Poll Tax

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Poll Tax has 24 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 9 references, with 1 live disagreement.

24 facts·23 predicates·9 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:applies to(2), placed upon(1), will not be(1)

Inbound mentions (15)

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`paid`Paid(2)

Chinese Immigrantsex:chinese-immigrants
Twenty Eight Chineseex:twenty-eight-chinese

`advocatesAgainst`Advocates Against(1)

General Wong Yung Hoex:general-wong-yung-ho

`assumesAudienceKnowledge`Assumes Audience Knowledge(1)

Article Authorex:article-author

`believesInIncreasing`Believes in Increasing(1)

A Adlingtonex:a-adlington

`compliedWithLaw`Complied With Law(1)

Twenty Eight Chineseex:twenty-eight-chinese

`concludesLittleBenefit`Concludes Little Benefit(1)

Cooktown Courierex:cooktown-courier

`contrastWith`Contrast With(1)

Chinese Commissionersex:chinese-commissioners

`crimeRefusedToPay`Crime Refused to Pay(1)

Chinaman Hillston Hayex:chinaman-hillston-hay

`persistsDespite`Persists Despite(1)

Chinese Competitionex:chinese-competition

`prefersPoleAxeOver`Prefers Pole Axe Over(1)

Mr Whittakerex:mr-whittaker

`regardsAs`Regards As(1)

General Wong Yung Hoex:general-wong-yung-ho

`regardsAsImposition`Regards As Imposition(1)

General Wong Yung Hoex:general-wong-yung-ho

`restrictedBy`Restricted by(1)

Chineseex:chinese

`thinksCooktownDerivesLittleBenefitFrom`Thinks Cooktown Derives Little Benefit From(1)

Brisbane Courierex:brisbane-courier

Other facts (24)

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24 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Applies to	Chinese	[5]
Applies to	Chinese Immigrants	[7]
Placed Upon	Chinese Entering Colony	[1]
Will Not Be	Barrier to Coolie Trade	[2]
Exists	true	[3]
Wont Stop Planters	Chinese Importation	[4]
Returned If	Chinaman Leaves Colony	[4]
Immigration Requirement	true	[5]
Cherished As Delusion	Sufficient	[3]
Amount	£30	[6]
Imposed by	Queensland Government	[6]
Unjustified by	circumstances	[6]
Deontically Opposed by	General Wong Yung Ho	[6]
Presupposes Existence of	Queensland Policy	[6]
True Existence	yes	[1]
Presupposed As Existing	Colonial Australia 1883	[7]
Exists As Policy	Queensland	[7]
Is Cowardly	null	[8]
Levies Toll on	Man Created in Gods Image	[8]
Is Discreditable	null	[8]
Deontically Wrong	null	[8]
Is Almost Inhuman	null	[8]
Criticized As Inhumane by	This Journal	[8]
Has Frequency	7	[9]

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24 undated

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placedUpontrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:chinese-entering-colony

—

willNotBetrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:barrier-to-coolie-trade

—

existstrove-cooktown/cingalese

true

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wontStopPlanterstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:chinese-importation

—

returnedIftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:chinaman-leaves-colony

—

appliesTotrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

ex:chinese

—

immigrationRequirementtrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

true

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cherishedAsDelusiontrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:sufficient

—

amounttrove-cooktown/john-davis

£30

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imposedBytrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:queensland-government

—

unjustifiedBytrove-cooktown/john-davis

circumstances

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deonticallyOpposedBytrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:general-wong-yung-ho

—

presupposesExistenceOftrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:queensland-policy

—

trueExistencetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

yes

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presupposedAsExistingtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:colonial-australia-1883

—

appliesTotrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:chinese-immigrants

—

existsAsPolicytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:queensland

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isCowardlybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

null

—

leviesTollOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

ex:man-created-in-gods-image

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isDiscreditablebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

null

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deonticallyWrongbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

null

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isAlmostInhumanbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

null

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criticizedAsInhumaneBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880

ex:this-journal

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hasFrequencyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/scattered-legacy-chinese-aboriginal-cooktown-focused-excerpt

References (9)

9 references

[1]Beche De Mer2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[3]Cingalese2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[4]Coloured Persons2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[5]Malay Cooktown2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
[6]John Davis5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[7]Bloomfield3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[8]51987998 Tuesday 15 June 1880 the Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Tuesday June 15 18806 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/51987998_Tuesday-15-June-1880-the-morning-bulletin-rockhampton-tuesday-june-15-1880
[9]Scattered Legacy Chinese Aboriginal Cooktown Focused Excerpt1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/scattered-legacy-chinese-aboriginal-cooktown-focused-excerpt

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Poll Tax

Inbound mentions (15)

paidPaid(2)

advocatesAgainstAdvocates Against(1)

assumesAudienceKnowledgeAssumes Audience Knowledge(1)

believesInIncreasingBelieves in Increasing(1)

compliedWithLawComplied With Law(1)

concludesLittleBenefitConcludes Little Benefit(1)

contrastWithContrast With(1)

crimeRefusedToPayCrime Refused to Pay(1)

persistsDespitePersists Despite(1)

prefersPoleAxeOverPrefers Pole Axe Over(1)

regardsAsRegards As(1)

regardsAsImpositionRegards As Imposition(1)

restrictedByRestricted by(1)

thinksCooktownDerivesLittleBenefitFromThinks Cooktown Derives Little Benefit From(1)

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