Native Police System

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Native Police System has 41 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 23 references, with 3 live disagreements.

41 facts·30 predicates·23 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:needs radical reconstruction(7), anomaly in queensland history(3), urgently needs(2)

Inbound mentions (12)

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`advocatesAbolitionOf`Advocates Abolition of(1)

Archibald Mestonex:archibald-meston

`advocatesEarliestAbolition`Advocates Earliest Abolition(1)

Archibald Mestonex:archibald-meston

`airDissatisfaction`Air Dissatisfaction(1)

Hon Membersex:hon-members

`airDissatisfactionWith`Air Dissatisfaction With(1)

Hon Membersex:hon-members

`airsDissatisfactionWith`Airs Dissatisfaction With(1)

Hon Membersex:hon-members

`condemns`Condemns(1)

Mr W E Parry Okedenex:mr-w-e-parry-okeden

`criticized`Criticized(1)

The Speakerex:the-speaker

`evaluatesNegatively`Evaluates Negatively(1)

Articleex:article

`expressDissatisfactionAnnually`Express Dissatisfaction Annually(1)

Queensland Legislative Assembly Membersex:queensland-legislative-assembly-members

`observedDissatisfaction`Observed Dissatisfaction(1)

Commissioner of Policeex:commissioner-of-police

`recommendsAbolitionOf`Recommends Abolition of(1)

Mr Archibald Mestonex:mr-archibald-meston

`wasDissatisfiedWith`Was Dissatisfied With(1)

Commissioner of Policeex:commissioner-of-police

Other facts (41)

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41 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Needs Radical Reconstruction	true	[4]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[5]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[6]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	Urgent	[7]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[16]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	{}	[17]
Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[22]
Anomaly in Queensland History	null	[5]
Anomaly in Queensland History	null	[12]
Anomaly in Queensland History	{}	[17]
Urgently Needs	Radical Reconstruction	[8]
Urgently Needs	Radical Reconstruction	[13]
Requires Earliest Abolition	null	[11]
Requires Earliest Abolition	Possible	[13]
Urgently Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[12]
Urgently Needs Radical Reconstruction	null	[18]
Denounced As	system of laziness	[1]
Fostered by	Police Department	[1]
Paid for by	People	[1]
Called	protection to settlers	[1]
Condemned by	Mr Okeden	[1]
Needs Reform	complete change	[1]
Evolved Into	Reconstructed Native Police	[2]
Originated in	Victoria	[2]
Is Anomaly in Queensland History	Present Period	[3]
Anomaly Requiring Abolition	true	[4]
Anomaly Needs Abolition	null	[6]
Anomaly Requires Abolition	Earliest Possible	[8]
Requires Abolition	null	[9]
Has Abuses	Administration Native Police	[10]
Is Anomaly in	Present Period Queensland History	[11]
Cost One Third Less Than Friendly System	null	[11]
Anomaly in	Present Queensland History	[13]
Deontically Obliged to Protect	Blacks in Right	[14]
Leaves	Nobler Record	[15]
Needs Urgent Change	null	[16]
Is Anomaly Requiring Abolition	null	[18]
Called Anomaly by Meston	null	[19]
Causes Desperation in Blacks	null	[20]
Urgently Requires	Reconstruction or Abolition	[21]
Must Be Altered	Cairns Correspondent	[23]

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41 undated

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denouncedAstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

system of laziness

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fosteredBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:police-department

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paidForBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:people

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calledtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

protection to settlers

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condemnedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:mr-okeden

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needsReformtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

complete change

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evolvedIntobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172391784_Saturday-18-December-1897_Queensland-Aborigines-What-Has-Been-Done

ex:reconstructed-native-police

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originatedInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172391784_Saturday-18-December-1897_Queensland-Aborigines-What-Has-Been-Done

ex:victoria

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isAnomalyInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0008

ex:present-period

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anomalyRequiringAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0065

true

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0065

true

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anomalyInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-156422b402ca

null

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-156422b402ca

null

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anomalyNeedsAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-4ee7437c3ea2

null

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-4ee7437c3ea2

null

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-55e2b3ffc249

ex:urgent

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anomaly-requires-abolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-b319ca996c6d

ex:earliest-possible

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urgentlyNeedsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-b319ca996c6d

ex:radical-reconstruction

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requiresAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20765884

null

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hasAbusesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article3487593-native-police-force-critique-1888

ex:administration-native-police

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isAnomalyInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-captured-black-boy-taken-by-native-police-or-settlers

ex:present-period-queensland-history

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costOneThirdLessThanFriendlySystemrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-captured-black-boy-taken-by-native-police-or-settlers

null

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requiresEarliestAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-captured-black-boy-taken-by-native-police-or-settlers

null

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urgentlyNeedsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-1896-report-fromthepage

null

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anomalyInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-1896-report-fromthepage

null

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anomalyInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/meston-1896-page1-kidnapping-boys-girls-service

ex:present-queensland-history

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urgentlyNeedsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/meston-1896-page1-kidnapping-boys-girls-service

ex:radical-reconstruction

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requiresEarliestAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/meston-1896-page1-kidnapping-boys-girls-service

ex:possible

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

ex:blacks-in-right

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leavesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-meston-article-20765884

ex:nobler-record

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-secondary-mowbray-connolly-mona-mona-secondary-exact-aboriginal-workers-and-townspeople-in-port-douglas

null

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needsUrgentChangerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-secondary-mowbray-connolly-mona-mona-secondary-exact-aboriginal-workers-and-townspeople-in-port-douglas

null

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anomalyInQueenslandHistoryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-main-source-rearchive

{}

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-main-source-rearchive

{}

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urgentlyNeedsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-meston-report-pdf-mirror

null

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isAnomalyRequiringAbolitionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-meston-report-pdf-mirror

null

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calledAnomalyByMestonrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article3637435

null

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causesDesperationInBlacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/the-way-we-civilise-oconnor-cooktown-massacre-official-refusal

null

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urgentlyRequiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-children-women-3094

ex:reconstruction-or-abolition

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needsRadicalReconstructionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-commission-aboriginals-queensland-1896

null

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mustBeAlteredblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--native-police-maryborough--wednesday 10 november 1880--174848660--cairns-october-23

ex:cairns-correspondent

References (23)

23 references

[1]Beche De Mer6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]172391784 Saturday 18 December 1897 Queensland Aborigines What Has Been Done2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172391784_Saturday-18-December-1897_Queensland-Aborigines-What-Has-Been-Done
[3]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 00081 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0008
[4]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 00652 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0065
[5]001 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Docs Digitised Collections Remove 92163 Pdf Pdf 156422b402ca2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-156422b402ca
[6]007 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Catalogue Resources 92163 Pdf Pdf 4ee7437c3ea22 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-4ee7437c3ea2
[7]001 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Docs Digitised Collections Remove 92163 Pdf Pdf Extracted 55e2b3ffc2491 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-docs-digitised-collections-remove-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-55e2b3ffc249
[8]007 Aiatsis Gov Au Sites Default Files Catalogue Resources 92163 Pdf Pdf Extracted B319ca996c6d2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-aiatsis-gov-au-sites-default-files-catalogue-resources-92163-pdf-pdf-extracted-b319ca996c6d
[9]Trove Nla News Article207658841 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20765884
[10]Isolated Native Police Article Anchor Nla News Article3487593 Native Police Force Critique 18881 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/isolated-native-police-article-anchor-nla-news-article3487593-native-police-force-critique-1888
[11]Focused Captured Sold Boys Mechanism Focused Qsa847047 Captured Black Boy Taken by Native Police or Settlers3 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-captured-sold-boys-mechanism-focused-qsa847047-captured-black-boy-taken-by-native-police-or-settlers
[12]Qsa6826 Meston 1896 Report Fromthepage2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-1896-report-fromthepage
[13]Meston 1896 Page1 Kidnapping Boys Girls Service3 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/meston-1896-page1-kidnapping-boys-girls-service
[14]Qsa17980 Page2 Native Police Response1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa17980-page2-native-police-response
[15]Trove Meston Article 207658841 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-meston-article-20765884
[16]Focused Secondary Mowbray Connolly Mona Mona Secondary Exact Aboriginal Workers and Townspeople in Port Douglas2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/focused-secondary-mowbray-connolly-mona-mona-secondary-exact-aboriginal-workers-and-townspeople-in-port-douglas
[17]Qsa6826 Meston Main Source Rearchive2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-meston-main-source-rearchive
[18]Aiatsis Meston Report Pdf Mirror2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-meston-report-pdf-mirror
[19]Trove Nla News Article36374351 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article3637435
[20]The Way We Civilise Oconnor Cooktown Massacre Official Refusal1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/the-way-we-civilise-oconnor-cooktown-massacre-official-refusal
[21]Qsa6826 Children Women 30941 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa6826-children-women-3094
[22]Aiatsis Commission Aboriginals Queensland 18961 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-commission-aboriginals-queensland-1896
[23]Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Wednesday 10 November 1880 174848660 Cairns October 231 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--native-police-maryborough--wednesday 10 november 1880--174848660--cairns-october-23

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Native Police System

Inbound mentions (12)

advocatesAbolitionOfAdvocates Abolition of(1)

advocatesEarliestAbolitionAdvocates Earliest Abolition(1)

airDissatisfactionAir Dissatisfaction(1)

airDissatisfactionWithAir Dissatisfaction With(1)

airsDissatisfactionWithAirs Dissatisfaction With(1)

condemnsCondemns(1)

criticizedCriticized(1)

evaluatesNegativelyEvaluates Negatively(1)

expressDissatisfactionAnnuallyExpress Dissatisfaction Annually(1)

observedDissatisfactionObserved Dissatisfaction(1)

recommendsAbolitionOfRecommends Abolition of(1)

wasDissatisfiedWithWas Dissatisfied With(1)

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Timeline

References (23)

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`airsDissatisfactionWith`Airs Dissatisfaction With(1)

`condemns`Condemns(1)

`criticized`Criticized(1)

`evaluatesNegatively`Evaluates Negatively(1)

`expressDissatisfactionAnnually`Express Dissatisfaction Annually(1)

`observedDissatisfaction`Observed Dissatisfaction(1)

`recommendsAbolitionOf`Recommends Abolition of(1)

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