rumour

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rumour has 30 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 16 references, with 2 live disagreements.

30 facts·27 predicates·16 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:reports death from(2), was current in town(2), has multiple versions(1)

Inbound mentions (10)

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`deniesReport`Denies Report(2)

Mr Deakinex:mr-deakin
Mr Gilliesex:mr-gillies

`determinedToDeny`Determined to Deny(1)

Edric Norfolk Vaux Morissetex:edric-norfolk-vaux-morisset

`experienceAlarmFrom`Experience Alarm From(1)

Northernersex:northerners

`expressedAstonishmentAt`Expressed Astonishment at(1)

Cooktown Beaconex:cooktown-beacon

`expressesStrongDenial`Expresses Strong Denial(1)

Mr Gilliesex:mr-gillies

`hasSubstantialFoundation`Has Substantial Foundation(1)

Syndicateex:syndicate

`knownOnlyThrough`Known Only Through(1)

Dead Mans Secretex:dead-mans-secret

`refersPubliclyTo`Refers Publicly to(1)

Cooktown Beaconex:cooktown-beacon

`source`Source(1)

Rockhampton Post Office Rumourex:rockhampton-post-office-rumour

Other facts (29)

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.

29 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Reports Death From	fever	[2]
Reports Death From	spears	[2]
Was Current in Town	yesterday	[11]
Was Current in Town	Brisbane	[14]
Has Multiple Versions	thousand different	[1]
Was Current	{}	[2]
Current About	Germans Annexing	[2]
Foolish	{}	[2]
Currently Asserted	null	[1]
Current That Germans Intended to Anticipate English	null	[1]
Mentions Appointment of	Messiah Late Hopeful	[3]
Bears Absurdity	true	[3]
About Imminent	Coalition Government	[4]
Gained Currency That	Another Arrest Kate Keitley Murder	[5]
Busy With	Candidates Leichhardt Ward	[6]
Presents As	credible	[7]
Claims Death of	Cooktown Hospital Man	[2]
Describes Journey of	First Secret Party	[2]
Travels Everywhere	null	[2]
Stores for	Howard Smith Sons	[8]
Industriously Circulated in Town	true	[9]
Causes	General Alarm	[10]
Is Very Far From Baseless	null	[11]
Arose From	Carriers Suggestion	[11]
Chinese Could Return Without Paying Via	Fort Dominion Other Colonies	[12]
Asserts Blacks Maligned	Aboriginal People	[13]
Filtered to	Cooktown	[15]
Rdf:type	Information Source	[16]
States Opposition Telegraphed for Members	true	[16]

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30 undated

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hasMultipleVersionstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

thousand different

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wasCurrenttrove-cooktown/protector-roth

{}

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currentAbouttrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:germans-annexing

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foolishtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

{}

—

currentlyAssertedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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currentThatGermansIntendedToAnticipateEnglishtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

null

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mentionsAppointmentOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:messiah-late-hopeful

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bearsAbsurditytrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

true

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aboutImminenttrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:coalition-government

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gainedCurrencyThattrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:another-arrest-kate-keitley-murder

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busyWithtrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:candidates-leichhardt-ward

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presentsAstrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

credible

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claimsDeathOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:cooktown-hospital-man

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describesJourneyOftrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:first-secret-party

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reportsDeathFromtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

fever

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reportsDeathFromtrove-cooktown/protector-roth

spears

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travelsEverywheretrove-cooktown/protector-roth

null

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storesFortrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:howard-smith-sons

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industriouslyCirculatedInTowntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

true

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causesbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174164543_Monday-26-January-1885_Herberton-January-16

ex:general-alarm

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isVeryFarFromBaselessrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149

null

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aroseFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149

ex:carriers-suggestion

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wasCurrentInTownrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149

yesterday

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chinese-could-return-without-paying-viarosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-05

ex:fort-dominion-other-colonies

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assertsBlacksMalignedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0265-eid-17671

ex:aboriginal-people

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wasCurrentInTownrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1006-eid-24192

ex:brisbane

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filteredTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1036-eid-24930

ex:cooktown

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typedocument/0499b915-3341-4c82-8045-34aae0b6f8d8

ex:InformationSource

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labeldocument/0499b915-3341-4c82-8045-34aae0b6f8d8

rumour

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statesOppositionTelegraphedForMembersdocument/0499b915-3341-4c82-8045-34aae0b6f8d8

true

References (16)

16 references

[1]Beche De Mer3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Protector Roth8 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[3]North Shore Cooktown2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[4]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[5]Cingalese1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[6]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[7]Malay Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
[8]Watkins1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[9]North Shore Full1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[10]174164543 Monday 26 January 1885 Herberton January 161 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174164543_Monday-26-January-1885_Herberton-January-16
[11]Trove Reynolds Cooktown Removal Employment Vocabulary 35241493 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-reynolds-cooktown-removal-employment-vocabulary-3524149
[12]Kirkman 1984 Chinese North Queensland Thesis Fulltext Chunk 051 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/kirkman-1984-chinese-north-queensland-thesis-fulltext-chunk-05
[13]Row 0265 Eid 176711 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0265-eid-17671
[14]Row 1006 Eid 241921 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1006-eid-24192
[15]Row 1036 Eid 249301 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1036-eid-24930
[16]0499b915 3341 4c82 8045 34aae0b6f8d83 facts
ctx:claims/document/0499b915-3341-4c82-8045-34aae0b6f8d8
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Inbound mentions (10)

deniesReportDenies Report(2)

determinedToDenyDetermined to Deny(1)

experienceAlarmFromExperience Alarm From(1)

expressedAstonishmentAtExpressed Astonishment at(1)

expressesStrongDenialExpresses Strong Denial(1)

hasSubstantialFoundationHas Substantial Foundation(1)

knownOnlyThroughKnown Only Through(1)

refersPubliclyToRefers Publicly to(1)

sourceSource(1)

Other facts (29)

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References (16)

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`deniesReport`Denies Report(2)

`determinedToDeny`Determined to Deny(1)

`experienceAlarmFrom`Experience Alarm From(1)

`expressedAstonishmentAt`Expressed Astonishment at(1)

`expressesStrongDenial`Expresses Strong Denial(1)

`hasSubstantialFoundation`Has Substantial Foundation(1)

`knownOnlyThrough`Known Only Through(1)

`refersPubliclyTo`Refers Publicly to(1)

`source`Source(1)