu Aboriginal Walking Tracks Camp Sites China Camp Daintree Mossman 0335e9321090
  • Buchan Point[30]all time · Jcu Aboriginal Walking Tracks Camp Sites China Camp Daintree Mossman 0335e9321090

Developed by Pioneer Familiesin disputedevelopedByPioneerFamilies

  • Reynolds Family[12]all time · 12 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 42807347 6be7d59ed3da
  • true[13]all time · Downloaded Archive Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 42807347 67d444078c97

Governsin disputegoverns

Historical Area Includingin disputehistoricalAreaIncluding

  • Mossman[23]all time · Reynolds Park Old Chinese Cemetery Child Burial Checkpoint
  • Port Douglas[23]all time · Reynolds Park Old Chinese Cemetery Child Burial Checkpoint

Has CouncilhasCouncil

Divided Into Five Divisions1933dividedIntoFiveDivisions1933

  • null[17]all time · Checkpoint Domestic Service Police Reynolds Boundaries 3291

Diversified IntodiversifiedInto

  • Eco Tourism[15]all time · Douglas Heritage Study Direct Reynolds Mowbray Cattle Creek 3289

Linked tolinkedTo

Has MangroveshasMangroves

Has Number of Major River Catchment SystemshasNumberOfMajorRiverCatchmentSystems

  • 4[7]all time · Saltwater Creek Geography 3081

Inbound mentions (100)

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isCouncillorForIs Councillor for(10)

tookActivePartInTook Active Part in(6)

locatedInLocated in(5)

contributedToDevelopmentOfContributed to Development of(4)

servedAsChairmanOfServed As Chairman of(4)

servedAsMemberOfServed As Member of(4)

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impactedEnvironmentImpacted Environment(2)

inIn(2)

isLocalHistoryWorkIs Local History Work(2)

isRoleInIs Role in(2)

administrativeCentreAdministrative Centre(1)

administrativeCentreDouglasShireCouncilStillMetPortDouglasMovePressingAdministrative Centre Douglas Shire Council Still Met Port Douglas Move Pressing(1)

affiliatedWithAffiliated With(1)

allCafesRestaurantsClubsDouglasClosedMar23-2020All Cafes Restaurants Clubs Douglas Closed Mar23 2020(1)

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commercialFishermanCommercial Fisherman(1)

concernsPortDouglasAreaConcerns Port Douglas Area(1)

continuedAsChairmanOfContinued As Chairman of(1)

contributedToShireDevelopmentContributed to Shire Development(1)

coversTopicCovers Topic(1)

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earlySettlerEarly Settler(1)

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focusesOnLocalHistoryFocuses on Local History(1)

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hasRegionsDistrictsAndLgasHas Regions Districts and Lgas(1)

includesOralHistoriesFromIncludes Oral Histories From(1)

indexesTermIndexes Term(1)

inRegionIn Region(1)

intergenerationalShireInvolvementIntergenerational Shire Involvement(1)

intertextuallyReferenceIntertextually Reference(1)

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isLocatedInIs Located in(1)

isOfficialPlanningSiteIs Official Planning Site(1)

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listsShireLists Shire(1)

locatedInContextOfLocated in Context of(1)

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multiGenerationalLeadershipMulti Generational Leadership(1)

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partOfDouglasShirePart of Douglas Shire(1)

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Other facts (37)

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37 facts
PredicateValueRef
Has Principal CropSugar Cane[7]
Has Tourism CentrePort Douglas[7]
Received Service FromSeverin Berner Andreassen[31]
Is Dominated bySteep Rainforest Covered Mountains[30]
Is Located inNorth Queensland[30]
Amalgamated With Cairns City Council Mar15 2008 Division10 Cairns Regional CouncilCairns Regional Council[3]
Forced Amalgamation Announced With Cairns City Council Jul27 2007 Premier Peter Beattie Treasurer Andrew Fraser Friends of Douglas Shire Fo Ds Fight AgainstCairns City Council[3]
Newly De Amalgamated Jan1 2014 Mayor Julia LeuJulia Leu[3]
Focuses onPost Contact History[22]
Experienced Cyclone1911[20]
Contextualizes Mowbraynull[8]
Has Cultural Diversity Integral to Historytrue[27]
Divided Intofive divisions[16]
3500 Properties Without Power1000 Still Dark Mossman Restorednull[1]
Ceased Mar15 Forcibly Amalgamated Cairns Regional Council Val Shier Mayor Julia Leu Div10 Douglas Palm Cove Clifton Islands Worlds First Low Gi Sugar Mossman Mill Rds2008null[4]
Has CouncillorGladys Pitt Son[26]
Has Historical SocietyDouglas Shire Historical Society[28]
Developed by Reynolds Familyactive part[14]
Experienced Widespread Flooding Power Outages Road Closures From Itanull[21]
Dodged a Bullet Despite DamageMayor Julia Leu[18]
Open for Business Easter WeekendMayor Julia Leu[18]
EncompassesMowbray Valley[19]
Has Spatial StructureWest to East Gradient[7]
Located inNorth Queensland[31]
Has Political History WithReynolds Family[13]
Presupposes Prior Indigenous OccupationKuku Yalanji[33]
Implies Ongoing Cultural Diversitytrue[27]
Values Cultural Diversityintegral[27]
Contrasts WithCairns Regional Council[9]
Administrative AreaMossman[2]
Mentioned in MultipleSeries[32]
Developed byReynolds Family[11]
Is Geographically Continuous With1885 Geography[7]
Has Local Councillors From InterviewsInterviewees Relatives[29]
Deamalgamation Websites Existnull[10]
Pro Amalgamation Websites Existnull[10]
Teleological Development by FamilyReynolds Family[34]

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