James Comes

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James Comes has 140 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 23 references, with 17 live disagreements.

140 facts·108 predicates·23 sources·17 in dispute

Mostly:pointed revolver at(3), charged with(3), born in(2)

Full Name`fullName`

James Comes^[12]all time · Petition Signatory Network Retest Reynolds With Coombes Comes Nicholls 2026 05 06 2f21f23078ab

Born in`bornIn`

England^[10]all time · Independent Academia Edu Garyhighland Ba48e57743dc
England^[23]all time · Aborigines Europeans Criminal Law Townsville Child Rosie Boundary 3248

Inbound mentions (85)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`crossExaminedBy`Cross Examined by(5)

Charles Mainesex:charles-maines
Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason
Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason
Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully
Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`involves`Involves(3)

Comes Polly Caseex:comes-polly-case
Comes Polly Caseex:comes-polly-case
Comes Polly Caseex:comes-polly-case

`tookRevolverFrom`Took Revolver From(3)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully
Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully
Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`didNotSeeBlacksAnnoying`Did Not See Blacks Annoying(2)

Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen
Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`pulledOffHorse`Pulled Off Horse(2)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason
Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`saw`Saw(2)

Charles Mainesex:charles-maines
Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`sawPersonAtTime`Saw Person at Time(2)

Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen
Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen

`spokeTo`Spoke to(2)

Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen
Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen

`aliasOf`Alias of(1)

Coombesex:coombes

`arrested`Arrested(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`arrestedPerson`Arrested Person(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`believesDeaf`Believes Deaf(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`causedBy`Caused by(1)

Shooting Incidentex:shooting-incident

`causesArrest`Causes Arrest(1)

Incidentex:incident

`collectivelyTestifyAgainst`Collectively Testify Against(1)

Witnessesex:witnesses

`combinesNamedDefendants`Combines Named Defendants(1)

Bundled Loopex:bundled-loop

`concernsPerson`Concerns Person(1)

Aboriginal History Articleex:aboriginal-history-article

`concernsPersons`Concerns Persons(1)

Anu Pdf Highland Articleex:anu-pdf-highland-article

`didNotProvoke`Did Not Provoke(1)

Blacksex:blacks

`dragged`Dragged(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`draggedPersonOff`Dragged Person Off(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`featuresPerson`Features Person(1)

Anu Highland Article Pdfex:anu-highland-article-pdf

`hadRevolverInHand`Had Revolver in Hand(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`hangingFromShoulder`Hanging From Shoulder(1)

Revolverex:revolver

`hasAlternateSpelling`Has Alternate Spelling(1)

James Coombes Comesex:james-coombes-comes

`hasKnown`Has Known(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`hasNameVariant`Has Name Variant(1)

James Coombesex:james-coombes

`heardAfter`Heard After(1)

Shotex:shot

`initialAppearance`Initial Appearance(1)

Thomborough Police Courtex:thomborough-police-court

`involvesPerson`Involves Person(1)

Comes Coombes Trial Townsville April 1888ex:comes-coombes-trial-townsville-april-1888

`keptPersonAllNight`Kept Person All Night(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`knownPersonForDuration`Known Person for Duration(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`laterObserved`Later Observed(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`letGo`Let Go(1)

Man in Chargeex:man-in-charge

`letGoPrisoner`Let Go Prisoner(1)

Man in Chargeex:man-in-charge

`letPersonGo`Let Person Go(1)

Man in Chargeex:man-in-charge

`links`Links(1)

Thornborough Kingsborough Local History Pageex:thornborough-kingsborough-local-history-page

`mentions`Mentions(1)

Source Titleex:source-title

`met`Met(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`metPersonWalking`Met Person Walking(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`metWalking`Met Walking(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`observed`Observed(1)

Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen

`observedRevolverInHand`Observed Revolver in Hand(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`pickedUpSpears`Picked Up Spears(1)

Black Boysex:black-boys

`pickedUpSpearsFor`Picked Up Spears for(1)

Black Boysex:black-boys

`precededByThreat`Preceded by Threat(1)

Shootingex:shooting

`pulledPersonOffHorse`Pulled Person Off Horse(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`pulledRevolverFrom`Pulled Revolver From(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`reArrestedOnWarrant`Re Arrested on Warrant(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`reArrestedPersonOnWarrant`Re Arrested Person on Warrant(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`saidTo`Said to(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`sawMaking`Saw Making(1)

Charles Mainesex:charles-maines

`sawMakingPickUpSpears`Saw Making Pick Up Spears(1)

Charles Mainesex:charles-maines

`sawOn`Saw on(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`sawOnDateTime`Saw on Date Time(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`sawPersonAtLocationTime`Saw Person at Location Time(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`sawPersonAtPlace`Saw Person at Place(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`sawPersonRidingAway`Saw Person Riding Away(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`sawRevolverOn`Saw Revolver on(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`sawRidingAtBlacksCamp`Saw Riding at Blacks Camp(1)

Thomas Scullyex:thomas-scully

`sentenced`Sentenced(1)

Mr Justice Cooperex:mr-justice-cooper

`shotBy`Shot by(1)

Pollyex:polly

`showedWoundTo`Showed Wound to(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`tagsEntity`Tags Entity(1)

Anu Highland Article Pdfex:anu-highland-article-pdf

`takenBy`Taken by(1)

Spearsex:spears

`targetedPerson`Targeted Person(1)

Searchesex:searches

`targetsJamesComes`Targets James Comes(1)

Trove Search 1ex:trove-search-1

`tookPersonToRiver`Took Person to River(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`tookTo`Took to(1)

Wm Montgomeryex:wm-montgomery

`utteredTo`Uttered to(1)

Stephen Allenex:stephen-allen

`wentWith`Went With(1)

Hugh Wasonex:hugh-wason

`woundedBy`Wounded by(1)

Pollyex:polly

Other facts (137)

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.

137 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Pointed Revolver at	Gins	[2]
Pointed Revolver at	Gins	[8]
Pointed Revolver at	Crowd of Gins	[17]
Charged With	Violent Offence Against Aboriginal Woman	[13]
Charged With	Offences Against Aboriginal Women	[19]
Charged With	violent offences against Aboriginal women	[21]
Shot Aboriginal Woman	after horses speared missing	[1]
Shot Aboriginal Woman	true	[21]
Held Hand Up With	Revolver	[2]
Held Hand Up With	Revolver	[8]
Was Cantering Among	Blacks	[2]
Was Cantering Among	Blacks	[17]
Is Defendant in	R V James Comes	[2]
Is Defendant in	Rv James Comes Trial	[17]
Re Arrested at	Kingsborough	[2]
Re Arrested at	Kingsborough	[17]
Got Everything Back	{}	[2]
Got Everything Back	null	[17]
Threatened Retaliation	Blacks	[2]
Threatened Retaliation	Blacks	[17]
Claims Accident	Shooting of Polly	[2]
Claims Accident	null	[8]
Was Tied Up	{}	[2]
Was Tied Up	null	[17]
Was Brought Up and Discharged	{}	[2]
Was Brought Up and Discharged	null	[17]
Charged With Offences Against	Aboriginal Women	[6]
Charged With Offences Against	Aboriginal Women	[9]
Tried in	Townsville	[7]
Tried in	Northern Circuit Court Townsville	[13]
Denies Shooting	null	[8]
Denies Shooting	null	[17]
Occupation Carter	true	[10]
Occupation Carter	Hodgkinson	[13]
Mined at	Ravenswood	[10]
Mined at	Ravenswood	[23]
Likely in Gaol During Census	true	[10]
Likely in Gaol During Census	True	[13]
Originated From	Thornborough Mining Community	[10]
Originated From	Thornborough Mining Community	[20]
Sentenced to Prison	true	[10]
Sentenced to Prison	True	[13]
Immigrated to	Australia	[10]
Immigrated to	Australia	[23]
Immigration Age	15	[10]
Immigration Age	15	[13]
Lived at	Union Camp	[13]
Lived at	Union Camp	[23]
Resident of	Thornborough	[13]
Resident of	Thomborough	[23]
Cross Examined	Charles Maines	[17]
Cross Examined	Thomas Scully	[17]
Responded Quote	they have got or eaten my foal, & I'll make it warm for them.	[17]
Responded Quote	I don't think so.	[17]
Appeared in Court	Townsville Court	[19]
Appeared in Court	Townsville Court April 1888	[21]
Shot	Aboriginal Woman Shot	[19]
Shot	Polly	[23]
Appeared at	Northern Circuit Court Townsville	[20]
Appeared at	Northern Circuit Court Townsville	[23]
Charged With Offences Against Aboriginal Women	April 1888	[1]
Convicted and Gaoled	true	[1]
Of	Thornborough	[1]
Ontologically Committed to Retaliation	{}	[2]
Had Something in Hand	Revolver	[2]
Possessed	Revolver	[2]
Had Revolver Hanging	Revolver	[2]
Rode Into Camp	Blacks Camp	[2]
Co Featured With	William Hugh Nicholls	[3]
Associated With	Comes Polly Case	[4]
Co Occurs With	Scully	[5]
Convicted and Sentenced to	gaol	[6]
Has Alternative Spelling	Coombes	[7]
Had Elbow at Side	null	[8]
At Blacks Camp About3pm	null	[8]
Arrested at	Kingsborough	[8]
Riding Away	null	[8]
Took to	Thornborough Queensland	[8]
Rode Among	Blacks	[8]
Accused of Shooting	Polly Gin	[8]
Came to Place at	Hugh Wason	[8]
Threatens Retaliation	Blacks	[8]
Turned Round to Crowd	null	[8]
Pulled Up Horse	null	[8]
Convicted in	Comes Trial 1888	[10]
Resided at	Union Camp	[10]
Possibly in Gaol Pre Census	true	[10]
Presupposed Historical Figure	null	[11]
Born in Country	England	[13]
Mined in Decade	1870s	[13]
Immigrated to Year	1834	[13]
Possibly in Gaol at Census	True	[13]
Convicted	True	[13]
Mined at Location	Ravenswood	[13]
Essential to Article Topic	null	[14]
Involved in	Comes Polly Case	[15]
Co Mentioned With	Scully	[16]
Claims Accident If Shot	null	[17]
Denies Knowledge	null	[17]
Entered Plea	Not Guilty	[17]

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.

140 undated

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chargedWithOffencesAgainstAboriginalWomenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough-and-thornborough-qld-brief-html-8148eb168d39

April 1888

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convictedAndGaoledrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough-and-thornborough-qld-brief-html-8148eb168d39

true

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ofrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough-and-thornborough-qld-brief-html-8148eb168d39

ex:thornborough

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shotAboriginalWomanrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough-and-thornborough-qld-brief-html-8148eb168d39

after horses speared missing

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heldHandUpWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:revolver

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wasCanteringAmongrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:blacks

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isDefendantInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:r-v-james-comes

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reArrestedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:kingsborough

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gotEverythingBackrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

{}

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ontologicallyCommittedToRetaliationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

{}

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hadSomethingInHandrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:revolver

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threatenedRetaliationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:blacks

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possessedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:revolver

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claimsAccidentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:shooting-of-polly

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hadRevolverHangingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:revolver

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rodeIntoCamprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:blacks-camp

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pointedRevolverAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

ex:gins

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wasTiedUprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

{}

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wasBroughtUpAndDischargedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-6edb864d2734

{}

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coFeaturedWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/press-files-anu-edu-au-downloads-press-p72191-pdf-article096-pdf-c6f809038c58

ex:william-hugh-nicholls

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associatedWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/research-checkpoint/witness-allen-in-comes-polly-case-2026-05-06-14550b08ef74

ex:comes-polly-case

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coOccursWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/research-checkpoint/scully-witness-in-comes-polly-case-2026-05-06-05171edc5d76

ex:scully

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ex:aboriginal-women

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convictedAndSentencedTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/011-historicalaustraliantowns-blogspot-com-2021-02-kingsborough-and-thornborough-qld-brief-html-html-extracted-741a95c34196

gaol

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triedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/trove-nla-gov-au-search-category-newspapers-733d4c261b2e

ex:townsville

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hasAlternativeSpellingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/trove-nla-gov-au-search-category-newspapers-733d4c261b2e

ex:coombes

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hadElbowAtSiderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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atBlacksCampAbout3pmrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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deniesShootingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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arrestedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:kingsborough

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ridingAwayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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tookTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:thornborough-queensland

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heldHandUpWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:revolver

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pointedRevolverAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:gins

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rodeAmongrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:blacks

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accusedOfShootingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:polly-gin

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claimsAccidentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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cameToPlaceAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:hugh-wason

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threatensRetaliationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

ex:blacks

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turnedRoundToCrowdrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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pulledUpHorserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-9ca3ca22c0a2

null

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ex:aboriginal-women

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occupationCarterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

true

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minedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:ravenswood

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likelyInGaolDuringCensusrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

true

—

originatedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:thornborough-mining-community

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sentencedToPrisonrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

true

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convictedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:comes-trial-1888

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residedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:union-camp

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bornInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:england

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immigratedTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

ex:australia

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immigrationAgerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

—

possiblyInGaolPreCensusrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-ba48e57743dc

true

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null

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James Comes

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chargedWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:violent-offence-against-aboriginal-woman

—

bornInCountryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:england

—

occupationCarterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:hodgkinson

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minedInDecaderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

1870s

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livedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:union-camp

—

likelyInGaolDuringCensusrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:true

—

immigratedToYearrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

1834

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possiblyInGaolAtCensusrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:true

—

immigrationAgerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

—

convictedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:true

—

sentencedToPrisonrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:true

—

minedAtLocationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:ravenswood

—

triedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:northern-circuit-court-townsville

—

residentOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/independent-academia-edu-garyhighland-a24c51ae0ea7

ex:thornborough

—

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null

—

involvedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/trove-nla-gov-au-search-category-newspapers-ba9804f55e7f

ex:comes-polly-case

—

coMentionedWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/trove-nla-gov-au-search-category-newspapers-1eec761095c7

ex:scully

—

wasTiedUprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-ef81efc199f8

null

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claimsAccidentIfShotrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/archive-text/beta-fromthepage-com-display-read-all-works-ef81efc199f8

null

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ex:charles-maines

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null

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null

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Not Guilty

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50 yards

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null

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something

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hanging from his shoulder

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something like a revolver

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ex:rv-james-comes-trial

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ex:blacks

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ex:kingsborough

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they have got or eaten my foal, & I'll make it warm for them.

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I don't think so.

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ex:blacks

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I know nothing about it

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if he shot the gin it must have been an accident

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I thought you would be the last to do this, you offered to poison a bag of flour for me

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10 or 30 seconds

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ex:blacks

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ex:crowd-of-gins

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null

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ex:blacks

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dinner

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wounding murder harm

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horses were speared and some had gone missing

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null

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10 yards

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true

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guilty of offences against Aboriginal race

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violent offences against Aboriginal women

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horse stolen

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true

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null

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ex:england

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ex:northern-circuit-court-townsville

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