Murray Island

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Murray Island has 40 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 12 references, with 3 live disagreements.

40 facts·36 predicates·12 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:wonderfully fertile(2), has vast hill(2), described as wonderfully fertile(2)

Inbound mentions (68)

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`settledOn`Settled on(3)

Qsa Itm846901 Col A171 72 1590ex:qsa-itm846901-col-a171-72-1590
Two West Indiansex:two-west-indians
Two West Indiansex:two-west-indians

`isChiefOf`Is Chief of(2)

Harryex:harry
Harry Chief Murray Islandex:harry-chief-murray-island

`latelyFrom`Lately From(2)

John Cowmiex:john-cowmi
John Cowmiex:john-cowmi

`latelyOf`Lately of(2)

John Cowmiex:john-cowmi
John Cowmiex:john-cowmi

`originatesFrom`Originates From(2)

Mary Murray Islandex:mary-murray-island
Mr Mforhirieex:mr-mforhirie

`proposedRemovalFrom`Proposed Removal From(2)

Zaube Bootaex:zaube-boota
Zaube Bootaex:zaube-boota

`removedFrom`Removed From(2)

South Sea Islandersex:south-sea-islanders
Zaube Bootaex:zaube-boota

`sonOfSamoanMissionaryTeacherAt`Son of Samoan Missionary Teacher at(2)

Simakiex:simaki
Simaki Samoaex:simaki-samoa

`to`To(2)

Mabuiag Teachersex:mabuiag-teachers
Warowen Destinationex:warowen-destination

`abbreviates`Abbreviates(1)

Muiex:mui

`aboutJurisdictionOver`About Jurisdiction Over(1)

Letter March 15 1872ex:letter-march-15-1872

`advises13SouthSeaIslandersOn`Advises13 South Sea Islanders on(1)

Henry Chesterex:henry-chester

`advisesOneBaleSentTo`Advises One Bale Sent to(1)

Police Magistrate Thursday Islandex:police-magistrate-thursday-island

`arrivedAt`Arrived at(1)

W Saville Kentex:w-saville-kent

`bannedFrom`Banned From(1)

Eddie Koiki Maboex:eddie-koiki-mabo

`bornIn`Born in(1)

Saraiex:sarai

`broughtCoconutsFrom`Brought Coconuts From(1)

Mr Douglasex:mr-douglas

`calledAtOnWay`Called at on Way(1)

Captain Litsjebladex:captain-litsjeblad

`concernsQueenslandJurisdictionOver`Concerns Queensland Jurisdiction Over(1)

Qsa Itm846901 Col A171 72 1590ex:qsa-itm846901-col-a171-72-1590

`describesTravelTo`Describes Travel to(1)

Itm847165 Col A434 85 6203ex:itm847165-col-a434-85-6203

`destination`Destination(1)

Maboiag Teachers Transportex:maboiag-teachers-transport

`escapedTo`Escaped to(1)

Five Other Nativesex:five-other-natives

`formerlyConnectedWithLondonMissionarySocietyStartedManufactureOfDesiccatedCocoanutWithImportedMachineryOnMurray`Formerly Connected With London Missionary Society Started Manufacture of Desiccated Cocoanut With Imported Machinery on Murray(1)

Mr Bruceex:mr-bruce

`formerlyFrom`Formerly From(1)

John Cowmiex:john-cowmi

`from`From(1)

Zaube Bootaex:zaube-boota

`fromLocation`From Location(1)

Rev Mr Savageex:rev-mr-savage

`hasHeadquartersAt`Has Headquarters at(1)

Beche De Mer Fisheryex:beche-de-mer-fishery

`isMurrayIslandWoman`Is Murray Island Woman(1)

Nayex:nay

`isNativeOf`Is Native of(1)

Baillex:baill

`landedAt`Landed at(1)

Mr and Mrs Macfarlaneex:mr-and-mrs-macfarlane

`lastResidence`Last Residence(1)

Joseph 31 03 1917ex:joseph-31-03-1917

`left`Left(1)

Partyex:party

`leftAt`Left at(1)

Ten Nativesex:ten-natives

`leftOn`Left on(1)

S Mfarlane Partyex:s-mfarlane-party

`locatedAt`Located at(1)

New Guinea Teachers Seminaryex:new-guinea-teachers-seminary

`locatedOn`Located on(1)

Mission House Murray Islandex:mission-house-murray-island

`mentionsTwoWestIndiansSettledOn`Mentions Two West Indians Settled on(1)

Itm846901 Col A171 72 1590ex:itm846901-col-a171-72-1590

`murrayIslander`Murray Islander(1)

Sepeex:sepe

`onLeaving`On Leaving(1)

Mavis Wreck Detailsex:mavis-wreck-details

`origin`Origin(1)

Kangaroo Nativeex:kangaroo-native

`plansToSailForOnArrival`Plans to Sail for on Arrival(1)

Captain Litsjebladex:captain-litsjeblad

`provisionalTeachersAtMurrayYamEtc`Provisional Teachers at Murray Yam Etc(1)

Torres Strait Schoolsex:torres-strait-schools

`reached`Reached(1)

Qld Escapeesex:qld-escapees

`refersTo`Refers to(1)

Reportex:report

`refusingToLeave`Refusing to Leave(1)

Ss Islandersex:ss-islanders

`relocationOrigin`Relocation Origin(1)

South Sea Islanders Darnleyex:south-sea-islanders-darnley

`reportedVisitTo`Reported Visit to(1)

John Douglasex:john-douglas

`residence`Residence(1)

Robert Bruceex:robert-bruce

`residesIn`Resides in(1)

Robert Bruceex:robert-bruce

`returnedTo`Returned to(1)

Ellangowanex:ellangowan

`sentFromLocationsIncluding`Sent From Locations Including(1)

Reverend James Tait Scott Torres Strait Islands Papersex:reverend-james-tait-scott-torres-strait-islands-papers

`sonOfSamoanMissionaryTeacher`Son of Samoan Missionary Teacher(1)

Simakiex:simaki

`stationedAt`Stationed at(1)

Samoan Teacher 3ex:samoan-teacher-3

`toBePaidOffAt`To Be Paid Off at(1)

Islandersex:islanders

`travelledToDeliverNotice`Travelled to Deliver Notice(1)

John Douglasex:john-douglas

`visited`Visited(1)

Captain Litsjebladex:captain-litsjeblad

`wasRescuedFrom`Was Rescued From(1)

John Irelandex:john-ireland

`womanFrom`Woman From(1)

Nay Murray Islandex:nay-murray-island

Other facts (40)

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40 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Wonderfully Fertile	yes	[1]
Wonderfully Fertile	true	[1]
Has Vast Hill	extending end to end	[1]
Has Vast Hill	from one end to other	[1]
Described As Wonderfully Fertile	Murray Island Correspondent	[1]
Described As Wonderfully Fertile	Yes	[1]
Has	Provisional School	[3]
Has	Provisional School	[4]
Grows	Cocoanuts Bananas Pawpaws Sugar Cane	[1]
Circumference	8 miles	[1]
Has Tableland at Summit	extensive acreage	[1]
Centre of	Reefs	[1]
Population Natives	nearly 400	[1]
Grows Cocoanuts Bananas Etc Abundantly	true	[1]
Has Population Nearly400 Natives	true	[1]
Is About Eight Miles Round	true	[1]
Presupposes Existence of Reefs	Various Reefs Centre	[1]
Has Extensive Tableland at Summit	Acreage	[1]
Center of Reefs	Sort of	[1]
Measures Round	eight miles	[1]
Has Population of Natives	nearly 400	[1]
Schoolmaster to Be Appointed	shortly	[1]
Headquarters of	London Missionary Society	[1]
Role for	head-quarters of London Missionary Society in Torres Straits	[1]
Is Headquarters of	London Missionary Society	[1]
Expects Schoolmaster Appointment	Shortly	[1]
Has Children Number	>100	[2]
Has Children Count	>100	[2]
Has New Courthouse	Completed in August 1932	[5]
Proclaimed As	Native Reserve	[6]
Population166 Men Boys114 Women Girls94 Children	True	[7]
Proclaimed Native Reserve	true	[8]
Has Native Police	4	[9]
Has Population	400	[9]
Has School for Children	conducted by European teacher	[9]
Potential Centre of Production	for desiccated cocoanut turtle beche-de-mer	[9]
Part of	Torres Straits	[10]
Population400	null	[11]
Formerly Headquarters London Mission Has School for Native Children by European Teacher Paid by Queensland Government	null	[11]
Traditional Home of	Eddie Koiki Mabo	[12]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

40 undated

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growstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:cocoanuts-bananas-pawpaws-sugar-cane

—

circumferencetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

8 miles

—

hasTablelandAtSummittrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

extensive acreage

—

centreOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:reefs

—

wonderfullyFertiletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

yes

—

populationNativestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

nearly 400

—

hasVastHilltrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

extending end to end

—

wonderfullyFertiletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

—

describedAsWonderfullyFertiletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:murray-island-correspondent

—

growsCocoanutsBananasEtcAbundantlytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

—

hasPopulationNearly400Nativestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

—

hasVastHilltrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

from one end to other

—

isAboutEightMilesRoundtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

—

presupposesExistenceOfReefstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:various-reefs-centre

—

hasExtensiveTablelandAtSummittrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:acreage

—

centerOfReefstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:sort-of

—

measuresRoundtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

eight miles

—

describedAsWonderfullyFertiletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:yes

—

hasPopulationOfNativestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

nearly 400

—

schoolmasterToBeAppointedtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

shortly

—

headquartersOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:london-missionary-society

—

roleFortrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

head-quarters of London Missionary Society in Torres Straits

—

isHeadquartersOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:london-missionary-society

—

expectsSchoolmasterAppointmenttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:shortly

—

hasChildrenNumbertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

>100

—

hasChildrenCounttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

>100

—

haslaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

ex:provisional-school

—

haslaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield

ex:provisional-school

—

hasNewCourthousebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170043877_Saturday-5-November-1932_ABORIGINAL-POPULATION

ex:completed-in-august-1932

—

proclaimedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0075

ex:native-reserve

—

population166MenBoys114WomenGirls94Childrenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0074

ex:true

—

proclaimedNativeReserverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-beche-de-mer-women-sold-shot-mobray-cooktown

true

—

hasNativePolicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response

—

hasPopulationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response

400

—

hasSchoolForChildrenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response

conducted by European teacher

—

potentialCentreOfProductionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response

for desiccated cocoanut turtle beche-de-mer

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partOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-3520988

ex:torres-straits

—

population400rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-parry-okeden-peter-poulsen-chester-river-oombilla-whaleboat-ea1ae2fb949f

null

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formerlyHeadquartersLondonMissionHasSchoolForNativeChildrenByEuropeanTeacherPaidByQueenslandGovernmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-parry-okeden-peter-poulsen-chester-river-oombilla-whaleboat-ea1ae2fb949f

null

—

traditionalHomeOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/race-relations-nq-5b5d2a448f90

ex:eddie-koiki-mabo

References (12)

12 references

[1]Coloured Persons24 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[2]Beche De Mer2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Loop6 Roth Ethnography1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography
[4]Loop11 Bloomfield1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
[5]170043877 Saturday 5 November 1932 Aboriginal Population1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/170043877_Saturday-5-November-1932_ABORIGINAL-POPULATION
[6]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 00751 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0075
[7]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 00741 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0074
[8]Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Beche De Mer Women Sold Shot Mobray Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-beche-de-mer-women-sold-shot-mobray-cooktown
[9]Qsa17980 Page2 Native Police Response4 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response
[10]Trove Hislop Bloomfield Rations Children Control 35209881 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-3520988
[11]Qsa17980 Parry Okeden Peter Poulsen Chester River Oombilla Whaleboat Ea1ae2fb949f2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-parry-okeden-peter-poulsen-chester-river-oombilla-whaleboat-ea1ae2fb949f
[12]Race Relations Nq 5b5d2a448f901 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/race-relations-nq-5b5d2a448f90

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Murray Island

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formerlyConnectedWithLondonMissionarySocietyStartedManufactureOfDesiccatedCocoanutWithImportedMachineryOnMurrayFormerly Connected With London Missionary Society Started Manufacture of Desiccated Cocoanut With Imported Machinery on Murray(1)

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murrayIslanderMurray Islander(1)

onLeavingOn Leaving(1)

originOrigin(1)

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toBePaidOffAtTo Be Paid Off at(1)

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`latelyFrom`Lately From(2)

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`proposedRemovalFrom`Proposed Removal From(2)

`removedFrom`Removed From(2)

`sonOfSamoanMissionaryTeacherAt`Son of Samoan Missionary Teacher at(2)

`to`To(2)

`abbreviates`Abbreviates(1)

`aboutJurisdictionOver`About Jurisdiction Over(1)

`advises13SouthSeaIslandersOn`Advises13 South Sea Islanders on(1)

`advisesOneBaleSentTo`Advises One Bale Sent to(1)

`arrivedAt`Arrived at(1)

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`bornIn`Born in(1)

`broughtCoconutsFrom`Brought Coconuts From(1)

`calledAtOnWay`Called at on Way(1)

`concernsQueenslandJurisdictionOver`Concerns Queensland Jurisdiction Over(1)

`describesTravelTo`Describes Travel to(1)

`destination`Destination(1)

`escapedTo`Escaped to(1)

`formerlyConnectedWithLondonMissionarySocietyStartedManufactureOfDesiccatedCocoanutWithImportedMachineryOnMurray`Formerly Connected With London Missionary Society Started Manufacture of Desiccated Cocoanut With Imported Machinery on Murray(1)

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`murrayIslander`Murray Islander(1)

`onLeaving`On Leaving(1)

`origin`Origin(1)

`plansToSailForOnArrival`Plans to Sail for on Arrival(1)

`provisionalTeachersAtMurrayYamEtc`Provisional Teachers at Murray Yam Etc(1)

`reached`Reached(1)

`refersTo`Refers to(1)

`refusingToLeave`Refusing to Leave(1)

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`reportedVisitTo`Reported Visit to(1)

`residence`Residence(1)

`residesIn`Resides in(1)

`returnedTo`Returned to(1)

`sentFromLocationsIncluding`Sent From Locations Including(1)

`sonOfSamoanMissionaryTeacher`Son of Samoan Missionary Teacher(1)

`stationedAt`Stationed at(1)

`toBePaidOffAt`To Be Paid Off at(1)

`travelledToDeliverNotice`Travelled to Deliver Notice(1)

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`wasRescuedFrom`Was Rescued From(1)

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