Floods
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Floods has 72 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 38 references, with 2 live disagreements.
Mostly:affects multiple regions(2), drowned(2), implicates widespread impact(1)
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causedByCaused by(5)
- Currs Cordial Factory Collapse
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delayedByDelayed by(5)
- E H Hunter
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broughtDownByBrought Down by(3)
- Silt and Debris
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seriouslyInterruptedBySeriously Interrupted by(3)
- Mail Communication Thargomindah
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causeCause(2)
- Telegraph Interruption Windorah
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oftenDelayedByOften Delayed by(2)
- Horse Mail Service
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apparentlyDrownedInApparently Drowned in(1)
- Times Long
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areDepositsOfAre Deposits of(1)
- Seedling Gums
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arousesApprehensionsOfArouses Apprehensions of(1)
- Heavy Rain Nsw
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becomeDangerousOwingToBecome Dangerous Owing to(1)
- Traffic Barron River
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blockedByBlocked by(1)
- Country Mails Normanton
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builtToResistBuilt to Resist(1)
- Normanby Bridge
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compelledByCompelled by(1)
- Overland Party
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coOccurredWithCo Occurred With(1)
- Heavy Gale
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delayedReportingDueToDelayed Reporting Due to(1)
- Huey Party Disappearance
ex:huey-party-disappearance
dependencyOnWeatherDependency on Weather(1)
- Horse Service
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dueToDue to(1)
- Mackay District Goldfields Exemption
ex:mackay-district-goldfields-exemption
emphasizesDisruptionsEmphasizes Disruptions(1)
- Article
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facesObstacleFaces Obstacle(1)
- Police Queensland
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freeFromFree From(1)
- Lot 1 Caboolture
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frequentlyInterruptedFrequently Interrupted(1)
- Important Lines
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hasBeenGreatlyDamagedHas Been Greatly Damaged(1)
- Picton New Math
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hasSeriouslyInterruptedMailCommunicationHas Seriously Interrupted Mail Communication(1)
- Thargomindah
ex:thargomindah
hinderedByHindered by(1)
- Police Queensland
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impliesFloodsOccurredImplies Floods Occurred(1)
- Country Mails Normanton
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impracticableDueToImpracticable Due to(1)
- Work
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- Macquarie River Area Around Warren
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isOftenDelayedByIs Often Delayed by(1)
- Horse Service
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lostHeavilyByLost Heavily by(1)
- Northern Rivers Nsw Settlers
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northCoastLineDamagedByNorth Coast Line Damaged by(1)
- Queensland Railways
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of104Of104(1)
- Gauge Matth
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ontologicallyResilientOntologically Resilient(1)
- Railway Bridge Normanby River
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overcameOvercame(1)
- Early Diggers
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overcomesPostponementOvercomes Postponement(1)
- Rockhampton Jockey Club
ex:rockhampton-jockey-club
perishedInPerished in(1)
- James Long
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prospectOfDelayByProspect of Delay by(1)
- Mr Macrossan
ex:mr-macrossan
purposeToAscertainExtentAffectedByPurpose to Ascertain Extent Affected by(1)
- Mr a W Jardine Inspection
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renderedImpassableByRendered Impassable by(1)
- Coen
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seriouslyInterruptedSeriously Interrupted(1)
- Thargomindah Mail
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stillSubmergedStill Submerged(1)
- Richmond Clarence Tweed Rivers Area
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sufferedLossesFromSuffered Losses From(1)
- Farmers Lagoon Pocket Etc
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- Hunter River
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teleologicalCauseTeleological Cause(1)
- Weather Events
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vulnerableToVulnerable to(1)
- Cooktown
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wereAffectedByWere Affected by(1)
- Pastoral Properties
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wereHoledUpByWere Holed Up by(1)
- Dumaresq Troopers
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Other facts (72)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Affects Multiple Regions | Yuleba | [8] |
| Affects Multiple Regions | Thargomindah | [8] |
| Drowned | Horses | [9] |
| Drowned | Working Bullocks | [9] |
| Implicates Widespread Impact | Mailmen Livestock | [1] |
| Carried Forest Spoils to Seas | null | [2] |
| Disrupt Travel and Mail | True | [3] |
| Cause River Rise | True | [3] |
| Spatial Extent | Wide Country | [3] |
| Cause Damage | Tanks Dams | [3] |
| Widespread in Queensland | implied across towns | [4] |
| Prevented | Georgina Mail Arrival at Boulia | [2] |
| Presupposes Occurrence | recent floods | [1] |
| Entails Damage | null | [5] |
| Impacts Stock Supply | Union Steam Shipping Company | [5] |
| Exist As Natural Disaster | null | [5] |
| Affected Route Between | Thargomindah | [5] |
| Caused Delay for | Sir T Mcilwraith | [5] |
| Causes Delays | Mails | [6] |
| Implicates Business Disruption | Wooroorooka Standstill | [5] |
| Presupposes Rain Necessity | Divisional Boards | [7] |
| Caused Abandonment Loss | Sub Inspector Merrit | [8] |
| Entails Existential Damage | Low Lying Areas | [8] |
| Presupposes Destruction | Maize Crop | [8] |
| Recent and Significant | null | [8] |
| Existential Commitment | true | [8] |
| Causes Rail Disruptions | Queensland Railways | [8] |
| Causes Sailing Delays | Wm Howard Smith and Sons Limited | [8] |
| Recurrent Threat | True | [8] |
| Historical Occurrences | 1828, 1844 | [8] |
| Deontically Requires Rescue Efforts | True | [8] |
| Caused Hair Breadth Escapes | Selectors | [8] |
| Necessitated Roofs | Settlers | [8] |
| Causally Disruptive | Mining | [9] |
| Causes Delay in | Horse Service | [10] |
| Necessitated Renewals and Repairs | {} | [11] |
| Prevents Access | null | [12] |
| Cause Widespread Disruption | travel, mining, sales | [13] |
| Exist in Multiple Locations | Queensland Towns | [14] |
| Widespread in Region | null | [13] |
| Presupposes Heavy Rains Occurred | True | [15] |
| Cause Damage to Crops | recurrent | [16] |
| Caused Losses to | Flood Affected Farmers | [17] |
| Essential Effect | property destruction | [18] |
| Are Fatal | yes | [18] |
| Devastate Houses | true | [18] |
| Destroy Property | true | [18] |
| Occurred Recently | [19] | |
| Caused | George E Cooper Insolvency | [20] |
| Teleologically Destructive | null | [21] |
| Went From Daintree Village to Barratts Creek | Barratts Creek | [22] |
| Presupposes River Crossings Hazardous | {} | [23] |
| Went From | Daintree Village to Barratts Creek | [24] |
| Going to Be More Frequent Unfortunately | null | [24] |
| Ontological As Natural Disaster | Queensland | [25] |
| Widespread Impact | Multiple Rivers | [26] |
| Damaged | Northern Tobacco Farms | [27] |
| Ontologically Destructive to Houses | Wooden Cottages | [28] |
| 40 Feet Above Rails | Normanby Crests | [29] |
| Broken Dam Washed Fences | Dam Higher Creek | [30] |
| Existentially Committed | Severe Floods in the North | [31] |
| Essential Natural Force | {} | [32] |
| Assumes Destructive | {} | [32] |
| Reported in | April 1876 | [33] |
| Exist As Recurrent | {} | [34] |
| Destructive Essence | {} | [34] |
| Recurrently Washed Away Settlements | Daintree Settler Houses | [35] |
| Framed As Recurrent Disasters | null | [35] |
| Existentially Commits to High Waters | multiple rivers | [36] |
| Rendered Impassable | Country to Coen | [37] |
| Hindered Recovery | {} | [37] |
| Broke Dam Washed Fences | Dam | [38] |
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References (38)
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See also
- Mailmen Livestock
- True
- Wide Country
- Tanks Dams
- Georgina Mail Arrival at Boulia
- Union Steam Shipping Company
- Thargomindah
- Sir T Mcilwraith
- Mails
- Wooroorooka Standstill
- Divisional Boards
- Sub Inspector Merrit
- Low Lying Areas
- Maize Crop
- Yuleba
- Queensland Railways
- Wm Howard Smith and Sons Limited
- Selectors
- Settlers
- Horses
- Mining
- Working Bullocks
- Horse Service
- Queensland Towns
- Flood Affected Farmers
- George E Cooper Insolvency
- Barratts Creek
- Daintree Village to Barratts Creek
- Queensland
- Multiple Rivers
- Northern Tobacco Farms
- Wooden Cottages
- Normanby Crests
- Dam Higher Creek
- Severe Floods in the North
- Daintree Settler Houses
- Country to Coen
- Dam
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