Queensland Native Police

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Existed Until	1915^[15]
Existed Until	around 1915^[16]
Massacred	thousands of Aboriginal people^[19]
Massacred	thousands-of-aboriginal-people^[15]
Regarded As	Conspicuous Example of Genocidal Policy^[16]
Regarded As	Genocidal Policy^[14]
Used Euphemism	"dispersal"^[17]
Used Euphemism	dispersal^[18]
Evolved From	New South Wales Force^[13]
Evolved From	New South Wales Native Police^[14]
Most Conspicuous Genocidal	Colonial Australia^[16]
Most Conspicuous Genocidal	true^[15]
Described As	Uniquely Local Law Enforcement Agency^[6]
Described As	uniquely local law enforcement agency on frontier^[2]
Operational Size	about 150 mounted troopers^[2]
Operational Size	150^[6]

ex:queensland-native-police

Queensland Native Police has 78 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 29 references, with 8 live disagreements.

78 facts·56 predicates·29 sources·8 in dispute

Mostly:existed until(7), massacred(6), regarded as(4)

Existed Untilin dispute`existedUntil`

1915^[15]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch D87525d8ed29
around 1915^[16]all time · Australian Native Police Isley Reference Lead
around 1915^[13]all time · Downloaded Arch 765d467b56da
1915^[17]all time · Downloaded Archive D977a2ae06fb8e2e
around 1915^[18]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context
1915^[18]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context
around 1915^[19]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Employed Servant Girl Children

Massacredin dispute`massacred`

thousands of Aboriginal people^[19]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Employed Servant Girl Children
thousands of Aboriginal people^[18]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context
thousands of Aboriginal people^[17]all time · Downloaded Archive D977a2ae06fb8e2e
thousands of Aboriginal people^[13]all time · Downloaded Arch 765d467b56da
thousands of Aboriginal people^[16]all time · Australian Native Police Isley Reference Lead
thousands-of-aboriginal-people^[15]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch D87525d8ed29

Regarded Asin dispute`regardedAs`

Conspicuous Example of Genocidal Policy^[16]all time · Australian Native Police Isley Reference Lead
Conspicuous Example of Genocidal Policy^[17]all time · Downloaded Archive D977a2ae06fb8e2e
Genocidal Policy^[14]all time · Downloaded Arch B583886d1402
most conspicuous example of genocidal policy^[18]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context

Used Euphemismin dispute`usedEuphemism`

"dispersal"^[17]all time · Downloaded Archive D977a2ae06fb8e2e
"dispersal"^[19]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Employed Servant Girl Children
dispersal^[18]all time · Qsa Publican Hotel Employer Handoff Search Qsa Local Text Search Queen Hotel Capt Cook Context

Evolved Fromin dispute`evolvedFrom`

New South Wales Force^[13]all time · Downloaded Arch 765d467b56da
New South Wales Native Police^[14]all time · Downloaded Arch B583886d1402

Most Conspicuous Genocidalin dispute`mostConspicuousGenocidal`

Colonial Australia^[16]all time · Australian Native Police Isley Reference Lead
true^[15]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch D87525d8ed29

Described Asin dispute`describedAs`

Uniquely Local Law Enforcement Agency^[6]all time · Pauldillon Org 2020 B435813176a1
uniquely local law enforcement agency on frontier^[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 386 Loop386 Pauldillon Org 2020 4daae6b3a6

Operational Sizein dispute`operationalSize`

about 150 mounted troopers^[2]all time · Archive Text Loop 386 Loop386 Pauldillon Org 2020 4daae6b3a6
150^[6]all time · Pauldillon Org 2020 B435813176a1

Employed Indigenous Troopers`employedIndigenousTroopers`

true^[10]sourceall time · Sqlite Qsa 32042131 Qsa847185 1886 Telegram From Reginald Uhr to Under Colonial Secretary 30 January, in Lette
true^[11]sourceall time · Adb Douglas Alexander Douglas 3429

To Receive`toReceive`

twelve double barrelled carbines^[28]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0068
twelve double barrelled carbines^[29]all time · 008 Www Publications Qld Gov Au Dataset 30d27611 1da0 4b34 B175 434686e794f8 Resource A360e286 8e2c 490b A0b0 8a4df632b6f8

Expected From`expectedFrom`

Bungil Barracks^[20]all time · Row 0228 Eid 11697

Attracted Censure for`attractedCensureFor`

Cold Hearted Violence^[3]all time · Bottoms Myall Creek Talk Native Police Urquhart 2014

Inbound mentions (35)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`evolvedInto`Evolved Into(5)

New South Wales Forceex:new-south-wales-force
New South Wales Native Policeex:new-south-wales-native-police
New South Wales Native Policeex:new-south-wales-native-police
Nsw Forceex:nsw-force
Nsw Forceex:nsw-force

`wantsAustraliaToAcknowledgeHistoryOf`Wants Australia to Acknowledge History of(4)

Hazel Sullivanex:hazel-sullivan
Kal Ellwoodex:kal-ellwood
Lance Sullivanex:lance-sullivan
Vince Harriganex:vince-harrigan

`becameOfficerIn`Became Officer in(3)

Alexander Douglasex:alexander-douglas
Alexander Douglasex:alexander-douglas
Alexander Douglas Douglasex:alexander-douglas-douglas

`joined`Joined(2)

Alexander Douglas Douglasex:alexander-douglas-douglas
Alexander Douglas Douglasex:alexander-douglas-douglas

`causedPreventionOfDesertion`Caused Prevention of Desertion(1)

Recruitment Distanceex:recruitment-distance

`complexRelationshipTo`Complex Relationship to(1)

Hazel Sullivanex:hazel-sullivan

`concernsTopic`Concerns Topic(1)

Archived Resource 006ex:archived-resource-006

`contextualizesIn`Contextualizes in(1)

Irvinebank Massacre Postex:irvinebank-massacre-post

`contextualTo`Contextual to(1)

New South Wales Trialex:new-south-wales-trial

`describesActionBy`Describes Action by(1)

Papers Past 1879 Articleex:papers-past-1879-article

`describesHistoryOf`Describes History of(1)

A True History of Queensland S Native Policeex:a-true-history-of-queensland-s-native-police

`forwardsCarbinesTo`Forwards Carbines to(1)

Nsw Colonial Secretarys Officeex:nsw-colonial-secretarys-office

`hasTags`Has Tags(1)

Irvinebank Massacre Postex:irvinebank-massacre-post

`isFormerMemberOf`Is Former Member of(1)

Ex Native Trooperex:ex-native-trooper

`isParamilitary`Is Paramilitary(1)

Native Policeex:native-police

`laterServedIn`Later Served in(1)

John Murrayex:john-murray

`linksToTopic`Links to Topic(1)

Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connectionex:rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection

`mostViolentOrganisationInAustralianHistory`Most Violent Organisation in Australian History(1)

Henry Reynolds Descriptionex:henry-reynolds-description

`ofLimitedUseFor`Of Limited Use for(1)

Les Skinnerex:les-skinner

`receivesUniformForEachPaidMan`Receives Uniform for Each Paid Man(1)

Mr Douglasex:mr-douglas

`referencesHistoricalForce`References Historical Force(1)

Native Policeex:native-police

`referencesHistoricalInstitution`References Historical Institution(1)

Qsa861040ex:qsa861040

`roleIn`Role in(1)

Alexander Douglas Douglasex:alexander-douglas-douglas

`servesIn`Serves in(1)

Sub Inspector Urquhartex:sub-inspector-urquhart

`uncoveredInstancesOfIndigenousMenWhoVolunteered`Uncovered Instances of Indigenous Men Who Volunteered(1)

Native Police Research Projectex:native-police-research-project

Other facts (44)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

44 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Created After Absorbing	Nsw Border Police	[3]
Received Bad Press	null	[3]
Receives Equipment	12 double barrelled carbines	[26]
Based on New South Wales Corps	Nsw Similar Corps	[4]
Longest Operating Most Controversial Not Law Enforcement Punitive Daybreak Attacks Camps No Prisoners Shot Escaping	null	[17]
Fewer Checks Balances	null	[13]
Longest Operating Force	null	[13]
Most Conspicuous Genocide Example	null	[13]
Regarded As Genocidal Policy Example	null	[13]
Proven to Be	Instrument of Dispossession	[14]
Exploited Traditional Enmities Between Groups	true	[8]
Had Brutal Impact on	Indigenous People	[8]
Involved Indigenous Men Responsible for Massacres Under Orders of	White Officers	[8]
Kidnapped Aboriginal Children After Massacres	true	[8]
Presupposes Existence of Massacres	true	[8]
Recruited Survivors of Massacres As Small Children	true	[8]
Recruited to Prevent Kin Relationship With Victims	true	[8]
Recruitment Prevented Desertion by Distance	true	[8]
Brutal Nature Attention by	1866	[5]
Issued Only Blank Cartridges	true	[22]
Engaged in Retribution	true	[7]
Receives Arms From Nsw	twelve double barrelled carbines	[25]
Caused Debate	Support Vs Opposition	[6]
Paramilitary	true	[23]
Armed With	single shot breech-loading rifle	[2]
Book Title by	Paul Dillon	[2]
Response to	troublesome warriors killing whites/livestock	[2]
Targeted	Myall Blacks	[2]
Abolished	true	[1]
Participated in Colonial Dispossession	true	[11]
Was Part of	Queensland Police	[11]
Para Military Force	null	[3]
Killed	24000	[8]
Killed Alternative Estimate	41000	[8]
Synonym for	dispersals as killing	[27]
Has True History Document	Document	[21]
Classified As Native Police	Cooktown Native Police	[7]
Longest Operating	in colonial Australian history	[18]
Most Controversial	of its kind	[18]
Distinct From	White Police	[9]
Presupposed Role in Clearing Savages	null	[24]
Had Been Regarded With	biliousness by Victorians	[1]
Contrasts With Modern Policing	null	[8]
Essential Role in	19th Century Conflicts	[12]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

78 undated

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abolishedtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

true

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armedWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops378-387/archive-text-loop-386-loop386-pauldillon-org-2020-4daae6b3a6

single shot breech-loading rifle

—

attractedCensureForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/bottoms-myall-creek-talk-native-police-urquhart-2014

ex:cold-hearted-violence

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basedOnNewSouthWalesCorpsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/race-relations-north-queensland-fulltext-chunk-03

ex:nsw-similar-corps

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bookTitleByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops378-387/archive-text-loop-386-loop386-pauldillon-org-2020-4daae6b3a6

ex:paul-dillon

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brutalNatureAttentionByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/griffith-calculating-lives-forced-separations-roth-labour-yarrabah-chunk-02-of-07

1866

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causedDebaterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/pauldillon-org-2020-b435813176a1

ex:support-vs-opposition

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classifiedAsNativePolicerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/papers-past-1879-cooktown-native-police-retribution-hartley-sykes

ex:cooktown-native-police

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contrastsWithModernPolicingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

null

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createdAfterAbsorbingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/bottoms-myall-creek-talk-native-police-urquhart-2014

ex:nsw-border-police

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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/pauldillon-org-2020-b435813176a1

ex:uniquely-local-law-enforcement-agency

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describedAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops378-387/archive-text-loop-386-loop386-pauldillon-org-2020-4daae6b3a6

uniquely local law enforcement agency on frontier

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distinctFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/005-frontierconflict-org-alexander-douglas-449c367d0088

ex:white-police

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employedIndigenousTroopersblucher-uhr/sqlite--qsa-32042131--qsa847185-1886-telegram-from-reginald-uhr-to-under-colonial-secretary-30-january,-in-lette

true

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employedIndigenousTroopersblucher-uhr/adb--douglas-alexander-douglas-3429

true

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engagedInRetributionrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/papers-past-1879-cooktown-native-police-retribution-hartley-sykes

true

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essentialRoleInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/loops378-387/summary-loop-386-49544e5515

ex:19th-century-conflicts

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evolvedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-765d467b56da

ex:new-south-wales-force

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evolvedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-b583886d1402

ex:new-south-wales-native-police

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-d87525d8ed29

1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/australian-native-police-isley-reference-lead

around 1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-765d467b56da

around 1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-d977a2ae06fb8e2e

1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-queen-hotel-capt-cook-context

around 1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-queen-hotel-capt-cook-context

1915

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existedUntilrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-employed-servant-girl-children

around 1915

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expectedFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0228-eid-11697

ex:bungil-barracks

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exploitedTraditionalEnmitiesBetweenGroupsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

true

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fewerChecksBalancesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-765d467b56da

null

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hadBeenRegardedWithtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

biliousness by Victorians

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hadBrutalImpactOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

ex:indigenous-people

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hasTrueHistoryDocumentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-895e78ca78b2

ex:document

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involvedIndigenousMenResponsibleForMassacresUnderOrdersOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

ex:white-officers

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issuedOnlyBlankCartridgesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-dr83974-itm336988-treatment-three-aboriginal-women-cooktown-full-ocr-1938738b2d65

true

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kidnappedAboriginalChildrenAfterMassacresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

true

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killedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

24000

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killedAlternativeEstimaterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-8b030a27ab12

41000

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longestOperatingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-publican-hotel-employer-handoff-search-qsa-local-text-search-queen-hotel-capt-cook-context

in colonial Australian history

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longestOperatingForcerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-765d467b56da

null

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longestOperatingMostControversialNotLawEnforcementPunitiveDaybreakAttacksCampsNoPrisonersShotEscapingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-d977a2ae06fb8e2e

null

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