Pearling Industry

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Pearling Industry has 30 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 17 references, with 2 live disagreements.

30 facts·28 predicates·17 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:dependent on(2), requires(2), employed(1)

Inbound mentions (32)

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`employedIn`Employed in(5)

Queensland Aboriginesex:queensland-aborigines
Queensland Aboriginesex:queensland-aborigines
Queensland Aboriginesex:queensland-aborigines
South Sea Islandersex:south-sea-islanders
Torres Strait Islandersex:torres-strait-islanders

`coversTopic`Covers Topic(2)

With the White Peopleex:with-the-white-people
With the White Peopleex:with-the-white-people

`discussesIndustry`Discusses Industry(2)

Chapter Liex:chapter-li
Chapter Li Aboriginal and Polynesian Labourex:chapter-li-aboriginal-and-polynesian-labour

`partOf`Part of(2)

Banabila Menex:banabila-men
Other Jalunii Menex:other-jalunii-men

`workedIn`Worked in(2)

Jack Clark Snrex:jack-clark-snr
Thompson Creek Menex:thompson-creek-men

`advocatesCultivationForIndustryProlongation`Advocates Cultivation for Industry Prolongation(1)

Mr Nelsonex:mr-nelson

`areExperiencedInIndustry`Are Experienced in Industry(1)

Pearl Diversex:pearl-divers

`benefits`Benefits(1)

Native Employmentex:native-employment

`builtUp`Built Up(1)

Shellersex:shellers

`causesMonopolyCreation`Causes Monopoly Creation(1)

Pilot Company Actionsex:pilot-company-actions

`commitsToPreserveIndustry`Commits to Preserve Industry(1)

Mr Nelsonex:mr-nelson

`commonIn`Common in(1)

Sexual Abuseex:sexual-abuse

`concerns`Concerns(1)

Reports Unsatisfactory Pearlingex:reports-unsatisfactory-pearling

`deploresJapaneseEntry`Deplores Japanese Entry(1)

Chief Protectorex:chief-protector

`discusses`Discusses(1)

Chapter Liex:chapter-li

`historicalWorkforceIn`Historical Workforce in(1)

Aboriginesex:aborigines

`isLocationOf`Is Location of(1)

Thursday Islandex:thursday-island

`knownAsDepot`Known As Depot(1)

Flinders Islandex:flinders-island

`performDutiesIn`Perform Duties in(1)

South Sea Islandersex:south-sea-islanders

`receiveLargeProportionOfWages`Receive Large Proportion of Wages(1)

Natives in Fisheriesex:natives-in-fisheries

`reflectsColonialEconomy`Reflects Colonial Economy(1)

Article 20767528ex:article-20767528

`sealedFateBy`Sealed Fate by(1)

Somersetex:somerset

`usedIn`Used in(1)

Aboriginal Labourex:aboriginal-labour

`workedInIndustry`Worked in Industry(1)

Banabila Menex:banabila-men

Other facts (30)

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30 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Dependent on	Japanese Labor	[6]
Dependent on	Darnley Island Shell	[8]
Requires	Skilled Divers	[14]
Requires	labourers capable of working under tropical conditions on land and sea	[15]
Employed	Malay Men	[1]
Active in Time Period	1920s-30s	[2]
Employed Indigenous Workers	Aboriginal Men	[2]
Location Implied	Thursday Island	[2]
Economic Role	key activity in region	[3]
Exists With Risks	Shell Fever Losses	[4]
Protected by Advocacy	Sir Thomas Mcilwraith	[5]
Ontologically Depends on Grounds	Old Ground Vs New Guinea	[6]
Shifting Operations	Old Mound	[6]
Active in Region	boats moving	[6]
Faces Exhaustion Risk	null	[6]
Active at	Darnley Island	[4]
Dependent on Japanese Labor	null	[6]
Context for	Friday Island Depredation	[7]
Presupposed Context	null	[9]
Relies on	Aboriginal Labour	[10]
Employs	Natives	[11]
Economically Essential to	Queensland North	[11]
Involves Abuses	True	[11]
Employs Estimate	300	[11]
Historical Context	Queensland 1899	[12]
Evaluated As	unsatisfactory working	[12]
Presupposed to Exist	true	[12]
Causally Dooms	Somerset Residency	[13]
Total Wages Paid	30824.12.2	[16]
Paid Total	£30824 12s 2d	[17]

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30 undated

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employedjoseph-brackenridge/father-investigation

ex:malay-men

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activeInTimePeriodeky/cifhs-ilua-ancestors-p2

1920s-30s

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employedIndigenousWorkerseky/cifhs-ilua-ancestors-p2

ex:aboriginal-men

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locationImpliedeky/cifhs-ilua-ancestors-p2

ex:thursday-island

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economicRoletrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

key activity in region

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existsWithRiskstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:shell-fever-losses

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protectedByAdvocacytrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:sir-thomas-mcilwraith

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ontologicallyDependsOnGroundstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:old-ground-vs-new-guinea

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shiftingOperationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:old-mound

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activeInRegiontrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

boats moving

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facesExhaustionRisktrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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activeAttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:darnley-island

—

dependentOntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:japanese-labor

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dependentOnJapaneseLabortrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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contextFortrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:friday-island-depredation

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dependentOntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:darnley-island-shell

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presupposedContexttrove-cooktown/night-island

null

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reliesOnlaura-corridor/loop3-network

ex:aboriginal-labour

—

employslaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

ex:natives

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economicallyEssentialTolaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

ex:queensland-north

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involvesAbuseslaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

ex:true

—

employsEstimatelaura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography

300

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historicalContextlaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield

ex:queensland-1899

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evaluatedAslaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield

unsatisfactory working

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presupposedToExistlaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield

true

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causallyDoomsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171267204_Tuesday-6-April-1948_DESERTED-HOME-ON-SITE-OF-CITY-THAT-IS-STILL-A-DREAM

ex:somerset-residency

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requiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-d45e8a9888e2

ex:skilled-divers

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requiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/010-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-4433e6ffd325

labourers capable of working under tropical conditions on land and sea

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totalWagesPaidrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-dr173663-itm336983-aboriginals-on-boats-1902-pages-081-100-0432f6ca970b

30824.12.2

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paidTotalrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-dr173663-aboriginals-on-boats-1902-focused-combined-hits-ea957807d140

£30824 12s 2d

References (17)

17 references

[1]Father Investigation1 fact
ctx:genes/joseph-brackenridge/father-investigation
[2]Cifhs Ilua Ancestors P23 facts
ctx:genes/eky/cifhs-ilua-ancestors-p2
[3]Malay Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
[4]Beche De Mer2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[5]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[6]Coloured Persons6 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[7]Prostitution1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[8]North Shore Full1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[9]Night Island1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/night-island
[10]Loop3 Network1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop3-network
[11]Loop6 Roth Ethnography4 facts
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-roth-ethnography
[12]Loop11 Bloomfield3 facts
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
[13]171267204 Tuesday 6 April 1948 Deserted Home on Site of City That Is Still a Dream1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171267204_Tuesday-6-April-1948_DESERTED-HOME-ON-SITE-OF-CITY-THAT-IS-STILL-A-DREAM
[14]001 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html D45e8a9888e21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/001-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-d45e8a9888e2
[15]010 Gutenberg Net Au Ebooks13 1303641h Html 4433e6ffd3251 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/010-gutenberg-net-au-ebooks13-1303641h-html-4433e6ffd325
[16]Qsa Dr173663 Itm336983 Aboriginals on Boats 1902 Pages 081 100 0432f6ca970b1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-dr173663-itm336983-aboriginals-on-boats-1902-pages-081-100-0432f6ca970b
[17]Qsa Dr173663 Aboriginals on Boats 1902 Focused Combined Hits Ea957807d1401 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-dr173663-aboriginals-on-boats-1902-focused-combined-hits-ea957807d140

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Pearling Industry

Inbound mentions (32)

employedInEmployed in(5)

coversTopicCovers Topic(2)

discussesIndustryDiscusses Industry(2)

partOfPart of(2)

workedInWorked in(2)

advocatesCultivationForIndustryProlongationAdvocates Cultivation for Industry Prolongation(1)

areExperiencedInIndustryAre Experienced in Industry(1)

benefitsBenefits(1)

builtUpBuilt Up(1)

causesMonopolyCreationCauses Monopoly Creation(1)

commitsToPreserveIndustryCommits to Preserve Industry(1)

commonInCommon in(1)

concernsConcerns(1)

deploresJapaneseEntryDeplores Japanese Entry(1)

discussesDiscusses(1)

historicalWorkforceInHistorical Workforce in(1)

isLocationOfIs Location of(1)

knownAsDepotKnown As Depot(1)

performDutiesInPerform Duties in(1)

receiveLargeProportionOfWagesReceive Large Proportion of Wages(1)

reflectsColonialEconomyReflects Colonial Economy(1)

sealedFateBySealed Fate by(1)

usedInUsed in(1)

workedInIndustryWorked in Industry(1)

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References (17)

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`employedIn`Employed in(5)

`coversTopic`Covers Topic(2)

`discussesIndustry`Discusses Industry(2)

`partOf`Part of(2)

`workedIn`Worked in(2)

`advocatesCultivationForIndustryProlongation`Advocates Cultivation for Industry Prolongation(1)

`areExperiencedInIndustry`Are Experienced in Industry(1)

`benefits`Benefits(1)

`builtUp`Built Up(1)

`causesMonopolyCreation`Causes Monopoly Creation(1)

`commitsToPreserveIndustry`Commits to Preserve Industry(1)

`commonIn`Common in(1)

`concerns`Concerns(1)

`deploresJapaneseEntry`Deplores Japanese Entry(1)

`discusses`Discusses(1)

`historicalWorkforceIn`Historical Workforce in(1)

`isLocationOf`Is Location of(1)

`knownAsDepot`Known As Depot(1)

`performDutiesIn`Perform Duties in(1)

`receiveLargeProportionOfWages`Receive Large Proportion of Wages(1)

`reflectsColonialEconomy`Reflects Colonial Economy(1)

`sealedFateBy`Sealed Fate by(1)

`usedIn`Used in(1)

`workedInIndustry`Worked in Industry(1)