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Gold Rushes

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Gold Rushes has 35 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 32 references, with 1 live disagreement.

35 facts·34 predicates·32 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:presupposes(2), cause exodus and rush(1), attract miners(1)

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Inbound mentions (8)

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servedAsPortTownForServed As Port Town for(2)

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causedByCaused by(1)

hasSeenHas Seen(1)

implicatesBoomImplicates Boom(1)

involvedInInvolved in(1)

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Other facts (35)

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35 facts
PredicateValueRef
Presupposesneed for infrastructure[15]
Presupposesneed for infrastructure and administration[27]
Cause Exodus and Rushnull[1]
Attract MinersWestern Australia[2]
Frequently DisappointingCoolgardie Miclerc[3]
Shifting From Ng to Palmer{}[4]
Exist in Multiple Locationsnull[5]
Attract Workers AwayGilberton Mine[6]
Often DisappointWoolgar example[7]
Caused Population Boom inThornborough Kingsborough[8]
Caused Rival PortsCairns[9]
Frequent in Reportstrue[10]
Exaggerated YieldsKimberley[11]
Caused SettlementCraiglie[12]
Teleological Shift toDistrict Development[13]
Caused Economic BoostQueensland First 50 Years[14]
Caused Rapid SettlementInfrastructure Development[16]
Caused Development ofBump Track[17]
Implicates Aboriginal Involvementnull[18]
Known to TriggerProspectors Settlers Infrastructure[19]
Involve Chinese Prospectorstrue[20]
Involve European Prospectorstrue[20]
Triggered Establishment of Native Policenull[21]
Teleological for Fortuneseek fortune[22]
Presupposes Unsettled by EuropeansCape York Peninsula[23]
Essential to Town Formationnull[24]
Rhetorically Framed As Transformativenull[25]
Caused Port DevelopmentPort Douglas[26]
ImplicatesExhaustion Surface Gold[28]
Described Aslarge-scale, if short-lived[28]
Were Large Scale Short LivedSurface Gold[28]
Drove Population GrowthCooktown[29]
For Decadenull[30]
Teleologically DroveSettlement Expansion[31]
Were Significant inAustralian Colonial History[32]

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causeExodusAndRushtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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attractMinerstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:western-australia
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frequentlyDisappointingtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:coolgardie-miclerc
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shiftingFromNgToPalmertrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
{}
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existInMultipleLocationstrove-cooktown/reynolds
null
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attractWorkersAwaylaura-corridor
ex:gilberton-mine
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oftenDisappointlaura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
Woolgar example
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causedPopulationBoomInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-resource-bank-loop-41-thornborough-pathway
ex:thornborough-kingsborough
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causedRivalPortsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-032
ex:cairns
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frequentInReportsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148445684_Tuesday-9-November-1875_From-the-Brisbane-Papers
true
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exaggeratedYieldsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170900554_Saturday-22-May-1886_From-Our-Exchanges-BRISBANE-May-18
ex:kimberley
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causedSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0152
ex:craiglie
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teleologicalShiftTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-150836805-bc7235483ce6
ex:district-development
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causedEconomicBoostrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/012-www-qhatlas-com-au-content-gold-84f6681f19e4
ex:queensland-first-50-years
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presupposesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-extracted-7f04cc6d8348
need for infrastructure
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causedRapidSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-9e6efac1bd23
ex:infrastructure-development
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causedDevelopmentOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-douglashistory-org-au-time-lines-mowbray-9a59e873639f
ex:bump-track
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implicatesAboriginalInvolvementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-republicofmining-com-2008-06-05-australian-prospectors-and-miners-hall-of-fame-historical-profile-kitty-pl-8f300e54d3a8
null
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knownToTriggerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study
ex:prospectors-settlers-infrastructure
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involveChineseProspectorsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
true
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involveEuropeanProspectorsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
true
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triggeredEstablishmentOfNativePolicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-cooktown-hotel-publican-aboriginal-children
null
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teleologicalForFortunerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3ddfab51dab
seek fortune
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presupposesUnsettledByEuropeansrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-chinese-miners-palmer-corrected-qhr-wild-irish
ex:cape-york-peninsula
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essentialToTownFormationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough--2703a478b8f3
null
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rhetoricallyFramedAsTransformativerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-012-www-qhatlas-com-au-content-gold-3ba2130e1ee1
null
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causedPortDevelopmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-history-port-douglas-chinese-aboriginal-camp-james-reynolds-ca0420367a9a
ex:port-douglas
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presupposesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-reynolds-mowbray-vale-chinese-tenants-bcb9f295b71b
need for infrastructure and administration
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implicatesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-race-relations-nq-cooktown-palmer-chinese-reynolds-861ef9ea0cb9
ex:exhaustion-surface-gold
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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-race-relations-nq-cooktown-palmer-chinese-reynolds-861ef9ea0cb9
large-scale, if short-lived
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wereLargeScaleShortLivedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-race-relations-nq-cooktown-palmer-chinese-reynolds-861ef9ea0cb9
ex:surface-gold
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drovePopulationGrowthrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-gov-mossman-gorge-focused-native-police-newspaper-citations-c44ff2334b12
ex:cooktown
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forDecaderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/anu-native-police-f8c6fc21010b
null
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teleologicallyDroverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/wikipedia-mossman-gorge-citation-roadmap-native-police-newspapers-qsa-7e08faa659a0
ex:settlement-expansion
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wereSignificantInblucher-uhr/adb--uhr-wentworth-darcy-4767
ex:australian-colonial-history

References (32)

32 references
  1. [1]Beche De Mer1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  2. [2]Coloured Persons1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  3. [3]Cingalese1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  4. [4]Malay Cooktown1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
  5. [5]Reynolds1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
  6. [6]Laura Corridor1 fact
    ctx:genes/laura-corridor
  7. [7]Loop11 Hodgkinson1 fact
    ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-hodgkinson
  8. [8]Cooktown Aboriginal Children Work Resource Bank Loop 41 Thornborough Pathway1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-resource-bank-loop-41-thornborough-pathway
  9. [9]Catchup Archive Downloads Batch 0321 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-032
  10. [10]148445684 Tuesday 9 November 1875 From the Brisbane Papers1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148445684_Tuesday-9-November-1875_From-the-Brisbane-Papers
  11. [11]170900554 Saturday 22 May 1886 From Our Exchanges Brisbane May 181 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170900554_Saturday-22-May-1886_From-Our-Exchanges-BRISBANE-May-18
  12. [12]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01521 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0152
  13. [13]Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 150836805 Bc7235483ce61 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-150836805-bc7235483ce6
  14. [14]012 Www Qhatlas Com Au Content Gold 84f6681f19e41 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/012-www-qhatlas-com-au-content-gold-84f6681f19e4
  15. [15]004 Environment Douglas Qld Gov Au Projects Download 4458 Projectdocument Html Extracted 7f04cc6d83481 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-extracted-7f04cc6d8348
  16. [16]004 Environment Douglas Qld Gov Au Projects Download 4458 Projectdocument Html 9e6efac1bd231 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-9e6efac1bd23
  17. [17]007 Www Douglashistory Org Au Time Lines Mowbray 9a59e873639f1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-douglashistory-org-au-time-lines-mowbray-9a59e873639f
  18. [18]008 Republicofmining Com 2008 06 05 Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame Historical Profile Kitty Pl 8f300e54d3a81 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-republicofmining-com-2008-06-05-australian-prospectors-and-miners-hall-of-fame-historical-profile-kitty-pl-8f300e54d3a8
  19. [19]Douglas Heritage Study1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study
  20. [20]Qsa Anu Richards Port Douglas Record Identifier Anu Footnote Port Douglas Cairns Police Records Pol 12b G22 facts
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2
  21. [21]Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Cooktown Hotel Publican Aboriginal Children1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-cooktown-hotel-publican-aboriginal-children
  22. [22]Downloaded Arch C3ddfab51dab1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3ddfab51dab
  23. [23]Kirkman Chinese Miners Palmer Corrected Qhr Wild Irish1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-chinese-miners-palmer-corrected-qhr-wild-irish
  24. [24]Downloaded Archive 002 Historicalaustraliantowns Blogspot Com 2021 02 Kingsborough 2703a478b8f31 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough--2703a478b8f3
  25. [25]Downloaded Archive 012 Www Qhatlas Com Au Content Gold 3ba2130e1ee11 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-012-www-qhatlas-com-au-content-gold-3ba2130e1ee1
  26. [26]Douglas History Port Douglas Chinese Aboriginal Camp James Reynolds Ca0420367a9a1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-history-port-douglas-chinese-aboriginal-camp-james-reynolds-ca0420367a9a
  27. [27]Douglas Heritage Study Reynolds Mowbray Vale Chinese Tenants Bcb9f295b71b1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-reynolds-mowbray-vale-chinese-tenants-bcb9f295b71b
  28. [28]Jcu Race Relations Nq Cooktown Palmer Chinese Reynolds 861ef9ea0cb93 facts
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-race-relations-nq-cooktown-palmer-chinese-reynolds-861ef9ea0cb9
  29. [29]Qld Gov Mossman Gorge Focused Native Police Newspaper Citations C44ff2334b121 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-gov-mossman-gorge-focused-native-police-newspaper-citations-c44ff2334b12
  30. [30]Anu Native Police F8c6fc21010b1 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/anu-native-police-f8c6fc21010b
  31. [31]Wikipedia Mossman Gorge Citation Roadmap Native Police Newspapers Qsa 7e08faa659a01 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/wikipedia-mossman-gorge-citation-roadmap-native-police-newspapers-qsa-7e08faa659a0
  32. [32]Adb Uhr Wentworth Darcy 47671 fact
    ctx:research/blucher-uhr/adb--uhr-wentworth-darcy-4767

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