Attack on Europeans/others - Ah Ping, Ching Sing, Cum Ty, Ung Cow, and Ah Cook (and possibly Ah Kem) on the Gilbert River, between 6 and 8 miles below Gilberton (12 November 1872)

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Attack on Europeans/others - Ah Ping, Ching Sing, Cum Ty, Ung Cow, and Ah Cook (and possibly Ah Kem) on the Gilbert River, between 6 and 8 miles below Gilberton (12 November 1872) has 70 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 2 references, with 4 live disagreements.

70 facts·62 predicates·2 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:attackers described as(4), classified as(3), caused death of(2)

Inbound mentions (79)

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`reportsEvent`Reports Event(10)

Brisbane Courierex:brisbane-courier
Maryborough Chronicleex:maryborough-chronicle
Qld Police Gazetteex:qld-police-gazette
Qld Police Gazette Feb 1873ex:qld-police-gazette-feb-1873
Queenslanderex:queenslander
Reporting in Brisbane Courierex:reporting-in-brisbane-courier
Reporting in Maryborough Chronicleex:reporting-in-maryborough-chronicle
Reporting in Qld Police Gazetteex:reporting-in-qld-police-gazette
Reporting in Qld Police Gazette Febex:reporting-in-qld-police-gazette-feb
Reporting in Queenslanderex:reporting-in-queenslander

`associatedWithEvent`Associated With Event(7)

Ah Lingex:ah-ling
Daniel Coakeleyex:daniel-coakeley
Francis Gillex:francis-gill
Goughex:gough
Gung Wahex:gung-wah
Henry Bloomfieldex:henry-bloomfield
Wounded Chinese Minerex:wounded-chinese-miner

`affectsEvent`Affects Event(6)

Casualty Count Discrepancyex:casualty-count-discrepancy
Date Discrepancyex:date-discrepancy
Event Description Discrepancyex:event-description-discrepancy
Location Description Discrepancyex:location-description-discrepancy
Missing Miners Count Discrepancyex:missing-miners-count-discrepancy
Time Discrepancyex:time-discrepancy

`killedInEvent`Killed in Event(6)

Ah Cookex:ah-cook
Ah Pingex:ah-ping
Ah Puex:ah-pu
Ching Singex:ching-sing
Cum Tyex:cum-ty
Ung Cowex:ung-cow

`witnessedEvent`Witnessed Event(6)

Ah Longex:ah-long
Ah Sutex:ah-sut
Chong Pongex:chong-pong
Witness Ah Longex:witness-ah-long
Witness Ah Sutex:witness-ah-sut
Witness Chong Pongex:witness-chong-pong

`fledEvent`Fled Event(3)

Ah Longex:ah-long
Ah Sutex:ah-sut
Chong Pongex:chong-pong

`relatedToEvent`Related to Event(3)

Cook Pastoral Districtex:cook-pastoral-district
Missing Chinese Minersex:missing-chinese-miners
Yanga Language Groupex:yanga-language-group

`affectedByEvent`Affected by Event(2)

Chinese Communityex:chinese-community
Chinese Diasporaex:chinese-diaspora

`causedByEvent`Caused by Event(2)

Chinese Evacuationex:chinese-evacuation
Event Impactex:event-impact

`concernsEvent`Concerns Event(2)

Testimony Discrepancy Casualty Countex:testimony-discrepancy-casualty-count
Testimony Discrepancy Timeex:testimony-discrepancy-time

`hasEvent`Has Event(2)

Event Sequenceex:event-sequence
Event Sequence November 1872ex:event-sequence-november-1872

`possiblyKilledInEvent`Possibly Killed in Event(2)

Ah Kemex:ah-kem
Ah Kem Possibilityex:ah-kem-possibility

`primarySourceForEvent`Primary Source for Event(2)

Qsa2722546ex:qsa2722546
Qsa2722549ex:qsa2722549

`appliesToLocation`Applies to Location(1)

Arbitrary Location Designationex:arbitrary-location-designation

`bothKilledInEvent`Both Killed in Event(1)

Ah Cook Vs Ung Cowex:ah-cook-vs-ung-cow

`classifiesEvent`Classifies Event(1)

Event Classificationex:event-classification

`classifiesLocation`Classifies Location(1)

Location Type Classificationex:location-type-classification

`classifiesVictimsOf`Classifies Victims of(1)

Victim Classificationex:victim-classification

`comparesEvent`Compares Event(1)

Event Comparative Analysisex:event-comparative-analysis

`conductsInvestigation`Conducts Investigation(1)

Colonial Governanceex:colonial-governance

`containsEvent`Contains Event(1)

Colonial Era Australiaex:colonial-era-australia

`diedFromWounds`Died From Wounds(1)

Chung Sangex:chung-sang

`documentsEvent`Documents Event(1)

Dataset Entry 10609ex:dataset-entry-10609

`eventContext`Event Context(1)

Police Chinese Relationsex:police-chinese-relations

`framesAttackAsOutrage`Frames Attack As Outrage(1)

Description of Eventex:description-of-event

`investigatesEvent`Investigates Event(1)

Law Enforcementex:law-enforcement

`involvedInEvent`Involved in Event(1)

Native Mounted Police Roleex:native-mounted-police-role

`manifestedAs`Manifested As(1)

Frontier Conflictex:frontier-conflict

`mapsEvent`Maps Event(1)

Event Location Mapex:event-location-map

`occurredBeforeEvent`Occurred Before Event(1)

Previous Event Descriptionex:previous-event-description

`partOfEventScene`Part of Event Scene(1)

10 Mile Locationex:10-mile-location

`perpetratedEvent`Perpetrated Event(1)

Aboriginal Attackersex:aboriginal-attackers

`potentiallyRefersTo`Potentially Refers to(1)

Euphemism Analysisex:euphemism-analysis

`precededEvent`Preceded Event(1)

Gilbert River Attack Nov 1872ex:gilbert-river-attack-nov-1872

`ranAway`Ran Away(1)

Ah Chanex:ah-chan

`reportsEventWithEvidence`Reports Event With Evidence(1)

Newspaper Articleex:newspaper-article

`temporallyFollowed`Temporally Followed(1)

Mr Francis Gill Responseex:mr-francis-gill-response

`temporallySucceeds`Temporally Succeeds(1)

Another Attack 11 Days Laterex:another-attack-11-days-later

`testifiedAboutEvent`Testified About Event(1)

Francis Faulknerex:francis-faulkner

Other facts (69)

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69 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Attackers Described As	wild blacks	[2]
Attackers Described As	blacks	[2]
Attackers Described As	Aboriginal people	[2]
Attackers Described As	mob of wild blacks	[2]
Classified As	massacre	[2]
Classified As	frontier violence	[2]
Classified As	colonial conflict	[2]
Caused Death of	Chung Sang	[1]
Caused Death of	Ah Pu	[1]
Weapon Used	spear	[2]
Weapon Used	barbed spear	[2]
Four Chinese Escaped Unhurt	Four Chinese Escapers	[1]
Compared to Previous Attacks	Etheridge Gilberton Attacks	[1]
Occurred at Time	about 10 o'clock in the forenoon	[1]
Reported in Newspaper	Queensland Times Ipswich Herald 7 Dec 1872 P3	[1]
Involves Six Chinese Miners	Chinese Miners Party	[1]
Implies Leadership Role	Tall English Speaking Aboriginal Man	[1]
Perpetrated by Mob Size	two or three hundred	[1]
Rdf:type	Frontier Conflict Event	[2]
Event Date	1872-11-12	[2]
Event Day	12	[2]
Event Month	November	[2]
Event Year	1872	[2]
Event Nature	Attack on Europeans/others	[2]
Latitude	-19.357833	[2]
Longitude	143.741567	[2]
Occurred at	Gilbert River	[2]
Located Near	Gilberton	[2]
Distance From Gilberton	between 6 and 8 miles	[2]
Location Type	Mineral field	[2]
Location Notes	Arbitrary location 7 miles below Gilberton on the Gilbert River	[2]
Number of People Killed	5	[2]
Number of People Wounded	2	[2]
Date First Reported	1872	[2]
Time of Day	about noon	[2]
Event Day of Week	Tuesday	[2]
Time of Day Alternative	about 4 o'clock in the afternoon	[2]
Number of Chinese Miners Attacked	30	[2]
Number of Miners Unharmed	27	[2]
Inquest Date for Ah Cook	1872-11-19	[2]
Inquest Location for Ah Cook	Gilberton	[2]
Body of Ah Cook Found Date	1872-11-16	[2]
Body of Ah Cook Found Location	10 Mile Location	[2]
Inquest Date for Ung Cow	1872-11-19	[2]
Inquest Location for Ung Cow	Gilberton	[2]
Related Event	Gilbert River Attack Nov 1872	[2]
Followed by Event	Gilbert River Attack Nov 1872	[2]
Attackers Carried Weapons	true	[2]
Attackers Carried Spears	true	[2]
Victims Reaction	immediately took to their heels	[2]
Victims Fled	true	[2]
Victims Described As Running	as Chinamen never ran before	[2]
Victims Head Start	about 100 yards	[2]
Described As Again	true	[2]
Method of Attack	surprised and rushed	[2]
Victim Emotional State	terribly frightened	[2]
Search Party Returned	true	[2]
Search Party Found Missing Miners	false	[2]
Second Outrage Result	three killed and one seriously wounded	[2]
Total Killed Count	5	[2]
Total Wounded Count	1	[2]
Caused Chinese Evacuation	true	[2]
Had Wider Impact	true	[2]
Location Arbitrary Designation	Arbitrary location 7 miles below Gilberton on the Gilbert River	[2]
Described As Second Outrage	true	[2]
Sequence Number	2	[2]
Characterized As Outrage	true	[2]
Event Category	Frontier conflict event	[2]
Event Subcategory	Attack on Europeans/others	[2]

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causedDeathOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:chung-sang

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fourChineseEscapedUnhurtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:four-chinese-escapers

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comparedToPreviousAttacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:etheridge-gilberton-attacks

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occurredAtTimerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

about 10 o'clock in the forenoon

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reportedInNewspaperrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:queensland-times-ipswich-herald-7-dec-1872-p3

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involvesSixChineseMinersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:chinese-miners-party

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impliesLeadershipRolerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:tall-english-speaking-aboriginal-man

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perpetratedByMobSizerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

two or three hundred

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causedDeathOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0916-eid-23046

ex:ah-pu

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typefrontier-massacres/10609

ex:FrontierConflictEvent

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labelfrontier-massacres/10609

Attack on Europeans/others - Ah Ping, Ching Sing, Cum Ty, Ung Cow, and Ah Cook (and possibly Ah Kem) on the Gilbert River, between 6 and 8 miles below Gilberton (12 November 1872)

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eventDatefrontier-massacres/10609

1872-11-12

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eventDayfrontier-massacres/10609

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eventMonthfrontier-massacres/10609

November

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eventYearfrontier-massacres/10609

1872

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eventNaturefrontier-massacres/10609

Attack on Europeans/others

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latitudefrontier-massacres/10609

-19.357833

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longitudefrontier-massacres/10609

143.741567

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occurredAtfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilbert-river

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locatedNearfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilberton

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distanceFromGilbertonfrontier-massacres/10609

between 6 and 8 miles

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locationTypefrontier-massacres/10609

Mineral field

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locationNotesfrontier-massacres/10609

Arbitrary location 7 miles below Gilberton on the Gilbert River

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numberOfPeopleKilledfrontier-massacres/10609

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numberOfPeopleWoundedfrontier-massacres/10609

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dateFirstReportedfrontier-massacres/10609

1872

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timeOfDayfrontier-massacres/10609

about noon

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eventDayOfWeekfrontier-massacres/10609

Tuesday

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timeOfDayAlternativefrontier-massacres/10609

about 4 o'clock in the afternoon

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numberOfChineseMinersAttackedfrontier-massacres/10609

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numberOfMinersUnharmedfrontier-massacres/10609

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inquestDateForAhCookfrontier-massacres/10609

1872-11-19

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inquestLocationForAhCookfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilberton

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bodyOfAhCookFoundDatefrontier-massacres/10609

1872-11-16

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bodyOfAhCookFoundLocationfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:10-mile-location

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inquestDateForUngCowfrontier-massacres/10609

1872-11-19

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inquestLocationForUngCowfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilberton

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relatedEventfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilbert-river-attack-nov-1872

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followedByEventfrontier-massacres/10609

ex:gilbert-river-attack-nov-1872

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weaponUsedfrontier-massacres/10609

spear

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weaponUsedfrontier-massacres/10609

barbed spear

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attackersDescribedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

wild blacks

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attackersDescribedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

blacks

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attackersDescribedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

Aboriginal people

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attackersCarriedWeaponsfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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attackersCarriedSpearsfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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victimsReactionfrontier-massacres/10609

immediately took to their heels

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victimsFledfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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victimsDescribedAsRunningfrontier-massacres/10609

as Chinamen never ran before

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victimsHeadStartfrontier-massacres/10609

about 100 yards

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describedAsAgainfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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methodOfAttackfrontier-massacres/10609

surprised and rushed

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victimEmotionalStatefrontier-massacres/10609

terribly frightened

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searchPartyReturnedfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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searchPartyFoundMissingMinersfrontier-massacres/10609

false

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secondOutrageResultfrontier-massacres/10609

three killed and one seriously wounded

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totalKilledCountfrontier-massacres/10609

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totalWoundedCountfrontier-massacres/10609

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causedChineseEvacuationfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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hadWiderImpactfrontier-massacres/10609

true

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locationArbitraryDesignationfrontier-massacres/10609

Arbitrary location 7 miles below Gilberton on the Gilbert River

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describedAsSecondOutragefrontier-massacres/10609

true

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sequenceNumberfrontier-massacres/10609

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characterizedAsOutragefrontier-massacres/10609

true

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attackersDescribedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

mob of wild blacks

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eventCategoryfrontier-massacres/10609

Frontier conflict event

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eventSubcategoryfrontier-massacres/10609

Attack on Europeans/others

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classifiedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

massacre

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classifiedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

frontier violence

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classifiedAsfrontier-massacres/10609

colonial conflict

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Attack on Europeans/others - Ah Ping, Ching Sing, Cum Ty, Ung Cow, and Ah Cook (and possibly Ah Kem) on the Gilbert River, between 6 and 8 miles below Gilberton (12 November 1872)

Inbound mentions (79)

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affectsEventAffects Event(6)

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witnessedEventWitnessed Event(6)

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temporallyFollowedTemporally Followed(1)

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