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Palmer Road

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Palmer Road has 63 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 28 references, with 4 live disagreements.

63 facts·54 predicates·28 sources·4 in dispute

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Inbound mentions (56)

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locatedOnLocated on(8)

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hasTerminusHas Terminus(2)

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contractorForMailsContractor for Mails(1)

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describedAsMassingInLargeNumbersDescribed As Massing in Large Numbers(1)

disappearedNearByerstownProspectingDishFoundNoBodyDisappeared Near Byerstown Prospecting Dish Found No Body(1)

downstreamLocationDownstream Location(1)

drivenDistanceAlongDriven Distance Along(1)

eightToTwelveMilesEight to Twelve Miles(1)

endedRoadTrafficEnded Road Traffic(1)

expectedToMaintainExpected to Maintain(1)

hadTeamOnRoadHad Team on Road(1)

hadThreeTeamsHad Three Teams(1)

hadToReturnToHad to Return to(1)

hasPresentTerminusHas Present Terminus(1)

implicatesMobilityOnFrontierImplicates Mobility on Frontier(1)

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linkedToAboriginalsMassingOnPalmerRoadLinked to Aboriginals Massing on Palmer Road(1)

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mergesIntoMerges Into(1)

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nearNormanbyBridgeNear Normanby Bridge(1)

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pouredIntoPortSouthwestPoured Into Port Southwest(1)

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traveledRouteTraveled Route(1)

unableToKeepRoadInOrderUnable to Keep Road in Order(1)

wasTeamsterOnWas Teamster on(1)

Other facts (63)

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63 facts
PredicateValueRef
Set Out byA Macmillian[7]
Set Out byA Macmillian[9]
Set Out byA Macmillian[11]
Set Out byA Macmillian[12]
Set Out byA Macmillian[13]
Set Out byA Macmillian[20]
Associated WithCarriers[4]
Associated WithTeamster Activity[14]
Described AsRough and Dangerous Route[19]
Described Asnorth's most historic highway[26]
ConnectsCooktown[22]
ConnectsPalmer[22]
Had Trafficthousands of pack mules and horses[26]
Had Traffichundreds of waggons and drays[26]
Impossible to Maintain byDivisional Board[1]
Depends onDivisional Board Revenue[1]
Lengthover a hundred miles[1]
Is Terminus ofCooktown Railway[2]
Historical Context ofGold Rush Era[3]
Chain of Events Linked to Gold SeekingGold Seeking[5]
Carried Passenger Traffic For12 YearsPalmer[5]
Carried Supplies toPalmer[5]
Fertilised With Life Blood of Manytrue[5]
Hallowed byMans Humanity to Man[5]
Has Graves Along LengthGraves[5]
Historically Significanttrue[5]
Livened by Tramp of ThousandsGold Seekers[5]
Made Famous byGoldfields[5]
Many Chinamen SpearedChinamen[5]
Many Whites AttackedWhites[5]
Presupposes Existential Gold RushGold Rush[5]
Redeemed With Sufferingstrue[5]
Sowed With Sweat and Sorrowtrue[5]
Spiced With Dangers ofTreacherous Blacks[5]
Teleologically for Gold SeekingGold[5]
Is Progressingtrue[6]
Has Several Cases ofSpearing Horses and Men[6]
Famous fordangers from blacks, graves[8]
Redeemed bySufferings Humanity[10]
Sowed WithSweat and Sorrow[10]
Begins atFlatter Country Mt Cook[10]
Famous Due toGoldfields Lure[10]
Tramp Countless ThousandsDangers Treacherous Black[10]
Faintly Defined Today With Faint Branching Tracksfaint[15]
Built byA C Macmillan[15]
Sowed With Sweat Sorrow Fertilised With Life Blood Hallowed by Humanitydangers hardships graves[15]
Had Many Chinamen Spearedmany[15]
Near Normanby Bridge Had Coach Stagenull[16]
Many Chinamen Speared Whites Attacked Disappearednull[16]
Had Coach Stage NearNormanby Bridge[17]
Lured bygoldfields[17]
Costly Due toWet Seasons[18]
Length in Miles100[18]
Men Working on for GovernmentRoad Over Range[21]
Overlaps With Hells Gates Roadnull[23]
Site of Ongoing Aboriginal Threatsnull[23]
Will Be Safer fortravelling[24]
Frequented byDiggers[25]
Would Be Preferred OverBridge Project[27]
Would EnableIncreased Reef Production[27]
Had Double Row of Tents fortwo miles[28]
Was Historic Old Highwaytrue[28]
Carries Memory ofLong Series of Tragedies[28]

Timeline

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impossibleToMaintainBytrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:divisional-board
dependsOntrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:divisional-board-revenue
lengthtrove-cooktown/john-davis
over a hundred miles
isTerminusOftrove-cooktown/reynolds
ex:cooktown-railway
historicalContextOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/web-palmer-days-owen-reynolds-carrier-native-police
ex:gold-rush-era
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ex:carriers
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ex:gold-seeking
carriedPassengerTrafficFor12Yearsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:palmer
carriedSuppliesTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:palmer
fertilisedWithLifeBloodOfManybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
true
hallowedBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:mans-humanity-to-man
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ex:graves
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true
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ex:gold-seekers
madeFamousBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:goldfields
manyChinamenSpearedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:chinamen
manyWhitesAttackedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:whites
presupposesExistentialGoldRushbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:gold-rush
redeemedWithSufferingsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
true
sowedWithSweatAndSorrowbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
true
spicedWithDangersOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:treacherous-blacks
teleologicallyForGoldSeekingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
ex:gold
isProgressingbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148445684_Tuesday-9-November-1875_From-the-Brisbane-Papers
true
hasSeveralCasesOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148445684_Tuesday-9-November-1875_From-the-Brisbane-Papers
ex:spearing-horses-and-men
setOutByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0085
ex:a-macmillian
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dangers from blacks, graves
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redeemedByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-3d8dd7cd0439
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dangers hardships graves
hadManyChinamenSpearedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-chapter-owen-reynolds-carrier-hotel-line-later-cooktown
many
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null
manyChinamenSpearedWhitesAttackedDisappearedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-owen-reynolds-dan-mcgrath-hotel-line-later-and-battle-camp-warning
null
hadCoachStageNearrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-chapter-3-cooktown-palmer-child-naming-leads
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menWorkingOnForGovernmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0393-eid-18745
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ex:palmer
overlapsWithHellsGatesRoadrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1602-eid-50404
null
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null
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north's most historic highway
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thousands of pack mules and horses
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hundreds of waggons and drays
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hadDoubleRowOfTentsForblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--friday 1 june 1951--40373371--jubilee-feature-stars-of-gold-presenting-the-historical-background-to-north-qu
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true
carriesMemoryOfblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--friday 1 june 1951--40373371--jubilee-feature-stars-of-gold-presenting-the-historical-background-to-north-qu
ex:long-series-of-tragedies

References (28)

28 references
  1. [1]John Davis3 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  2. [2]Reynolds1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
  3. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/web-palmer-days-owen-reynolds-carrier-native-police
  4. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/owen-reynolds-aboriginal-servants-loop-31-owen-reynolds-hotel-line-reminiscence-chalky-negative-search
  5. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
  6. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/148445684_Tuesday-9-November-1875_From-the-Brisbane-Papers
  7. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0085
  8. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0084
  9. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-extracted-7f04cc6d8348
  10. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-www-chapelhill-homeip-net-familyhistory-other-queenslandhistory-palmerdayschap3-htm-htm-extracted-3d8dd7cd0439
  11. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/018-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-f077e7cf52cb
  12. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/018-environment-douglas-qld-gov-au-projects-download-4458-projectdocument-html-extracted-0c3edb3ff795
  13. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/douglas-heritage-study-projectdocument
  14. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/reynolds-carrier-hotel-bridge-synthesis-owen-james-publican-mechanism
  15. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-chapter-owen-reynolds-carrier-hotel-line-later-cooktown
  16. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-owen-reynolds-dan-mcgrath-hotel-line-later-and-battle-camp-warning
  17. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-days-chapter-3-cooktown-palmer-child-naming-leads
  18. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-3408659
  19. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-61036576-09442fa90d51
  20. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/douglas-heritage-study-5402ebb5a605
  21. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0393-eid-18745
  22. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0536-eid-19456
  23. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1602-eid-50404
  24. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1575-eid-50285
  25. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1527-eid-49509
  26. ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrstown--wednesday 14 april 1948--42580097--1873
  27. ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--davenport-walker--monday 6 december 1880--85758122--d-d-gazette-published-daily-ferio-tego-monday-december-6-1880
  28. ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--friday 1 june 1951--40373371--jubilee-feature-stars-of-gold-presenting-the-historical-background-to-north-qu

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