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Native Police Detachment has 71 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 28 references, with 10 live disagreements.

71 facts·53 predicates·28 sources·10 in dispute

Mostly:consisted of(6), found(4), accompanied by(3)

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Consisted ofin disputeconsistedOf

  • One or Two European Officers[12]all time · Downloaded Arch Aaeb6bc39ab8
  • one or two European officers leading six or eight Aboriginal troopers[13]all time · Downloaded Archive 695941cf9f99c59d
  • six or eight Aboriginal Troopers led by one European officer[14]all time · Qsa Frontier Wars Native Police Record Context Richards A276588dd448
  • one or two European officers leading about six or eight Aboriginal troopers[15]all time · Downloaded Arch 695941cf9f99
  • 1-2 European officers, 6-8 Aboriginal troopers[16]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch Db3b611644d7
  • six or eight Aboriginal Troopers led by one European officer[17]all time · Downloaded Arch 329a1c37696b

Stationed atin disputestationedAt

  • Johnstone[22]all time · Anu Native Police Focused Col A437 6952 Port Douglas Board Original Record Trail B9515fa1d4ea
  • Smithfield[20]all time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Wednesday 10 November 1880 174848660 Cairns October 23

Has Sizein disputehasSize

  • Half Dozen Troopers[18]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 6 November 1880 186929491 Cairns October 23
  • 6[20]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Wednesday 10 November 1880 174848660 Cairns October 23

Commanded byin disputecommandedBy

  • Harris[11]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Native Police Maryborough Thursday 3 September 1863 150314982 the Native Police
  • Mr Marshall[6]all time · Row 0055 Eid 10662

Under Command ofin disputeunderCommandOf

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Came Acrossin disputecameAcross

Searched forin disputesearchedFor

Attempted to Apprehendin disputeattemptedToApprehend

Foundin disputefound

  • Ammunition[7]all time · 174314519 Thursday 4 June 1896 Murder and Poison Settler Killed by Blacks Arsenic for Bak
  • Native Camp[7]all time · 174314519 Thursday 4 June 1896 Murder and Poison Settler Killed by Blacks Arsenic for Bak
  • Rifle[7]all time · 174314519 Thursday 4 June 1896 Murder and Poison Settler Killed by Blacks Arsenic for Bak
  • Two Dampers[7]all time · 174314519 Thursday 4 June 1896 Murder and Poison Settler Killed by Blacks Arsenic for Bak

Departed on DaydepartedOnDay

  • Monday[20]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Wednesday 10 November 1880 174848660 Cairns October 23

Departed FromdepartedFrom

  • Cairns[20]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Wednesday 10 November 1880 174848660 Cairns October 23

Inbound mentions (39)

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deonticallyJustifiesPoliceActionDeontically Justifies Police Action(1)

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Other facts (41)

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41 facts
PredicateValueRef
Is InadequateSmithfield Situation[20]
ShotFirst Murder Victim[11]
Came Up toFirst Murder Victim[11]
Has Utilitynone[18]
Currently Located atSmithfield[18]
Ordered to Remain UntilBlacks Vacation[18]
Ordered to VisitSmithfield[18]
Augmented bySecond Detachment[9]
Approached No Closer Than One Mile toSuffering Parties[5]
Ineffective Response toNmp Event 46271[5]
Made Start forScene of Cattle Killings[5]
Stayed Several Miles FromAboriginal People[5]
About Two Days AfterMen Bolted[1]
Found Body ofUnnamed Aboriginal Woman[3]
Sent to Search forBodies[3]
Stationed Far FromGeorgetown[25]
Dispatched to DisperseAboriginal People[21]
Intends to DisperseAboriginal People[21]
Visited StationCoochin Coochin[26]
Was Absent on11th June 1867[28]
Arrived Gayndah on1850-11-23[6]
Left Gayndah in Pursuitnull[6]
Moved toHerberton[22]
LedSix or Eight Aboriginal Troopers[12]
Accompanied Arrivals toEndeavour River[2]
Wanted Not for Blacks ButFor Whites[27]
Recommended LocationNigger Creek[24]
NearIrvinebank[23]
Ascertained FactGuilty Tribe Punished[7]
Ascertained FromOutside Sources[7]
Despatched to MeetOther Native Police Detachment[7]
Despatched toSearch Mission[10]
Found AmmunitionAmmunition[10]
Found Dampers2[10]
Found Native CampNative Camp[10]
Found SaddleSaddle[10]
Travelled FromLaura[10]
Dispatched forSearch Murderers Donald Mackenzie[10]
Found inNative Camp[10]
Currently Stationed atLower Herbert Waterview[19]
Views Poison Deaths Asretribution[7]

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References (28)

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