John Williams

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75 facts·69 predicates·23 sources·5 in dispute

Mostly:occupation(2), resides at(2), supposed murdered by(2)

Resides in`residesIn`

Mount Cotton^[9]all time · 07 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 181830781 F649f74f34fb

Occupationin dispute`occupation`

selector^[2]all time · John Davis
bêche-de-mer fisher^[6]all time · 19816029 Saturday 27 July 1889 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondents Thursday Island

Employed by`employedBy`

John Campbell Jnr^[17]all time · Row 0727 Eid 20765

Inbound mentions (25)

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.

`hasMaster`Has Master(3)

Tarshawex:tarshaw
Tarshawex:tarshaw
Tarshawex:tarshaw

`masteredBy`Mastered by(2)

S S Tarshawex:s-s-tarshaw
Tarshaw Steamerex:tarshaw-steamer

`captainedBy`Captained by(1)

Gnelringex:gnelring

`causedDeathOf`Caused Death of(1)

Spearing of Williamsex:spearing-of-williams

`classifiedAsAttackOnEuropeans`Classified As Attack on Europeans(1)

Nmp Event 20765ex:nmp-event-20765

`cutAcrossBackboneOf`Cut Across Backbone of(1)

Second Spearex:second-spear

`enteredBackOf`Entered Back of(1)

Second Spearex:second-spear

`enteredFleshyPartOfArmOf`Entered Fleshy Part of Arm of(1)

Second Spearex:second-spear

`hasCaptain`Has Captain(1)

Tyrslevex:tyrslev

`hasNamesOfPeopleKilled`Has Names of People Killed(1)

Nmp Event 25940ex:nmp-event-25940

`hasVictimName`Has Victim Name(1)

Nmp Event 20765ex:nmp-event-20765

`inChargeOf`In Charge of(1)

850 Mixed Store Cattle Leuraex:850-mixed-store-cattle-leura

`issuedAgainst`Issued Against(1)

Order 15 Jan Against Williamsex:order-15-jan-against-williams

`orderedAgainst`Ordered Against(1)

Cooktown Justicesex:cooktown-justices

`ownedBy`Owned by(1)

Schooner Johnex:schooner-john

`precedesInList`Precedes in List(1)

James Williamsex:james-williams

`reportsAbsenceOf`Reports Absence of(1)

John Godeyex:john-godey

`shoutedTo`Shouted to(1)

Aboriginal Perpetratorex:aboriginal-perpetrator

`struckOverHipOf`Struck Over Hip of(1)

First Spearex:first-spear

`threwFirstSpear`Threw First Spear(1)

Aboriginal Perpetratorex:aboriginal-perpetrator

`toreFleshOnRibsOf`Tore Flesh on Ribs of(1)

Second Spearex:second-spear

`usesBrandOf`Uses Brand of(1)

Branding Personex:branding-person

Other facts (71)

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71 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Resides at	Bustard Park Near Cooktown	[2]
Resides at	Bustard Park	[2]
Supposed Murdered by	Mainland Natives	[6]
Supposed Murdered by	Mainland Natives	[21]
Has Action	R	[10]
Has Action	R	[11]
Located at	Thursday Is	[11]
Located at	Normanton	[22]
Aka	Jim	[18]
Aka	Jack Williams	[21]
Elected Secretary	School of Arts	[1]
Is Applicant in	In Re John Williams	[2]
Owns Brand	John Williams Brand	[2]
Arrived From	Batavia River	[3]
Brought Vessel	Bech De Mer Lugger Fiji	[3]
Contractor	seriously injured	[3]
Received Injury	Scalp Wounds	[4]
Used Explosive	rackarock	[4]
Attempted to Deepen Hole With	Drill	[4]
Involved in	Gilded Rose Claim Accident	[4]
Narrowly Escaped Death	Gilded Rose Claim Accident	[4]
Was Beche De Mer Fisher	{}	[4]
Killed on	1889-07	[4]
Departed From	Sydney	[5]
Type Vessel	Barque	[5]
Has Been Missing	some time	[6]
Was Arrested for	Embezzling 14 Pounds	[7]
Associated With Location	Mount Cotton	[8]
Is Additional Justice of Peace	Queensland Colony	[8]
Was Added As Magistrate	Queensland	[9]
Collected Artefacts Imported Stone Deposits1930s Inherited	Kolijo Farms	[12]
Fined	1 and 3s 6d costs	[13]
Convicted for	£1 and 3s. 6d. costs Cloncurry	[14]
Fined Cloncurry	£1 + 3s6d costs	[15]
Reported No Arrival of	Charles Mogg	[16]
Returned From	Warrior Reef	[16]
Exists As Historical Person	Nmp Event 20765	[17]
Killed in Event	Nmp Event 20765	[17]
Stationed at	Westbrook	[17]
Described As Poor Fellow	null	[18]
Prevented From Defending by	before could lift pick	[18]
Died From Effects of Spearing	null	[18]
Working in Creek	null	[18]
Described As Miner	true	[18]
Was Frightened	null	[18]
Treated by	Mr Nott	[18]
Reached Camp at	Great Western	[18]
Was Speared	null	[18]
Chased	Aboriginal Perpetrator	[18]
Was Digger	null	[18]
Recognised Perpetrator As	Old Trooper Runaway	[18]
Replied Yes	null	[18]
Getting on Well	null	[18]
Was in Measure Pinioned	null	[18]
Saw	Collins Group	[19]
Attacked Between	Tuesday Island Double Island	[20]
Left on	12th instant	[21]
Left for Home on Urgent Business	null	[21]
Number of Companions	7	[21]
Has Occupation	Beche de mer fisherman	[21]
Has Boat	Williams Boat	[21]
Presupposed to Exist	null	[21]
Had Companions	Mainland Natives	[21]
Expected to Reach Home on	Monday morning	[21]
Considered Certainly Killed by	Mainland Natives	[21]
Chastised One of His Men	Mainland Natives	[21]
Was Killed in	Nmp Event 68883	[21]
Was Missing for Some Time	Nmp Event 68883	[21]
Is Enumerator for	Burke District	[22]
Has Job Title	Police-magistrate	[22]
Ran	First Ferry	[23]

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75 undated

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electedSecretarytrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:school-of-arts

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occupationtrove-cooktown/john-davis

selector

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contractortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

seriously injured

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receivedInjurytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

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rackarock

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{}

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killedOntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

1889-07

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ex:sydney

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ex:barque

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supposedMurderedBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-

ex:mainland-natives

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hasBeenMissingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-

some time

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occupationbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-

bêche-de-mer fisher

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wasArrestedForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148510968_Tuesday-24-October-1876_From-the-Gympie-Times

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associatedWithLocationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3583885-eea4566012ec

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isAdditionalJusticeOfPeacerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3583885-eea4566012ec

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finedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-half-caste-child-lily-yarrabah-56b83c0a8b79

1 and 3s 6d costs

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convictedForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-north-cooktown-0c040787953b

£1 and 3s. 6d. costs Cloncurry

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finedCloncurryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-annual-report-chief-protector-aboriginals-1904

£1 + 3s6d costs

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reportedNoArrivalOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0574-eid-19964

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returnedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0574-eid-19964

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existsAsHistoricalPersonrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0727-eid-20765

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killedInEventrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0727-eid-20765

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stationedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0727-eid-20765

ex:westbrook

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describedAsPoorFellowrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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preventedFromDefendingByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

before could lift pick

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diedFromEffectsOfSpearingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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workingInCreekrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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describedAsMinerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

true

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wasFrightenedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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treatedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

ex:mr-nott

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reachedCampAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

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wasSpearedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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chasedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

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akarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

Jim

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wasDiggerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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recognisedPerpetratorAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

ex:old-trooper-runaway

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repliedYesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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gettingOnWellrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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wasInMeasurePinionedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940

null

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sawrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1835-eid-53097

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attackedBetweenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-manual-review-qsa-source-chase-from-candidates-3380

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leftOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

12th instant

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leftForHomeOnUrgentBusinessrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

null

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numberOfCompanionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

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hasOccupationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

Beche de mer fisherman

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hasBoatrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:williams-boat

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presupposedToExistrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

null

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hadCompanionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:mainland-natives

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expectedToReachHomeOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

Monday morning

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akarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:jack-williams

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supposedMurderedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:mainland-natives

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consideredCertainlyKilledByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:mainland-natives

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chastisedOneOfHisMenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:mainland-natives

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wasKilledInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

ex:nmp-event-68883

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wasMissingForSomeTimerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883

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isEnumeratorForblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--reginald-uhr--saturday 27 march 1886--4485009--preparing-for-the-census

ex:burke-district

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Police-magistrate

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locatedAtblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--reginald-uhr--saturday 27 march 1886--4485009--preparing-for-the-census

ex:normanton

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ranblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 8 december 1909--19579953--queensland-s-half-century-1859-to-1909-notable-events-anillustrated-synodsis-of

ex:first-ferry

References (23)

23 references

[1]Cingalese1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[2]John Davis5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[3]Beche De Mer3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[4]Coloured Persons7 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[5]Reynolds2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[6]19816029 Saturday 27 July 1889 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondents Thursday Island3 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-
[7]148510968 Tuesday 24 October 1876 From the Gympie Times1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148510968_Tuesday-24-October-1876_From-the-Gympie-Times
[8]05 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 3583885 Eea4566012ec2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3583885-eea4566012ec
[9]07 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 181830781 F649f74f34fb2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/07-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-181830781-f649f74f34fb
[10]Home Office 1915 Hom B46 Qsa Item 17925 Access Path1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/home-office-1915-hom-b46-qsa-item-17925-access-path
[11]Home Office 1924 Hom B64 Qsa Item 17943 Access Path2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/home-office-1924-hom-b64-qsa-item-17943-access-path
[12]Race Relations North Queensland Fulltext Chunk 031 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/race-relations-north-queensland-fulltext-chunk-03
[13]Aiatsis 63513 Focused Rosie Half Caste Child Lily Yarrabah 56b83c0a8b791 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-half-caste-child-lily-yarrabah-56b83c0a8b79
[14]Aiatsis 63513 Focused Rosie Lily Beche De Mer North Cooktown 0c040787953b1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-north-cooktown-0c040787953b
[15]Aiatsis Annual Report Chief Protector Aboriginals 19041 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-annual-report-chief-protector-aboriginals-1904
[16]Row 0574 Eid 199642 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0574-eid-19964
[17]Row 0727 Eid 207654 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0727-eid-20765
[18]Row 1057 Eid 2594016 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1057-eid-25940
[19]Row 1835 Eid 530971 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1835-eid-53097
[20]Nmp Events Manual Review Qsa Source Chase From Candidates 33801 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-manual-review-qsa-source-chase-from-candidates-3380
[21]Row 2581 Eid 6888314 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2581-eid-68883
[22]Trove Trove Cooktown All Reginald Uhr Saturday 27 March 1886 4485009 Preparing for the Census3 facts
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--reginald-uhr--saturday 27 march 1886--4485009--preparing-for-the-census
[23]Trove Trove Articles James Walker Maryborough Wednesday 8 December 1909 19579953 Queensland S Half Century 1859 to 1909 Notable Events Anillustrated Synodsis of1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 8 december 1909--19579953--queensland-s-half-century-1859-to-1909-notable-events-anillustrated-synodsis-of

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Resides in	Mount Cotton^[9]
Occupation	selector^[2]
Occupation	bêche-de-mer fisher^[6]
Employed by	John Campbell Jnr^[17]

John Williams

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Inbound mentions (25)

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masteredByMastered by(2)

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