Mackay District
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Mackay District has 72 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 31 references, with 3 live disagreements.
Mostly:employs natives in(4), absorbed more immigrants(2), reported heavy rains(2)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (45)
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locatedInLocated in(3)
- Nindaroo Plantation
ex:nindaroo-plantation - One of Oldest Squatters Mackay
ex:one-of-oldest-squatters-mackay - Yates Station
ex:yates-station
believesSettlersMailmenSupplyOpiumForWorkBelieves Settlers Mailmen Supply Opium for Work(2)
- Sub Inspector Martin
ex:sub-inspector-martin - Sub Inspector Martin
ex:sub-inspector-martin
turnedAttentionToTurned Attention to(2)
- Cohan Sugar Restoring Company
ex:cohan-sugar-restoring-company - Colonial Sugar Refining Company
ex:colonial-sugar-refining-company
appearedHostileToAppeared Hostile to(1)
- Mr Dickson As Private Member
ex:mr-dickson-as-private-member
appliesToApplies to(1)
- Land Act 1884
ex:land-act-1884
appointedProtectorForAppointed Protector for(1)
- Jocelyn Brooke
ex:jocelyn-brooke
areSoleAgentsInDistrictAre Sole Agents in District(1)
- H Paxton and Co
ex:h-paxton-and-co
benefitsBenefits(1)
- Railway Extension
ex:railway-extension
causesHopesOfDownpourCauses Hopes of Downpour(1)
- Plane Creek Rain
ex:plane-creek-rain
causesMenLeavingCauses Men Leaving(1)
- Sugar Industry Reduction
ex:sugar-industry-reduction
commissionedConvenerToVisitCommissioned Convener to Visit(1)
- Heathen Missions Committee
ex:heathen-missions-committee
concernsLicensingCourtConcerns Licensing Court(1)
- Itm157197
ex:itm157197
consideredInterestsOfConsidered Interests of(1)
- Senior Member
ex:senior-member
districtBecameFamousForDistrict Became Famous for(1)
- Sugar Industry
ex:sugar-industry
employedGreatestNumberOfWhitesEmployed Greatest Number of Whites(1)
- Homebush Mill
ex:homebush-mill
forDistrictFor District(1)
- Mackay Sugar Crop 1891
ex:mackay-sugar-crop-1891
foundOpiumSupplyEvidenceFound Opium Supply Evidence(1)
- Melbidir Trip
ex:melbidir-trip
fromDistrictFrom District(1)
- Kanakas
ex:kanakas
governmentPromiseKeptGovernment Promise Kept(1)
- Public Works Pioneer River Flat Top Island
ex:public-works-pioneer-river-flat-top-island
grownInDistrictGrown in District(1)
- This Seasons Mangoes
ex:this-seasons-mangoes
impliesViableIndustryImplies Viable Industry(1)
- Ramie Growing Mackay
ex:ramie-growing-mackay
inChargeOfIn Charge of(1)
- Charles John Blakeney
ex:charles-john-blakeney
inDistrictIn District(1)
- Desirability of Experimental Farm
ex:desirability-of-experimental-farm
inFullWorkIn Full Work(1)
- Sugar Mills
ex:sugar-mills
isCurrentlyVisitingIs Currently Visiting(1)
- Mr Shelton
ex:mr-shelton
isEnumeratorForIs Enumerator for(1)
- Thomas Mowbray
ex:thomas-mowbray
isSoleAgentInIs Sole Agent in(1)
- Wh Paxton and Co
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locatedInDistrictLocated in District(1)
- Labor Conditions
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memberForMember for(1)
- Mr R Hume Black
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memorialFrom15SquattersMemorial From15 Squatters(1)
- Itm846835 Col A105 68 1271
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nowPrettyGeneralNow Pretty General(1)
- Crushing Operations
ex:crushing-operations
occurredInDistrictOccurred in District(1)
- Nmp Event 10827
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oldRespectedResidentOld Respected Resident(1)
- Mr Dyson Lacy
ex:mr-dyson-lacy
plansFlyingTripPlans Flying Trip(1)
- Mr Mackinnon
ex:mr-mackinnon
previousProtectorOfAboriginesPrevious Protector of Aborigines(1)
- Mr Bridgman
ex:mr-bridgman
promisedWealthAdditionPromised Wealth Addition(1)
- Young Cane
ex:young-cane
removedInDistrictRemoved in District(1)
- Native Police Camp
ex:native-police-camp
signalsHopefulFutureForSignals Hopeful Future for(1)
- Perkins Morehead Investment
ex:perkins-morehead-investment
wasProtectorOfAboriginesWas Protector of Aborigines(1)
- Mr Bridgman
ex:mr-bridgman
wellPleasedWithWell Pleased With(1)
- Governor of Queensland
ex:governor-of-queensland
willDisappearFromDistrictWill Disappear From District(1)
- Kanakas
ex:kanakas
Other facts (72)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Employs Natives in | Sugar Cane Cutting | [21] |
| Employs Natives in | sugar-cane cutting | [24] |
| Employs Natives in | Sugar Cane Cutting | [25] |
| Employs Natives in | sugar-cane cutting | [26] |
| Absorbed More Immigrants | Other Districts | [4] |
| Absorbed More Immigrants | than any other district | [4] |
| Reported Heavy Rains | null | [15] |
| Reported Heavy Rains | throughout the district | [22] |
| Has Gloomy Prospect | Long Continued Drought | [1] |
| Planted Thousands of Acres | thousands | [1] |
| Has Superior Attractions | true | [2] |
| Superior Attractions | true | [2] |
| Has Sugar Land Acres | over 100000 | [1] |
| Population Increase | 2000 | [3] |
| Would Employ Only | 80 white men | [4] |
| Risk of | Large Coolie Population | [5] |
| Has High Homestead Selections | 127 | [5] |
| Employs3000 Colored Labourers | null | [5] |
| Chief Centre of | Sugar Industry Qld | [3] |
| Has Best Organized | Mills Qld | [3] |
| Absorbed More Immigrants Than Any Other | Qld Districts | [4] |
| Will Soon Have | Few White Men Left | [2] |
| After Three Bad Years | Really Good Crop | [1] |
| Had Three Bad Years | true | [1] |
| Has Heavy Cane Crop | true | [1] |
| Has Considerable Acreage of Cane Standing Over From Last Season | null | [6] |
| Large Return of Cane Per Acre Expected | null | [6] |
| Had Copious Rainfall | Up to End 1887 | [4] |
| Contains | North Eton | [4] |
| Experienced Wintry Weather | Past Week | [1] |
| Acres Cane | 12258 | [5] |
| Season Crop Estimate | 13470 tons | [5] |
| Speaks Well for Fitness Growing | Mango Fruit | [5] |
| Generates Large Revenue | true | [1] |
| Revenue Sources Include | Customs, land, other | [1] |
| Provides Revenue to | Queensland Government | [1] |
| Lacks Public Works Other Than | Proposed Railway | [1] |
| Source | Local Papers | [1] |
| Has Largest Selection | 125836 | [7] |
| Has Sugar Crop | Large Sugar Crop | [8] |
| Evidences Advancement by | Enormous Machinery Quantities | [4] |
| Land Open to Selection | true | [9] |
| True That | Something About Mackay | [10] |
| Will Have Few White Men | null | [11] |
| Experienced Heavy Rains | true | [12] |
| Expresses Strong Feeling | Necessity Extreme Penalty | [13] |
| Experienced | heavy rains | [14] |
| Sugar Producing | null | [16] |
| Expanding Sugar Industry | null | [16] |
| Has No Idle Men | true | [17] |
| Higher Wages Than Queensland Average | true | [17] |
| Must Produce Wealth Unassisted by | Niggers | [17] |
| Has Proportionately Higher Wages | Anywhere Else Queensland | [17] |
| Requires Plenty of | White Labor | [17] |
| Has Badly Needed | Railway Facilities | [18] |
| Has Much Promised Little Effected | true | [19] |
| Shows Unmistakable Signs Rapid Advancement | true | [19] |
| Pointed to With Pride and Pleasure | true | [19] |
| Important District | true | [19] |
| Should Receive Marked Substantial Encouragement | Queensland Government | [19] |
| Has Large Amount Capital Poured in | true | [19] |
| Viewed With Pride and Pleasure | Article Author | [19] |
| Experienced Very Dry Weather | null | [20] |
| Employs Natives | Sugar Cane Cutting | [23] |
| Highest Wage Paid to Native | 17s. 6d. per week | [26] |
| Average Wage Natives | 10s. per week | [26] |
| Applications Received | nearly £200,000 | [27] |
| Cannot Be Patrolled From | Bloomsbury Side | [28] |
| Has Enumerator | Thomas Mowbray | [29] |
| Is Census District | true | [30] |
| Estimatedpopulation1891 | 2,277 | [31] |
| Estimatedpopulation1901 | 1,475 | [31] |
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References (31)
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Previous Making Mala 3 Malaitan Christians Overseas, 1880s–1910s It is easy to understand why labourers in Queensland should have become Christians. They were cut off from all home influences, separated from their relatives, and i…
See also
- Long Continued Drought
- Large Coolie Population
- Other Districts
- Sugar Industry Qld
- Mills Qld
- Qld Districts
- Few White Men Left
- Really Good Crop
- Up to End 1887
- North Eton
- Past Week
- Mango Fruit
- Queensland Government
- Proposed Railway
- Local Papers
- Large Sugar Crop
- Enormous Machinery Quantities
- Something About Mackay
- Necessity Extreme Penalty
- Niggers
- Anywhere Else Queensland
- White Labor
- Railway Facilities
- Article Author
- Sugar Cane Cutting
- Bloomsbury Side
- Thomas Mowbray
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