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James Venture Mulligan has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 35 references, with 10 live disagreements.
Mostly:discovered(8), died from(4), born in(3)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Closely Followed by Discovery of | Hodgkinson | [10] |
| Closely Followed by Discovery of | Hodgkinson | [4] |
| Crowning Achievement | Palmer Goldfield | [22] |
| Crowning Achievement | Palmer Goldfield | [25] |
| Appointed to Lead | Government Sponsored Prospecting Expedition | [7] |
| Appointed to Lead | Government Sponsored Prospecting Expedition | [6] |
| Awarded Amount | £1000 | [6] |
| Awarded Amount | £1000 | [7] |
| Conducted Expedition With | Christie Palmerston | [6] |
| Conducted Expedition With | Christie Palmerston | [7] |
| Bought | Mount Molloy Hotel | [16] |
| Bought | Mount Molloy Hotel | [17] |
| Born | 1837 Rothfriland County Down | [13] |
| Born | 1837 Rothfriland County Down | [14] |
| Continued Up West Branch | continued upwards on the west branch of the river | [11] |
| Described As | party member travelling through the area | [11] |
| Attested by | Queenslander 1904 11 26 | [11] |
| Described Sandbars As | glittered with gold | [28] |
| Crowning Achievement Discovery of | Palmer Goldfield | [26] |
| Another Debt Owed by Colony Great Prospector Explorer Overlooked by Southern History Books | null | [10] |
| Brought Back Fine Sample of | Tin Ore | [10] |
| Convinced New Goldfield Lay Waiting Somewhere in Wild Tangle of Mountains Dry Bushland Probably on Hodgkinson | null | [10] |
| Admired | Palmerston Method Civilising Blacks | [6] |
| Admired Skills of | Palmerston Prospecting Skills | [6] |
| Aged at Death Per Headstone | 69 | [6] |
| Award Reason | Opening Palmer Goldfields | [6] |
| Born in Country | Ireland | [6] |
| Buried at | Mount Molloy Cemetery | [6] |
| Accompanied by | Six Companions | [1] |
| Brought Back Gold | 102 ounces | [18] |
| Active in Year | 1873 | [3] |
| Accompanied by Warner Abelsen Ragged Half Starved Lost Supplies in Fire | null | [2] |
| Confirmed | Hann Gold Finds Palmer | [19] |
| Credited for Palmer Gold Discovery | Palmer Goldfields | [24] |
| Admired Method of | "civilising the blacks" | [7] |
| Admired Prospecting Skills of | Christie Palmerston | [7] |
| Advocated for Civilising Methods | null | [7] |
| Became Butcher | null | [7] |
| Became Publican | null | [7] |
| Described Event of | Palmerston Aboriginal Raid | [7] |
| Died Aged | 69 years | [7] |
| Biography Exists | Mulligan Biography Book | [12] |
| Another Debt Owed by US As Great Prospector Explorer Overlooked by Southern History Books | null | [4] |
| Convinced That Somewhere in Wild Tangle of Mountains in Dry Bushland Probably on Hodgkinson New Goldfield Lay Waiting | null | [4] |
| Credited for | Palmer Gold | [23] |
| Described | Palmerston Raid | [27] |
| Convinced New Goldfield on Hodgkinson | null | [22] |
| Advocated Native Police Camps | 4 | [9] |
| Criticizes Aboriginals | "sneaking propensities of the blacks" | [9] |
| Addressed Crowd | at monster meeting | [5] |
| Advocated Violence Against | Aboriginal People | [6] |
| Advocated Paramilitary Action Against Aboriginals | null | [7] |
| Believed in Clearing Aboriginals | null | [7] |
| Critical of Chinese Prospectors | null | [7] |
| Actually Passed Over Source of Mitchell Without Awareness | null | [4] |
| Anti Chinese Organizer | true | [9] |
| Admired Palmerston Civilising Method | Civilising Blacks | [8] |
| Advocated Gov Funding for Palmerston | Aboriginal People Daintree | [8] |
| Described Palmerston Kidnapping Boy Servant | Aboriginal Boy | [8] |
| Described Palmerston Killing Men | Aboriginal Settlement | [8] |
| Described Palmerston Raiding Settlement | Christie Palmerston | [8] |
| Came on Immense Camp | true | [11] |
| Continued Upwards | true | [11] |
| Carrying Red Blankets | true | [11] |
| Born Rothfriland County Down | null | [15] |
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doc:genealogy/frontier-massacres/18971# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Europeans/others - James Powell and "Jack", Mistake Creek near Gunpowder Creek (13 July 1884) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcast…
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