Pacific Islanders

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Pacific Islanders has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 18 references, with 1 live disagreement.

39 facts·38 predicates·18 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:subject to(2), require special dealing mode(1), transported by licensed vessels(1)

Inbound mentions (24)

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`triedAsAlternative`Tried As Alternative(2)

Japanese Labourersex:japanese-labourers
Japanese Labourersex:japanese-labourers

`allegedlyViolentlyTookAwayItemsFrom`Allegedly Violently Took Away Items From(1)

Captain Sorensenex:captain-sorensen

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South Sea Islandersex:south-sea-islanders

`alsoPaidAsInspectorsOf`Also Paid As Inspectors of(1)

Assistant Immigration Agentsex:assistant-immigration-agents

`causedReturnOf`Caused Return of(1)

Act Passed Last Sessionex:act-passed-last-session

`chargedWithAssaultingAndRobbing`Charged With Assaulting and Robbing(1)

Captain Sorensenex:captain-sorensen

`cheapLabourFrom`Cheap Labour From(1)

Sugar Industryex:sugar-industry

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Document Imm260 18681ex:document-imm260-18681

`context`Context(1)

Compensation Courtex:compensation-court

`dehumanisedGroup`Dehumanised Group(1)

Recordsex:records

`dehumanises`Dehumanises(1)

Record Keepingex:record-keeping

`essentialAttributeOf`Essential Attribute of(1)

South Sea Islanderex:south-sea-islander

`essentializesNonEuropeans`Essentializes Non Europeans(1)

Aboriginal Wardex:aboriginal-ward

`existentiallyCommittedTo`Existentially Committed to(1)

Kanakasex:kanakas

`implicatesBroadCategorisation`Implicates Broad Categorisation(1)

Notesex:notes

`indicatesDehumanization`Indicates Dehumanization(1)

South Sea Islander Surnameex:south-sea-islander-surname

`inspectorOf`Inspector of(1)

W F Thurstonex:w-f-thurston

`isLocalInspectorOf`Is Local Inspector of(1)

Mr Smythex:mr-smyth

`ontologicalCategoryFor`Ontological Category for(1)

Kanakaex:kanaka

`prevalentAmong`Prevalent Among(1)

Leprosyex:leprosy

`proclaimedForGroup`Proclaimed for Group(1)

Moa Island Reserveex:moa-island-reserve

`resultedInMassDeportationsOf`Resulted in Mass Deportations of(1)

White Australia Policyex:white-australia-policy

`showsDehumanisation`Shows Dehumanisation(1)

South Sea Islanderex:south-sea-islander

Other facts (39)

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39 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Subject to	Queensland Labor Laws	[17]
Subject to	Transport Regulations	[18]
Require Special Dealing Mode	true	[1]
Transported by Licensed Vessels	null	[2]
Transported by	licensed vessels	[2]
Considerable Number Went Up Coast	between 1870 and 1880	[1]
Few Came Back	null	[1]
Easier to Procure Than	Coolies From British India	[1]
Died and Buried on Inland Stations	null	[1]
More at Mercy of Employer Than	Coolies From British India	[1]
Cheaper Than	Coolies From British India	[1]
Deaths Must Be Reported	Nearest Inspector	[3]
Report Requirements	accompanied by the amount of wages due	[3]
Ontological As	savages	[4]
Recruited for Labour in	Queensland Colony	[5]
Returned	null	[6]
Subject to Legal Protections	null	[6]
Treated As	Racial Category	[7]
Were Dehumanised	Colonial Records	[7]
Acceptable for Sugar Labour	Kanakas	[8]
Recruitment Conditions	Allegations Kidnapping Exploitation	[9]
Had Upward Mobility Post Indenture	null	[10]
Debarred From Membership of	Awu	[11]
Higher Productivity Than	White Workers	[12]
Considered Superior	ability to work in tropical conditions	[13]
Deported Under Pacific Island Labourers Act1901 Amended	null	[14]
Important As	Labour Force in Sugar Industry	[14]
Subjected to Campaign by	Labour Movement	[14]
Segregated and Depersonalized Locally	null	[14]
Numbers in Australia According to Census	Table 4 1	[14]
Preferred Term Pacific or South Sea Islanders Not Kanaka	null	[14]
Formed Unions From Late1880s for Better Wages	null	[14]
Developed Sense of	Identity and Community	[14]
Developed Distinctive Ethnic Group Identity Despite Obstacles	null	[14]
Survived Despite	Discrimination	[14]
Characterized As Good Tempered Humorous Child Like	null	[14]
May Be Deported After31 Dec1906	unless exempted	[15]
Brought to Australia	tens of thousands from 1860s	[16]
Used As Low Paid Labourers	Sugar Industry	[16]

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requireSpecialDealingModetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

true

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transportedByLicensedVesselstrove-cooktown/john-davis

null

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transportedBytrove-cooktown/john-davis

licensed vessels

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considerableNumberWentUpCoasttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

between 1870 and 1880

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fewCameBacktrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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easierToProcureThantrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:coolies-from-british-india

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diedAndBuriedOnInlandStationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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moreAtMercyOfEmployerThantrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:coolies-from-british-india

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cheaperThantrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:coolies-from-british-india

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deathsMustBeReportedtrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:nearest-inspector

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reportRequirementstrove-cooktown/reynolds

accompanied by the amount of wages due

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ontologicalAstrove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew

savages

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recruitedForLabourIncooktown-hospital-registers

ex:queensland-colony

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returnedtrove-cooktown/douro-vessel

null

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subjectToLegalProtectionstrove-cooktown/douro-vessel

null

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treatedAsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/hospital-registers/013-south-sea-islander-fred-motley

ex:racial-category

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wereDehumanisedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/hospital-registers/013-south-sea-islander-fred-motley

ex:colonial-records

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acceptableForSugarLabourrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0119

ex:kanakas

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recruitmentConditionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study

ex:allegations-kidnapping-exploitation

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hadUpwardMobilityPostIndenturerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-heritage-maytown-kubara-kuku-yalanji-chinese-palmer

null

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debarredFromMembershipOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/race-relations-north-queensland-fulltext-chunk-06

ex:awu

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higherProductivityThanrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-chinese-clearing-reynolds-mowbray

ex:white-workers

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consideredSuperiorrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-reynolds-mowbray-vale-chinese-tenants-bcb9f295b71b

ability to work in tropical conditions

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deportedUnderPacificIslandLabourersAct1901Amendedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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importantAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

ex:labour-force-in-sugar-industry

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subjectedToCampaignByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

ex:labour-movement

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segregatedAndDepersonalizedLocallyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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numbersInAustraliaAccordingToCensusrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

ex:table-4-1

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preferredTermPacificOrSouthSeaIslandersNotKanakarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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formedUnionsFromLate1880sForBetterWagesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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developedSenseOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

ex:identity-and-community

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developedDistinctiveEthnicGroupIdentityDespiteObstaclesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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survivedDespiterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

ex:discrimination

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characterizedAsGoodTemperedHumorousChildLikerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff

null

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mayBeDeportedAfter31Dec1906rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-north-cooktown-0c040787953b

unless exempted

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broughtToAustraliarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/historical-australian-towns-mossman-barnard-morning-bulletin-lead-e8cc84216215

tens of thousands from 1860s

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usedAsLowPaidLabourersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/historical-australian-towns-mossman-barnard-morning-bulletin-lead-e8cc84216215

ex:sugar-industry

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subjectToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--reginald-uhr--saturday 28 april 1883--183698220--official-notifications

ex:queensland-labor-laws

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subjectToblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-walker-maryborough--saturday 29 july 1882--173742301--official-notifications

ex:transport-regulations

References (18)

18 references

[1]Coloured Persons7 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[2]John Davis2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[3]Reynolds2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[4]Aboriginal Bdm Crew1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-bdm-crew
[5]Cooktown Hospital Registers1 fact
ctx:genes/cooktown-hospital-registers
[6]Douro Vessel2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/douro-vessel
[7]013 South Sea Islander Fred Motley2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/hospital-registers/013-south-sea-islander-fred-motley
[8]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01191 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0119
[9]Douglas Heritage Study1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study
[10]Qld Heritage Maytown Kubara Kuku Yalanji Chinese Palmer1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-heritage-maytown-kubara-kuku-yalanji-chinese-palmer
[11]Race Relations North Queensland Fulltext Chunk 061 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/race-relations-north-queensland-fulltext-chunk-06
[12]Douglas Heritage Study Chinese Clearing Reynolds Mowbray1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-chinese-clearing-reynolds-mowbray
[13]Douglas Heritage Study Reynolds Mowbray Vale Chinese Tenants Bcb9f295b71b1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-reynolds-mowbray-vale-chinese-tenants-bcb9f295b71b
[14]Anu Survival Pacific Islander Rosie Anamboon Aboriginal Women Marriages 0d7217966eff11 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/anu-survival-pacific-islander-rosie-anamboon-aboriginal-women-marriages-0d7217966eff
[15]Aiatsis 63513 Focused Rosie Lily Beche De Mer North Cooktown 0c040787953b1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/aiatsis-63513-focused-rosie-lily-beche-de-mer-north-cooktown-0c040787953b
[16]Historical Australian Towns Mossman Barnard Morning Bulletin Lead E8cc842162152 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/historical-australian-towns-mossman-barnard-morning-bulletin-lead-e8cc84216215
[17]Trove Trove Cooktown All Reginald Uhr Saturday 28 April 1883 183698220 Official Notifications1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--reginald-uhr--saturday 28 april 1883--183698220--official-notifications
[18]Trove Trove Cooktown All James Walker Maryborough Saturday 29 July 1882 173742301 Official Notifications1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-walker-maryborough--saturday 29 july 1882--173742301--official-notifications

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Inbound mentions (24)

triedAsAlternativeTried As Alternative(2)

allegedlyViolentlyTookAwayItemsFromAllegedly Violently Took Away Items From(1)

alsoKnownAsAlso Known As(1)

alsoPaidAsInspectorsOfAlso Paid As Inspectors of(1)

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contextContext(1)

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essentializesNonEuropeansEssentializes Non Europeans(1)

existentiallyCommittedToExistentially Committed to(1)

implicatesBroadCategorisationImplicates Broad Categorisation(1)

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inspectorOfInspector of(1)

isLocalInspectorOfIs Local Inspector of(1)

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prevalentAmongPrevalent Among(1)

proclaimedForGroupProclaimed for Group(1)

resultedInMassDeportationsOfResulted in Mass Deportations of(1)

showsDehumanisationShows Dehumanisation(1)

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References (18)

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