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Imperial Federation has 23 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 12 references, with 1 live disagreement.

23 facts·22 predicates·12 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:idea to keep dangling(2), no hope of realization(1), would give greater security for peace than arms in forts(1)

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Idea to Keep Danglingin disputeideaToKeepDangling

  • No Hope of Ulterior End[5]all time · Trove Article 291085937
  • something dangling before the Colonies with no hope of any ulterior end[6]all time · Loop10 Reynolds Corridor

No Hope of RealizationnoHopeOfRealization

Would Give Greater Security for Peace Than Arms in FortswouldGiveGreaterSecurityForPeaceThanArmsInForts

  • null[12]all time · Trove Nla News Article291086940

Discussed indiscussedIn

  • Conferences[3]all time · 146781934 Tuesday 11 January 1887 Local News

Causes Difficulty incausesDifficultyIn

Described AsdescribedAs

  • very large and very complicated[1]all time · Watkins

Making Headway inmakingHeadwayIn

  • Great Britain[9]all time · 3504098 Tuesday 19 November 1889 the Brisbane Courier Tuesday November 19 1889

Dangling CarrotdanglingCarrot

  • null[2]all time · 291085937 Friday 12 December 1890 Telegraphic News Cairns Dec 9

Ideaidea

Is Feverish DreamisFeverishDream

  • null[6]all time · Loop10 Reynolds Corridor

Trammels Should Be Nominal Without Severing BondtrammelsShouldBeNominalWithoutSeveringBond

  • null[11]all time · North Shore Full

Essential for UnityessentialForUnity

Inbound mentions (6)

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complicatesComplicates(1)

declinedToCommentInDetailDeclined to Comment in Detail(1)

discussesTopicDiscusses Topic(1)

gavePanegyricOfGave Panegyric of(1)

mainlyRelatingToMainly Relating to(1)

positiveEvaluationOfPositive Evaluation of(1)

Other facts (10)

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10 facts
PredicateValueRef
Is Impossible WhileEngland Persists in Present Course[8]
Is First Number{}[7]
Ought to Educatepublic opinion on the subject[7]
Packed Withinformation on Imperial Federation[7]
Referred byLondon Correspondent[7]
Axiomatically Impossible Under Party Ruleauthor's view[1]
Presupposes Involves Foreign Policy Coordinationtrue[1]
Presupposes Empire Unity NeedTrue[4]
Requires Confession of IgnoranceEngland[8]
Presupposes Need forPower Sharing[10]

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axiomaticallyImpossibleUnderPartyRuletrove-cooktown/watkins
author's view
causesDifficultyIntrove-cooktown/watkins
ex:foreign-policy
danglingCarrotbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/291085937_Friday-12-December-1890-telegraphic-news-cairns-dec-9
null
describedAstrove-cooktown/watkins
very large and very complicated
discussedInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146781934_Tuesday-11-January-1887_LOCAL-NEWS
ex:conferences
essentialForUnitytrove-cooktown/bloomfield
ex:british-empire
ideabrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/291085937_Friday-12-December-1890-telegraphic-news-cairns-dec-9
ex:keep-dangling-no-hope
ideaToKeepDanglingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937
ex:no-hope-of-ulterior-end
ideaToKeepDanglinglaura-corridor/loop10-reynolds-corridor
something dangling before the Colonies with no hope of any ulterior end
isFeverishDreamlaura-corridor/loop10-reynolds-corridor
null
isFirstNumbertrove-cooktown/john-davis
{}
isImpossibleWhiletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:england-persists-in-present-course
makingHeadwayInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3504098_Tuesday-19-November-1889-the-brisbane-courier-tuesday-november-19-1889
ex:great-britain
noHopeOfRealizationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937
ex:dangling-idea
oughtToEducatetrove-cooktown/john-davis
public opinion on the subject
packedWithtrove-cooktown/john-davis
information on Imperial Federation
presupposesEmpireUnityNeedtrove-cooktown/bloomfield
ex:true
presupposesInvolvesForeignPolicyCoordinationtrove-cooktown/watkins
true
presupposesNeedFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:power-sharing
referredBytrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:london-correspondent
requiresConfessionOfIgnorancetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:england
trammelsShouldBeNominalWithoutSeveringBondtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
wouldGiveGreaterSecurityForPeaceThanArmsInFortsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article291086940
null

References (12)

12 references
  1. [1]Watkins4 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
  2. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/291085937_Friday-12-December-1890-telegraphic-news-cairns-dec-9
  3. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146781934_Tuesday-11-January-1887_LOCAL-NEWS
  4. [4]Bloomfield2 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
  5. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-article-291085937
  6. customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop10-reynolds-corridor
  7. [7]John Davis4 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  8. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  9. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3504098_Tuesday-19-November-1889-the-brisbane-courier-tuesday-november-19-1889
  10. [10]Beche De Mer1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  11. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  12. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article291086940

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