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Irvinebank Massacre has 84 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 10 references, with 6 live disagreements.

84 facts·66 predicates·10 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:cites source(6), had motive(2), in police district(2)

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Cites Sourcein disputecitesSource

Had Motivein disputehadMotive

  • Opportunity[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • Opportunity[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

In Police Districtin disputeinPoliceDistrict

  • Cairns[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • Cairns Police District[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Presupposes Massacre Occurredin disputepresupposesMassacreOccurred

  • null[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • true[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Used Transportin disputeusedTransport

  • Horse[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • Horse[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Narrated by Sourcein disputenarratedBySource

  • Brisbane Courier 1884 Nov 14[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4
  • Richards 2008[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Occurred onoccurredOn

  • 18 October 1884[7]all time · Pauldillon Org 2020 B435813176a1
  • 18 October 1884[5]all time · Archive Text Loop 386 Loop386 Pauldillon Org 2020 4daae6b3a6

Attackers Killed CountattackersKilledCount

  • 0[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4
  • 0[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7

Has Corroboration RatinghasCorroborationRating

  • ***[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • ***[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Has LatitudehasLatitude

  • -17.443[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • -17.443[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

Has LongitudehasLongitude

  • 145.221[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7
  • 145.221[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4

In Colony State at TimeinColonyStateAtTime

  • Qld[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 391 Loop391 C21ch Newcastle Edu Au Colonialmassacres Detail Php D3848bdea4
  • Qld[1]all time · Summary Loop 391 3f87d30ac7

Inbound mentions (20)

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escapedFromAttackEscaped From Attack(1)

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remainedAfterBurningRemained After Burning(1)

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underwentGradualReductionAfterUnderwent Gradual Reduction After(1)

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Other facts (56)

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.

56 facts
PredicateValueRef
In Present StateQld[2]
In Present StateQld[1]
Located Inland FromCairns[2]
Located Inland FromCairns[1]
October1884 Turning Pointnull[8]
Occurred October1884[6]
Regarded As Turning PointNative Police History[6]
Concealed byBody Burning[3]
Aboriginal Victims Killed Count6[1]
Attackers WereNative Police[1]
Ended by Date1884-10-31[1]
Evidenced by Multiple Sourcesnull[1]
Had AttackersColonists[1]
Had VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People[1]
Has Sources Pdfnull[1]
Is Site Name ofColonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788 1930[1]
Known From Sourcesnull[1]
Narrated byRichards 2008[1]
Occurred Between Dates1884-10-01[1]
Occurred DuringDaytime[1]
Spatially Located atIrvinebank[1]
Used WeaponsFirearms[1]
Victims Killed IncludedMen Women Children[1]
At Stage VersionStage 5 0[2]
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police[2]
Attack Time of DayDay[2]
Evidence Strength Hightrue[2]
Genre Database Entrytrue[2]
Had Large Fire Built on Remainstrue[2]
Had No Human Remains Visibletrue[2]
Has Aboriginal Place Name[2]
Has AttackersColonists[2]
Has Site NameIrvinebank[2]
Has VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People[2]
Implicates Slaughtertrue[2]
Involves Language Group[2]
Occurred Date Range End1884-10-31[2]
Occurred Date Range Start1884-10-01[2]
Occurred During Daytimetrue[2]
Ontological Event Typemassacre[2]
Presents NarrativeNative police led by Sub-Inspector William Nichols and Cadet Roland Garraway killed at least six Aboriginal people at Irvinebank, inland from Cairns[2]
Represents Best Evidence Availabletrue[2]
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal[2]
Victims Killed Count6[2]
Victims Killed NotesMen, women, children[2]
Weapons UsedFirearm(s)[2]
Involved Number of Aboriginesat least five[5]
Response toMorgan Bailey Murder[9]
Was Response toEntry Id 18014[10]
Had ProceedingsIrvinebank Massacre Proceedings[4]
Lacks Listed Aboriginal Place Namenull[1]
Lacks Listed Language Groupnull[1]
Teleologically Opportunisticnull[1]
Has High Corroborationtrue[2]
Kill Count Minimum6[2]
Presupposes Bodies Burnedtrue[2]

Timeline

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

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Native Police
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null
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true
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true
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true
hadMotiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
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hadMotiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
Opportunity
hadNoHumanRemainsVisiblerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
true
hadProceedingsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/goodbye-bussamarai-native-police-history
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(no value)
hasAttackersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
ex:colonists
hasCorroborationRatingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
***
hasCorroborationRatingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
***
hasHighCorroborationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
true
hasLatituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
-17.443
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-17.443
hasLongituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
145.221
hasLongituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
145.221
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Irvinebank
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null
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implicatesSlaughterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
true
inColonyStateAtTimerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
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inColonyStateAtTimerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
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at least five
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(no value)
isSiteNameOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
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6
knownFromSourcesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
null
lacksListedAboriginalPlaceNamerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
null
lacksListedLanguageGrouprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
null
locatedInlandFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
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locatedInlandFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
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1884-10-31
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1884-10-01
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true
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1884
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18 October 1884
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18 October 1884
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null
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Native police led by Sub-Inspector William Nichols and Cadet Roland Garraway killed at least six Aboriginal people at Irvinebank, inland from Cairns
presupposesBodiesBurnedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/archive-text-loop-391-loop391-c21ch-newcastle-edu-au-colonialmassacres-detail-php-d3848bdea4
true
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null
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true
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true
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null
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Aboriginal
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Firearm(s)

References (10)

10 references
  1. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops388-397/summary-loop-391-3f87d30ac7
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  3. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/003-blogs-archives-qld-gov-au-2023-03-20-researching-frontier-violence-in-the-archives-65528660ade5
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      Show excerpt
      --- source_url: https://ogp.me/ns# source_title: 003_blogs.archives.qld.gov.au_2023_03_20_researching frontier violence in the archives source_type: webpage archive_file: research-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-archive-2026-05-06/w
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  8. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-765d467b56da
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  10. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0301-eid-18014

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