Separation Petition

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Separation Petition has 47 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 11 references, with 1 live disagreement.

47 facts·46 predicates·11 sources·1 in dispute

Mostly:signed by(2), prays for(1), directed to(1)

Inbound mentions (16)

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Separation Delegatesex:separation-delegates

`affirmedDespatchOf`Affirmed Despatch of(1)

Townsville Mass Meeting Motionex:townsville-mass-meeting-motion

`assuredConsideration`Assured Consideration(1)

Sir Robert Herbertex:sir-robert-herbert

`assuredRawsonThat`Assured Rawson That(1)

Sir Robert Herbertex:sir-robert-herbert

`beforeTakingActionOn`Before Taking Action on(1)

Ministriesex:ministries

`conductedCarefulInvestigationOf`Conducted Careful Investigation of(1)

Sir S W Griffithex:sir-s-w-griffith

`criticizes`Criticizes(1)

Mr Meston Criticismex:mr-meston-criticism

`formalOnly`Formal Only(1)

Convention Recordex:convention-record

`madeNoCommentOn`Made No Comment on(1)

This Articleex:this-article

`preparingReportOn`Preparing Report on(1)

Sir Samuel Griffithex:sir-samuel-griffith

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Separation Executive Committee Rockhamptonex:separation-executive-committee-rockhampton

`repliedTo`Replied to(1)

Sir S W Griffithex:sir-s-w-griffith

`solicitsSignaturesFor`Solicits Signatures for(1)

Joe Shepherdex:joe-shepherd

`taskCanvassSignaturesFor`Task Canvass Signatures for(1)

Mr Mortenex:mr-morten

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North Hopesex:north-hopes

`triedToDiscredit`Tried to Discredit(1)

Minister for Worksex:minister-for-works

Other facts (47)

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47 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Signed by	Prominent Men North	[1]
Signed by	Mayors of Every Town	[1]
Prays for	Responsible Government for North Queensland As Separate Colony	[1]
Directed to	Queen Victoria	[1]
Collected in	Charters Towers	[2]
Expected Despatched to England	early in January	[3]
Being Prepared for Transmission to	London	[3]
Prodigious Document	null	[3]
Likely to Be	granted	[2]
To	Imperial Parliament	[2]
Requires	Enabling Bill	[2]
Already Accompanied to Brisbane	Yes	[2]
Signatures Count	10000	[2]
Presented to	Secretary of State	[2]
Contains Allegedly Invalid Signatures	true	[2]
Assumes Support Exists in	Central Qld	[3]
Existential Commitment	granted	[2]
Status	virtually granted	[2]
Of	Northern Queensland	[2]
Part of Northern Separation Movement	Qld Historical Context	[4]
Unlikely Acted on	True	[5]
Has Signature Count	7539	[6]
Grew to	7539	[6]
Ongoing Collection	{}	[6]
To Be Despatched From	Townsville	[7]
Presupposes Separation Movement	true	[2]
Obtained200 Signatures From	Ross Island	[8]
Signatures Obtained Every Day	null	[8]
Circulated by	Joe Shepherd	[7]
Signatures Number	about 7000	[7]
Assumes Southern Districts Irrelevant	Central Mills Fund	[7]
Being Sent Home	true	[8]
For Church Goers to Sign	null	[7]
Purports Signatures From	Northern Districts	[9]
Challenges Legitimacy of	Northern Separation Movement	[9]
To Be Presented to	Colonial Parliament	[10]
Rough Draft Prepared by	Rev William Gray	[10]
Despatched to	Queen	[11]
Little Worth Notice	null	[8]
Has Signatures	10000	[8]
Contains Grievance About	Undefended Northern Ports	[8]
Rhetorically Inflated	null	[8]
Rhetorical Move Elaborate Argument	null	[8]
Contains	Elaborate Argument on Legality	[8]
Asserts	North Residents No Voice in Federal Council If Undivided	[8]
Can Divide Queensland Into	half-a-dozen	[8]
Presented Previously	null	[8]

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praysFortrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:responsible-government-for-north-queensland-as-separate-colony

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directedTotrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:queen-victoria

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collectedIntrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:charters-towers

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expectedDespatchedToEnglandtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

early in January

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beingPreparedForTransmissionTotrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:london

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prodigiousDocumenttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

null

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likelyToBetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

granted

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totrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:imperial-parliament

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requirestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

Enabling Bill

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alreadyAccompaniedToBrisbanetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:yes

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signedBytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:prominent-men-north

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signedBytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:mayors-of-every-town

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signaturesCounttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

10000

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presentedTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:secretary-of-state

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containsAllegedlyInvalidSignaturestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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assumesSupportExistsIntrove-cooktown/coloured-persons

ex:central-qld

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existentialCommitmenttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

granted

—

statustrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

virtually granted

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oftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:northern-queensland

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partOfNorthernSeparationMovementtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:qld-historical-context

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unlikelyActedOntrove-cooktown/john-davis

ex:true

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hasSignatureCounttrove-cooktown/fallen-women

7539

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grewTotrove-cooktown/fallen-women

7539

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ongoingCollectiontrove-cooktown/fallen-women

{}

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toBeDespatchedFromtrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:townsville

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presupposesSeparationMovementtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

true

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obtained200SignaturesFromtrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:ross-island

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signaturesObtainedEveryDaytrove-cooktown/watkins

null

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circulatedBytrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:joe-shepherd

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signaturesNumbertrove-cooktown/bloomfield

about 7000

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assumesSouthernDistrictsIrrelevanttrove-cooktown/bloomfield

ex:central-mills-fund

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beingSentHometrove-cooktown/watkins

true

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forChurchGoersToSigntrove-cooktown/bloomfield

null

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purportsSignaturesFromlaura-corridor/loop9-aboriginal-women

ex:northern-districts

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challengesLegitimacyOflaura-corridor/loop9-aboriginal-women

ex:northern-separation-movement

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toBePresentedTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19787067_Saturday-7-October-1882-country-news-from-our-own-correspondents-townsville-septembe

ex:colonial-parliament

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roughDraftPreparedBybrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19787067_Saturday-7-October-1882-country-news-from-our-own-correspondents-townsville-septembe

ex:rev-william-gray

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despatchedTotrove-cooktown/pearl-shell

ex:queen

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littleWorthNoticetrove-cooktown/watkins

null

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hasSignaturestrove-cooktown/watkins

10000

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containsGrievanceAbouttrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:undefended-northern-ports

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rhetoricallyInflatedtrove-cooktown/watkins

null

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rhetoricalMoveElaborateArgumenttrove-cooktown/watkins

null

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containstrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:elaborate-argument-on-legality

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assertstrove-cooktown/watkins

ex:north-residents-no-voice-in-federal-council-if-undivided

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canDivideQueenslandIntotrove-cooktown/watkins

half-a-dozen

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presentedPreviouslytrove-cooktown/watkins

null

References (11)

11 references

[1]Mauritius Queensland4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[2]Beche De Mer12 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[3]Coloured Persons4 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
[4]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
[5]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[6]Fallen Women3 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
[7]Bloomfield5 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
[8]Watkins12 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/watkins
[9]Loop9 Aboriginal Women2 facts
ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop9-aboriginal-women
[10]19787067 Saturday 7 October 1882 Country News From Our Own Correspondents Townsville Septembe2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19787067_Saturday-7-October-1882-country-news-from-our-own-correspondents-townsville-septembe
[11]Pearl Shell1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/pearl-shell

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Separation Petition

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