Native Police Force

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Native Police Force has 138 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 60 references, with 8 live disagreements.

138 facts·104 predicates·60 sources·8 in dispute

Mostly:not at full strength due to(11), has divisions(11), needs augmentation to(4)

Not at Full Strength Due toin dispute`notAtFullStrengthDueTo`

difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district^[6]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0068
difficulty recruiting adapted men, need to recruit far from service district^[7]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0070
difficulty recruiting and distance from service district^[8]all time · 009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 989d421ba7e2
difficulty recruiting and necessity to recruit far from service district^[9]all time · 004 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4e127b9393a9
difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district^[11]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
difficulty recruiting and necessity to recruit far from service district^[12]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f8
difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district^[13]all time · 009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 Cf1ec29d4a4a
difficulty recruiting men adapted to the service and because it is absolutely necessary to recruit in a district as far as possible from that in which the men have to serve^[17]all time · Qsa Colonial Secretary Index Native Police Series
difficulty recruiting adapted men and need to recruit far from service district^[41]all time · Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 37514667806c
Difficulty Recruiting Adapted Men^[42]all time · Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 0241a6dff0b6

Has Divisionsin dispute`hasDivisions`

five^[6]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0068
1st and 2nd^[7]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0070
five^[8]all time · 009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 989d421ba7e2
five divisions^[9]all time · 004 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4e127b9393a9
five divisions^[11]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
five divisions^[12]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f8
five^[13]all time · 009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 Cf1ec29d4a4a
five divisions^[17]all time · Qsa Colonial Secretary Index Native Police Series
five^[41]all time · Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 37514667806c
five^[43]all time · Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 C9abe8ef338b

Inbound mentions (156)

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`tendersResignationFrom`Tenders Resignation From(14)

2nd Lieutenant William Sweteex:2nd-lieutenant-william-swete
2nd Lieutenant William Sweteex:2nd-lieutenant-william-swete
2nd Lieutenant William Sweteex:2nd-lieutenant-william-swete
Correspondence Col A1 59 62ex:correspondence-col-a1-59-62
Itm846730 Col A1 59 62ex:itm846730-col-a1-59-62
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete

`tenderedResignationFrom`Tendered Resignation From(8)

2nd Lieutenant William Sweteex:2nd-lieutenant-william-swete
2nd Lieutenant William Sweteex:2nd-lieutenant-william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete
William Sweteex:william-swete

`presupposesExistenceOf`Presupposes Existence of(7)

Current News Articleex:current-news-article
Index to Colonial Secretarys Office Correspondenceex:index-to-colonial-secretarys-office-correspondence
Nmp Event 10809ex:nmp-event-10809
Nmp Event 19339ex:nmp-event-19339
Nmp Event 19359ex:nmp-event-19359
Qsa Indexex:qsa-index
Textex:text

`commanded`Commanded(3)

Frederick Walkerex:frederick-walker
John Murray Nmpex:john-murray-nmp
Reginald Uhrex:reginald-uhr

`isMemberOf`Is Member of(3)

Native Police Trooper Kellyex:native-police-trooper-kelly
Poingdestreex:poingdestre
William Sweteex:william-swete

`requestsPositionIn`Requests Position in(3)

Edward Wheelerex:edward-wheeler
Itm846801 Col A71 65 2410ex:itm846801-col-a71-65-2410
James Gilmourex:james-gilmour

`wasShotBy`Was Shot by(3)

Billyex:billy
Bunnyex:bunny
Chow Chowex:chow-chow

`conductedBy`Conducted by(2)

Kidnappingex:kidnapping
Kidnappingex:kidnapping

`intendedToRecruit`Intended to Recruit(2)

Aboriginalsex:aboriginals
Aboriginals Groupex:aboriginals-group

`isCommandantOf`Is Commandant of(2)

Blighex:bligh
John O Connell Blighex:john-o-connell-bligh

`onStateOf`On State of(2)

Itm846733 Col A4 60 859ex:itm846733-col-a4-60-859
Itm846733 Col A4 60 859ex:itm846733-col-a4-60-859

`requestsAppointment`Requests Appointment(2)

George Leicesterex:george-leicester
Itm846761ex:itm846761

`requestsAppointmentIn`Requests Appointment in(2)

George Leicesterex:george-leicester
N J Pauldenex:n-j-paulden

`showsDistributionAndStrengthOf`Shows Distribution and Strength of(2)

Report Appendixex:report-appendix
Report Appendixex:report-appendix

`wouldNotTolerate`Would Not Tolerate(2)

Present Commissioner Policeex:present-commissioner-police
Queensland Governmentex:queensland-government

`adverseTo`Adverse to(1)

Griffithex:griffith

`adverseToNativePoliceForce`Adverse to Native Police Force(1)

Griffithex:griffith

`advocatesAbolitionOf`Advocates Abolition of(1)

Mestonex:meston

`advocatesAgainst`Advocates Against(1)

Brisbane Correspondent Dalby Heraldex:brisbane-correspondent-dalby-herald

`advocatesExpansionOf`Advocates Expansion of(1)

Edric Morissetex:edric-morisset

`advocatesReformOf`Advocates Reform of(1)

Queenslander 1881 03 05ex:queenslander-1881-03-05

`advocatesSendingOfficerAndTroopers`Advocates Sending Officer and Troopers(1)

Signers of Letterex:signers-of-letter

`anxiousToAbolish`Anxious to Abolish(1)

Griffithex:griffith

`applicationAppointmentNativePolice`Application Appointment Native Police(1)

Walter Kyleex:walter-kyle

`appliedForPositionIn`Applied for Position in(1)

Mr Stokesex:mr-stokes

`appliesCommandant`Applies Commandant(1)

John Oconnell Blighex:john-oconnell-bligh

`appliesForCommandantPosition`Applies for Commandant Position(1)

John Oconnell Blighex:john-oconnell-bligh

`appliesForPositionIn`Applies for Position in(1)

Mr Stokesex:mr-stokes

`applyingForCommandantNativePolice`Applying for Commandant Native Police(1)

John Oconnell Bligh Brisbaneex:john-oconnell-bligh-brisbane

`appointedCadet`Appointed Cadet(1)

E Genatasex:e-genatas

`appointedCadetIn`Appointed Cadet in(1)

E Genatasex:e-genatas

`appointedFirstCommandant`Appointed First Commandant(1)

Frederick Walkerex:frederick-walker

`askingPositionCommandantNativePolice`Asking Position Commandant Native Police(1)

Captain Battyeex:captain-battye

`asOfficersIn`As Officers in(1)

William Caveex:william-cave

`attacks`Attacks(1)

Mr Walshex:mr-walsh

`becameBlackTrooper`Became Black Trooper(1)

Moretonex:moreton

`benefitFrom`Benefit From(1)

Squatters of the Districtex:squatters-of-the-district

`commandantOf`Commandant of(1)

Edric Nv Morissetex:edric-nv-morisset

`commanderOf`Commander of(1)

Police Commissionerex:police-commissioner

`commands`Commands(1)

Edric Nv Morissetex:edric-nv-morisset

`concerns`Concerns(1)

The Northern Blacks and Our Native Police Forceex:the-northern-blacks-and-our-native-police-force

`defends`Defends(1)

Article 172391784ex:article-172391784

`deonticallyRequiresPoliceResponse`Deontically Requires Police Response(1)

Nmp Event Eid 10705ex:nmp-event-eid-10705

`describedActionsOf`Described Actions of(1)

Police Commissionerex:police-commissioner

`describedAsMemberOf`Described As Member of(1)

Marcus Beresfordex:marcus-beresford

`discusses`Discusses(1)

Nla News Article3487593ex:nla-news-article3487593

`emphasizesPoliceEffectiveness`Emphasizes Police Effectiveness(1)

Qsa86140 Letterex:qsa86140-letter

`exercisesAuthorityOver`Exercises Authority Over(1)

Colonial Secretaryex:colonial-secretary

`expressedApprobationOf`Expressed Approbation of(1)

Squatters of the Districtex:squatters-of-the-district

`factorInRestoration`Factor in Restoration(1)

Capture of Tasmanian Aboriginalsex:capture-of-tasmanian-aboriginals

`focusesOnChangesTo`Focuses on Changes to(1)

Qsa Index Changes to Native Police Force Thornborough and Port Douglas Districtex:qsa-index-changes-to-native-police-force-thornborough-and-port-douglas-district

`founderOfNativePolice`Founder of Native Police(1)

Frederick Walkerex:frederick-walker

`frequentlyRecommendsAppointmentsAndImprovements`Frequently Recommends Appointments and Improvements(1)

Edric Morissetex:edric-morisset

`frequentlyRecommendsAppointmentsAndProtections`Frequently Recommends Appointments and Protections(1)

Edric Morissetex:edric-morisset

`givesBriefHistoryOf`Gives Brief History of(1)

Archibald Meston Reportex:archibald-meston-report

`hasNativePoliceForce`Has Native Police Force(1)

District Around Mackayex:district-around-mackay

`hasTarget`Has Target(1)

Squatter Approbationex:squatter-approbation

`holdsNegativeStanceToward`Holds Negative Stance Toward(1)

Griffithex:griffith

`includesExpenditure`Includes Expenditure(1)

Itm846822 Col A92 67 1718ex:itm846822-col-a92-67-1718

`inCommandOf`In Command of(1)

Walter Powellex:walter-powell

`increasedEfficiencyOf`Increased Efficiency of(1)

Aboriginal Troopersex:aboriginal-troopers

`inspectorNativePolice`Inspector Native Police(1)

Henry Browneex:henry-browne

`inspectorOf`Inspector of(1)

Inspector Murrayex:inspector-murray

`isMonthlyReturnOf`Is Monthly Return of(1)

Itm846775 Col A45 63 2329ex:itm846775-col-a45-63-2329

`isNotBelieverIn`Is Not Believer in(1)

Brisbane Correspondent Dalby Heraldex:brisbane-correspondent-dalby-herald

`isPoliceForce`Is Police Force(1)

Native Police Batavia Riverex:native-police-batavia-river

`isPriorAggressionBy`Is Prior Aggression by(1)

Nmp Event 19359ex:nmp-event-19359

`isPublicAccuserOf`Is Public Accuser of(1)

Dr Challinorex:dr-challinor

`isRecruiting`Is Recruiting(1)

Lieutenant Murrayex:lieutenant-murray

`isReportOn`Is Report on(1)

Itm846742 Col A12 61 282ex:itm846742-col-a12-61-282

`isReportOnStateOf`Is Report on State of(1)

Queensland State Archives Itm846733 Col A4 60 859ex:queensland-state-archives-itm846733-col-a4-60-859

`itIsClearThat`It Is Clear That(1)

Nmp Event 18527ex:nmp-event-18527

`leftBehind`Left Behind(1)

Sir William Macgregorex:sir-william-macgregor

`listsCommonTerms`Lists Common Terms(1)

With the White Peopleex:with-the-white-people

`lookingInto`Looking Into(1)

Select Committeeex:select-committee

`madeAllegationsAgainst`Made Allegations Against(1)

Dr Challinorex:dr-challinor

`makesRecommendationsFor`Makes Recommendations for(1)

Edric Morissetex:edric-morisset

`memberOf`Member of(1)

William Sweteex:william-swete

`mentionsInstitution`Mentions Institution(1)

With the White Peopleex:with-the-white-people

`mentionsNativePoliceStructure`Mentions Native Police Structure(1)

Annual Report Police Forceex:annual-report-police-force

`notesReduction`Notes Reduction(1)

Ah Zillmanex:ah-zillman

`originallyIntendedAs`Originally Intended As(1)

Northwest Mounted Police Canadaex:northwest-mounted-police-canada

`petitionsForReleaseTo`Petitions for Release to(1)

Donaldex:donald

`praisesNativePolice`Praises Native Police(1)

John Ferriterex:john-ferriter

`presupposesExistenceOfNMPForce`Presupposes Existence of Nmp Force(1)

Nmp Event 71202ex:nmp-event-71202

`previouslyRescuedBy`Previously Rescued by(1)

January 1851 Toomcul Shepherd Attackex:january-1851-toomcul-shepherd-attack

`providedEvaluationOf`Provided Evaluation of(1)

Squatters of the Districtex:squatters-of-the-district

`pursuedBlacksWith`Pursued Blacks With(1)

Reginald Uhrex:reginald-uhr

`readAboutWorkOf`Read About Work of(1)

Report Authorex:report-author

`recommendedForCadet`Recommended for Cadet(1)

William Caveex:william-cave

`reportOnStateOfForce`Report on State of Force(1)

Itm846733 Col A4 60 859ex:itm846733-col-a4-60-859

`reportsBusinessSatisfactory`Reports Business Satisfactory(1)

John O Connell Blighex:john-o-connell-bligh

`representsColonialInstitution`Represents Colonial Institution(1)

Native Police Batavia Riverex:native-police-batavia-river

`requestingAppointmentIn`Requesting Appointment in(1)

George Leicesterex:george-leicester

`requestingAppointmentInNativePolice`Requesting Appointment in Native Police(1)

George Leicesterex:george-leicester

`requestsIncreaseIn`Requests Increase in(1)

Mr Stanleyex:mr-stanley

`resignedFrom`Resigned From(1)

John Murrayex:john-murray

`resigningFrom`Resigning From(1)

John Murrayex:john-murray

`resignsFrom`Resigns From(1)

Lieutenant John Bakerex:lieutenant-john-baker

`seeksRoleIn`Seeks Role in(1)

Mr Flanaganex:mr-flanagan

`setUp`Set Up(1)

South Australia Governmentex:south-australia-government

`showsContemptFor`Shows Contempt for(1)

Aboriginal Peopleex:aboriginal-people

`showsDistributionStrength`Shows Distribution Strength(1)

Appendixex:appendix

`showsStrength`Shows Strength(1)

Queensland Police Force Returnex:queensland-police-force-return

`subduedBy`Subdued by(1)

Local Resistanceex:local-resistance

`subInspectorOf`Sub Inspector of(1)

Blakeney Charles Johnex:blakeney-charles-john

`supports`Supports(1)

Newspaper Positionex:newspaper-position

`to5thDivisionOf`To5th Division of(1)

Itm846738 Col A9 60 2100ex:itm846738-col-a9-60-2100

`travelledWith`Travelled With(1)

Sub Inspector Poingdestreex:sub-inspector-poingdestre

`wasAdverseTo`Was Adverse to(1)

Griffithex:griffith

`wasLateOf`Was Late of(1)

Harrisex:harris

`wasMemberOf`Was Member of(1)

William Sweteex:william-swete

`wasNativePoliceForce`Was Native Police Force(1)

The Forceex:the-force

`wasOfficerOf`Was Officer of(1)

German Officerex:german-officer

Other facts (116)

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116 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Needs Augmentation to	twice present number	[6]
Needs Augmentation to	twice present number	[7]
Needs Augmentation to	twice present number	[12]
Needs Augmentation to	twice present number	[13]
Requires Augmentation to	twice its present number	[9]
Requires Augmentation to	twice its present number	[11]
Requires Augmentation to	twice its present number	[17]
Requires Augmentation to	twice present number	[41]
Has Five Divisions	true	[7]
Has Five Divisions	five divisions	[12]
Has Five Divisions	null	[29]
Subdued Local Resistance	Aboriginal Resistance	[32]
Subdued Local Resistance	Aboriginal Resistance 19th Century	[36]
Subdued Local Resistance	Aboriginal Resistance	[37]
Implied to Be Essential for	frontier protection	[13]
Implied to Be Essential for	Settler Protection	[44]
Requires	seventeen troopers	[13]
Requires	17 troopers	[44]
Requires to Complete Allowed Number	17 troopers	[41]
Requires to Complete Allowed Number	seventeen troopers	[43]
Allowed by	New South Wales Government	[41]
Allowed by	New South Wales Government	[43]
Wrong in Foundation	true	[1]
Questioned If	properly officered	[2]
Accused of	neglect of duty	[2]
Ontologically Requires Recruits From Aboriginals	true	[3]
Duty Requires	Particular Duty	[4]
Involved in Kidnapping	null	[5]
Requires to Complete Number	seventeen troopers	[6]
Involves Dispersals	frequent in reports	[7]
Short by	17 troopers	[7]
Strength Distribution Return May261862	null	[8]
Requires17 Troopers to Complete	Number Allowed by New South Wales Government	[9]
Receives Requests for Protection From	Stockholders	[9]
Involves Dispersals of	Aboriginals	[9]
Recruits From	Balonne District	[10]
Requires to Complete	seventeen troopers	[11]
Requires Seventeen Troopers to Complete	number allowed by NSW Government	[12]
Involved in Massacres	multiple references	[12]
Not Full Strength Because	difficulty recruiting men adapted to service	[12]
Receives Annual Vote	Colonial Secretarys Department	[14]
Yearly Debated	{}	[15]
Recruited by	Aboriginals Bogantungan	[16]
Requires to Complete Number Allowed by Nsw Government	seventeen troopers	[17]
Short of Troopers	30 or 40	[18]
Targeted for Abolition by	Griffith	[19]
Faced Abolition Push	by Griffith	[20]
Managed in	Thornborough and Port Douglas District	[21]
Used Aboriginal Men From	Wurundjeri Bunurong Tribes	[22]
Needs Augmentation to Twice Present Number	true	[23]
Frequently Disperses Aboriginals	implied throughout	[23]
Not at Full Strength	due to recruiting difficulty	[23]
Frequently Understaffed	true	[24]
Is Short by	50	[24]
Frequently Involved in Conflicts With Aboriginals	null	[25]
Requires Earliest Abolition	null	[26]
Anomaly in Queensland History	null	[26]
Costs Three Times More Than Friendly System	Friendly System	[26]
Anachronistic in Queensland History	null	[27]
Has High Expenditure	Native Police Costs	[27]
Has Expenditure in Budget	Police Force	[28]
Reduced in District	null	[30]
Entrusted With Implementation of	Queensland Frontier Policy	[31]
Used Arbitrary Violence	true	[33]
Subdued	Local Aboriginal Resistance	[34]
Actions Described As Evil by	Police Commissioner	[35]
Employed	Arbitrary Violence	[38]
Needed in Direction	native police force is wanted in this direction	[39]
Agents of	Imperialist Expansion	[40]
Involved in Dispersals and Battles	multiple instances	[41]
Requires Recruitment From	District Far From Service Area	[42]
Recruits Aboriginals From Distant Districts	null	[42]
Receives Numerous Requests From	Stockholders North of Fitzroy	[42]
Historically Existed	null	[42]
Not at Full Strength Because	difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district	[43]
Frequently Involved in	patrols dispersing Aboriginals massacres protection	[43]
Requires Augmentation to Twice Present Number	true	[43]
Conducted Substantial Kidnapping	null	[45]
Produced Evasive Reports	Inspector visited scene, followed tracks, dispersed offenders	[46]
Plagued by	Internal Conflict Coercion Desertions Rebellions	[47]
Crossed	Macintyre River	[48]
Travelled Distance	1200 miles	[48]
Came Up With Bubera Mob Three Miles Above	Mr Larnachs Hut	[48]
Came Up With Aboriginal People in	Brigalow Scrub	[48]
Attempted to Capture	Cranky	[48]
Arrived at	Boogabilla	[48]
Saved Dray of	Smith Carrier	[48]
Pursued	Marauding Aboriginal People	[48]
Gave Up Pursuit Due to	treachery of the guides, lack of food	[48]
Pursued Notorious Mob	null	[48]
Presupposed Capable of Intimidation	Qsa86140 Letter	[49]
Has Commandant	Edric Nv Morisset	[50]
Needs Reinforcing	null	[51]
Needs Reinforcing Until	blacks taught to respect property	[51]
Is Argument of Forcible Nature	null	[51]
Needs Strong Increase	null	[52]
Should Not Be Kept Up	null	[53]
Is Origin of Most Black Murders	null	[53]
Evaluated Negatively by	Brisbane Correspondent Dalby Herald	[53]
Deontically Ineffective	true	[54]

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.

138 undated

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wrongInFoundationtrove-cooktown/mcivor-river

true

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questionedIftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

properly officered

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accusedOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

neglect of duty

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ontologicallyRequiresRecruitsFromAboriginalstrove-cooktown/reynolds

true

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dutyRequiresbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/67204149_Saturday-19-November-1881-local-general-news

ex:particular-duty

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involvedInKidnappingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-013

null

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notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0068

difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

needsAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0068

twice present number

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hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0068

five

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requiresToCompleteNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0068

seventeen troopers

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involvesDispersalsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

frequent in reports

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needsAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

twice present number

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notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

difficulty recruiting adapted men, need to recruit far from service district

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hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

1st and 2nd

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hasFiveDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

true

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shortByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0070

17 troopers

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strengthDistributionReturnMay261862rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--989d421ba7e2

null

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hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--989d421ba7e2

five

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notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--989d421ba7e2

difficulty recruiting and distance from service district

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

difficulty recruiting and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

requiresAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

twice its present number

—

requires17TroopersToCompleterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

ex:number-allowed-by-new-south-wales-government

—

receivesRequestsForProtectionFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

ex:stockholders

—

involvesDispersalsOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

ex:aboriginals

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4e127b9393a9

five divisions

—

recruitsFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--7b934c88ca00

ex:balonne-district

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4a8de7107dff

difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

requiresAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4a8de7107dff

twice its present number

—

requiresToCompleterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4a8de7107dff

seventeen troopers

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--4a8de7107dff

five divisions

—

hasFiveDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

five divisions

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

five divisions

—

requiresSeventeenTroopersToCompleterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

number allowed by NSW Government

—

needsAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

twice present number

—

involvedInMassacresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

multiple references

—

notFullStrengthBecauserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

difficulty recruiting men adapted to service

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/008-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--8a4df632b6f8

difficulty recruiting and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

impliedToBeEssentialForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--cf1ec29d4a4a

frontier protection

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--cf1ec29d4a4a

five

—

needsAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--cf1ec29d4a4a

twice present number

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--cf1ec29d4a4a

difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

requiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/009-www-publications-qld-gov-au-dataset-30d27611-1da0-4b34-b175-434686e794f8-resource-a360e286-8e2c-490b-a0b0--cf1ec29d4a4a

seventeen troopers

—

receivesAnnualVoterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-native-police-spring-creek-mowbray-mowbray-native-police

ex:colonial-secretarys-department

—

yearlyDebatedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-native-police-spring-creek-mowbray-mowbray-aboriginal-troopers

{}

—

recruitedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article52055767-native-police-public-interest-article-1881

ex:aboriginals-bogantungan

—

requiresToCompleteNumberAllowedByNswGovernmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-native-police-series

seventeen troopers

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-native-police-series

five divisions

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-native-police-series

difficulty recruiting men adapted to the service and because it is absolutely necessary to recruit in a district as far as possible from that in which the men have to serve

—

requiresAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-native-police-series

twice its present number

—

shortOfTroopersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-200-frontier-wars-records-isley-port-douglas

30 or 40

—

targetedForAbolitionByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-record-identifier-synthesis-port-douglas-police-and-qsa-correspondence-targets

ex:griffith

—

facedAbolitionPushrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-anu-footnote-port-douglas-cairns-police-records-pol-12b-g2

by Griffith

—

managedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-anu-richards-port-douglas-record-identifier-qsa-index-changes-to-native-police-force-thornborough-and-port-douglas-district

ex:thornborough-and-port-douglas-district

—

usedAboriginalMenFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/australian-native-police-isley-reference-lead

ex:wurundjeri-bunurong-tribes

—

needsAugmentationToTwicePresentNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-port-douglas-native-police-patrols

true

—

frequentlyDispersesAboriginalsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-port-douglas-native-police-patrols

implied throughout

—

notAtFullStrengthrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-port-douglas-native-police-patrols

due to recruiting difficulty

—

frequentlyUnderstaffedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-hotel-publican-employer-aboriginal-woman

true

—

isShortByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-hotel-publican-employer-aboriginal-woman

—

frequentlyInvolvedInConflictsWithAboriginalsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-servant-employment-young-black-girl

null

—

requiresEarliestAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-meston-boys-girls-mission-school-labour-context

null

—

anomalyInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-meston-boys-girls-mission-school-labour-context

null

—

costsThreeTimesMoreThanFriendlySystemrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-meston-boys-girls-mission-school-labour-context

ex:friendly-system

—

anachronisticInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-meston-port-douglas-mowbray-service-meston-exact-kidnapping-boys-and-girls-serious-evil

null

—

hasHighExpenditurerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-meston-port-douglas-mowbray-service-meston-exact-kidnapping-boys-and-girls-serious-evil

ex:native-police-costs

—

hasExpenditureInBudgetrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-mother-brought-child-to-be-kept-cured

ex:police-force

—

hasFiveDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-term-hits-native-police-patrol-camps

null

—

reducedInDistrictrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-term-hits-children-boys-girls-rations

null

—

entrustedWithImplementationOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-native-police-frontier-targeted-excerpts-children-mowbray-port-douglas

ex:queensland-frontier-policy

—

subduedLocalResistancerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-713ab0a417b8

ex:aboriginal-resistance

—

usedArbitraryViolencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-01de2a5a77c3

true

—

subduedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-5ad3c9b25e25

ex:local-aboriginal-resistance

—

actionsDescribedAsEvilByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-9ac26d760c6e

ex:police-commissioner

—

subduedLocalResistancerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-47518d88ecb7

ex:aboriginal-resistance-19th-century

—

subduedLocalResistancerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-5ad3c9b25e2578cf

ex:aboriginal-resistance

—

employedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-9ac26d760c6ed844

ex:arbitrary-violence

—

neededInDirectionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19772346-d7173d525dfa

native police force is wanted in this direction

—

agentsOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-native-police-port-douglas-mowbray-detachment-d8d430c9e3c4

ex:imperialist-expansion

—

involvedInDispersalsAndBattlesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

multiple instances

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

difficulty recruiting adapted men and need to recruit far from service district

—

requiresAugmentationTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

twice present number

—

requiresToCompleteAllowedNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

17 troopers

—

allowedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

ex:new-south-wales-government

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-37514667806c

five

—

requiresRecruitmentFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-0241a6dff0b6

ex:district-far-from-service-area

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-0241a6dff0b6

ex:difficulty-recruiting-adapted-men

—

recruitsAboriginalsFromDistantDistrictsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-0241a6dff0b6

null

—

receivesNumerousRequestsFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-0241a6dff0b6

ex:stockholders-north-of-fitzroy

—

historicallyExistedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-0241a6dff0b6

null

—

allowedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

ex:new-south-wales-government

—

notAtFullStrengthBecauserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

difficulty recruiting adapted men and necessity to recruit far from service district

—

frequentlyInvolvedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

patrols dispersing Aboriginals massacres protection

—

requiresAugmentationToTwicePresentNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

true

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

five

—

requiresToCompleteAllowedNumberrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-c9abe8ef338b

seventeen troopers

—

notAtFullStrengthDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-4cf9d316ecbc

ex:difficulty-recruiting-adapted-men

—

impliedToBeEssentialForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-4cf9d316ecbc

ex:settler-protection

—

requiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-4cf9d316ecbc

17 troopers

—

hasDivisionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/colonial-secretarys-office-1859-1896-4cf9d316ecbc

—

conductedSubstantialKidnappingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/historycooperative-unregulated-employment-aboriginal-children-cooktown-3283

null

—

producedEvasiveReportsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-hso-atsi-index-1896-1903-focus-3336

Inspector visited scene, followed tracks, dispersed offenders

—

plaguedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cole-2010-painting-the-police-harry-mole-child-capture-3345

ex:internal-conflict-coercion-desertions-rebellions

—

crossedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:macintyre-river

—

travelledDistancerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

1200 miles

—

cameUpWithBuberaMobThreeMilesAboverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:mr-larnachs-hut

—

cameUpWithAboriginalPeopleInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:brigalow-scrub

—

attemptedToCapturerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:cranky

—

arrivedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:boogabilla

—

savedDrayOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:smith-carrier

—

pursuedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

ex:marauding-aboriginal-people

—

gaveUpPursuitDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

treachery of the guides, lack of food

—

pursuedNotoriousMobrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0044-eid-10650

null

—

presupposedCapableOfIntimidationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0060-eid-10667

ex:qsa86140-letter

—

hasCommandantrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0098-eid-10705

ex:edric-nv-morisset

—

needsReinforcingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0358-eid-18527

null

—

needsReinforcingUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0358-eid-18527

blacks taught to respect property

—

isArgumentOfForcibleNaturerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0358-eid-18527

null

—

needsStrongIncreaserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0448-eid-18992

null

—

shouldNotBeKeptUprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0507-eid-19359

null

—

isOriginOfMostBlackMurdersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0507-eid-19359

null

—

evaluatedNegativelyByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0507-eid-19359

ex:brisbane-correspondent-dalby-herald

—

deonticallyIneffectiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0621-eid-20145

true

—

criticizedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0621-eid-20145

radically wrong

—

providesProtectionTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1730-eid-51366

ex:settlers

—

neededToPunishrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1730-eid-51366

ex:outrageous-offenders

—

disproportionateToRequirementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2733-eid-71378

ex:district-around-mackay

—

hasNameblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32089791--qsa861040-1868-letter-from-colonial-secretary-to-reginald-uhr-8-july,-colonial-s

Native Police Force

—

operatesInblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32089791--qsa861040-1868-letter-from-colonial-secretary-to-reginald-uhr-8-july,-colonial-s

ex:the-district

—

isInstrumentOfblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32089791--qsa861040-1868-letter-from-colonial-secretary-to-reginald-uhr-8-july,-colonial-s

ex:colonial-government

—

functionsAsblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32089791--qsa861040-1868-letter-from-colonial-secretary-to-reginald-uhr-8-july,-colonial-s

ex:frontier-control-mechanism

—

hasHistoricalSignificanceblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32089791--qsa861040-1868-letter-from-colonial-secretary-to-reginald-uhr-8-july,-colonial-s

indigenous-displacement-role

—

existsInblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--native-police-maryborough--saturday 19 august 1865--214408910--native-police-officers

ex:queensland

—

hasOfficersblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--native-police-maryborough--saturday 19 august 1865--214408910--native-police-officers

ex:native-police-officers

—

impliesColonialControlblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--native-police-maryborough--saturday 7 july 1883--19792091--current-news-by-telegraph-and-otherwise

true

—

rdfTypeagnostic/11176

ex:Organisation

—

rdfsLabelagnostic/11176

Native Police Force

—

hasAlternativeNameagnostic/11176

Native Mounted Police

—

likelySameAsagnostic/11176

ex:nmp

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ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mcivor-river
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[3]Reynolds1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[4]67204149 Saturday 19 November 1881 Local General News1 fact
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[8]009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 989d421ba7e23 facts
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[12]008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f87 facts
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[13]009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 Cf1ec29d4a4a5 facts
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[14]Trove Native Police Spring Creek Mowbray Mowbray Native Police1 fact
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[15]Trove Native Police Spring Creek Mowbray Mowbray Aboriginal Troopers1 fact
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[16]Isolated Native Police Article Anchor Nla News Article52055767 Native Police Public Interest Article 18811 fact
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[17]Qsa Colonial Secretary Index Native Police Series4 facts
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[18]Qsa 200 Frontier Wars Records Isley Port Douglas1 fact
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[19]Qsa Anu Richards Port Douglas Record Identifier Record Identifier Synthesis Port Douglas Police and Qsa Correspondence Targets1 fact
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[20]Qsa Anu Richards Port Douglas Record Identifier Anu Footnote Port Douglas Cairns Police Records Pol 12b G21 fact
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[21]Qsa Anu Richards Port Douglas Record Identifier Qsa Index Changes to Native Police Force Thornborough and Port Douglas District1 fact
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[22]Australian Native Police Isley Reference Lead1 fact
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[23]Qsa Colonial Secretary Index Port Douglas Native Police Patrols3 facts
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[24]Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman2 facts
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[25]Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Servant Employment Young Black Girl1 fact
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[26]Focused Captured Sold Boys Mechanism Focused Meston Boys Girls Mission School Labour Context3 facts
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[27]Focused Meston Port Douglas Mowbray Service Meston Exact Kidnapping Boys and Girls Serious Evil2 facts
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[28]Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Mother Brought Child to Be Kept Cured1 fact
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[29]Qsa Index Term Hits Native Police Patrol Camps1 fact
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[30]Qsa Index Term Hits Children Boys Girls Rations1 fact
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[31]Anu Native Police Frontier Targeted Excerpts Children Mowbray Port Douglas1 fact
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[32]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 713ab0a417b81 fact
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[33]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 01de2a5a77c31 fact
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[39]Downloaded Archive Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19772346 D7173d525dfa1 fact
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[40]Anu Native Police Port Douglas Mowbray Detachment D8d430c9e3c41 fact
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[41]Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 37514667806c6 facts
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[42]Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 0241a6dff0b65 facts
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[43]Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 C9abe8ef338b6 facts
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[44]Colonial Secretarys Office 1859 1896 4cf9d316ecbc4 facts
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[45]Historycooperative Unregulated Employment Aboriginal Children Cooktown 32831 fact
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[46]Qsa Hso Atsi Index 1896 1903 Focus 33361 fact
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[47]Cole 2010 Painting the Police Harry Mole Child Capture 33451 fact
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[57]Sqlite Qsa 32089791 Qsa861040 1868 Letter From Colonial Secretary to Reginald Uhr 8 July, Colonial S5 facts
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[58]Trove Trove Articles Native Police Maryborough Saturday 19 August 1865 214408910 Native Police Officers2 facts
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[59]Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 7 July 1883 19792091 Current News by Telegraph and Otherwise1 fact
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  # Frontier conflict event: Attack on NMP detachment - Marcus Beresford in the McKinlay Ranges (24 January 1883) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry …

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