Old Hand
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Old Hand has 31 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 2 live disagreements.
31 facts·29 predicates·1 sources·2 in dispute
Mostly:uses secondhand information(2), expresses emotional evaluation(2), writes from location(1)
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leftAtHomeLeft at Home(1)
- Old Hand
ex:old-hand
oftenGotMoreGoldThanOften Got More Gold Than(1)
- Other Diggers
ex:other-diggers
receivesLetterFromReceives Letter From(1)
- Tramp
ex:tramp
Other facts (31)
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31 facts
| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Uses Secondhand Information | Mr Skeen Senior | [1] |
| Uses Secondhand Information | Witness at House | [1] |
| Expresses Emotional Evaluation | Very Sad | [1] |
| Expresses Emotional Evaluation | Good Old Sort | [1] |
| Writes From Location | Port Moresby | [1] |
| Has Daughters | plural | [1] |
| Writes During Holiday | Annexation Anniversary New Guinea | [1] |
| Left at Home | Old Hand | [1] |
| Provides Reminiscences | Old Time Records | [1] |
| Heard News From | Witness at House | [1] |
| Owned Painkiller Bottles | 13 | [1] |
| Traded Painkiller for Gold | 1 ounce | [1] |
| Paid More Than Ounce for Painkiller | Financial Loss on Trade | [1] |
| Got Gold in Six Weeks | 640 ounces | [1] |
| Was Manager of Alexander Reef for Years | 4 | [1] |
| Advised London Company to Close Down | London Company | [1] |
| Waited Hours for Beef | 4-5 hours | [1] |
| Writes Letter to | Tramp | [1] |
| Has Mate | Old Hand Mate | [1] |
| Worked in Gully | Unspecified Gully | [1] |
| Uses Parenthetical Qualification | I Think | [1] |
| Positions Self As Eyewitness | Eyewitness Authority | [1] |
| Uses Vivid Descriptive Detail | Vivid Description | [1] |
| Structures Narrative As Digression | Digressive Narrative | [1] |
| Presupposes Tramp Has Previous Records | Tramp Previous Records | [1] |
| Presupposes Readers Familiarity With Previous Installments | Series Readership | [1] |
| Uses Colloquial Australian English | Australian Colloquialism | [1] |
| Exhibits Nostalgic Tone | Nostalgia | [1] |
| Exhibits Moralizing Tendency | Moral Commentary | [1] |
| Addresses Audience Directly | Tramp | [1] |
| Implies Superiority of Past Values | Past Moral Superiority | [1] |
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writesFromLocationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:port-moresby
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hasDaughtersblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
plural
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writesDuringHolidayblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:annexation-anniversary-new-guinea
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leftAtHomeblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:old-hand
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providesReminiscencesblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:old-time-records
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heardNewsFromblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:witness-at-house
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ownedPainkillerBottlesblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
13
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tradedPainkillerForGoldblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
1 ounce
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paidMoreThanOunceForPainkillerblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:financial-loss-on-trade
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gotGoldInSixWeeksblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
640 ounces
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wasManagerOfAlexanderReefForYearsblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
4
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advisedLondonCompanyToCloseDownblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:london-company
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waitedHoursForBeefblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
4-5 hours
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writesLetterToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:tramp
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hasMateblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:old-hand-mate
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workedInGullyblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:unspecified-gully
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usesParentheticalQualificationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:i-think
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usesSecondhandInformationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:mr-skeen-senior
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usesSecondhandInformationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:witness-at-house
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expressesEmotionalEvaluationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:very-sad
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expressesEmotionalEvaluationblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:good-old-sort
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positionsSelfAsEyewitnessblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:eyewitness-authority
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usesVividDescriptiveDetailblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:vivid-description
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structuresNarrativeAsDigressionblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:digressive-narrative
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presupposesTrampHasPreviousRecordsblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:tramp-previous-records
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presupposesReadersFamiliarityWithPreviousInstallmentsblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:series-readership
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usesColloquialAustralianEnglishblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:australian-colloquialism
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exhibitsNostalgicToneblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:nostalgia
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exhibitsMoralizingTendencyblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:moral-commentary
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addressesAudienceDirectlyblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:tramp
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impliesSuperiorityOfPastValuesblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
ex:past-moral-superiority
References (1)
1 references
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
See also
- Port Moresby
- Annexation Anniversary New Guinea
- Old Time Records
- Witness at House
- Financial Loss on Trade
- London Company
- Tramp
- Old Hand Mate
- Unspecified Gully
- I Think
- Mr Skeen Senior
- Very Sad
- Good Old Sort
- Eyewitness Authority
- Vivid Description
- Digressive Narrative
- Tramp Previous Records
- Series Readership
- Australian Colloquialism
- Nostalgia
- Moral Commentary
- Past Moral Superiority
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