Quetta Wreck
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Quetta Wreck has 119 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 6 references, with 7 live disagreements.
119 facts·107 predicates·6 sources·7 in dispute
Mostly:caused by(5), occurred in(2), sank in time(2)
Maturity scale
raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedInbound mentions (65)
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survivedSurvived(27)
- Captain a Saunders
ex:captain-a-saunders - Mr a H Renton
ex:mr-a-h-renton - Mr C G Traise
ex:mr-c-g-traise - Mr C J Guy
ex:mr-c-j-guy - Mr C K Sheill
ex:mr-c-k-sheill - Mr Clarke
ex:mr-clarke - Mr G J Cameron
ex:mr-g-j-cameron - Mr Gregory
ex:mr-gregory - Mr Harry Weathall
ex:mr-harry-weathall - Mr H Aselford
ex:mr-h-aselford - Mr Henry Corser
ex:mr-henry-corser - Mr Ia Girvan
ex:mr-ia-girvan - Mr James Morfey
ex:mr-james-morfey - Mr J a Oates
ex:mr-j-a-oates - Mr J Johnstone
ex:mr-j-johnstone - Mr John Davidson
ex:mr-john-davidson - Mr J Scott
ex:mr-j-scott - Mr J S Stoddard
ex:mr-j-s-stoddard - Mr M Given
ex:mr-m-given - Mr M Kenzie
ex:mr-m-kenzie - Mr Nicol Robertson
ex:mr-nicol-robertson - Mr S T Debney
ex:mr-s-t-debney - Mr T B Babb
ex:mr-t-b-babb - Mr Thomas Train
ex:mr-thomas-train - Purser Quetta
ex:purser-quetta - Third Officer Quetta
ex:third-officer-quetta - Townsville Unknown Man
ex:townsville-unknown-man
drownedInDrowned in(3)
- All Saloon Ladies
ex:all-saloon-ladies - Dr Poland
ex:dr-poland - Mr Archer
ex:mr-archer
builtAsMemorialOfBuilt As Memorial of(2)
- Anglican Church
ex:anglican-church - Anglican Church Thursday Island
ex:anglican-church-thursday-island
leadingActressLeading Actress(2)
- Miss Lacy
ex:miss-lacy - Miss Nicklin
ex:miss-nicklin
returnedFromReturned From(2)
- Albatross Ship
ex:albatross-ship - Hon John Douglas
ex:hon-john-douglas
announcesAnnounces(1)
- Trove Article 52332544
ex:trove-article-52332544
blamelessForBlameless for(1)
- Quetta Navigators
ex:quetta-navigators
conductedSurveyNearConducted Survey Near(1)
- Hms Rambler
ex:hms-rambler
distanceFromDistance From(1)
- Quetta Rock
ex:quetta-rock
drownedDrowned(1)
- Dr J H Poland
ex:dr-j-h-poland
erectedInResponseToErected in Response to(1)
- Quetta Memorial Church
ex:quetta-memorial-church
goneOutToGone Out to(1)
- Pilot Cutter Eileen
ex:pilot-cutter-eileen
irrelevantToIrrelevant to(1)
- Gleam of Lights
ex:gleam-of-lights
locatedNearLocated Near(1)
- Marine Fauna Quetta Wreck Area
ex:marine-fauna-quetta-wreck-area
madeInquiriesAboutMade Inquiries About(1)
- Public in Rockhampton
ex:public-in-rockhampton
madeSpecialReferenceToMade Special Reference to(1)
- Brisbane March 8 Churches
ex:brisbane-march-8-churches
performedServicesDuringPerformed Services During(1)
- Rev a Maclaren
ex:rev-a-maclaren
precedesHistoricalEventPrecedes Historical Event(1)
- Quetta Ship
ex:quetta-ship
presupposesExistenceOfPresupposes Existence of(1)
- Text
ex:text
presupposesMajorDisasterPresupposes Major Disaster(1)
- Public Anxiety
ex:public-anxiety
presupposesUnderwaterWorkPresupposes Underwater Work(1)
- Divers
ex:divers
recoveredFromRecovered From(1)
- Gold Brooch Named Engraved
ex:gold-brooch-named-engraved
referencesDisasterReferences Disaster(1)
- Trove Article 3576713
ex:trove-article-3576713
referencesQuettaWreckReferences Quetta Wreck(1)
- Article
ex:article
relatedToRelated to(1)
- Thales Incident
ex:thales-incident
removedFromRemoved From(1)
- Quetta Bell
ex:quetta-bell
reportsEventReports Event(1)
- Article
ex:article
reportsOnReports on(1)
- Brisbane Courier Article 3519682
ex:brisbane-courier-article-3519682
savedFromSaved From(1)
- Mary Ann Copeland
ex:mary-ann-copeland
wasDrownedInWas Drowned in(1)
- Dr Poland
ex:dr-poland
wasSavedWas Saved(1)
- Pilot Keating
ex:pilot-keating
wentDownToWent Down to(1)
- Divers Thursday Island
ex:divers-thursday-island
willConductInquiryWill Conduct Inquiry(1)
- Marine Board
ex:marine-board
workingAtWorking at(1)
- Divers
ex:divers
Other facts (119)
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119 facts
| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Caused by | Quetta Rock | [2] |
| Caused by | Unknown Unmarked Rock | [1] |
| Caused by | Unknown Rock | [1] |
| Caused by | Quetta Rock | [1] |
| Caused by | Unknown Rock | [2] |
| Occurred in | Bright Moonlight | [1] |
| Occurred in | Queensland | [3] |
| Sank in Time | three minutes | [3] |
| Sank in Time | 3 minutes | [1] |
| Occurred on Date | 1890-02-28 | [1] |
| Occurred on Date | 1890-02-28 | [2] |
| Described As | most terrible disaster | [1] |
| Described As | disastrous loss of life | [5] |
| Occurred Near | Thursday Island | [1] |
| Occurred Near | Thursday Island | [6] |
| Occurred on | moonlight night | [1] |
| Occurred on | 1890-03-01 | [5] |
| Presupposes Existence of | Admiralty Survey Recommended Track | [1] |
| Presupposes Existence of | Quetta Shipwreck Site | [3] |
| Historical Event | 1890 | [3] |
| Historical Event | true | [2] |
| Little Time to Act | true | [1] |
| Estimated Loss of Life | over 200 | [1] |
| Caused Panic Among | Majority Passengers | [1] |
| Occurred Early Morning | 1890-03-01 | [1] |
| Reported by | Electric Telegraph | [2] |
| Presupposes Recent Event | null | [1] |
| Lying on | Port Side on Beam Ends | [1] |
| Precedes | Divers Inspection | [1] |
| Heading | north-north-west | [1] |
| Presupposes Captain Competent | Captain Sanders | [1] |
| Counterfactual If Marked No Wreck | Rock | [1] |
| Is Most Appalling Disaster in Queensland History | null | [3] |
| In Vicinity of | Mid Rock | [3] |
| Happened at Our Doors | null | [3] |
| Strike Time | about nine o'clock on Friday night | [3] |
| Proximity to | Thursday Island | [3] |
| Anticipates Appalling Loss Amongst European Passengers | null | [3] |
| Occurred on Night | beautiful moonlight night | [3] |
| Described in | Captain Sanders Account | [3] |
| Initiated by Sound | horrible tearing sound | [3] |
| Loss of Life Count | nearly two hundred | [3] |
| Appalling Loss of Life | null | [3] |
| Loss Estimated at | 200 | [3] |
| Caused Loss of Lives | nearly 200 | [1] |
| First News Reached | Rockhampton | [1] |
| First News Time | early Saturday afternoon | [1] |
| Most Terrible Ever | Australia | [1] |
| Anticipates Appalling Loss | European Passengers | [1] |
| Time of Incident | 9 o'clock Friday night | [1] |
| Worst on | Australian Shores | [1] |
| Satisfies | General Public | [1] |
| Presupposes | Unknown Dangers Exist | [1] |
| Has No Further Word | Hay | [3] |
| References Dunbar As Comparable | Dunbar Wreck | [3] |
| Occurred to Date | prior to 1890-03-08 | [1] |
| Prior Reported Event | null | [1] |
| Receives Ongoing Attention | null | [1] |
| Location | Cape York | [3] |
| Caused Panic | Passengers | [3] |
| Struck | Unknown Rock | [3] |
| Occurred Night of | 1890-02-28 | [3] |
| Existential Commitment | occurred | [3] |
| Has Moral Lesson | true | [3] |
| Described As Sad Affair | sad affair | [3] |
| Caused by Uncharted Rock | true | [3] |
| Described As Awful | shocking disaster | [3] |
| Deprived Many of | Mackay People and Relatives | [3] |
| Occurred at Time | 21:00 | [3] |
| No Further Word Today | March 5 1890 | [3] |
| Presupposes Sudden Catastrophic Event | Sudden Sinking | [3] |
| Caused by Unspecified Collision | Strike Noise Like Tank | [3] |
| Before Inquiry Held | No Inquiry Yet | [1] |
| Presupposes Inquiry | Will Be Held | [1] |
| Terribly Sad Calamity | true | [1] |
| Few Bodies Recovered | true | [1] |
| Described As Appalling | true | [1] |
| Great Calamity | true | [1] |
| Many Fellow Citizens Lost | true | [1] |
| Caused Widespread Grief | true | [1] |
| Ontological Event As Shipwreck | true | [1] |
| By Telegraph From | Brisbane | [1] |
| Historical Event1890 | 5 March 1890 | [1] |
| Presupposes Hidden Rock Exists | true | [1] |
| Most Stirring Event | Queensland History | [1] |
| Stirred | Queensland | [1] |
| Presupposes Loss of Life | null | [1] |
| Genre News Article | null | [1] |
| First Sound | tank falling overboard | [1] |
| Involves Rock Collision | null | [1] |
| Produced Smell Like Fires Put Out | null | [1] |
| Then Grating Noise | null | [1] |
| Distance Six Cables | Cambridge Point | [1] |
| Same Distance Nw by N From | Quetta Rock | [1] |
| Position South50deg West From | Cambridge Point | [1] |
| Implies Sudden Impact | Clean Cut Hole | [1] |
| In Water Depth Low Tide | 13-14 fathoms | [1] |
| In Water Depth High Tide | 15 | [1] |
| Involves Vessel | Quetta | [2] |
| Was First Accident for Sanders | null | [2] |
Timeline
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littleTimeToActtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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estimatedLossOfLifetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
over 200
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causedPanicAmongtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:majority-passengers
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occurredEarlyMorningtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
1890-03-01
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reportedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:electric-telegraph
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causedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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presupposesRecentEventtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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lyingOntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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precedestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:divers-inspection
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headingtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
north-north-west
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presupposesCaptainCompetenttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:captain-sanders
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causedBytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:unknown-unmarked-rock
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occurredIntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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counterfactualIfMarkedNoWrecktrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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isMostAppallingDisasterInQueenslandHistorytrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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inVicinityOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
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happenedAtOurDoorstrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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sankInTimetrove-cooktown/cingalese
three minutes
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strikeTimetrove-cooktown/cingalese
about nine o'clock on Friday night
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ex:thursday-island
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anticipatesAppallingLossAmongstEuropeanPassengerstrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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occurredOnNighttrove-cooktown/cingalese
beautiful moonlight night
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describedIntrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:captain-sanders-account
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occurredIntrove-cooktown/cingalese
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initiatedBySoundtrove-cooktown/cingalese
horrible tearing sound
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lossOfLifeCounttrove-cooktown/cingalese
nearly two hundred
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appallingLossOfLifetrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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lossEstimatedAttrove-cooktown/cingalese
200
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occurredOnDatetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
1890-02-28
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nearly 200
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describedAstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
most terrible disaster
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firstNewsReachedtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:rockhampton
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early Saturday afternoon
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mostTerribleEvertrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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occurredNeartrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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occurredOntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
moonlight night
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anticipatesAppallingLosstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:european-passengers
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sankInTimetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
3 minutes
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timeOfIncidenttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
9 o'clock Friday night
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worstOntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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satisfiestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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causedBytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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hasNoFurtherWordtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:hay
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referencesDunbarAsComparabletrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:dunbar-wreck
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occurredToDatetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
prior to 1890-03-08
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priorReportedEventtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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receivesOngoingAttentiontrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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causedBytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:quetta-rock
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locationtrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:cape-york
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causedPanictrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:passengers
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strucktrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:unknown-rock
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occurredNightOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
1890-02-28
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existentialCommitmenttrove-cooktown/cingalese
occurred
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hasMoralLessontrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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describedAsSadAffairtrove-cooktown/cingalese
sad affair
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historicalEventtrove-cooktown/cingalese
1890
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causedByUnchartedRocktrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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describedAsAwfultrove-cooktown/cingalese
shocking disaster
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deprivedManyOftrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:mackay-people-and-relatives
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occurredAtTimetrove-cooktown/cingalese
21:00
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noFurtherWordTodaytrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:march-5-1890
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presupposesSuddenCatastrophicEventtrove-cooktown/cingalese
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causedByUnspecifiedCollisiontrove-cooktown/cingalese
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beforeInquiryHeldtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:no-inquiry-yet
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presupposesInquirytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:will-be-held
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terriblySadCalamitytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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fewBodiesRecoveredtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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describedAsAppallingtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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greatCalamitytrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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manyFellowCitizensLosttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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causedWidespreadGrieftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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ontologicalEventAsShipwrecktrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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byTelegraphFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:brisbane
—
historicalEvent1890trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
5 March 1890
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presupposesHiddenRockExiststrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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mostStirringEventtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:queensland-history
—
stirredtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:queensland
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presupposesLossOfLifetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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genreNewsArticletrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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firstSoundtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
tank falling overboard
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involvesRockCollisiontrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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producedSmellLikeFiresPutOuttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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thenGratingNoisetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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distanceSixCablestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:cambridge-point
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sameDistanceNwByNFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:quetta-rock
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positionSouth50degWestFromtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:cambridge-point
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impliesSuddenImpacttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:clean-cut-hole
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inWaterDepthLowTidetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
13-14 fathoms
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inWaterDepthHighTidetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
15
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involvesVesseltrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:quetta
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wasFirstAccidentForSanderstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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occurredOnDatetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
1890-02-28
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occurredShortlyAfterwardstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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possiblyCausedByUnmarkedHazardtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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presupposesRapidSinkingUnforeseentrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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willBeSoldBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
auction on the 11th September
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isHistoricalEventtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:torres-straits-disaster
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contextualReferencetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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occurredPriorToReportstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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wasFoundEasilytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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intertextuallyReferencedAsKnownEventtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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propertiesObtainedFromtrove-cooktown/cingalese
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historicalEventReferencedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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presupposesDisasterRealitytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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causedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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occurredtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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historicalEventtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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presupposesSurvivorsFundtrove-cooktown/cingalese
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culturallySignificantEventtrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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commemoratedInChurchtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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underwentDivingOperationsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20294329_Saturday-11-July-1891-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-
true
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occurredOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292593126_Saturday-8-March-1890-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-disastrous-l
1890-03-01
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describedAsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292593126_Saturday-8-March-1890-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-disastrous-l
disastrous loss of life
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occurredNearbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171032070_Wednesday-30-December-1891_Death-of-the-Rev-A-Maclaren-COOKTOWN-December-28
ex:thursday-island
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occurredTwoYearsAgobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171032070_Wednesday-30-December-1891_Death-of-the-Rev-A-Maclaren-COOKTOWN-December-28
1889
References (6)
6 references
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-personsctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-merctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalesectx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20294329_Saturday-11-July-1891-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-- [5]292593126 Saturday 8 March 1890 the Wreck of the Quetta the Wreck of the Quetta Disastrous L2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292593126_Saturday-8-March-1890-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-disastrous-l ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171032070_Wednesday-30-December-1891_Death-of-the-Rev-A-Maclaren-COOKTOWN-December-28
See also
- Majority Passengers
- Electric Telegraph
- Quetta Rock
- Port Side on Beam Ends
- Divers Inspection
- Captain Sanders
- Unknown Unmarked Rock
- Bright Moonlight
- Rock
- Mid Rock
- Thursday Island
- Captain Sanders Account
- Queensland
- Rockhampton
- Australia
- European Passengers
- Australian Shores
- General Public
- Unknown Dangers Exist
- Admiralty Survey Recommended Track
- Unknown Rock
- Hay
- Dunbar Wreck
- Cape York
- Passengers
- Mackay People and Relatives
- March 5 1890
- Sudden Sinking
- Strike Noise Like Tank
- No Inquiry Yet
- Will Be Held
- Brisbane
- Queensland History
- Cambridge Point
- Clean Cut Hole
- Quetta
- Torres Straits Disaster
- Javanese Survivors
- Recovered Properties
- Quetta Shipwreck Site
- Mary Ann
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