Mr Davis

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Mr Davis is auctioneer.

57 facts·49 predicates·20 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:sold(4), was cabin passenger on(4), resides in(2)

Resides inin dispute`residesIn`

Cooktown^[6]all time · Kover Vessel
Geelong^[14]all time · 217729777 Saturday 29 November 1884 Victoria Melbourne November 27

Occupation`occupation`

auctioneer^[2]all time · Beche De Mer

Inbound mentions (49)

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Other facts (54)

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54 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Sold	two tons of beche-de-mer	[2]
Sold	six tons of beche-de-mer	[2]
Sold	Two Tons Beche De Mer	[9]
Sold	Two Tons Beche De Mer	[13]
Was Cabin Passenger on	Elamang Ship	[10]
Was Cabin Passenger on	Kislawarra Ship	[15]
Was Cabin Passenger on	Wentworth Ship	[15]
Was Cabin Passenger on	Eueimbla	[10]
Located in	Cooktown	[1]
Located in	Cooktown	[7]
Synonymous With	John Davis	[1]
Role	Mayor	[2]
Had Charge of	Original Sinking	[3]
Active in Trade	Beche De Mer Season 1883	[2]
Sells	Beche De Mer Sale Sep12	[2]
Known As Seller	Beche De Mer	[2]
Is Auctioneer	{}	[2]
Sale Price Per Ton	£95	[2]
Sale Date	1885-01-05	[2]
Returned With Harris on	Cutter Spey	[3]
Anticipates Rain Instead of Hail	null	[4]
Suffered Severely From	Recent Storms	[4]
Took No Precautions in Anticipation of	refreshing shower of rain	[4]
Demonstrated Skill and Industry	null	[4]
Located at	Plants Ridge	[4]
Is Well Known As	gardener	[4]
Has Unclaimed Letter at	Rockhampton Post Office	[5]
Granted Another Warrant at	Cooktown	[2]
Predicted to Win	Mayor Election	[7]
Favored for Election	Mayor Cooktown	[7]
Has Dual Role Potential	Alderman and Mayor Candidate	[7]
Is Alderman	Cooktown Municipal Council	[7]
Is Retiring Alderman	Cooktown Municipal Council	[7]
Likely to Be Elected	Mayor Cooktown	[7]
Returned Without Opposition	Cooktown Municipal Council	[7]
Was Passenger on	Culgoa	[8]
Conducted Sale in	Cooktown	[9]
Is Male	true	[7]
Sold Commodity	Beche De Mer	[7]
Is Town Clerk of	Rockhampton	[11]
Provisional Secretary of	Gympie Gas Company	[12]
Appoint Substitute	Secretary During Absence	[12]
Reported	9310 shares taken out of 10000	[12]
Continue Until	company fully formed	[12]
Departed on	Waibego Ss	[8]
Holds Position	Mayor Cooktown	[7]
Claimed Amount	3000	[14]
Injured in	Little River Collision	[14]
Is Arrival Passenger on	Mahanoa Ss	[16]
Is Passenger on	Wentworth Ss	[8]
Served As Aboriginal Interpreter	null	[17]
Is Alias of	John Davis	[18]
Was Interpreter	Diroboree Trial	[19]
Rdf:type	Mr. Davis	[20]

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{}

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auctioneer

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salePricePerTontrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

£95

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1885-01-05

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soldtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

six tons of beche-de-mer

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null

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refreshing shower of rain

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null

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gardener

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9310 shares taken out of 10000

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company fully formed

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3000

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typedocument/0010d6a0-013d-4c54-8a8a-4253efbab935

Mr. Davis

References (20)

20 references

[1]Trove Newspaper Findings2 facts
ctx:genes/beche-de-mer-industry/trove-newspaper-findings
[2]Beche De Mer11 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Cingalese2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]Coloured Persons6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[5]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[6]Kover Vessel1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/kover-vessel
[7]Davis Cooktown11 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/davis-cooktown
[8]Reynolds3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[9]Bloomfield2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[10]Watkins2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[11]North Shore Full1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[12]Night Island4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/night-island
[13]19793413 Saturday 15 September 1883 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondents Warwick Septembe1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19793413_Saturday-15-September-1883-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-warwick-septembe
[14]217729777 Saturday 29 November 1884 Victoria Melbourne November 273 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/217729777_Saturday-29-November-1884-victoria-melbourne-november-27
[15]285285790 Monday 30 June 1884 Shipping News Arrivals2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/285285790_Monday-30-June-1884-shipping-news-arrivals
[16]52503211 Thursday 26 December 1895 Shipping Intelligence Arrivals1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/52503211_Thursday-26-December-1895-shipping-intelligence-arrivals
[17]Row 1881 Eid 538021 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1881-eid-53802
[18]Row 1723 Eid 513331 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1723-eid-51333
[19]Row 2233 Eid 622341 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2233-eid-62234
[20]0010d6a0 013d 4c54 8a8a 4253efbab9351 fact
ctx:claims/document/0010d6a0-013d-4c54-8a8a-4253efbab935
- full textThe Brisbane Courier. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1886.
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  19 Jun 1886 - The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Saturday 19 June 1886, page 4 fite WitfMttt (ßmmtt. SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 188H. Tins discovery of gold in the northern portion of "Western Australia-that part known as …

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Resides in	Cooktown^[6]
Resides in	Geelong^[14]
Occupation	auctioneer^[2]

Mr Davis

Resides inin disputeresidesIn

Occupationoccupation

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