Palmer Road
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Palmer Road has 63 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 28 references, with 4 live disagreements.
Mostly:set out by(6), associated with(2), described as(2)
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raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (56)
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locatedOnLocated on(8)
- Cradle Creek
ex:cradle-creek - Edwardstown
ex:edwardstown - Family Hotel
ex:family-hotel - Family Hotel Two Mile
ex:family-hotel-two-mile - Hells Gates
ex:hells-gates - Middle Laura
ex:middle-laura - Nmp Event Entry 17816
ex:nmp-event-entry-17816 - Palmer Road Carrier Teamster
ex:palmer-road-carrier-teamster
departsFromDeparts From(2)
- Cooktown Train
ex:cooktown-train - Cooktown Train
ex:cooktown-train
hasTerminusHas Terminus(2)
- Cooktown Railway
ex:cooktown-railway - Cooktown Railway
ex:cooktown-railway
traveledToTraveled to(2)
- Inspector Fitzgerald
ex:inspector-fitzgerald - Inspector Fitzgerald
ex:inspector-fitzgerald
connectsToConnects to(1)
- Cooktown Railway
ex:cooktown-railway
contractorForMailsContractor for Mails(1)
- John Hogsflesh
ex:john-hogsflesh
dependencyOnDependency on(1)
- Cooktown
ex:cooktown
describedAsMassingInLargeNumbersDescribed As Massing in Large Numbers(1)
- Aboriginal People
ex:aboriginal-people
disappearedNearByerstownProspectingDishFoundNoBodyDisappeared Near Byerstown Prospecting Dish Found No Body(1)
- German Charlie
ex:german-charlie
downstreamLocationDownstream Location(1)
- Maytown
ex:maytown
drivenDistanceAlongDriven Distance Along(1)
- Governor Party
ex:governor-party
eightToTwelveMilesEight to Twelve Miles(1)
- Stages
ex:stages
endedRoadTrafficEnded Road Traffic(1)
- Railway Construction to Laura
ex:railway-construction-to-laura
expectedToMaintainExpected to Maintain(1)
- Cook Division Board
ex:cook-division-board
hadTeamOnRoadHad Team on Road(1)
- Jim Fox
ex:jim-fox
hadThreeTeamsHad Three Teams(1)
- Charlie Wallace
ex:charlie-wallace
hadToReturnToHad to Return to(1)
- Up Train
ex:up-train
hasPresentTerminusHas Present Terminus(1)
- Cooktown Railway
ex:cooktown-railway
implicatesMobilityOnFrontierImplicates Mobility on Frontier(1)
- Teamsters
ex:teamsters
includesContextIncludes Context(1)
- Palmer Days Source
ex:palmer-days-source
isOnIs on(1)
- Hells Gate Patch
ex:hells-gate-patch
linkedToAboriginalsMassingOnPalmerRoadLinked to Aboriginals Massing on Palmer Road(1)
- Nmp Event 50284
ex:nmp-event-50284
locatedBeyondLocated Beyond(1)
- Battle Camp Range
ex:battle-camp-range
lureMadeRoadFamousLure Made Road Famous(1)
- Goldfields
ex:goldfields
maintainsMaintains(1)
- Divisional Board
ex:divisional-board
mergesIntoMerges Into(1)
- Charlotte Street
ex:charlotte-street
mostTerribleTragedyMost Terrible Tragedy(1)
- Stray Family Murder
ex:stray-family-murder
nearNear(1)
- Muddy Lagoon
ex:muddy-lagoon
nearNormanbyBridgeNear Normanby Bridge(1)
- Coach Stage
ex:coach-stage
notVeryPlentifulNot Very Plentiful(1)
- Coaching Horses
ex:coaching-horses
numerousAndContradictoryNumerous and Contradictory(1)
- Reports About Blacks
ex:reports-about-blacks
occurredInContextOfOccurred in Context of(1)
- Chinese Attacks
ex:chinese-attacks
onOn(1)
- Hells Gate
ex:hells-gate
opposedToOpposed to(1)
- Cooktown Publicans
ex:cooktown-publicans
pouredIntoPortSouthwestPoured Into Port Southwest(1)
- Chinese Immigrants
ex:chinese-immigrants
predictedSaferPredicted Safer(1)
- Cooktown Papers
ex:cooktown-papers
proceededToProceeded to(1)
- Special Train Cooktown Palmer Road 25 Jun 1886
ex:special-train-cooktown-palmer-road-25-jun-1886
referencesReferences(1)
- Cooktown Herald 1875 07 17 P2
ex:cooktown-herald-1875-07-17-p2
reportsRoadConditionsReports Road Conditions(1)
- Darling Downs Gazette 22 Apr 1874 P5
ex:darling-downs-gazette-22-apr-1874-p5
residesOnResides on(1)
- Settler Palmer Road
ex:settler-palmer-road
returningFromReturning From(1)
- Train Palmer Road
ex:train-palmer-road
teamsterOnTeamster on(1)
- Owen Reynolds
ex:owen-reynolds
trackedAboriginalsAfterHorseSpearingTracked Aboriginals After Horse Spearing(1)
- George Devine
ex:george-devine
traveledRouteTraveled Route(1)
- Owen Reynolds
ex:owen-reynolds
unableToKeepRoadInOrderUnable to Keep Road in Order(1)
- Divisional Board
ex:divisional-board
wasTeamsterOnWas Teamster on(1)
- Owen Reynolds
ex:owen-reynolds
Other facts (63)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [7] |
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [9] |
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [11] |
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [12] |
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [13] |
| Set Out by | A Macmillian | [20] |
| Associated With | Carriers | [4] |
| Associated With | Teamster Activity | [14] |
| Described As | Rough and Dangerous Route | [19] |
| Described As | north's most historic highway | [26] |
| Connects | Cooktown | [22] |
| Connects | Palmer | [22] |
| Had Traffic | thousands of pack mules and horses | [26] |
| Had Traffic | hundreds of waggons and drays | [26] |
| Impossible to Maintain by | Divisional Board | [1] |
| Depends on | Divisional Board Revenue | [1] |
| Length | over a hundred miles | [1] |
| Is Terminus of | Cooktown Railway | [2] |
| Historical Context of | Gold Rush Era | [3] |
| Chain of Events Linked to Gold Seeking | Gold Seeking | [5] |
| Carried Passenger Traffic For12 Years | Palmer | [5] |
| Carried Supplies to | Palmer | [5] |
| Fertilised With Life Blood of Many | true | [5] |
| Hallowed by | Mans Humanity to Man | [5] |
| Has Graves Along Length | Graves | [5] |
| Historically Significant | true | [5] |
| Livened by Tramp of Thousands | Gold Seekers | [5] |
| Made Famous by | Goldfields | [5] |
| Many Chinamen Speared | Chinamen | [5] |
| Many Whites Attacked | Whites | [5] |
| Presupposes Existential Gold Rush | Gold Rush | [5] |
| Redeemed With Sufferings | true | [5] |
| Sowed With Sweat and Sorrow | true | [5] |
| Spiced With Dangers of | Treacherous Blacks | [5] |
| Teleologically for Gold Seeking | Gold | [5] |
| Is Progressing | true | [6] |
| Has Several Cases of | Spearing Horses and Men | [6] |
| Famous for | dangers from blacks, graves | [8] |
| Redeemed by | Sufferings Humanity | [10] |
| Sowed With | Sweat and Sorrow | [10] |
| Begins at | Flatter Country Mt Cook | [10] |
| Famous Due to | Goldfields Lure | [10] |
| Tramp Countless Thousands | Dangers Treacherous Black | [10] |
| Faintly Defined Today With Faint Branching Tracks | faint | [15] |
| Built by | A C Macmillan | [15] |
| Sowed With Sweat Sorrow Fertilised With Life Blood Hallowed by Humanity | dangers hardships graves | [15] |
| Had Many Chinamen Speared | many | [15] |
| Near Normanby Bridge Had Coach Stage | null | [16] |
| Many Chinamen Speared Whites Attacked Disappeared | null | [16] |
| Had Coach Stage Near | Normanby Bridge | [17] |
| Lured by | goldfields | [17] |
| Costly Due to | Wet Seasons | [18] |
| Length in Miles | 100 | [18] |
| Men Working on for Government | Road Over Range | [21] |
| Overlaps With Hells Gates Road | null | [23] |
| Site of Ongoing Aboriginal Threats | null | [23] |
| Will Be Safer for | travelling | [24] |
| Frequented by | Diggers | [25] |
| Would Be Preferred Over | Bridge Project | [27] |
| Would Enable | Increased Reef Production | [27] |
| Had Double Row of Tents for | two miles | [28] |
| Was Historic Old Highway | true | [28] |
| Carries Memory of | Long Series of Tragedies | [28] |
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References (28)
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See also
- Divisional Board
- Divisional Board Revenue
- Cooktown Railway
- Gold Rush Era
- Carriers
- Gold Seeking
- Palmer
- Mans Humanity to Man
- Graves
- Gold Seekers
- Goldfields
- Chinamen
- Whites
- Gold Rush
- Treacherous Blacks
- Gold
- Spearing Horses and Men
- A Macmillian
- Sufferings Humanity
- Sweat and Sorrow
- Flatter Country Mt Cook
- Goldfields Lure
- Dangers Treacherous Black
- Teamster Activity
- A C Macmillan
- Normanby Bridge
- Wet Seasons
- Rough and Dangerous Route
- Road Over Range
- Cooktown
- Diggers
- Bridge Project
- Increased Reef Production
- Long Series of Tragedies
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