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Police response to attack August 1874

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Police response to attack August 1874 has 40 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 21 references, with 5 live disagreements.

40 facts·33 predicates·21 sources·5 in dispute

Mostly:requested by(3), triggered by(2), target of request(2)

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Inbound mentions (13)

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deonticallyWarrantsDeontically Warrants(1)

emphasizesNonLethalDispersalEmphasizes Non Lethal Dispersal(1)

emphasizesPoliceFailureEmphasizes Police Failure(1)

expressesUrgencyExpresses Urgency(1)

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Other facts (39)

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39 facts
PredicateValueRef
Requested byTelegraph Newspaper[21]
Requested byUnnamed European Man[21]
Requested byUnnamed European Woman[21]
Triggered byJames Macdonald Arrival[7]
Triggered byNews to Ravenswood[8]
Target of RequestNative Mounted Police[21]
Target of RequestStuart John[21]
Contingent onAttack August 1874[21]
Contingent onPolice Request[21]
Goal ofPolice Request[21]
Goal ofTelegraph Newspaper[21]
Presupposes Authority OverAlbatross Vessel[1]
Presupposes AuthorityInspector of Police[1]
Followed Reportnull[2]
Presupposes Ah Shew GuiltyAnnoyance[3]
Deontically RequiresProtection Measures[4]
Lacked Alacrity{}[5]
PromptNmp Event 18469[6]
Aimed at Preserving OrderRookwood Station[9]
Caused Dispersal of BlacksAboriginal People Gogango[9]
Deontically Insufficienttrue[10]
Delayed Relative to Attacksnull[11]
Follows Immediately AfterNmp Event 19461[12]
Results in DispersalAboriginal Groups[13]
Triggered by Report to Policenull[14]
Implies Immediate Mobilizationnull[15]
Implies Delayed Due to Other DutyBroadsound Duty[16]
Deemed Ineffectiveof course they could do nothing[17]
Lacks Effectivenesstrue[18]
FollowedNmp Event 61783[19]
Immediate AfterNmp Event 54367[20]
Rdf:typeRequested Action[21]
Action Requesteddispersal[21]
Timing Requestedfuture[21]
Necessary Thattrue[21]
Supervenes onAttack August 1874[21]
Grounded inColonial Law[21]
PresupposesAttack August 1874[21]
Enabled byAttack August 1874[21]

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presupposesAuthorityOvertrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:albatross-vessel
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presupposesAuthoritytrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:inspector-of-police
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followedReportbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122819594_Thursday-14-April-1887_COOKTOWN-Tuesday-April-12
null
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presupposesAhShewGuiltyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/02-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-51985107-5b2ab2036ac2
ex:annoyance
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deonticallyRequiresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-publications-clean-full-row-itm847168-col-a437-85-6952-ea0e0099ebd2
ex:protection-measures
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lackedAlacrityrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0220-eid-10839
{}
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promptrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0345-eid-18469
ex:nmp-event-18469
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triggeredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0359-eid-18536
ex:james-macdonald-arrival
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triggeredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0362-eid-18546
ex:news-to-ravenswood
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aimedAtPreservingOrderrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0384-eid-18703
ex:rookwood-station
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causedDispersalOfBlacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0384-eid-18703
ex:aboriginal-people-gogango
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deonticallyInsufficientrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0591-eid-20102
true
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delayedRelativeToAttacksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0554-eid-19800
null
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followsImmediatelyAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0539-eid-19461
ex:nmp-event-19461
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resultsInDispersalrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0682-eid-20627
ex:aboriginal-groups
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triggeredByReportToPolicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1320-eid-38918
null
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impliesImmediateMobilizationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1134-eid-35295
null
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impliesDelayedDueToOtherDutyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1092-eid-32495
ex:broadsound-duty
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deemedIneffectiverosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1753-eid-51500
of course they could do nothing
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lacksEffectivenessrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1412-eid-41164
true
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followedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2148-eid-61783
ex:nmp-event-61783
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immediateAfterrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1912-eid-54367
ex:nmp-event-54367
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typefrontier-massacres/10617
ex:RequestedAction
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labelfrontier-massacres/10617
Police response to attack August 1874
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requestedByfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:telegraph-newspaper
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requestedByfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:unnamed-european-man
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requestedByfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:unnamed-european-woman
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targetOfRequestfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:native-mounted-police
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targetOfRequestfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:stuart-john
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actionRequestedfrontier-massacres/10617
dispersal
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timingRequestedfrontier-massacres/10617
future
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necessaryThatfrontier-massacres/10617
true
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contingentOnfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:attack-august-1874
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contingentOnfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:police-request
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goalOffrontier-massacres/10617
ex:police-request
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goalOffrontier-massacres/10617
ex:telegraph-newspaper
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supervenesOnfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:attack-august-1874
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groundedInfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:colonial-law
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presupposesfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:attack-august-1874
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enabledByfrontier-massacres/10617
ex:attack-august-1874

References (21)

21 references
  1. [1]John Davis2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  2. [2]122819594 Thursday 14 April 1887 Cooktown Tuesday April 121 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/122819594_Thursday-14-April-1887_COOKTOWN-Tuesday-April-12
  3. [3]02 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 51985107 5b2ab2036ac21 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/02-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-51985107-5b2ab2036ac2
  4. [4]Qld Publications Clean Full Row Itm847168 Col A437 85 6952 Ea0e0099ebd21 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qld-publications-clean-full-row-itm847168-col-a437-85-6952-ea0e0099ebd2
  5. [5]Row 0220 Eid 108391 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0220-eid-10839
  6. [6]Row 0345 Eid 184691 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0345-eid-18469
  7. [7]Row 0359 Eid 185361 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0359-eid-18536
  8. [8]Row 0362 Eid 185461 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0362-eid-18546
  9. [9]Row 0384 Eid 187032 facts
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0384-eid-18703
  10. [10]Row 0591 Eid 201021 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0591-eid-20102
  11. [11]Row 0554 Eid 198001 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0554-eid-19800
  12. [12]Row 0539 Eid 194611 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0539-eid-19461
  13. [13]Row 0682 Eid 206271 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0682-eid-20627
  14. [14]Row 1320 Eid 389181 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1320-eid-38918
  15. [15]Row 1134 Eid 352951 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1134-eid-35295
  16. [16]Row 1092 Eid 324951 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1092-eid-32495
  17. [17]Row 1753 Eid 515001 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1753-eid-51500
  18. [18]Row 1412 Eid 411641 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1412-eid-41164
  19. [19]Row 2148 Eid 617831 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2148-eid-61783
  20. [20]Row 1912 Eid 543671 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1912-eid-54367
  21. [21]1061718 facts
    ctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10617
    • full textctx:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10617
      text/plain3 KBdoc:genealogy/frontier-massacres/10617
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      # Frontier conflict event: Attack on Europeans/others - unnamed man and woman between Oxford Downs and Grosvenor Downs?, near Nebo (August 1874) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" …

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