Mail Contract

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Mail Contract has 29 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 11 references, with 3 live disagreements.

29 facts·26 predicates·11 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:is present contract(2), met with opposition(2), essential for(2)

Inbound mentions (21)

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`underMailContract`Under Mail Contract(4)

Culgoaex:culgoa
Culgoa Shipex:culgoa-ship
Fraser Cityex:fraser-city
Oulgoaex:oulgoa

`underContract`Under Contract(3)

Culgoaex:culgoa
Royal Mail Line of Coachesex:royal-mail-line-of-coaches
Steamer a Goodallex:steamer-a-goodall

`addresses`Addresses(1)

T Mcilwraiths Speechex:t-mcilwraiths-speech

`admittedAdvantagesOf`Admitted Advantages of(1)

Northern Constituenciesex:northern-constituencies

`advocates`Advocates(1)

Thomas Mcilwraithex:thomas-mcilwraith

`advocatesFor`Advocates for(1)

T Mcilwraithex:t-mcilwraith

`concurredInResolutionOn`Concurred in Resolution on(1)

Legislative Councilex:legislative-council

`criticizesLackOfProvision`Criticizes Lack of Provision(1)

Nelsonex:nelson

`mayNotBePayableWithout`May Not Be Payable Without(1)

Cloncurry Normanton Coachex:cloncurry-normanton-coach

`officialMailService`Official Mail Service(1)

Culgoaex:culgoa

`presupposesExistenceOf`Presupposes Existence of(1)

Textex:text

`proposedModificationOf`Proposed Modification of(1)

Sir S W Griffithex:sir-s-w-griffith

`recognizedImportanceOf`Recognized Importance of(1)

Northern Constituenciesex:northern-constituencies

`referredTo`Referred to(1)

Mr Philpex:mr-philp

`refersTo`Refers to(1)

Thomas Mcilwraith Speechex:thomas-mcilwraith-speech

`wentIntoCommitteeOn`Went Into Committee on(1)

Houseex:house

Other facts (29)

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29 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Is Present Contract	true	[2]
Is Present Contract	current	[2]
Met With Opposition	true	[2]
Met With Opposition	Opposition to Mail Contract	[2]
Essential for	Fraser City	[6]
Essential for	Colonial Communication	[11]
Objected to in	Parliament	[1]
Contractors Described As	grasping syndicate	[1]
Contractors Not	British India Company	[1]
Exists Currently	true	[2]
Encountered	Mail Contract Opposition	[2]
Is Valuable	implied	[2]
Presupposes Controversy	opposition	[2]
Starts on	1st July 1883	[1]
Government Initiated	true	[1]
Term Length	five years	[1]
Comes Into Force on	July next	[3]
Passed Unconstitutionally Via Round Robin	null	[3]
Stonewalled in House	null	[3]
With Companies	Peninsular and Oriental Company	[4]
Basis	population basis	[4]
Extends Over Years Requiring Approval	null	[5]
Requires Subsidy	large annual sum	[7]
Government Endorsement	Company Steamships	[8]
On Population Basis	Population Basis	[4]
Lacks Stipulation for	Qld Coal Usage	[9]
White Labour Only	{}	[10]
Approved by	Legislative Assembly	[11]
Controversial	True	[11]

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29 undated

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objectedToIntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:parliament

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contractorsDescribedAstrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

grasping syndicate

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contractorsNottrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:british-india-company

—

isPresentContracttrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

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metWithOppositiontrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

—

metWithOppositiontrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:opposition-to-mail-contract

—

existsCurrentlytrove-cooktown/john-davis

true

—

isPresentContracttrove-cooktown/john-davis

current

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encounteredtrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:mail-contract-opposition

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isValuabletrove-cooktown/john-davis

implied

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presupposesControversytrove-cooktown/john-davis

opposition

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startsOntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

1st July 1883

—

governmentInitiatedtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

true

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termLengthtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

five years

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comesIntoForceOntrove-cooktown/cingalese

July next

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passedUnconstitutionallyViaRoundRobintrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

stonewalledInHousetrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

withCompaniestrove-cooktown/oliver-wates

ex:peninsular-and-oriental-company

—

basistrove-cooktown/oliver-wates

population basis

—

extendsOverYearsRequiringApprovaltrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

—

essentialFortrove-cooktown/nunn

ex:fraser-city

—

requiresSubsidylaura-corridor/loop5-fitzgerald

large annual sum

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governmentEndorsementbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/169149526_Wednesday-31-August-1881_Advertising

ex:company-steamships

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onPopulationBasistrove-cooktown/oliver-wates

ex:population-basis

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lacksStipulationFortrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:qld-coal-usage

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whiteLabourOnlyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-annual-report-northern-protector-aboriginals-1903

{}

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approvedByblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--davenport-walker--friday 23 july 1880--85760686--d-d-gazette-published-daily-ferio-tego-thursday-july-22-1880

ex:legislative-assembly

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controversialblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--davenport-walker--friday 23 july 1880--85760686--d-d-gazette-published-daily-ferio-tego-thursday-july-22-1880

ex:true

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essentialForblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--davenport-walker--friday 23 july 1880--85760686--d-d-gazette-published-daily-ferio-tego-thursday-july-22-1880

ex:colonial-communication

References (11)

11 references

[1]Mauritius Queensland6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[2]John Davis8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[3]Cingalese3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]Oliver Wates3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/oliver-wates
[5]Coloured Persons1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[6]Nunn1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/nunn
[7]Loop5 Fitzgerald1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop5-fitzgerald
[8]169149526 Wednesday 31 August 1881 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/169149526_Wednesday-31-August-1881_Advertising
[9]Watkins1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[10]Aiatsis Annual Report Northern Protector Aboriginals 19031 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-annual-report-northern-protector-aboriginals-1903
[11]Trove Trove Cooktown All Davenport Walker Friday 23 July 1880 85760686 D D Gazette Published Daily Ferio Tego Thursday July 22 18803 facts
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--davenport-walker--friday 23 july 1880--85760686--d-d-gazette-published-daily-ferio-tego-thursday-july-22-1880

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Mail Contract

Inbound mentions (21)

underMailContractUnder Mail Contract(4)

underContractUnder Contract(3)

addressesAddresses(1)

admittedAdvantagesOfAdmitted Advantages of(1)

advocatesAdvocates(1)

advocatesForAdvocates for(1)

concurredInResolutionOnConcurred in Resolution on(1)

criticizesLackOfProvisionCriticizes Lack of Provision(1)

mayNotBePayableWithoutMay Not Be Payable Without(1)

officialMailServiceOfficial Mail Service(1)

presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(1)

proposedModificationOfProposed Modification of(1)

recognizedImportanceOfRecognized Importance of(1)

referredToReferred to(1)

refersToRefers to(1)

wentIntoCommitteeOnWent Into Committee on(1)

Other facts (29)

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References (11)

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`addresses`Addresses(1)

`admittedAdvantagesOf`Admitted Advantages of(1)

`advocates`Advocates(1)

`advocatesFor`Advocates for(1)

`concurredInResolutionOn`Concurred in Resolution on(1)

`criticizesLackOfProvision`Criticizes Lack of Provision(1)

`mayNotBePayableWithout`May Not Be Payable Without(1)

`officialMailService`Official Mail Service(1)

`presupposesExistenceOf`Presupposes Existence of(1)

`proposedModificationOf`Proposed Modification of(1)

`recognizedImportanceOf`Recognized Importance of(1)

`referredTo`Referred to(1)

`refersTo`Refers to(1)

`wentIntoCommitteeOn`Went Into Committee on(1)