Johnstone River
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sameAs to 1 other subject: Stewarts CreekReview & merge →Johnstone River has 91 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 53 references, with 7 live disagreements.
Mostly:served by(8), transhipped at(4), requires transhipment at(3)
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departsToDeparts to(84)
- Alexandra
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- Ausn Warrego
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destinedForDestined for(11)
- Arawatta
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bornInBorn in(8)
- Maggie 1888 08 29
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callsAtCalls at(7)
- Arawatta
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destinationsDestinations(5)
destinationsIncludeDestinations Include(5)
- Steamer Gungga
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despatchedToDespatched to(4)
- Archer
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destinationPortDestination Port(4)
- Archer
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boundForBound for(3)
- Allinga Ship
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departsForDeparts for(3)
- Aramac
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- Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
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- Katoolba
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- Reports
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- Australasian Steam Navigation Company
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akaAka(1)
- Stewarts Creek
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alsoToAlso to(1)
- Gunga
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- Coreena
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- Aboriginals
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- Missing Chinamen
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- Fitzgeralds Camp
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atMouthOfAt Mouth of(1)
- Johnstone River Incident
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bathingInBathing in(1)
- Javanese Bather
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birthPlaceBirth Place(1)
- Maggie 1888
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- Two Javanese Mourilyan
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- Royal Mail Coastal Service
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- Lucinda
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- Balmain Ss
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- Panic Riot
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connectsConnects(1)
- Track
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- Brisbane
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continuesToContinues to(1)
- Maranoa Ship
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contractedAtContracted at(1)
- Coolie Leper Kamerunga
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- Kamerunga Coolie Leper
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coversSettlementsOnRiversCovers Settlements on Rivers(1)
- Mr S Lamb Reports
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crossedCrossed(1)
- Sugar Commission
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- Timber Getters
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departsDeparts(1)
- Arawatta
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- Warrego
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- S S Adelaide
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- Barcoo Steamer
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- Peregrine
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- Corea
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departurePortDeparture Port(1)
- Gympie
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dependsOnSourceProximityDepends on Source Proximity(1)
- Nmp Event 67104
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destinationAltDestination Alt(1)
- Kilnoowarra
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- Hambledon
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destinationListDestination List(1)
- Gunga Ship
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- Corea
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- S S Falcon
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- Queensland Steam Shipping Company Limited
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Other facts (91)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Served by | S Cardwell | [6] |
| Served by | Barcoo | [8] |
| Served by | Fitsroy | [6] |
| Served by | Arawatta Steamer | [16] |
| Served by | Adelaide Steamship Company Limited | [17] |
| Served by | Wodonga Ship | [18] |
| Served by | Glanworth | [24] |
| Served by | Royal Mail Coastal Service | [42] |
| Transhipped at | Townsville | [6] |
| Transhipped at | Townsville | [25] |
| Transhipped at | Townsville | [31] |
| Transhipped at | Townsville | [32] |
| Requires Transhipment at | Townsville | [26] |
| Requires Transhipment at | Townsville | [30] |
| Requires Transhipment at | Townsville | [35] |
| Runs Along | Russell River | [2] |
| Runs Along | Russell River for Some Distance | [43] |
| Cargo Transhipped at | Townsville | [3] |
| Cargo Transhipped at | Townsville | [32] |
| Transships at | Geraldton Townsville | [20] |
| Transships at | Townsville | [34] |
| Aka Geraldton | true | [21] |
| Aka Geraldton | null | [22] |
| Passengers and Cargo Transhipped at | Townsville | [24] |
| Passengers and Cargo Transhipped at | Townsville | [27] |
| Served by Steamer | Archor | [32] |
| Served by Steamer | Elamang | [32] |
| Named After | Robert Arthur Johnstone | [37] |
| Named After | Robert Arthur Johnstone | [38] |
| Named by | George Elphinstone Dalrymple | [39] |
| Named by | Dalrymple | [53] |
| Splits Into Branches | North Johnstone River | [50] |
| Splits Into Branches | South Johnstone River | [50] |
| Needs Police Visit | greatly needed | [1] |
| Acknowledges Communication From Resident | Former Town Resident | [1] |
| Has Many Outrages by | Blacks | [1] |
| Fresh Beef Procurable | now | [3] |
| Navigable for Steamers | over twenty miles | [1] |
| Near | Cooktown | [4] |
| Has Heaviest Rainfall December1867 | true | [3] |
| Excluded by | W O Hodgkinson | [3] |
| Considered | most favourable site | [3] |
| Has Chinese Population | null | [1] |
| Expects Good | sugar crop | [5] |
| Queensland Sugar Area | Far North Qld | [7] |
| Navigability | navigable for steamers over twenty miles | [8] |
| Had Rain | off and on for 14 days | [9] |
| Navigable for | steamers over twenty miles | [8] |
| September Rainfall Inches | 18.54 | [10] |
| September Max24 Hour Fall Inches | 4.65 | [10] |
| September1886 Rainfall Amount | 18.54 | [10] |
| Max24 Hour Rainfall September1886 | 4.65 | [10] |
| Requires Transshipping at | Townsville | [11] |
| Departs From Wharf | Howard Smith Line | [12] |
| Sails to | Geraldton | [13] |
| Greatest Number Rain Days October1886 | 15 | [14] |
| Associated With | Geraldton | [15] |
| Served From | Townsville | [19] |
| Served by Howard Smith Line | null | [23] |
| Scheduled | null | [28] |
| Served by Howard Smith | null | [29] |
| Departure Saturday at | 9.30 a.m. | [31] |
| Monthly Harbour | Port Hinchinbrook | [33] |
| Navigable for Ten Miles | Small Craft | [36] |
| Divides Into Two Large Rivers Near Heads | North Johnstone | [36] |
| Empties Into Pacific Northward | Mourilyan Harbour | [36] |
| Has Bar Entrance Dry at Low Water | True | [36] |
| Has Sluggish Stream in Tidal Water | True | [36] |
| Located at Latitude | 18°30'S | [36] |
| Runs Rapidly Beyond Tidal | True | [36] |
| Named by Dalrymple After | Robert Arthur Johnstone | [40] |
| Know From Longer Experience Than | Districts North of Mackay | [41] |
| Located in | North Queensland | [44] |
| Near Location | Mosman River | [45] |
| Downstream From Cooktown | null | [46] |
| Site of Diggings | Johnstone River Diggings | [47] |
| Has Coordinate X Max | 146.052339 | [48] |
| Has Coordinate X Min | 146.052339 | [48] |
| In Pastoral District | Cook Pastoral District | [48] |
| Has Coordinate Y Max | -17.516331 | [48] |
| Has Coordinate Y Min | -17.516331 | [48] |
| Site of Murder | null | [48] |
| Location of Travel | Coventry | [49] |
| Site of Cedar Getting Activity | null | [50] |
| Presupposes Flood History | null | [51] |
| Spatially Near | North Johnstone River Headwaters | [51] |
| Is Location of | Nmp Event 55334 | [51] |
| Essential to Event Site | null | [51] |
| In Cook District | Cook | [52] |
| Site of Camp | Fitzgeralds Camp | [52] |
| Formerly Known As | Gladys | [53] |
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See also
- Former Town Resident
- Blacks
- Russell River
- Townsville
- Cooktown
- W O Hodgkinson
- S Cardwell
- Far North Qld
- Barcoo
- Fitsroy
- Howard Smith Line
- Geraldton
- Arawatta Steamer
- Adelaide Steamship Company Limited
- Wodonga Ship
- Geraldton Townsville
- Glanworth
- Archor
- Elamang
- Port Hinchinbrook
- Small Craft
- North Johnstone
- Mourilyan Harbour
- True
- Robert Arthur Johnstone
- George Elphinstone Dalrymple
- Districts North of Mackay
- Royal Mail Coastal Service
- Russell River for Some Distance
- North Queensland
- Mosman River
- Johnstone River Diggings
- Cook Pastoral District
- Coventry
- North Johnstone River
- South Johnstone River
- North Johnstone River Headwaters
- Nmp Event 55334
- Cook
- Fitzgeralds Camp
- Dalrymple
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