Palmer Reefs

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Palmer Reefs has 30 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 18 references, with 2 live disagreements.

30 facts·26 predicates·18 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:were small(3), held own with any in colony(2), described as(2)

Inbound mentions (9)

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`advocatesSystematicWork`Advocates Systematic Work(1)

I Bennettex:i-bennett

`assertsPotential`Asserts Potential(1)

Capt I Bennettex:capt-i-bennett

`assumesExistenceOfReefs`Assumes Existence of Reefs(1)

Textex:text

`dependsOn`Depends on(1)

Palmer Goldfield Futureex:palmer-goldfield-future

`presentsSimilarCharacteristics`Presents Similar Characteristics(1)

Conglomerateex:conglomerate

`references`References(1)

Trove Article 79727220ex:trove-article-79727220

`remainedUncertain`Remained Uncertain(1)

Prospects 1875ex:prospects-1875

`richestMineGroup`Richest Mine Group(1)

Queen of the Northex:queen-of-the-north

`turningToReefing`Turning to Reefing(1)

1878 Minersex:1878-miners

Other facts (30)

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30 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Were Small	true	[10]
Were Small	true	[11]
Were Small	Small Reefs	[12]
Held Own With Any in Colony	true	[2]
Held Own With Any in Colony	{}	[8]
Described As	small	[13]
Described As	small	[14]
Attracting Outside Attention	Gradual Concentration	[1]
Systematically Worked	Profitable	[2]
Deserve Development More Than	null	[2]
Never Had Fair Trial	null	[2]
Surface Patches No Criterion	for depth value	[3]
Believed Rich Below	true	[3]
Formerly Worked Rich Surface	true	[3]
Yielded Surface Gold	sufficiently well	[4]
Located Near	Maytown	[5]
Gold Percentage	6%	[5]
Did Not Attract	large population	[5]
Condition for Profit	systematically and economically worked	[6]
Potential Employment for	quarter of a million of European miners	[6]
Rich Above Water Level But Water Prevented Deep Work	true	[7]
Potentially Employs	250000 European miners	[9]
Will Afford Employment for	quarter of a million European miners	[9]
Evaluated As Unprofitable	true	[10]
Evaluated Negatively	small	[13]
Had Heyday Passed	true	[15]
Mostly Characterized As	thin and relatively poor	[16]
Proved Disappointing	null	[17]
Has Quality	Unequalled in Queensland	[18]
Receives Attention	Largest Share	[18]

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30 undated

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attractingOutsideAttentiontrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:gradual-concentration

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heldOwnWithAnyInColonytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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systematicallyWorkedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:profitable

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deserveDevelopmentMoreThantrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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neverHadFairTrialtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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surfacePatchesNoCriteriontrove-cooktown/nunn

for depth value

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believedRichBelowtrove-cooktown/nunn

true

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formerlyWorkedRichSurfacetrove-cooktown/nunn

true

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yieldedSurfaceGoldtrove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown

sufficiently well

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locatedNearbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir

ex:maytown

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goldPercentagebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir

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didNotAttractbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir

large population

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conditionForProfitrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/006-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19783472-2c00d0564899

systematically and economically worked

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potentialEmploymentForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/006-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19783472-2c00d0564899

quarter of a million of European miners

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richAboveWaterLevelButWaterPreventedDeepWorkrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/harry-harbord-reminiscences-palmer-owen-reynolds-insecure-archive

true

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heldOwnWithAnyInColonyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article19783674

{}

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potentiallyEmploysrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article19783472

250000 European miners

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willAffordEmploymentForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article19783472

quarter of a million European miners

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evaluatedAsUnprofitablerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

true

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wereSmallrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

true

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wereSmallrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8e91651bdcb2

true

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wereSmallrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff

ex:small-reefs

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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

small

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evaluatedNegativelyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2

small

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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5

small

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hadHeydayPassedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-07

true

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mostlyCharacterizedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-03

thin and relatively poor

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provedDisappointingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-04

null

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hasQualityblucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--65734863

ex:unequalled-in-queensland

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receivesAttentionblucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--65734863

ex:largest-share

References (18)

18 references

[1]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[2]Beche De Mer4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Nunn3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/nunn
[4]Storekeeper Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
[5]63488442 Wednesday 8 October 1952 Cooktown and the Palmer Gold Diggings Spencer Brownes Memoir3 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir
[6]006 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19783472 2c00d05648992 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/006-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19783472-2c00d0564899
[7]Harry Harbord Reminiscences Palmer Owen Reynolds Insecure Archive1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/harry-harbord-reminiscences-palmer-owen-reynolds-insecure-archive
[8]Trove Nla News Article197836741 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article19783674
[9]Trove Nla News Article197834722 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article19783472
[10]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 8cd3a45d567e2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e
[11]Downloaded Arch 8e91651bdcb21 fact
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[12]Downloaded Arch 66cc3e40a9ff1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-66cc3e40a9ff
[13]Downloaded Arch B51934cad3f22 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b51934cad3f2
[14]Downloaded Archive 8e91651bdcb22ce51 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-8e91651bdcb22ce5
[15]Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 071 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-07
[16]Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 031 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-03
[17]Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 041 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-04
[18]Trove Reynolds Uhrs Camp 657348632 facts
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--65734863

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Palmer Reefs

Inbound mentions (9)

advocatesSystematicWorkAdvocates Systematic Work(1)

assertsPotentialAsserts Potential(1)

assumesExistenceOfReefsAssumes Existence of Reefs(1)

dependsOnDepends on(1)

presentsSimilarCharacteristicsPresents Similar Characteristics(1)

referencesReferences(1)

remainedUncertainRemained Uncertain(1)

richestMineGroupRichest Mine Group(1)

turningToReefingTurning to Reefing(1)

Other facts (30)

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References (18)

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`advocatesSystematicWork`Advocates Systematic Work(1)

`assertsPotential`Asserts Potential(1)

`assumesExistenceOfReefs`Assumes Existence of Reefs(1)

`dependsOn`Depends on(1)

`presentsSimilarCharacteristics`Presents Similar Characteristics(1)

`references`References(1)

`remainedUncertain`Remained Uncertain(1)

`richestMineGroup`Richest Mine Group(1)

`turningToReefing`Turning to Reefing(1)