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Police Cooktown has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 15 references, with 4 live disagreements.

39 facts·33 predicates·15 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:found body of(4), arrested(2), went this afternoon with(2)

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Found Body ofin disputefoundBodyOf

  • Goretzke[7]all time · 183102029 Friday 11 December 1896 Cooktown December 8
  • Goretzke[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 183102029 Aa58854c80ab
  • Goretzke[10]all time · Trove Owen Reynolds Cooktown Family Hotel Anchors
  • William Turner[1]all time · North Shore Full

Arrestedin disputearrested

Went This Afternoon Within disputewentThisAfternoonWith

In Pursuitin disputeinPursuit

Reinterredreinterred

  • W Turner Body[12]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Saturday 4 October 1884 67864439 Northern Mail News Cooktown

Placed Body inplacedBodyIn

  • Government Shell[12]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Saturday 4 October 1884 67864439 Northern Mail News Cooktown

Received Information FromreceivedInformationFrom

  • Walsh Station[12]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Saturday 4 October 1884 67864439 Northern Mail News Cooktown

Enquired and Found NoenquiredAndFoundNo

Instituted Search forinstitutedSearchFor

  • Mr Midson[11]all time · 20712153 Saturday 6 January 1894 Latest News by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corres

Searching for Missing PersonsearchingForMissingPerson

  • Mr Midson[11]all time · 20712153 Saturday 6 January 1894 Latest News by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corres

Appears Unaware ofappearsUnawareOf

Lacks Knowledge oflacksKnowledgeOf

Inbound mentions (12)

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reportedToReported to(3)

criticizesCriticizes(1)

discoveredByDiscovered by(1)

linksLinks(1)

orderedByOrdered by(1)

presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(1)

reportedMissingToReported Missing to(1)

reportPrecedesReport Precedes(1)

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wentThisAfternoonWithWent This Afternoon With(1)

Other facts (21)

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21 facts
PredicateValueRef
Holds Uncertainty AboutRafter Death Cause[7]
Conducted SearchSearch North Shore[1]
Unable to DetectPublicans Supplying Blacks[6]
Applied forFurther Remand Eight Days[4]
Received Information onyesterday[13]
DespatchedPilot Boat French Escapees[6]
Placed in StocksManilla Boy[5]
Sent forJudge Winter[5]
Received News ofMichael Phelon Suicide[14]
Appears Not to Have KnownGins Cohabitation With Lepers[2]
Has Known Nothing AboutGins Cohabitation With Lepers[2]
Refused to AssistArrest of Deserters[15]
Found Body AfterGoretzke Fall[9]
Acts in Official Capacityinvestigation[1]
Verifies Report ofNorth Shore Natives[1]
Conducted InquiryMagisterial Inquiry Goretzke[7]
Expressed SuppositionOverbalanced Fall Rafter[7]
Supposed Cause of DeathOverbalanced Fall Rafter[7]
Criticized for InabilityDetecting Publicans[6]
Knowledge Source forCharging[6]
Has Deontic Dutyinvestigate deaths[7]

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actsInOfficialCapacitytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
investigation
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appearsNotToHaveKnowntrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:gins-cohabitation-with-lepers
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appearsUnawareOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286434146_Monday-9-April-1888_cooktown
ex:gins-lepers-cohabitation
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appliedFortrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:further-remand-eight-days
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arrestedtrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:manilla-boy
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arrestedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
three aboriginals
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conductedInquirybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
ex:magisterial-inquiry-goretzke
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conductedSearchtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:search-north-shore
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criticizedForInabilitytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:detecting-publicans
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despatchedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:pilot-boat-french-escapees
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enquiredAndFoundNobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146670467_Thursday-24-January-1889_LOCAL-NEWS
ex:alexander-mcdouald
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expressedSuppositionbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
ex:overbalancedFall-rafter
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foundBodyAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-183102029-aa58854c80ab
ex:goretzke-fall
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foundBodyOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
ex:goretzke
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foundBodyOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-183102029-aa58854c80ab
ex:goretzke
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foundBodyOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-cooktown-family-hotel-anchors
ex:goretzke
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foundBodyOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
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hasDeonticDutybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
investigate deaths
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hasKnownNothingAbouttrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
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holdsUncertaintyAboutbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
ex:rafter-death-cause
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inPursuittrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:blacks-spearing-incident
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inPursuittrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:kilkah-station-raid
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institutedSearchForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20712153_Saturday-6-January-1894-latest-news-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corres
ex:mr-midson
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knowledgeSourceFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:charging
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lacksKnowledgeOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286434146_Monday-9-April-1888_cooktown
ex:gins-lepers-cohabitation
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placedBodyInblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown
ex:government-shell
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placedInStockstrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:manilla-boy
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receivedInformationFromblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown
ex:walsh-station
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receivedInformationOntrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
yesterday
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receivedNewsOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:michael-phelon-suicide
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refusedToAssistblucher-uhr/trove--bogimbah--174944163--saturday-9-february-1901
ex:arrest-of-deserters
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reinterredblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown
ex:w-turner-body
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searchingForMissingPersonbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20712153_Saturday-6-January-1894-latest-news-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corres
ex:mr-midson
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sentFortrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:judge-winter
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supposedCauseOfDeathbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
ex:overbalancedFall-rafter
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unableToDetecttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:publicans-supplying-blacks
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verifiesReportOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:north-shore-natives
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wentThisAfternoonWithtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:doctor-cooktown
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wentThisAfternoonWithtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:north-shore-natives

References (15)

15 references
  1. [1]North Shore Full6 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  2. [2]North Shore Cooktown2 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  3. [3]286434146 Monday 9 April 1888 Cooktown2 facts
    customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286434146_Monday-9-April-1888_cooktown
  4. [4]Coloured Persons1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  5. [5]John Davis3 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  6. [6]Beche De Mer7 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  7. [7]183102029 Friday 11 December 1896 Cooktown December 86 facts
    customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/183102029_Friday-11-December-1896_cooktown-december-8
  8. [8]146670467 Thursday 24 January 1889 Local News1 fact
    customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/146670467_Thursday-24-January-1889_LOCAL-NEWS
  9. [9]Downloaded Archive 183102029 Aa58854c80ab2 facts
    customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-183102029-aa58854c80ab
  10. [10]Trove Owen Reynolds Cooktown Family Hotel Anchors1 fact
    customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-cooktown-family-hotel-anchors
  11. [11]20712153 Saturday 6 January 1894 Latest News by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corres2 facts
    customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20712153_Saturday-6-January-1894-latest-news-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corres
  12. [12]Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Saturday 4 October 1884 67864439 Northern Mail News Cooktown3 facts
    customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--saturday 4 october 1884--67864439--northern-mail-news-cooktown
  13. [13]Malay Cooktown1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
  14. [14]Cingalese1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  15. [15]Trove Bogimbah 174944163 Saturday 9 February 19011 fact
    customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--bogimbah--174944163--saturday-9-february-1901

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