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Railways has 38 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 26 references, with 1 live disagreement.

38 facts·36 predicates·26 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:strengthened between(2), give return(2), 200 miles to be opened(1)

Inbound mentions (39)

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Other facts (38)

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.

38 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Strengthened Between	Brisbane Ipswich	[20]
Strengthened Between	Brisbane Sandgate	[20]
Give Return	null	[22]
Give Return	null	[25]
200 Miles to Be Opened	200	[1]
Attributed to Source	Mackay Mercury	[2]
Stimulator of Progress	most-effectual	[3]
Supplementary Amount	7798 6s. 9d.	[4]
Need Loot	null	[4]
Should Run on Commercial Principles	null	[5]
Essential to	Colony Function	[4]
Additional Asked	12711	[6]
Should Be in Hands of	Government	[7]
Expanding Infrastructure	Southern Western Railway	[8]
Teleological for Development	null	[9]
Key Infrastructure	multiple tenders routes	[9]
Importance Attached to	As Means of Communication	[9]
Teleological Public Service	null	[10]
Expected to Provide	Direct and Indirect Return	[10]
Lose Carriage of	Much Wool	[10]
Under Inspection by Chief	Mr H O Stanley	[11]
Key to Colony Interests	Qld	[12]
Teleologically Serve Trade	Western Trade	[13]
Ought to Encourage Farmers	should pay	[14]
Should Benefit From Encouraging Farmers	it should pay the railways	[14]
Had Actual Increase	True	[15]
Relieved Pressure on	Local Bodies Funds	[16]
Carried	Heavy Traffic	[16]
Relieves	Local Bodies Funds Pressure	[16]
Years in Advance of	Natural Requirements	[17]
Were Political in Inception	many	[17]
Beneficial for Regions	null	[18]
Essential for	Commercial Development	[19]
Worst Year Decade	1912	[21]
Superseded Road Transport	null	[23]
Necessary for Development	true	[24]
Less Costly Long Term Than	Roads	[25]
Exist	true	[26]

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38 undated

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200MilesToBeOpenedtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

200

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attributedToSourcetrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:mackay-mercury

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stimulatorOfProgresstrove-cooktown/john-davis

most-effectual

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supplementaryAmounttrove-cooktown/cingalese

7798 6s. 9d.

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needLoottrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

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shouldRunOnCommercialPrinciplestrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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essentialTotrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:colony-function

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additionalAskedtrove-cooktown/fallen-women

12711

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shouldBeInHandsOftrove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation

ex:government

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expandingInfrastructuretrove-cooktown/nunn

ex:southern-western-railway

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teleologicalForDevelopmenttrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

null

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keyInfrastructuretrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

multiple tenders routes

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importanceAttachedTotrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:as-means-of-communication

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teleologicalPublicServicetrove-cooktown/bloomfield

null

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expectedToProvidetrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:direct-and-indirect-return

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loseCarriageOftrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:much-wool

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underInspectionByChieflaura-corridor/loop2-massacres

ex:mr-h-o-stanley

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keyToColonyInterestsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:qld

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teleologicallyServeTradelaura-corridor/loop14-north-shore

ex:western-trade

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oughtToEncourageFarmersbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292643609_Saturday-12-February-1898-general-news

should pay

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shouldBenefitFromEncouragingFarmersbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292643609_Saturday-12-February-1898-general-news

it should pay the railways

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hadActualIncreasebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3479429_Wednesday-4-July-1888-the-brisbane-wednesday-july-4-1888

ex:true

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relievedPressureOnbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887

ex:local-bodies-funds

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carriedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887

ex:heavy-traffic

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relievesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887

ex:local-bodies-funds-pressure

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yearsInAdvanceOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3499686_Thursday-8-August-1889-the-brisbane-courier-thursday-august-8-1889

ex:natural-requirements

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werePoliticalInInceptionbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3499686_Thursday-8-August-1889-the-brisbane-courier-thursday-august-8-1889

many

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beneficialForRegionstrove-cooktown/watkins

null

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essentialFortrove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown

ex:commercial-development

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strengthenedBetweenbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173540108_Friday-24-October-1902_LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLY

ex:brisbane-ipswich

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strengthenedBetweenbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173540108_Friday-24-October-1902_LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLY

ex:brisbane-sandgate

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worstYearDecaderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0136

ex:1912

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giveReturnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2

null

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supersededRoadTransportrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-douglashistory-org-au-time-lines-mowbray-9a59e873639f

null

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necessaryForDevelopmentrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-291460369

true

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giveReturnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-2a2b1a91a0a1

null

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lessCostlyLongTermThanrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-2a2b1a91a0a1

ex:roads

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existblucher-uhr/wikipedia--killingworth-locomotives

true

References (26)

26 references

[1]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[2]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[3]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]Cingalese3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[5]Coloured Persons1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[6]Fallen Women1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
[7]Aboriginal Exploitation1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/aboriginal-exploitation
[8]Nunn1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/nunn
[9]North Shore Full3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[10]Bloomfield3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[11]Loop2 Massacres1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop2-massacres
[12]288864793 Saturday 25 November 1882 Premier Cooktown Cingalese Labor 18821 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882
[13]Loop14 North Shore1 fact
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop14-north-shore
[14]292643609 Saturday 12 February 1898 General News2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292643609_Saturday-12-February-1898-general-news
[15]3479429 Wednesday 4 July 1888 the Brisbane Wednesday July 4 18881 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3479429_Wednesday-4-July-1888-the-brisbane-wednesday-july-4-1888
[16]3486336 Friday 23 December 1887 the Brisbane Courier Friday December 23 18873 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3486336_Friday-23-December-1887-the-brisbane-courier-friday-december-23-1887
[17]3499686 Thursday 8 August 1889 the Brisbane Courier Thursday August 8 18892 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3499686_Thursday-8-August-1889-the-brisbane-courier-thursday-august-8-1889
[18]Watkins1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[19]Storekeeper Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/storekeeper-cooktown
[20]173540108 Friday 24 October 1902 Legislative Assembly2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173540108_Friday-24-October-1902_LEGISLATIVE-ASSEMBLY
[21]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01361 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0136
[22]002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19782524 A2fa06955cf21 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-a2fa06955cf2
[23]007 Www Douglashistory Org Au Time Lines Mowbray 9a59e873639f1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-douglashistory-org-au-time-lines-mowbray-9a59e873639f
[24]Trove Maytown Service Brought Rosey Children 2914603691 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-maytown-service-brought-rosey-children-291460369
[25]Downloaded Archive 002 Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 19782524 2a2b1a91a0a12 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-002-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-19782524-2a2b1a91a0a1
[26]Wikipedia Killingworth Locomotives1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/wikipedia--killingworth-locomotives

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