Native Police Troopers

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Provided With	Boots^[35]
Provided With	Uniforms^[35]
Under Command of	Evan Griffith Williams^[11]
Under Command of	Morisset^[12]
Took Aboriginal Women on Expedition	George Dalrymple Expedition^[43]
Took Aboriginal Women on Expedition	True^[12]
Receive Allowance for	providing horses and equipment at own expense^[37]
Receive Allowance for	providing own horses and equipment^[38]
Include	Carlo^[20]
Include	Charlie^[20]
Suspected in Fanny Briggs Murder	Alma^[43]
Suspected in Fanny Briggs Murder	Ballantyne^[43]
Part of	Queensland Police Force^[29]
Experienced	High Desertion Rate^[15]

ex:native-police-troopers

Native Police Troopers has 90 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 46 references, with 6 live disagreements.

90 facts·70 predicates·46 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:include(9), suspected in fanny briggs murder(5), provided with(4)

Provided Within dispute`providedWith`

Boots^[35]all time · 67204149 Saturday 19 November 1881 Local General News
Uniforms^[35]all time · 67204149 Saturday 19 November 1881 Local General News
Uniforms and Boots^[36]all time · Local Trove High Confidence Reynolds Aboriginal Name Candidates
Uniforms and Boots^[27]all time · Reynolds

Under Command ofin dispute`underCommandOf`

Evan Griffith Williams^[11]all time · Row 1237 Eid 38067
Morisset^[12]all time · Qsa Colonial Secretary Cooktown Lizzie Aboriginal Crew Billy 1887

Took Aboriginal Women on Expeditionin dispute`tookAboriginalWomenOnExpedition`

George Dalrymple Expedition^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
True^[12]all time · Qsa Colonial Secretary Cooktown Lizzie Aboriginal Crew Billy 1887

Receive Allowance forin dispute`receiveAllowanceFor`

providing horses and equipment at own expense^[37]all time · 009 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 Cf1ec29d4a4a
providing own horses and equipment^[38]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f8

Includein dispute`include`

Carlo^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Charlie^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Jimmey^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Joe^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Larry^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Pituri^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Sambo^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Sandy^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman
Willie^[20]all time · Qsa Index Graph Search Qsa Graph Search Hotel Publican Employer Aboriginal Woman

Suspected in Fanny Briggs Murderin dispute`suspectedInFannyBriggsMurder`

Alma^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
Ballantyne^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
Billy^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
Gulliver^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff
Toby^[43]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 4a8de7107dff

Part of`partOf`

Queensland Police Force^[29]all time · Qld Publications Colonial Secretary Index Col A579 Baileys Creek 67c69c3db990
Queensland Police Force^[30]all time · Qsa Index Port Douglas Mowbray Children Line Qsa Index Exact Line Six Aboriginal Women Abducted From Port Douglas

Experienced`experienced`

High Desertion Rate^[15]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Employed Servant Girl Children
High Desertion Rate^[16]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context

On Patrol in`onPatrolIn`

Northward Direction^[18]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 5 November 1881 20710774 Current News by Telegraph and Otherwise

Found at`foundAt`

Blacks Camp^[18]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 5 November 1881 20710774 Current News by Telegraph and Otherwise

Landed at`landedAt`

Lookout Point^[18]sourceall time · Trove Trove Cooktown All Native Police Maryborough Saturday 5 November 1881 20710774 Current News by Telegraph and Otherwise

Lay Perdu to Reconnoitre`layPerduToReconnoitre`

Aboriginal Camp Scrubby Mountain^[22]all time · Row 2210 Eid 61994

Inbound mentions (38)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`hasEntryFor`Has Entry for(3)

Itm847308ex:itm847308
Itm847342ex:itm847342
Strength and Distributionex:strength-and-distribution

`murderedBy`Murdered by(2)

Unnamed Aboriginal Childex:unnamed-aboriginal-child
Unnamed Aboriginal Womanex:unnamed-aboriginal-woman

`perpetratedBy`Perpetrated by(2)

Irvinebank Massacre 1884ex:irvinebank-massacre-1884
Murder Fanny Briggsex:murder-fanny-briggs

`commandedNativePolice`Commanded Native Police(1)

Frederick Walkerex:frederick-walker

`commands`Commands(1)

Sub Inspector Douglasex:sub-inspector-douglas

`consistedOfEightTroopers`Consisted of Eight Troopers(1)

Nmp Detachment 1858 04 15ex:nmp-detachment-1858-04-15

`containsRepeatedDirectRowsFor`Contains Repeated Direct Rows for(1)

Cooktown Hospital Transcriptionex:cooktown-hospital-transcription

`crewedByNativePoliceTroopers`Crewed by Native Police Troopers(1)

Suggested Boatex:suggested-boat

`depict`Depict(1)

Oscar Sketchesex:oscar-sketches

`describedAsFineMen`Described As Fine Men(1)

Troopersex:troopers

`entryFor`Entry for(1)

Col A576 89 3489ex:col-a576-89-3489

`focusesOnNativePoliceTroopers`Focuses on Native Police Troopers(1)

Wide Qsa Context 20 Aboriginal Children Attending Provisional Schoolex:wide-qsa-context-20-aboriginal-children-attending-provisional-school

`fromCourtCaseInvolving`From Court Case Involving(1)

Depositionsex:depositions

`hasEntriesFor`Has Entries for(1)

Queensland Police Force September 30 1890ex:queensland-police-force-september-30-1890

`haveWholesomeDreadOf`Have Wholesome Dread of(1)

Aboriginalsex:aboriginals

`inChargeOf`In Charge of(1)

Troopers Relay Horsesex:troopers-relay-horses

`includesEntryFor`Includes Entry for(1)

Itm847308ex:itm847308

`insufficientEvidenceToConvict`Insufficient Evidence to Convict(1)

Fanny Briggs Murder Reportsex:fanny-briggs-murder-reports

`involvesNativePolice`Involves Native Police(1)

Nmp Event 20231ex:nmp-event-20231

`landed`Landed(1)

Spitfireex:spitfire

`led`Led(1)

Sub Inspector Oconnorex:sub-inspector-oconnor

`notesAbsenceOf`Notes Absence of(1)

Thomas Marsdenex:thomas-marsden

`perpetrator`Perpetrator(1)

Cape Bedford Massacreex:cape-bedford-massacre

`perpetrators`Perpetrators(1)

Accessory Before Fact Murders Irvinebankex:accessory-before-fact-murders-irvinebank

`personalEscortSuperior`Personal Escort Superior(1)

George Dalrympleex:george-dalrymple

`precedesServiceInDistantDistrict`Precedes Service in Distant District(1)

Recruitmentex:recruitment

`relatesTo`Relates to(1)

Acting Superintendent of St Helena Telegram 1882 09 14ex:acting-superintendent-of-st-helena-telegram-1882-09-14

`shoutedAtPolice`Shouted at Police(1)

Aboriginal Groupex:aboriginal-group

`statesWilkieKilledBy`States Wilkie Killed by(1)

Thomas Davis Recollectionsex:thomas-davis-recollections

`taking`Taking(1)

Aboriginal Servant Girlsex:aboriginal-servant-girls

`threwBoomerangsAndSpears`Threw Boomerangs and Spears(1)

Aboriginal Groupex:aboriginal-group

`transferredWith`Transferred With(1)

Oscarex:oscar

`travelledWith`Travelled With(1)

Messrs Cameronex:messrs-cameron

`willRecruit`Will Recruit(1)

Lieutenant Walkerex:lieutenant-walker

Other facts (58)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

58 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Charged Without Firing	Aboriginal Group	[8]
Dismounted and Fired	Aboriginal Group	[8]
Numbered Twelve	null	[25]
Despatched to	Sandgate Pine River Neighbourhood	[11]
Expected After Short Period to	Be Sent to Logan	[11]
Expected to Be Sent to	Logan River	[11]
Number Engaged	8	[11]
Camped on Creek Bank	null	[7]
Encamped150 Yards From House	null	[7]
Gave Different Reception	null	[7]
Pursued Attackers to Scrub	null	[7]
To Be Transferred to	Highbury	[44]
Subjected to Discipline by Officers	very harsh, whippings, branding, summary execution	[41]
Hemmed Blacks in	Narrow Gorge	[19]
Secured Outlets of	Narrow Gorge	[19]
Among	Aboriginal People	[4]
Status	ex-Native Police troopers	[4]
Receive Allowance for Providing Own	horses and equipment	[39]
Burned Bodies to	Conceal Murders	[6]
From Nearby Detachment	Irvinebank	[6]
Killed Number of	Aboriginal People Near Irvinebank	[6]
Prone to Cruelty Trained to Murder	null	[33]
Prone to Cruelty	Trained to Murder	[32]
Often Taken From	Private Employment Stations	[26]
Experienced High Desertion Rate Due to	Excessively Violent Nature of Work	[17]
Always on Patrol Under European Officer	nearly	[3]
Blamed for Violent Reputation	usually	[3]
Caused Fear in Colonists	Despite Terrorising Countrymen	[3]
Did Not Always Shout Warning	clearly	[3]
Supposed to Shout Warning	Before Firing	[3]
Treated Badly by Officers	Beaten Whipped Shot	[3]
Depicted Shooting	Tribal Aboriginal People	[10]
Accused of Murder	Fanny Briggs	[1]
Murdered	Four Aboriginal Men	[23]
Employed by Late Commissioner Wide Bay Burnett	True	[12]
Participated in	Cape Bedford Massacre	[28]
Count Six	6	[9]
Wished to Return to Own Country	in a body to Lt Murray	[46]
Increased to Eight at	Somerset	[21]
Wore	red headbands naked	[16]
Accused of Murders	null	[2]
Experience Desertions	Somerset	[2]
Suffer Health Issues	sickness, measles	[2]
Murdered Fanny Briggs	null	[24]
Supplied Alcohol to	John Walsh	[42]
Took Aboriginal Women	compromising expedition	[45]
Proposed Transfer From	["ex:clarence-district","ex:macleay-district"]	[34]
Stationed Southerly	Cape York Peninsula	[40]
Paid at Rate of	£3 per month	[27]
Despatched After	Nmp Event 38067	[11]
Patrolled	Balnagowan Run	[31]
Will Have Patrolled	Balnagowan Run	[31]
Exist As Ex Members	Ex Native Police Troopers	[14]
Ethnicity	Aboriginal	[13]
Organization	Native Police	[13]
Group Size	6	[13]
Rdfs:label	Native Police troopers	[13]
Armed for Dispersal	implied	[5]

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.

90 undated

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accusedOfMurderrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-index-girls-servant-girls-sea-removal-employment-mechanism-leads

ex:fanny-briggs

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accusedOfMurdersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-cooktown-nellie-mary-rosie

null

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alwaysOnPatrolUnderEuropeanOfficerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-695941cf9f99

nearly

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amongrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/correction-itm847168-85-6845-johnny-corporal-punishment-not-cardwell-41d1a97513ba

ex:aboriginal-people

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armedForDispersalrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-watson-urquhart-coen-archer-may-june-1889

implied

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blamedForViolentReputationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-695941cf9f99

usually

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burnedBodiesTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-003-blogs-archives-qld-gov-au-2023-03-20-researching-frontier-vi-c734f4638fbc

ex:conceal-murders

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campedOnCreekBankrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0107-eid-10714

null

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causedFearInColonistsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-695941cf9f99

ex:despite-terrorising-countrymen

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chargedWithoutFiringrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2228-eid-62072

ex:aboriginal-group

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countSixrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/colonial-frontier-massacres-cape-bedford-cooktown-1879

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depictedShootingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-08e6a9ec4147

ex:tribal-aboriginal-people

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despatchedAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1237-eid-38067

ex:nmp-event-38067

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despatchedTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1237-eid-38067

ex:sandgate-pine-river-neighbourhood

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didNotAlwaysShoutWarningrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-695941cf9f99

clearly

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dismountedAndFiredrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2228-eid-62072

ex:aboriginal-group

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employedByLateCommissionerWideBayBurnettrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-colonial-secretary-cooktown-lizzie-aboriginal-crew-billy-1887

ex:true

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encamped150YardsFromHouserosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0107-eid-10714

null

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ethnicityrosie-research/rosie-world-haviland

ex:Aboriginal

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existAsExMembersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/true-port-douglas-mowbray-qsa-target-qsa-target-85-6952-mossman-saltwater-creek-daintree-native-police-camp-ordered

ex:ex-native-police-troopers

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expectedAfterShortPeriodTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1237-eid-38067

ex:be-sent-to-logan

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expectedToBeSentTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1237-eid-38067

ex:logan-river

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experiencedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-employed-servant-girl-children

ex:high-desertion-rate

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experiencedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-queen-hotel-capt-cook-context

ex:high-desertion-rate

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experienceDesertionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-index-graph-search-qsa-graph-search-cooktown-nellie-mary-rosie

ex:somerset

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experiencedHighDesertionRateDueTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d977a2ae06fb

ex:excessively-violent-nature-of-work

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foundAtblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--native-police-maryborough--saturday 5 november 1881--20710774--current-news-by-telegraph-and-otherwise

ex:blacks-camp

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fromNearbyDetachmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-003-blogs-archives-qld-gov-au-2023-03-20-researching-frontier-vi-c734f4638fbc

ex:irvinebank

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gaveDifferentReceptionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0107-eid-10714

null

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groupSizerosie-research/rosie-world-haviland

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hemmedBlacksInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/so-that-we-remember-cape-bedford-massacre-1879

ex:narrow-gorge

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