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gold prospecting

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gold prospecting has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 2 live disagreements.

39 facts·35 predicates·19 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:possible at(3), prospecting participants(2), ongoing(1)

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Inbound mentions (15)

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activityActivity(1)

analogousToAnalogous to(1)

articleMentionedEventArticle Mentioned Event(1)

continuedHusbandWorkContinued Husband Work(1)

enablesProspectingEnables Prospecting(1)

essentialRoleMiningEssential Role Mining(1)

implicitlyEncouragesImplicitly Encourages(1)

ledToLed to(1)

ledToActivityLed to Activity(1)

memberOfMember of(1)

mentionedEventMentioned Event(1)

refusesToCommentOnGoldRefuses to Comment on Gold(1)

seeksProtectionForSeeks Protection for(1)

suitableForSuitable for(1)

universalHostilityToChineseMiningUniversal Hostility to Chinese Mining(1)

Other facts (38)

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38 facts
PredicateValueRef
Possible atBarrows Creek[5]
Possible atBishops Creek[5]
Possible atDixons Creek[5]
Prospecting ParticipantsFrederick Toll[19]
Prospecting ParticipantsParty of Men[19]
Ongoingtrue[1]
Teleologically Pursued byDeep Sinking Expedition[2]
InitiatesSeries of Attacks[2]
Purpose DrivenReward[3]
Involves RiskWant of Rations[2]
Teleological FailureMambare River[4]
Ontological Goal ofMiners[4]
Presupposed ActivityNew Guinea Goldfields[4]
Teleological GoalNew Guinea[4]
Teleologically Aimed atPayable Quantities[4]
Carried onInto Queensland[5]
Good Indications Met WithYes[5]
Involves Uncertainty of Payabilitynull[6]
Drives Economic Activityrushing claims[7]
Is Ongoingtrue[8]
Teleologically Aims atDiscovery[9]
Essential to EconomyHodgkinson Region[10]
Drives Settlementimplied[11]
Economically Valuabletrue[12]
Successful inNew Guinea[13]
Entails Need forProtection[14]
Starts After1892-07-06[14]
Dependent on Government AssistanceMines Department Grant[15]
Causes Hard Work Necessitynull[16]
Occurred ConcurrentNotes Event[17]
Possible onAlbany Island[18]
Rdf:typeActivity[19]
Performed byFrederick Toll[19]
Performed Withparty-of-men[19]
Prospecting LocationGoose Lagoons Area[19]
Prospecting Activitysearching-for-gold[19]
Occurred in DistrictGoose Lagoons Area[19]
Triggered byGold Discovery[19]

Timeline

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ongoingtrove-cooktown/family-hotel-cooktown
true
teleologicallyPursuedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:deep-sinking-expedition
initiatestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:series-of-attacks
purposeDriventrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:reward
involvesRisktrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:want-of-rations
teleologicalFailuretrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:mambare-river
ontologicalGoalOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:miners
presupposedActivitytrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:new-guinea-goldfields
teleologicalGoaltrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:new-guinea
teleologicallyAimedAttrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:payable-quantities
carriedOntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:into-queensland
goodIndicationsMetWithtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:yes
involvesUncertaintyOfPayabilitylaura-corridor
null
drivesEconomicActivitybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/146862656_Wednesday-9-September-1885
rushing claims
isOngoingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51985107_Friday-9-January-1880-reynolds-family-hotel-ah-shew-incident
true
possibleAttrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:barrows-creek
possibleAttrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:bishops-creek
possibleAttrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:dixons-creek
teleologicallyAimsAtbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/1366812_Saturday-29-September-1877-cooktown-from-our-own-correspondent-september-15
ex:discovery
essentialToEconomyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-nla-gov-au-nla-news-article39423684-0fcafafa39db
ex:hodgkinson-region
drivesSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
implied
economicallyValuablerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article216905845
true
successfulInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article52552657
ex:new-guinea
entailsNeedForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa847434-sf-balser-cooktown-laura-troopers-1892
ex:protection
startsAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa847434-sf-balser-cooktown-laura-troopers-1892
1892-07-06
dependentOnGovernmentAssistancetrove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
ex:mines-department-grant
causesHardWorkNecessityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-18341668-b16f1f1648d4
null
occurredConcurrentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0629-eid-20166
ex:notes-event
possibleOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2134-eid-61505
ex:albany-island
typefrontier-massacres/10620
ex:Activity
labelfrontier-massacres/10620
gold prospecting
performedByfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:frederick-toll
performedWithfrontier-massacres/10620
party-of-men
prospectingLocationfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:goose-lagoons-area
prospectingParticipantsfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:frederick-toll
prospectingParticipantsfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:party-of-men
prospectingActivityfrontier-massacres/10620
searching-for-gold
occurredInDistrictfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:goose-lagoons-area
triggeredByfrontier-massacres/10620
ex:gold-discovery

References (19)

19 references
  1. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/family-hotel-cooktown
  2. [2]Beche De Mer3 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  3. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  4. [4]Cingalese5 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  5. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  6. ctx:genes/laura-corridor
  7. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/north-shore-beche-de-mer/146862656_Wednesday-9-September-1885
  8. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51985107_Friday-9-January-1880-reynolds-family-hotel-ah-shew-incident
  9. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/1366812_Saturday-29-September-1877-cooktown-from-our-own-correspondent-september-15
  10. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-nla-gov-au-nla-news-article39423684-0fcafafa39db
  11. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
  12. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article216905845
  13. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article52552657
  14. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa847434-sf-balser-cooktown-laura-troopers-1892
  15. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
  16. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-18341668-b16f1f1648d4
  17. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0629-eid-20166
  18. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2134-eid-61505
  19. [19]1062010 facts
    ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10620
    • full textctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10620
      text/plain11 KBdoc:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10620
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on Europeans/others - Frederick Toll at Goose Lagoons, Gooraganga (also Goorganga), Proserpine (25 March 1875) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930"

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