Fan Tan
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Fan Tan has 22 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 3 references, with 1 live disagreement.
Mostly:played in(6), considered illegal in(1), is game type(1)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (7)
Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.
failsToRootOutFails to Root Out(1)
- Brisbane Police Raid
ex:brisbane-police-raid
familiarWithFamiliar With(1)
- Mayor of Cooktown
ex:mayor-of-cooktown
hasSixPlayingHas Six Playing(1)
- Chinese Room Upstairs
ex:chinese-room-upstairs
initiatedIntoInitiated Into(1)
- Narrator Party
ex:narrator-party
playedPlayed(1)
- Chinese Gamblers
ex:chinese-gamblers
returnsToTopicReturns to Topic(1)
- Article
ex:article
vauntedRaidOnVaunted Raid on(1)
- Brisbane Police
ex:brisbane-police
Other facts (22)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Played in | Stanthorpe | [2] |
| Played in | Towers | [2] |
| Played in | Cooktown | [2] |
| Played in | Mining Camps | [2] |
| Played in | Railway Camps | [2] |
| Played in | Chinese Camps Urban Quarters | [3] |
| Considered Illegal in | Queensland 1897 | [1] |
| Is Game Type | Fan Tan Game | [1] |
| Equivalent to | Drinking Shop Brothel Totalisator | [2] |
| Favorite Gamble of | Chinese People | [2] |
| Still Exists Post Raid | null | [2] |
| Cultural Practice of | Chinese | [2] |
| Played on | Hongkong Ships | [2] |
| Played Openly in | Albert Street | [2] |
| Simpler Than | Toss Penny | [2] |
| General Opinion Crooked Swindle | null | [2] |
| Occurs Wherever | two or three Chinamen are gathered together | [2] |
| Played at | Thursday Island | [2] |
| Game of | Chance | [3] |
| Based on | Numerical Principle Counting Four | [3] |
| Is | Traditional Chinese Gambling Game | [3] |
| Condemned Frequently | Colonial Authorities | [3] |
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References (3)
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktownctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitutionctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/scattered-legacy-chinese-aboriginal-cooktown-focused-excerpt
See also
- Queensland 1897
- Fan Tan Game
- Drinking Shop Brothel Totalisator
- Chinese People
- Chinese
- Stanthorpe
- Towers
- Hongkong Ships
- Albert Street
- Toss Penny
- Thursday Island
- Cooktown
- Mining Camps
- Railway Camps
- Chance
- Numerical Principle Counting Four
- Traditional Chinese Gambling Game
- Colonial Authorities
- Chinese Camps Urban Quarters
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