Rev W G Lawes

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Rev W G Lawes

Translated Proclamation to	Natives Assembled^[3]
Translated Proclamation to	Natives Port Moresby^[2]
Inclined to Believe	Coast Tribes From Yule Island Eastward Belong to Distinct Race^[4]
Inclined to Believe	Distinct Races^[4]
Translated	Proclamation 23 Oct^[2]
Translated	Proclamation New Guinea Protectorate 1884 10 23^[2]
Received Later Telegram From	Rev J Chalmers Telegram 2^[7]
Received Telegram From	Rev J Chalmers^[7]
Asked Mr T Not to	Fire on Natives^[4]
Cannot Express Opinion on	Java System^[4]
Has Knowledge of	Eastern Polynesians^[4]

ex:rev-w-g-lawes

Rev W G Lawes has 67 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 7 references, with 3 live disagreements.

67 facts·64 predicates·7 sources·3 in dispute

Mostly:translated proclamation to(2), inclined to believe(2), translated(2)

Translated Proclamation toin dispute`translatedProclamationTo`

Natives Assembled^[3]all time · Beche De Mer
Natives Port Moresby^[2]all time · Protector Roth

Inclined to Believein dispute`inclinedToBelieve`

Coast Tribes From Yule Island Eastward Belong to Distinct Race^[4]all time · Prostitution
Distinct Races^[4]all time · Prostitution

Translatedin dispute`translated`

Proclamation 23 Oct^[2]all time · Protector Roth
Proclamation New Guinea Protectorate 1884 10 23^[2]all time · Protector Roth

Received Later Telegram From`receivedLaterTelegramFrom`

Rev J Chalmers Telegram 2^[7]all time · North Shore Full

Received Telegram From`receivedTelegramFrom`

Rev J Chalmers^[7]all time · North Shore Full

Asked Mr T Not to`askedMrTNotTo`

Fire on Natives^[4]all time · Prostitution

Cannot Express Opinion on`cannot-express-opinion-on`

Java System^[4]all time · Prostitution

Has Knowledge of`hasKnowledgeOf`

Eastern Polynesians^[4]all time · Prostitution

Not Sufficiently Acquainted With`not-sufficiently-acquainted-with`

Java System^[4]all time · Prostitution

Prefers`prefers`

Option1^[4]all time · Prostitution

Warned of Jeopardy`warnedOfJeopardy`

Put US All in Jeopardy^[4]all time · Prostitution

Believes Coast Tribes Distinct From Inland`believesCoastTribesDistinctFromInland`

Yes^[4]all time · Prostitution

Inbound mentions (21)

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`photographedBy`Photographed by(2)

Group Photographedex:group-photographed
Proclamation Ceremony Groupex:proclamation-ceremony-group

`reportedTo`Reported to(2)

Cutter Lucanex:cutter-lucan
Eileenex:eileen

`attendedBy`Attended by(1)

Commodore Erskineex:commodore-erskine

`authoredBy`Authored by(1)

Memorandum on Natives of New Guineaex:memorandum-on-natives-of-new-guinea

`communicatedWith`Communicated With(1)

Queensland Govex:queensland-gov

`deliveredBy`Delivered by(1)

Lawes Address New Guineaex:lawes-address-new-guinea

`deprecatedBy`Deprecated by(1)

Acquisition Large Tractsex:acquisition-large-tracts

`heardMuchOf`Heard Much of(1)

Sydney Centennial Celebrationsex:sydney-centennial-celebrations

`inPresenceOf`In Presence of(1)

Inquiry at Port Moresbyex:inquiry-at-port-moresby

`introducedLecturer`Introduced Lecturer(1)

His Excellency the Governorex:his-excellency-the-governor

`isColleagueOf`Is Colleague of(1)

Rev J Chalmersex:rev-j-chalmers

`isRetortBy`Is Retort by(1)

Trove Article 285318257ex:trove-article-285318257

`locationOfLivingBy`Location of Living by(1)

Savage Islandex:savage-island

`noDoubtBy`No Doubt by(1)

Genuineness Christianity Convertsex:genuineness-christianity-converts

`performedBy`Performed by(1)

Translationex:translation

`tookNewsTo`Took News to(1)

George Rotumahex:george-rotumah

`translatedBy`Translated by(1)

Proclamation Romilly 23 Octex:proclamation-romilly-23-oct

`usedTwiceBy`Used Twice by(1)

By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Themex:by-their-fruits-ye-shall-know-them

`wishedExtendedBy`Wished Extended by(1)

Transforming Agencyex:transforming-agency

Other facts (52)

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52 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Hedges on Races	Inclined to	[4]
Prepared at Request of	Sir Peter Scratchley	[4]
Prepared Paper on	New Guinea	[4]
Recognises Same Race in	Coast Tribes	[4]
Resided on	Savage Island	[4]
Wrote Memorandum	Memorandum on Natives	[4]
Missionary in	New Guinea	[6]
Colleague of	Rev James Chalmers	[5]
Oversaw Translation	New Testament into Motu	[5]
Passenger on	Schoner Lucy and Adelaide	[3]
Role Senior Missionary	London Missionary Society	[2]
Role	senior missionary of the London Missionary Society	[2]
Arrived at	Port Moresby	[2]
Gave Graphic Description of	Natives Manners Customs	[2]
Has Connection With	New Guinea	[2]
Hopes for	Establishment Cooktown	[2]
In Daily Contact With	So Called Savages	[2]
Knows Good and Bad in	So Called Savages	[2]
Knows Weak Side of	South Sea Teachers	[2]
Landed at With	Mrs Lawes	[2]
Lived Among	Barbarous Races	[2]
Lived in	Savage Island	[2]
Member of	Frgs	[2]
Performed Labours in	New Guinea	[2]
Presupposes Natives Human	True	[2]
Received Applause	Rev W G Lawes Lecture	[2]
Wishes to Extend	Transforming Agency	[2]
Address Described As	able-deeply-interesting	[1]
Delivered Address on	new-guinea-people-products-mission	[1]
Received Vote of Thanks	hearty	[1]
Received	Hearty Vote of Thanks	[1]
Performs Translating Act	null	[3]
Affiliation	London Missionary Society	[2]
Photographed Group	Ceremony Group	[2]
Translated Proclamation6 Nov	Proclamation 6 Nov	[2]
Explained Purport of	Proclamation Romilly 23 Oct	[2]
Brought Chiefs	overland	[3]
Affiliated With	London Missionary Society	[2]
Translated to	Motu Motu Natives Gathering	[2]
Arrived in	Ellengowan	[3]
Hopes to Return	Port Moresby	[3]
Left Residence on	1882-07-26	[3]
Regrets Deaths	to our regret	[3]
Resides at	Port Moresby	[3]
Wrote Letter	Letter From Cooktown	[3]
Positions As	Missionary Authority	[4]
Recognises Same Race	These Coast Tribes	[4]
Criticises White Traders	Strongly	[4]
Missionary Role Implied	Yes	[4]
Asserts Humanity of Savages	True	[2]
Expert on	New Guinea	[1]
Emphasizes Peace Progress	true	[3]

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67 undated

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addressDescribedAstrove-cooktown/cingalese

able-deeply-interesting

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affiliatedWithtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:london-missionary-society

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affiliationtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:london-missionary-society

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arrivedAttrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:port-moresby

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arrivedIntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:ellengowan

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askedMrTNotTotrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:fire-on-natives

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assertsHumanityOfSavagestrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:true

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believesCoastTribesDistinctFromInlandtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:yes

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broughtChiefstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

overland

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cannot-express-opinion-ontrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:java-system

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colleagueOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:rev-james-chalmers

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criticisesWhiteTraderstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:strongly

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deliveredAddressOntrove-cooktown/cingalese

new-guinea-people-products-mission

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emphasizesPeaceProgresstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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expertOntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:new-guinea

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explainedPurportOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:proclamation-romilly-23-oct

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gaveGraphicDescriptionOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:natives-manners-customs

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hasConnectionWithtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:new-guinea

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hasKnowledgeOftrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:eastern-polynesians

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hedgesOnRacestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:inclined-to

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hopesFortrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:establishment-cooktown

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hopesToReturntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:port-moresby

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inclinedToBelievetrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:coast-tribes-from-yule-island-eastward-belong-to-distinct-race

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inclinedToBelievetrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:distinct-races

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inDailyContactWithtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:so-called-savages

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knowsGoodAndBadIntrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:so-called-savages

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knowsWeakSideOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:south-sea-teachers

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landedAtWithtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:mrs-lawes

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leftResidenceOntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

1882-07-26

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livedAmongtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:barbarous-races

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livedIntrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:savage-island

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memberOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:frgs

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missionaryIntrove-cooktown/fallen-women

ex:new-guinea

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missionaryRoleImpliedtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:yes

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not-sufficiently-acquainted-withtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:java-system

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oversawTranslationtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

New Testament into Motu

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passengerOntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:schoner-lucy-and-adelaide

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performedLaboursIntrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:new-guinea

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performsTranslatingActtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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photographedGrouptrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:ceremony-group

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positionsAstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:missionary-authority

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preferstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:option1

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preparedAtRequestOftrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:sir-peter-scratchley

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preparedPaperOntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:new-guinea

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presupposesNativesHumantrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:true

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receivedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:hearty-vote-of-thanks

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receivedApplausetrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:rev-w-g-lawes-lecture

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receivedLaterTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

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receivedTelegramFromtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:rev-j-chalmers

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receivedVoteOfThankstrove-cooktown/cingalese

hearty

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recognisesSameRacetrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:these-coast-tribes

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recognisesSameRaceIntrove-cooktown/prostitution

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regretsDeathstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

to our regret

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residedOntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:savage-island

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residesAttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:port-moresby

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roletrove-cooktown/protector-roth

senior missionary of the London Missionary Society

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roleSeniorMissionarytrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:london-missionary-society

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translatedtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:proclamation-23-oct

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translatedtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:proclamation-new-guinea-protectorate-1884-10-23

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translatedProclamation6Novtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:proclamation-6-nov

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translatedProclamationTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:natives-assembled

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translatedProclamationTotrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:natives-port-moresby

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translatedTotrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:motu-motu-natives-gathering

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warnedOfJeopardytrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:put-us-all-in-jeopardy

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wishesToExtendtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:transforming-agency

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wroteLettertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:letter-from-cooktown

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wroteMemorandumtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:memorandum-on-natives

References (7)

7 references

[1]Cingalese5 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[2]Protector Roth27 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[3]Beche De Mer11 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[4]Prostitution19 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[5]Coloured Persons2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[6]Fallen Women1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
[7]North Shore Full2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full

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Rev W G Lawes

Translated Proclamation toin disputetranslatedProclamationTo

Inclined to Believein disputeinclinedToBelieve

Translatedin disputetranslated

Received Later Telegram FromreceivedLaterTelegramFrom

Received Telegram FromreceivedTelegramFrom

Asked Mr T Not toaskedMrTNotTo

Cannot Express Opinion oncannot-express-opinion-on

Has Knowledge ofhasKnowledgeOf

Not Sufficiently Acquainted Withnot-sufficiently-acquainted-with

Prefersprefers

Warned of JeopardywarnedOfJeopardy

Believes Coast Tribes Distinct From InlandbelievesCoastTribesDistinctFromInland

Inbound mentions (21)

photographedByPhotographed by(2)

reportedToReported to(2)

attendedByAttended by(1)

authoredByAuthored by(1)

communicatedWithCommunicated With(1)

deliveredByDelivered by(1)

deprecatedByDeprecated by(1)

heardMuchOfHeard Much of(1)

inPresenceOfIn Presence of(1)

introducedLecturerIntroduced Lecturer(1)

isColleagueOfIs Colleague of(1)

isRetortByIs Retort by(1)

locationOfLivingByLocation of Living by(1)

noDoubtByNo Doubt by(1)

performedByPerformed by(1)

tookNewsToTook News to(1)

translatedByTranslated by(1)

usedTwiceByUsed Twice by(1)

wishedExtendedByWished Extended by(1)

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Translated Proclamation toin dispute`translatedProclamationTo`

Inclined to Believein dispute`inclinedToBelieve`

Translatedin dispute`translated`

Received Later Telegram From`receivedLaterTelegramFrom`

Received Telegram From`receivedTelegramFrom`

Asked Mr T Not to`askedMrTNotTo`

Cannot Express Opinion on`cannot-express-opinion-on`

Has Knowledge of`hasKnowledgeOf`

Not Sufficiently Acquainted With`not-sufficiently-acquainted-with`

Prefers`prefers`

Warned of Jeopardy`warnedOfJeopardy`

Believes Coast Tribes Distinct From Inland`believesCoastTribesDistinctFromInland`

`photographedBy`Photographed by(2)

`reportedTo`Reported to(2)

`attendedBy`Attended by(1)

`authoredBy`Authored by(1)

`communicatedWith`Communicated With(1)

`deliveredBy`Delivered by(1)

`deprecatedBy`Deprecated by(1)

`heardMuchOf`Heard Much of(1)

`inPresenceOf`In Presence of(1)

`introducedLecturer`Introduced Lecturer(1)

`isColleagueOf`Is Colleague of(1)

`isRetortBy`Is Retort by(1)

`locationOfLivingBy`Location of Living by(1)

`noDoubtBy`No Doubt by(1)

`performedBy`Performed by(1)

`tookNewsTo`Took News to(1)

`translatedBy`Translated by(1)

`usedTwiceBy`Used Twice by(1)

`wishedExtendedBy`Wished Extended by(1)