Sir William Macgregor
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Sir William Macgregor has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 15 references, with 6 live disagreements.
Mostly:discovered new mountains(4), holds position(3), accompanied by(3)
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- Administrator British New Guinea[14]all time · 173493879 Friday 16 December 1892 British New Guinea Administrators Annual Report Legislation Trade Civilisation
- Administrator British New Guinea[9]all time · Trepang
- Administrator of British New Guinea[6]all time · Coloured Persons
Has Private Secretaryin disputehasPrivateSecretary
- Hon M H Moreton[13]all time · 19830090 Saturday 24 December 1892 Epitome
- Mr Cameron[1]all time · Beche De Mer
Accompanied byin disputeaccompaniedBy
- Lady Macgregor[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- Macgregor Family[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- Rev a a Maclaren[2]all time · Mauritius Queensland
Had Adventures Within disputehadAdventuresWith
- Natives Mambare[8]all time · Cingalese
- Natives New Guinea[8]all time · Cingalese
Has No Trouble Within disputehasNoTroubleWith
- White Traders[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- White Traders New Guinea[1]all time · Beche De Mer
Discovered New Mountainsin disputediscoveredNewMountains
- Mount Albert Edward[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- Mount Gillies[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- Mount Parkes[1]all time · Beche De Mer
- Mount Scratchley[1]all time · Beche De Mer
Intends Going UpintendsGoingUp
In Usual Good HealthinUsualGoodHealth
- true[15]all time · Cobra Copra
Conductedconducted
- Visits Inspection[9]all time · Trepang
Arranging Despatch ofarrangingDespatchOf
- Exploring Expedition to Mount Yulo[5]all time · Trove Peer Carriers Packers Blackboy Native Guide 67948700
Has Portrait CategoryhasPortraitCategory
- Sir William Macgregor Portraits[12]all time · 013 Commons Wikimedia Org Wiki Commons 3astate Library of Queensland Subjects M Html Extracted E75c2a48af73
Advised on SiteadvisedOnSite
- Dogura Bartle Bay[3]all time · 171032070 Wednesday 30 December 1891 Death of the Rev a Maclaren Cooktown December 28
Inbound mentions (64)
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Other facts (77)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Did Not Expect Death | Rev a Maclaren | [3] |
| Expressed Hope for | more Kurrara trips to New Guinea | [4] |
| Current Health | well and strong, but much thinner | [10] |
| Arrival Scheduled at | Cooktown | [6] |
| En Route to | South | [6] |
| Described As Dilatory in | cutting a track to the field | [8] |
| Evaluated As Dilatory | null | [8] |
| Believes Traversable | Mount Victoria Gap | [8] |
| Conducted Astronomical Observations | null | [8] |
| Currently on Road Back | null | [8] |
| Established Camp | Sir William Camp Brown River | [8] |
| Holds Belief Possible | Mount Victoria Gap Traversal | [8] |
| Believes Possible | Traversing Mount Victoria Gap | [8] |
| Has Made | Camp 40 Miles From Brown River Head | [8] |
| Has Taken | Astronomical Observations | [8] |
| Brought Back by | Steamer Merrie England | [8] |
| Intends to Proceed Up | Avi River | [8] |
| Expressed Hope | this would not be the last trip the Kurrara would make to New Guinea | [1] |
| Conducted Tours of Inspection | Administrative Visits | [6] |
| Determines Dismiss Crew | Hygeia White Crew | [1] |
| Determined to Dismiss | White Crew Hygeia | [1] |
| Characterizes Reports As | lying | [6] |
| Denies Report of | gold found in western rivers near Mabuduan | [6] |
| Does Not Know | who gave currency to lying reports | [6] |
| First to Attain Summit of | Mount Owen Stanley | [1] |
| Added to List of Vanquished Ambitions | Mount Owen Stanley | [1] |
| Due to | More Temperate Latitudes | [2] |
| Health Improving | gratifying | [2] |
| Destination New Guinea | Monday next | [1] |
| Climbed | Mount Owen Stanley | [1] |
| Compared to | Rajah Brooke of Sarawak | [1] |
| Contrasts With | Less Persevering Pioneers | [1] |
| First to Climb | Owen Stanley Range | [1] |
| Forced Way Through | Dense Scrubs | [1] |
| Gained Position in | Geographical World | [1] |
| Hedges on | Louis Conflict | [1] |
| Impressed | Australian Mind | [1] |
| Is Administrator of | British New Guinea | [1] |
| Achieved More Than | Mere Administration | [1] |
| Acknowledged Difficulty in Teaching | Right Wrong Difference to Natives | [1] |
| Advocates Judicial Process Over Comment | null | [1] |
| Always Exploring | New Country During Official Visits | [1] |
| Asserts Natives Now Have Idea of Government | null | [1] |
| Believes Mr Forbes May Have Been Mistaken | null | [1] |
| Believes Progress Made When Natives Understand No Killing | null | [1] |
| Could Not Determine Which End Point Highest | null | [1] |
| Crossed | Rushing Mountain Streams | [1] |
| Described As Worthy Knight | null | [1] |
| Did Not Name After Private Friends Relations | null | [1] |
| Discovered Mountains Between Range and Brown River | Mount Service | [1] |
| Does Not Wish to Figure As | Explorer | [1] |
| Established | British Government System New Guinea | [1] |
| Established Government System in | Healthy Districts New Guinea | [1] |
| Explained Naming of | Mount Victoria Crest | [1] |
| First to Sign | Formal Death Warrant New Guinea | [1] |
| Has No Objection to Mr Forbes Naming Peaks | null | [1] |
| Has Nothing Against | Traders Overall | [1] |
| Has Not Visited Area | Large Unvisited Area New Guinea | [1] |
| Heard of | Reported Conflict Louis Skull Hunters | [1] |
| Hedges on Explorer Claim | null | [1] |
| Holds Position in | Geographical World | [1] |
| Interviewed by | Queenslander Representative | [1] |
| Governor of | New Guinea | [1] |
| Governor of New Guinea | true | [1] |
| Believes Maclver Motives Pure | null | [6] |
| Considers Motives of Maclver | honest, high-minded, and unselfish | [6] |
| Expressed Anxious to Promote | legitimate trading enterprise with natives | [6] |
| Favors | New Guinea Expedition Maclver | [6] |
| Assumed Active | true | [7] |
| Advocates Regular Service | Kurrara to New Guinea | [4] |
| Contrast Between Dilatory and Confident | null | [8] |
| Historical Role Administrator New Guinea | null | [8] |
| Advocates Regular Trips | {} | [1] |
| Doing Good Work As | Administrator British New Guinea | [6] |
| Has Shrewd Guess of | author of lying reports of wholesale murders and decapitation | [6] |
| Has Deontic Role | protect white men | [11] |
| Deontically Obligated to | Observations and Camps | [8] |
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References (15)
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ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer - custom
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ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171032070_Wednesday-30-December-1891_Death-of-the-Rev-A-Maclaren-COOKTOWN-December-28 - [4]20342628 Saturday 1 July 1893 Latest News by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corres2 factscustom
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-67948700 - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons - [7]21639101 Saturday 21 December 1895 Latest by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corresponde2 factscustom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/21639101_Saturday-21-December-1895-latest-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corresponde - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/trepang - [10]19816029 Saturday 27 July 1889 Queensland News From Our Own Correspondents Thursday Island1 factcustom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island- - custom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3562075_Thursday-29-June-1893-news-by-the-american-mail - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/013-commons-wikimedia-org-wiki-commons-3astate-library-of-queensland-subjects-m-html-extracted-e75c2a48af73 - custom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19830090_Saturday-24-December-1892-epitome - custom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173493879_Friday-16-December-1892_British-New-Guinea-Administrators-Annual-Report-LEGISLATION-TRADE-CIVILISATION - custom
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See also
- Lady Macgregor
- Macgregor Family
- Rev a a Maclaren
- Mere Administration
- Right Wrong Difference to Natives
- Mount Owen Stanley
- Dogura Bartle Bay
- Kurrara to New Guinea
- New Country During Official Visits
- Exploring Expedition to Mount Yulo
- Cooktown
- Traversing Mount Victoria Gap
- Mount Victoria Gap
- Steamer Merrie England
- Rajah Brooke of Sarawak
- Visits Inspection
- Administrative Visits
- Less Persevering Pioneers
- Rushing Mountain Streams
- Observations and Camps
- White Crew Hygeia
- Hygeia White Crew
- Rev a Maclaren
- Mount Service
- Mount Albert Edward
- Mount Gillies
- Mount Parkes
- Mount Scratchley
- Explorer
- Administrator British New Guinea
- More Temperate Latitudes
- South
- British Government System New Guinea
- Sir William Camp Brown River
- Healthy Districts New Guinea
- Mount Victoria Crest
- New Guinea Expedition Maclver
- Owen Stanley Range
- Formal Death Warrant New Guinea
- Dense Scrubs
- Geographical World
- New Guinea
- Natives Mambare
- Natives New Guinea
- Camp 40 Miles From Brown River Head
- Traders Overall
- White Traders
- White Traders New Guinea
- Large Unvisited Area New Guinea
- Sir William Macgregor Portraits
- Hon M H Moreton
- Mr Cameron
- Astronomical Observations
- Reported Conflict Louis Skull Hunters
- Louis Conflict
- Mount Victoria Gap Traversal
- Australian Mind
- Fly River
- Avi River
- Queenslander Representative
- British New Guinea
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