Robert Philp

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Robert Philp

Visited Meat Works at	Alligator Creek^[3]
Visited Meat Works at	Bowen^[3]
Holds Position	Acting Treasurer^[3]
Holds Position	Minister for Mines^[3]
Premier of Queensland Since	December 1899^[7]
Has Role	Mla^[4]
Prominent Townsville Businessman Founding Partner Burns Philp Entered Parliament Minister Mines Later Premier	null^[9]
Neighbour on Strand1879 Later Influential	null^[6]
Is Director	Qld Local Directors Amp^[5]
Procures Cedar in	Trinity Bay^[8]

ex:robert-philp

Robert Philp has 35 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 9 references, with 2 live disagreements.

35 facts·32 predicates·9 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:visited meat works at(3), holds position(2), premier of queensland since(1)

Visited Meat Works atin dispute`visitedMeatWorksAt`

Alligator Creek^[3]all time · Mossman Early
Bowen^[3]all time · Mossman Early
Townsville^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Holds Positionin dispute`holdsPosition`

Acting Treasurer^[3]all time · Mossman Early
Minister for Mines^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Premier of Queensland Since`premierOfQueenslandSince`

December 1899^[7]all time · Cambridge Mooring Global Archive Barnard 112 Shot Trove Lead 54abc732009c

Has Role`hasRole`

Mla^[4]all time · Qsa Home Secretary Thornborough Rations Chinese Gardens Giles Mcguire E6adc2f9924c

Prominent Townsville Businessman Founding Partner Burns Philp Entered Parliament Minister Mines Later Premier`prominentTownsvilleBusinessmanFoundingPartnerBurnsPhilpEnteredParliamentMinisterMinesLaterPremier`

null^[9]all time · 004 Dokumen Pub Putting Queensland on the Map the Life of Robert Logan Jack Geologist and Explorer 1nbsped 978 023a6e1c9e04

Neighbour on Strand1879 Later Influential`neighbourOnStrand1879LaterInfluential`

null^[6]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0116

Is Director`isDirector`

Qld Local Directors Amp^[5]all time · 173160318 Wednesday 1 August 1894 Advertising

Procures Cedar in`procuresCedarIn`

Trinity Bay^[8]all time · Prostitution

Defends Speech`defendsSpeech`

Cairns Speech^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Had Journey Along`hadJourneyAlong`

Cairns Division Tramway^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Has Custom of`hasCustomOf`

annual visit to north-queensland^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Inspected Work at`inspectedWorkAt`

Burdekin Bridge^[3]all time · Mossman Early

Inbound mentions (4)

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Article Contentex:article-content

`dedicatesBookTo`Dedicates Book to(1)

E J Banfieldex:e-j-banfield

`employedBy`Employed by(1)

Thomas Mazlinex:thomas-mazlin

`owesLoveForTropicalQueenslandTo`Owes Love for Tropical Queensland to(1)

E J Banfieldex:e-j-banfield

Other facts (20)

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20 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Intention Not to	set North and South by ears	[3]
Is Honourable	true	[3]
Is Interviewed in	Trove Article 24465416	[3]
Made Speech at	Cairns	[3]
Provides Firsthand Account	northern trip observations	[3]
Return Date	thursday-week-before-1897-05-01	[3]
Returned by	Steamer Aramac	[3]
Returned From	North Queensland	[3]
Travelled Over Portion of	Winton Railway	[3]
Visited	North Queensland	[3]
Commissioned Bevan for Exploration in New Guinea November188?	null	[2]
Emphasizes Positive Prospects	sugar, mining, railway	[3]
Politician Role Implied	minister inspecting infrastructure	[3]
Would Do Better on	Queensland Fields	[3]
Role	chairman	[1]
Acted During	absence of Hon. W. Forrest	[1]
Acted As	chairman of Queensland Meat Export and Agency Company	[1]
Has Title	M.L.A.	[1]
Rdfs:label	Hon. R. Philp	[1]
Rdf:type	Person	[1]

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35 undated

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actedAsdocument/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12

chairman of Queensland Meat Export and Agency Company

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actedDuringdocument/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12

absence of Hon. W. Forrest

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commissionedBevanForExplorationInNewGuineaNovember188?rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/ah-gim-cooktown-chinese-beche-de-mer-maritime-network

null

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defendsSpeechtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:cairns-speech

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emphasizesPositiveProspectstrove-cooktown/mossman-early

sugar, mining, railway

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hadJourneyAlongtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:cairns-division-tramway

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hasCustomOftrove-cooktown/mossman-early

annual visit to north-queensland

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hasRolerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-home-secretary-thornborough-rations-chinese-gardens-giles-mcguire-e6adc2f9924c

ex:mla

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M.L.A.

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holdsPositiontrove-cooktown/mossman-early

Acting Treasurer

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holdsPositiontrove-cooktown/mossman-early

Minister for Mines

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inspectedWorkAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:burdekin-bridge

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intentionNotTotrove-cooktown/mossman-early

set North and South by ears

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isDirectorbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173160318_Wednesday-1-August-1894_Advertising

ex:qld-local-directors-amp

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isHonourabletrove-cooktown/mossman-early

true

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isInterviewedIntrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:trove-article-24465416

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madeSpeechAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:cairns

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neighbourOnStrand1879LaterInfluentialrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0116

null

—

politicianRoleImpliedtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

minister inspecting infrastructure

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premierOfQueenslandSincerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cambridge-mooring-global-archive-barnard-112-shot-trove-lead-54abc732009c

December 1899

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procuresCedarIntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:trinity-bay

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prominentTownsvilleBusinessmanFoundingPartnerBurnsPhilpEnteredParliamentMinisterMinesLaterPremierrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-dokumen-pub-putting-queensland-on-the-map-the-life-of-robert-logan-jack-geologist-and-explorer-1nbsped-978-023a6e1c9e04

null

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providesFirsthandAccounttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

northern trip observations

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labeldocument/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12

Hon. R. Philp

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typedocument/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12

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returnDatetrove-cooktown/mossman-early

thursday-week-before-1897-05-01

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returnedBytrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:steamer-aramac

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returnedFromtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:north-queensland

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roledocument/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12

chairman

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travelledOverPortionOftrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:winton-railway

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visitedtrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:north-queensland

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visitedMeatWorksAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:alligator-creek

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visitedMeatWorksAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:bowen

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visitedMeatWorksAttrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:townsville

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wouldDoBetterOntrove-cooktown/mossman-early

ex:queensland-fields

References (9)

9 references

[1]THE POSTAL CONFERENCE.6 facts
trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/0344a2c2-25cc-497d-a063-870e3439ec12
- full textTHE POSTAL CONFERENCE.
  text/plain18 KBtrove:article/3577006
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  30 Mar 1894 - THE POSTAL CONFERENCE. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 30 March 1894, page 4 THE POSTAL CONFERENCE. The Hon. W. H. Wilson, M.L.C. (PostmasterGeneral), and Mr. J. McDonnell (Under Secretary Post and Telegraph Depa…
[2]Ah Gim Cooktown Chinese Beche De Mer Maritime Network1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/ah-gim-cooktown-chinese-beche-de-mer-maritime-network
[3]Mossman Early22 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mossman-early
[4]Qsa Home Secretary Thornborough Rations Chinese Gardens Giles Mcguire E6adc2f9924c1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-home-secretary-thornborough-rations-chinese-gardens-giles-mcguire-e6adc2f9924c
[5]173160318 Wednesday 1 August 1894 Advertising1 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173160318_Wednesday-1-August-1894_Advertising
[6]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01161 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0116
[7]Cambridge Mooring Global Archive Barnard 112 Shot Trove Lead 54abc732009c1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cambridge-mooring-global-archive-barnard-112-shot-trove-lead-54abc732009c
[8]Prostitution1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[9]004 Dokumen Pub Putting Queensland on the Map the Life of Robert Logan Jack Geologist and Explorer 1nbsped 978 023a6e1c9e041 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/004-dokumen-pub-putting-queensland-on-the-map-the-life-of-robert-logan-jack-geologist-and-explorer-1nbsped-978-023a6e1c9e04

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Robert Philp

Visited Meat Works atin disputevisitedMeatWorksAt

Holds Positionin disputeholdsPosition

Premier of Queensland SincepremierOfQueenslandSince

Has RolehasRole

Prominent Townsville Businessman Founding Partner Burns Philp Entered Parliament Minister Mines Later PremierprominentTownsvilleBusinessmanFoundingPartnerBurnsPhilpEnteredParliamentMinisterMinesLaterPremier

Neighbour on Strand1879 Later InfluentialneighbourOnStrand1879LaterInfluential

Is DirectorisDirector

Procures Cedar inprocuresCedarIn

Defends SpeechdefendsSpeech

Had Journey AlonghadJourneyAlong

Has Custom ofhasCustomOf

Inspected Work atinspectedWorkAt

Inbound mentions (4)

attributesStatementsToAttributes Statements to(1)

dedicatesBookToDedicates Book to(1)

employedByEmployed by(1)

owesLoveForTropicalQueenslandToOwes Love for Tropical Queensland to(1)

Other facts (20)

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References (9)

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Visited Meat Works atin dispute`visitedMeatWorksAt`

Holds Positionin dispute`holdsPosition`

Premier of Queensland Since`premierOfQueenslandSince`

Has Role`hasRole`

Prominent Townsville Businessman Founding Partner Burns Philp Entered Parliament Minister Mines Later Premier`prominentTownsvilleBusinessmanFoundingPartnerBurnsPhilpEnteredParliamentMinisterMinesLaterPremier`

Neighbour on Strand1879 Later Influential`neighbourOnStrand1879LaterInfluential`

Is Director`isDirector`

Procures Cedar in`procuresCedarIn`

Defends Speech`defendsSpeech`

Had Journey Along`hadJourneyAlong`

Has Custom of`hasCustomOf`

Inspected Work at`inspectedWorkAt`

`attributesStatementsTo`Attributes Statements to(1)

`dedicatesBookTo`Dedicates Book to(1)

`employedBy`Employed by(1)

`owesLoveForTropicalQueenslandTo`Owes Love for Tropical Queensland to(1)