Mr Archibald Meston
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Mr Archibald Meston has 75 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 4 references.
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- Bellenden Ker[3]all time · 67951751 Saturday 17 May 1890 Northern Mail News
- Bellenden Ker[2]all time · Beche De Mer
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- York Downs Station[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Gnootaringwan[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Special Commissioner[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Batavia River[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Townsville and Charters Towers Aboriginals[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Aboriginals of Queensland Report[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Mission Stations[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- 2000[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- 9[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
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- Mapoon Mission Station Via Port Musgrave[1]all time · Trove Nla News Article3637435
Inbound mentions (8)
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- Ducie Blacks
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- Mission River
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- Telegraph Tribes Collisions
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- Bloomfield River Mission Station
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- Tribes Troubles
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- Mapoon Mission Station
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- Blacks Tales
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- Ducie Blacks
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Other facts (61)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Encountered Dialects | 30 | [1] |
| Established Relations | friendly relations and mutual confidence | [1] |
| Explained Mission of | Queensland Government | [1] |
| Gave Bullock As Present From | Queensland Government | [1] |
| Gave Opinion on | Mission Station Locality | [1] |
| Gave Supplies to Tribes | two bags of flour, tobacco, bullock | [1] |
| Has Authority to State Squatters Views | null | [1] |
| Has Friendly Feeling Towards | Native Police | [1] |
| Inquired Into Tribes in Districts | Cardwell District | [1] |
| Instructed by | Queensland Government | [1] |
| Interacted With Tribes | 65 | [1] |
| Investigated | Food Supply Centres | [1] |
| Investigated Causes of | Troubles Between Wild Tribes and Settlers | [1] |
| Invited by | Hon John Douglas | [1] |
| Invited to | Bora Ceremony | [1] |
| Killed Another Bullock at | Bertie Haugh Station | [1] |
| Killed Bullock for | Tribes | [1] |
| Made Charge Against | Pearl Shell Fishery | [1] |
| Mustered Tribes at | Mastertons Selection | [1] |
| Mustered Tribes From Directions | east, west, north, south | [1] |
| Prepared to Meet Tribes Unarmed | null | [1] |
| Proceeded to | Cooktown | [1] |
| Recommends Abolition of | Native Police System | [1] |
| Recommends Government Grant to Cape Grafton | null | [1] |
| Recommends Recontinue Grant to Cape Bedford | null | [1] |
| Recommends Stringent Legislation for | Women and Children Abuses | [1] |
| Returned Overland With | Rev Mr Schwarts | [1] |
| Returned to Thursday Island by | Whaleboat With Malays | [1] |
| Rode to | Daintree River | [1] |
| Saw Luggers Without White Men | 100 | [1] |
| Started Journey to | Thursday Island | [1] |
| Traveled by Modes | steamer, whaleboat, dingey, horse, foot | [1] |
| Traveled Distance | 5000 | [1] |
| Traveled Down With | Ducie River | [1] |
| Traveled Duration | 4 | [1] |
| Treated Tribes As Friends | null | [1] |
| Trusted Self Alone Among Tribes | null | [1] |
| Visited | Cape Bedford Mission Station | [1] |
| Visited Locations Sequentially | Cairns, Kuranda, Mareeba, Atherton, Thornborough | [1] |
| Departed From | Cooktown | [3] |
| Traveled by | Steamer Bulimba | [3] |
| Brought Libel Action Against | Proprietors Nord Australische Zeitung | [4] |
| Holds Role | Special Commissioner | [2] |
| Has Role | Special Commissioner | [2] |
| Inquiring in | North Queensland | [2] |
| Accompanied by on Visit | Mr Brown | [2] |
| Advocates Proper Food for Aboriginals | maizemeal with constituents and molasses | [2] |
| Authored | Special Report on Aboriginals of Queensland | [2] |
| Claims Entitlement for Cape Grafton | government grant share | [2] |
| Criticizes Site Selections | All Queensland Missions | [2] |
| Desires Utilisation of Labour | highly desirable | [2] |
| Observed at Mapoon | most listless-looking men and women | [2] |
| Personally Observed | Multiple Stations | [2] |
| Recommends Recontinue | part of original grant | [2] |
| Recommends to | Home Secretary | [2] |
| Reviews Work at | Aboriginal Mission Stations | [2] |
| Purpose of Visit | Securing Photographic Views | [2] |
| Travelled by Steamer | Bulimba | [2] |
| Believes in Friendly Approach Success | null | [1] |
| Journey Scope Includes North Queensland | North Queensland | [1] |
| Will Remain in District for | ten days | [2] |
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References (4)
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article3637435 - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer - custom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/67951751_Saturday-17-May-1890-northern-mail-news - custom
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See also
- York Downs Station
- Gnootaringwan
- Mr Brown
- Special Commissioner
- Batavia River
- Cairns
- Townsville and Charters Towers Aboriginals
- Special Report on Aboriginals of Queensland
- Aboriginals of Queensland Report
- Proprietors Nord Australische Zeitung
- Mission Stations
- All Queensland Missions
- Mapoon Mission Station Via Port Musgrave
- Cooktown
- Queensland Government
- Mission Station Locality
- Native Police
- Cardwell District
- North Queensland
- Food Supply Centres
- Troubles Between Wild Tribes and Settlers
- Hon John Douglas
- Bora Ceremony
- Bertie Haugh Station
- Tribes
- Pearl Shell Fishery
- Mastertons Selection
- Multiple Stations
- Bellenden Ker
- Securing Photographic Views
- Native Police System
- Women and Children Abuses
- Home Secretary
- Rev Mr Schwarts
- Whaleboat With Malays
- Aboriginal Mission Stations
- Daintree River
- Thursday Island
- Steamer Bulimba
- Ducie River
- Bulimba
- Cape Bedford Mission Station
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