Kanaka
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sameAs to 1 other subject: Pacific Islander LaborerReview & merge →Kanaka has 143 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 45 references, with 12 live disagreements.
Mostly:never moves without rifle(4), refers to(3), stands rifle beside fireplace(3)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (108)
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.
isKanakaIs Kanaka(14)
- Hamad Sam
ex:hamad-sam - Jimmy Ebbents
ex:jimmy-ebbents - Jimmy Ouse Howis
ex:jimmy-ouse-howis - Jimmy Roberts
ex:jimmy-roberts - Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker - Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker - Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker - Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker - Jimmy Rooker Townsville
ex:jimmy-rooker-townsville - Jimmy Rooker Townsville
ex:jimmy-rooker-townsville - Johnny Lafu
ex:johnny-lafu - Johnny Lafu
ex:johnny-lafu - Sam Kanaka
ex:sam-kanaka - Wambi
ex:wambi
fatherIsFather Is(8)
- Harry Half Caste 1901
ex:harry-half-caste-1901 - Harry Half Caste 1901
ex:harry-half-caste-1901 - Harry Halfcaste 1901
ex:harry-halfcaste-1901 - Harry Half Caste Child 1901
ex:harry-half-caste-child-1901 - Harry Half Caste Mossman
ex:harry-half-caste-mossman - Harry Half Caste Mossman
ex:harry-half-caste-mossman - Harry Halfcaste Mossman
ex:harry-halfcaste-mossman - Harry Mossman
ex:harry-mossman
classifiedAsClassified As(5)
- Jimmy Ebbents
ex:jimmy-ebbents - Jimmy Roberts
ex:jimmy-roberts - Sam
ex:sam - Sam Kanaka
ex:sam-kanaka - Sam Tanna
ex:sam-tanna
birthPlaceBirth Place(2)
- Nellie Quetta
ex:nellie-quetta - Quetta
ex:quetta
claimedTeethAsGoodAsClaimed Teeth As Good As(2)
- Neil Peter Hortmen
ex:neil-peter-hortmen - Niels Peter Sorensen
ex:niels-peter-sorensen
classifiedAsKanakaClassified As Kanaka(2)
- Jimmy Ouse Howis
ex:jimmy-ouse-howis - Jimmy Rooker Townsville
ex:jimmy-rooker-townsville
legallyMarriedToLegally Married to(2)
- Rosie 2996
ex:rosie-2996 - Rosie Homalie
ex:rosie-homalie
permissionToMarryRefusedPermission to Marry Refused(2)
- Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker - Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker
presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(2)
- Aboriginals Attack
ex:aboriginals-attack - Article
ex:article
reckonedNoHigherThanReckoned No Higher Than(2)
- White Man Value
ex:white-man-value - White Man Value
ex:white-man-value
synonymousWithSynonymous With(2)
- South Sea Islander
ex:south-sea-islander - South Sea Pacific Islander
ex:south-sea-pacific-islander
triedToSpearTried to Spear(2)
- Lawful Owner
ex:lawful-owner - Lawful Owner of Woman
ex:lawful-owner-of-woman
aA(1)
- Jimmy Rooker Townsville
ex:jimmy-rooker-townsville
aKanakaA Kanaka(1)
- Jimmy Rooker Townsville
ex:jimmy-rooker-townsville
amputatedArmAmputated Arm(1)
- Dr Geoghegan
ex:dr-geoghegan
attributedToAttributed to(1)
- Habana Murder
ex:habana-murder
bitPieceOutOfCheekOfBit Piece Out of Cheek of(1)
- Escaped Black
ex:escaped-black
calledCalled(1)
- George Brackenridge
ex:george-brackenridge
categorisedAsCategorised As(1)
- George Brackenridge
ex:george-brackenridge
consistedOfConsisted of(1)
- Group Cutting Scrub
ex:group-cutting-scrub
containedPassengersContained Passengers(1)
- Mr V C G Bailey Boat
ex:mr-v-c-g-bailey-boat
detectedSellingGrogToDetected Selling Grog to(1)
- Unnamed Chinaman
ex:unnamed-chinaman
employedEmployed(1)
- Reynolds Family
ex:reynolds-family
equivalentToEquivalent to(1)
- Kanaka South Sea Islander
ex:kanaka-south-sea-islander
fatherIsKanakaFather Is Kanaka(1)
- Harry Half Caste 1901
ex:harry-half-caste-1901
greatestForGreatest for(1)
- Medical Treatment Difficulty
ex:medical-treatment-difficulty
hadCrewMemberTypeHad Crew Member Type(1)
- Cutter Ebor
ex:cutter-ebor
hasCrewMemberTypeHas Crew Member Type(1)
- Cutter Ebor
ex:cutter-ebor
hasEthnicityHas Ethnicity(1)
- Johnny Lafu
ex:johnny-lafu
hasTypeHas Type(1)
- Kanaka Unnamed
ex:kanaka-unnamed
identifiedAsIdentified As(1)
- Sabe Cools
ex:sabe-cools
identifiesVictimTypeIdentifies Victim Type(1)
- Title
ex:title
implicatesKanakasAsWorkersImplicates Kanakas As Workers(1)
- Text
ex:text
involvedInvolved(1)
- Marion Mill Accident
ex:marion-mill-accident
isIs(1)
- South Sea Islander
ex:south-sea-islander
isAIs a(1)
- Kanaka Alloot
ex:kanaka-alloot
isAlsoKnownAsIs Also Known As(1)
- Pacific Islander
ex:pacific-islander
isIdentifiedAsIs Identified As(1)
- Polynesian Boy 2
ex:polynesian-boy-2
isSometimesIs Sometimes(1)
- Cutter Steersman
ex:cutter-steersman
jokinglyAskedJokingly Asked(1)
- P a Bizant
ex:p-a-bizant
killedKilled(1)
- Three Male Blacks
ex:three-male-blacks
likelySucceedInSpearingLikely Succeed in Spearing(1)
- Abducted Woman Husband
ex:abducted-woman-husband
likelyToSpearLikely to Spear(1)
- Abducted Woman Husband
ex:abducted-woman-husband
likelyToSucceedInSpearingLikely to Succeed in Spearing(1)
- Abducted Womans Husband
ex:abducted-womans-husband
mainlyComposedOfMainly Composed of(1)
- Canefields Workers
ex:canefields-workers
murderedMurdered(1)
- Queensland Blacks
ex:queensland-blacks
occurredWhileWorkingWithOccurred While Working With(1)
- S Barnard Incident
ex:s-barnard-incident
onWatchForThirdAttemptOn Watch for Third Attempt(1)
- Lawful Owner of Woman
ex:lawful-owner-of-woman
owner-speared-attemptsOwner Speared Attempts(1)
- Station Two Kanakas Three Women
ex:station-two-kanakas-three-women
permissionToMarryPermission to Marry(1)
- Jimmy Rooker
ex:jimmy-rooker
perpetratedByPerpetrated by(1)
- Kanaka Assault
ex:kanaka-assault
presupposesRacialCategoryPresupposes Racial Category(1)
- South Sea Islander
ex:south-sea-islander
prohibitedForProhibited for(1)
- Strong Drink
ex:strong-drink
referencesReferences(1)
- 1901 Protector Report
ex:1901-protector-report
referencesCategoryReferences Category(1)
- 1901 Protector Report
ex:1901-protector-report
referredToAsReferred to As(1)
- Kanaka Workers
ex:kanaka-workers
requestsSeparateCarriagesForRequests Separate Carriages for(1)
- South Kolan Progress Association
ex:south-kolan-progress-association
searchesForSearches for(1)
- Search Cairns Port Douglas Yarrabah Catholic Records for Nellie Pacific Islander Kanaka
ex:search-cairns-port-douglas-yarrabah-catholic-records-for-nellie-pacific-islander-kanaka
sharesCategoryShares Category(1)
- George Brackenridge
ex:george-brackenridge
sometimesIsSometimes Is(1)
- Steersman
ex:steersman
south-sea-islanderSouth Sea Islander(1)
- Kanaka Victim
ex:kanaka-victim
stoleSugarFromStole Sugar From(1)
- Toby Incident
ex:toby-incident
suppliedLiquorToSupplied Liquor to(1)
- Kanaka Pioneer
ex:kanaka-pioneer
supplyingGrogToSupplying Grog to(1)
- Offence
ex:offence
synonymSynonym(1)
- South Sea Islander
ex:south-sea-islander
synonymForSynonym for(1)
- South Sea Islander
ex:south-sea-islander
triedToSpearKanakaTwiceTried to Spear Kanaka Twice(1)
- Lawful Owner of Woman
ex:lawful-owner-of-woman
unlikelyLetEscapeUnlikely Let Escape(1)
- Three Blacks
ex:three-blacks
visitedProfessionallyVisited Professionally(1)
- Dr F M Harricks
ex:dr-f-m-harricks
wasShotDeadWas Shot Dead(1)
- F D March
ex:f-d-march
wasShotDeadByWas Shot Dead by(1)
- F D March
ex:f-d-march
wasWorkingWithPersonsWas Working With Persons(1)
- Sydney Algernon Barnard
ex:sydney-algernon-barnard
wereMainlyWere Mainly(1)
- Workers in Canefields
ex:workers-in-canefields
Other facts (143)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Never Moves Without Rifle | null | [24] |
| Never Moves Without Rifle | null | [29] |
| Never Moves Without Rifle | null | [30] |
| Never Moves Without Rifle | {} | [34] |
| Refers to | South Sea Islander | [10] |
| Refers to | Pacific Islander Laborer | [13] |
| Refers to | Unnamed Ssi Man | [40] |
| Stands Rifle Beside Fireplace | null | [28] |
| Stands Rifle Beside Fireplace | When Cooking | [32] |
| Stands Rifle Beside Fireplace | {} | [34] |
| Paid Own Passage to | Sydney | [1] |
| Paid Own Passage to | Queensland | [1] |
| Source of Employment to | Large Number | [4] |
| Source of Employment to | large number | [7] |
| Causes Distribution of | Vast Capital | [4] |
| Causes Distribution of | vast capital among mechanics artisans merchants traders | [7] |
| Works Towards | Sugar Price Reduction | [4] |
| Works Towards | reduction in sugar price to public | [7] |
| Ontological Category for | Pacific Islanders | [10] |
| Ontological Category for | South Sea Islander | [10] |
| Historical Term for | South Sea Islander | [10] |
| Historical Term for | Pacific Islander laborer | [39] |
| Same Category As | South Sea Islander | [10] |
| Same Category As | South Sea Islander | [12] |
| Always Armed | null | [23] |
| Always Armed | Rifle | [25] |
| Stands Rifle Beside Fireplace When Cooking | null | [29] |
| Stands Rifle Beside Fireplace When Cooking | null | [33] |
| Never Moves Outside Without | Rifle | [32] |
| Never Moves Outside Without | Rifle | [33] |
| Referred to As | boys | [43] |
| Referred to As | islanders | [43] |
| Is Term for | Polynesian Laborer | [44] |
| Is Term for | Pacific Island Labourer | [45] |
| Cultural Context | Pacific Islander laborer | [1] |
| Excluded From | Liquor Prohibition Class | [1] |
| Passage Years Ago | 14 | [1] |
| Potentially Classed As | Labourer Per Act | [1] |
| Contextual Pacific Labour | historical term | [1] |
| Supplied With | bottle of schnapps | [1] |
| Presupposed Not Labourer | Per Act | [1] |
| Native of | French Controlled Island | [1] |
| Engaged in | Beche De Mer Trade | [1] |
| Engagement Timing | at passing of 1880 bill | [1] |
| Historical Laborers in | Bech De Mer Fishing | [1] |
| Purchased Rum From | Mrs Lobic | [2] |
| Understands Value of Services | null | [3] |
| Earns Wages As | Labourer | [3] |
| Imported With Better Conditions Than | Native Land | [3] |
| Well Looked After | null | [3] |
| Target of Medal Swap Trick | null | [4] |
| Used Strong Language to | Cingalese | [4] |
| Escaped | Drowning | [4] |
| References Pacific Labour Trade | Kanaka Trade | [4] |
| Progressing Well | null | [3] |
| Brought to Town | null | [3] |
| At | Feeding Table | [3] |
| Cheapens Production | true | [4] |
| Intelligent Machine | true | [4] |
| Does Not Throw Out | White Men Employment | [4] |
| Charged With | Murder | [4] |
| Spends Earnings | in country | [1] |
| Comes to Do | Certain Work for Time and Wage | [1] |
| Does Not Trouble | Anyone | [1] |
| Enters Little | Competition With Others | [1] |
| Requires | Proper Control | [1] |
| Much Abused | despite faults | [1] |
| Uses Traditional Weapons | Bow Arrow | [1] |
| Fined for Drunkenness | Police Court 13th instant | [4] |
| Refers to Pacific Islander Laborer | null | [4] |
| Strikes | Cingalese | [4] |
| Has Proved Capable | Eminence in One Line | [5] |
| Rivals White Man in | Prize Fighting | [5] |
| Should Be Restricted | Field Labor | [5] |
| Might Lower Colors of | Mr North | [5] |
| To Blame for | Own Restriction | [5] |
| Capable of Eminence in | Boxing | [5] |
| Might Aspire to Assembly | {} | [5] |
| May Aspire to | Assembly | [5] |
| Restricted to Proper Sphere | Field Labor | [5] |
| Presupposed As Laborer | true | [6] |
| Suffering From | Psoriasis | [6] |
| Free From Leprosy | true | [6] |
| No Leprosy Tubercules | true | [6] |
| Historical Term for Laborer | Pacific Islander | [1] |
| Killed by | Three Male Blacks | [1] |
| Keeps Eyes and Ears Open | null | [6] |
| Is Knowing Customer | null | [6] |
| Adopts Follow My Leader | null | [6] |
| As Machine All That Can Be Said | null | [7] |
| Look at As | intelligent machine | [7] |
| Throws No White Men Out of Employment | null | [7] |
| Historical Role | laborers in fisheries | [8] |
| Ontologically Distinct From | Aboriginals | [8] |
| Implies Laborer Status | null | [8] |
| Died in | Bowen Hospital | [8] |
| From | Ayr Plantation | [8] |
| Refers to Pacific Islander Laborers | null | [9] |
| Refers to Pacific Laborers | True | [8] |
| Is | South Sea Islander | [11] |
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See also
- Liquor Prohibition Class
- Sydney
- Labourer Per Act
- Per Act
- French Controlled Island
- Beche De Mer Trade
- Queensland
- Bech De Mer Fishing
- Mrs Lobic
- Labourer
- Native Land
- Cingalese
- Drowning
- Kanaka Trade
- Feeding Table
- White Men Employment
- Large Number
- Vast Capital
- Sugar Price Reduction
- Murder
- Certain Work for Time and Wage
- Anyone
- Competition With Others
- Proper Control
- Bow Arrow
- Eminence in One Line
- Prize Fighting
- Field Labor
- Mr North
- Own Restriction
- Boxing
- Assembly
- Psoriasis
- Pacific Islander
- Three Male Blacks
- Aboriginals
- Bowen Hospital
- Ayr Plantation
- True
- South Sea Islander
- Pacific Islanders
- Bowen Cemetery
- Schooner Exchange
- South Sea Islanders
- Protector Report 1901
- Pacific Islander Laborer
- F D March
- Cooktown
- Reported Murder
- Reception House
- White Man
- Hungerfords Dunbar Station
- Grandfather Reynolds
- White Workers
- Rifle
- Yes
- Aboriginal
- 19th Century Pacific Labor Laws
- When Cooking
- Kill Him
- Boys Sugar
- Affair
- Toby Lads
- Aboriginal Attack
- Adjoining Selection
- Witness
- Unnamed Ssi Man
- Asiatics Here
- French Traders Islands
- Polynesian Laborer
- Pacific Island Labourer
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