Inspector Douglas

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Inspector Douglas has 61 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 4 live disagreements.

61 facts·56 predicates·19 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:located at(2), reports to(2), dispersed murderers(2)

Inbound mentions (22)

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`sentTo`Sent to(2)

Poingdestre Letter 29 May 1886ex:poingdestre-letter-29-may-1886
Poingdestre to Inspector Douglas 1886 05 29ex:poingdestre-to-inspector-douglas-1886-05-29

`toRelieve`To Relieve(2)

Sub Inspector Brannellyex:sub-inspector-brannelly
Sub Inspector Huntleyex:sub-inspector-huntley

`broughtBy`Brought by(1)

Aboriginal Boy Willie Historyex:aboriginal-boy-willie-history

`commandedBy`Commanded by(1)

Hms Vigilantex:hms-vigilant

`consistedOfFourConstablesUnder`Consisted of Four Constables Under(1)

Search Partyex:search-party

`informedThat`Informed That(1)

Mr Leresche Interviewex:mr-leresche-interview

`ledBy`Led by(1)

Gold Escort Inspector Douglasex:gold-escort-inspector-douglas

`makesRemarksAbout`Makes Remarks About(1)

History of Cairnsex:history-of-cairns

`openedBy`Opened by(1)

Hells Gatesex:hells-gates

`orderedOffBy`Ordered Off by(1)

Boats Crew Vigilantex:boats-crew-vigilant

`pitchedIntoSea`Pitched Into Sea(1)

Unnamed Man Seaex:unnamed-man-sea

`receivedTelegramFrom`Received Telegram From(1)

Commissioner of Policeex:commissioner-of-police

`relieving`Relieving(1)

Sub Inspector Brannellyex:sub-inspector-brannelly

`reportedWireFrom`Reported Wire From(1)

Queenslander 1887 07 16 P85ex:queenslander-1887-07-16-p85

`reportsTo`Reports to(1)

Lyndon Poingdestreex:lyndon-poingdestre

`returnedBoyTo`Returned Boy to(1)

Mr Lerescheex:mr-leresche

`servesAsReportToSuperior`Serves As Report to Superior(1)

Poingdestre to Inspector Douglas 1886 05 29ex:poingdestre-to-inspector-douglas-1886-05-29

`shortcutBy`Shortcut by(1)

Gates of Hellex:gates-of-hell

`shortcutByPackhorses`Shortcut by Packhorses(1)

Hells Gatesex:hells-gates

`shortcutUsedByPackhorsesOpenedBy`Shortcut Used by Packhorses Opened by(1)

Hells Gatesex:hells-gates

Other facts (61)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

61 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Located at	Normanton	[4]
Located at	Normanton	[6]
Reports to	Commissioner of Police	[6]
Reports to	Commissioner for Police	[18]
Dispersed Murderers	Native Police	[13]
Dispersed Murderers	null	[17]
Received Telegram on	1884-09-25	[19]
Received Telegram on	1884-09-26	[19]
Received Telegram From	Cardwell	[19]
Received Telegram From	Hughenden	[19]
Ordered to Proceed	Johnstone River	[1]
Leaves for	Townsville	[1]
With Number of	Troopers	[1]
Was Ready to Do or Die	Princes Visit	[2]
Gave Up Wearing	Big Sword	[2]
Received Promotion	{}	[2]
Has Grown Higher	{}	[2]
Instructed to Arrange Erection of	Cumberland Police Barracks	[3]
Instructed to Examine	Croydon for Permanent Police	[3]
Instructed to Call at	Normanton	[3]
Present in	Croydon	[4]
Conducted	Croydon Prosecution	[4]
Brings With Him	Sufficient Police	[3]
Has Arrived at	Normanton	[3]
Location	Normanton	[5]
Informed by Telegram	Commissioner of Police	[5]
Not Hon John Douglas	Hon John Douglas	[4]
Wire Date	Wednesday	[4]
Wired Commissioner for Police From	Croydon	[4]
Has Charge of	Those Horses	[3]
Explains Failure of Others As	Weaker Solution	[3]
Located in	Normanton	[3]
Ordered Mate to	Cover Body and Watch	[1]
Sent Constable to	Bury Body in Croydon	[1]
Met Man Under Influence	On Way Normanton to Croydon	[1]
States That	Strike Collapsed Quietly	[1]
Arrived in	Melbourne	[1]
In Charge of	Large District Central Queensland Barcaldine	[1]
Prominent Figure in	Police Military Movements Suppression Outrages	[1]
Role	Queensland police force	[1]
Received Report From	Vena Park	[4]
Wired to	Commissioner of Police	[4]
Report Dated	1887-05-21	[6]
Has No Criticism Except	Listed Exceptions	[7]
Pioneer Figure	Douglas Track	[7]
Forgave Immediately	Unnamed Man Sea	[7]
Forgiving Nature	true	[7]
Known by	everyone	[7]
Was Only White Man on Board	Hms Vigilant	[7]
Stationed at	Cooktown	[8]
Reports on	Aboriginal Children Cooktown	[8]
Returned to Town	22nd by train from Betts' Creek	[9]
Absent Three Weeks on Tour	North Western District Inspection	[9]
Promotion Creates Vacancy	true	[10]
Deems Duty Requires	refuse to Reynolds certain privileges granted to others	[11]
Native Police Dispersed Murderers Found Dray Parts	null	[12]
Native Police Dispersed Murderers Normanby	null	[14]
Native Police Dispersed Murderers Over Normanby	null	[15]
Dispersed Murderers Across Normanby	null	[16]
Sent Wire to	Commissioner for Police	[18]
Has Role	Police Inspector	[19]

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61 undated

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orderedToProceedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:johnstone-river

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leavesFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:townsville

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withNumberOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:troopers

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wasReadyToDoOrDietrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:princes-visit

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gaveUpWearingtrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:big-sword

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receivedPromotiontrove-cooktown/john-davis

{}

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hasGrownHighertrove-cooktown/john-davis

{}

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instructedToArrangeErectionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:cumberland-police-barracks

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instructedToExaminetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:croydon-for-permanent-police

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instructedToCallAttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:normanton

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presentIntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:croydon

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conductedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:croydon-prosecution

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bringsWithHimtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:sufficient-police

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hasArrivedAttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:normanton

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locationtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:normanton

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informedByTelegramtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:commissioner-of-police

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notHonJohnDouglastrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:hon-john-douglas

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wireDatetrove-cooktown/cingalese

Wednesday

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wiredCommissionerForPoliceFromtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:croydon

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locatedAttrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:normanton

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hasChargeOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:those-horses

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explainsFailureOfOthersAstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:weaker-solution

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locatedIntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:normanton

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orderedMateTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:cover-body-and-watch

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sentConstableTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:bury-body-in-croydon

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metManUnderInfluencetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:on-way-normanton-to-croydon

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statesThattrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:strike-collapsed-quietly

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arrivedIntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:melbourne

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inChargeOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:large-district-central-queensland-barcaldine

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prominentFigureIntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:police-military-movements-suppression-outrages

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roletrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

Queensland police force

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receivedReportFromtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:vena-park

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wiredTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:commissioner-of-police

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reportsTotrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:commissioner-of-police

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locatedAttrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:normanton

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reportDatedtrove-cooktown/prostitution

1887-05-21

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hasNoCriticismExcepttrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:listed-exceptions

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pioneerFiguretrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:douglas-track

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forgaveImmediatelytrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:unnamed-man-sea

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forgivingNaturetrove-cooktown/reynolds

true

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knownBytrove-cooktown/reynolds

everyone

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wasOnlyWhiteManOnBoardtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:hms-vigilant

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stationedAtbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/213430031_Friday-27-May-1892-general-news

ex:cooktown

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reportsOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/213430031_Friday-27-May-1892-general-news

ex:aboriginal-children-cooktown

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returnedToTownrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article52034673-cooktown-walsh-river-murderers-native-police-pursuit-18

22nd by train from Betts' Creek

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absentThreeWeeksOnTourrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article52034673-cooktown-walsh-river-murderers-native-police-pursuit-18

ex:north-western-district-inspection

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promotionCreatesVacancyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-hotel-publican-employer-aboriginal-woman

true

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deemsDutyRequiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149

refuse to Reynolds certain privileges granted to others

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nativePoliceDispersedMurderersFoundDrayPartsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-2db711f76b24

null

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dispersedMurderersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3ddfab51dab

ex:native-police

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nativePoliceDispersedMurderersNormanbyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3424fb2dfb8

null

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nativePoliceDispersedMurderersOverNormanbyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-05168ac0be5f

null

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dispersedMurderersAcrossNormanbyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-9406bfbf96bf

null

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dispersedMurderersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-de993a210b6f

null

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sentWireTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0394-eid-18748

ex:commissioner-for-police

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reportsTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0394-eid-18748

ex:commissioner-for-police

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hasRoleblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

ex:police-inspector

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receivedTelegramOnblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

1884-09-25

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receivedTelegramFromblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

ex:cardwell

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receivedTelegramFromblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

ex:hughenden

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receivedTelegramOnblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

1884-09-26

References (19)

19 references

[1]Beche De Mer11 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]John Davis4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[3]Coloured Persons8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[4]Cingalese8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[5]Protector Roth2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[6]Prostitution3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[7]Reynolds6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[8]213430031 Friday 27 May 1892 General News2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/213430031_Friday-27-May-1892-general-news
[9]Isolated Native Police Article Anchor Nla News Article52034673 Cooktown Walsh River Murderers Native Police Pursuit 182 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article52034673-cooktown-walsh-river-murderers-native-police-pursuit-18
[10]Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-hotel-publican-employer-aboriginal-woman
[11]Trove Reynolds Cooktown Removal Employment Vocabulary 35241491 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149
[12]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 2db711f76b241 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-2db711f76b24
[13]Downloaded Arch C3ddfab51dab1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3ddfab51dab
[14]Downloaded Arch C3424fb2dfb81 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-c3424fb2dfb8
[15]Downloaded Arch 05168ac0be5f1 fact
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[16]Downloaded Arch 9406bfbf96bf1 fact
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[17]Downloaded Arch De993a210b6f1 fact
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[18]Row 0394 Eid 187482 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0394-eid-18748
[19]Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Saturday 4 October 1884 67864439 Northern Mail News Cooktown5 facts
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown

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Inspector Douglas

Inbound mentions (22)

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returnedBoyToReturned Boy to(1)

servesAsReportToSuperiorServes As Report to Superior(1)

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References (19)

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