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Sir William Macgregor

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Sir William Macgregor has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 15 references, with 6 live disagreements.

100+ facts·89 predicates·15 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:discovered new mountains(4), holds position(3), accompanied by(3)

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Intends Going UpintendsGoingUp

  • Fly River[1]all time · Beche De Mer
  • Fly River[7]all time · 21639101 Saturday 21 December 1895 Latest by Telegraph Queensland News From Our Own Corresponde

In Usual Good HealthinUsualGoodHealth

  • true[15]all time · Cobra Copra

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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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77 facts
PredicateValueRef
Did Not Expect DeathRev a Maclaren[3]
Expressed Hope formore Kurrara trips to New Guinea[4]
Current Healthwell and strong, but much thinner[10]
Arrival Scheduled atCooktown[6]
En Route toSouth[6]
Described As Dilatory incutting a track to the field[8]
Evaluated As Dilatorynull[8]
Believes TraversableMount Victoria Gap[8]
Conducted Astronomical Observationsnull[8]
Currently on Road Backnull[8]
Established CampSir William Camp Brown River[8]
Holds Belief PossibleMount Victoria Gap Traversal[8]
Believes PossibleTraversing Mount Victoria Gap[8]
Has MadeCamp 40 Miles From Brown River Head[8]
Has TakenAstronomical Observations[8]
Brought Back bySteamer Merrie England[8]
Intends to Proceed UpAvi River[8]
Expressed Hopethis would not be the last trip the Kurrara would make to New Guinea[1]
Conducted Tours of InspectionAdministrative Visits[6]
Determines Dismiss CrewHygeia White Crew[1]
Determined to DismissWhite Crew Hygeia[1]
Characterizes Reports Aslying[6]
Denies Report ofgold found in western rivers near Mabuduan[6]
Does Not Knowwho gave currency to lying reports[6]
First to Attain Summit ofMount Owen Stanley[1]
Added to List of Vanquished AmbitionsMount Owen Stanley[1]
Due toMore Temperate Latitudes[2]
Health Improvinggratifying[2]
Destination New GuineaMonday next[1]
ClimbedMount Owen Stanley[1]
Compared toRajah Brooke of Sarawak[1]
Contrasts WithLess Persevering Pioneers[1]
First to ClimbOwen Stanley Range[1]
Forced Way ThroughDense Scrubs[1]
Gained Position inGeographical World[1]
Hedges onLouis Conflict[1]
ImpressedAustralian Mind[1]
Is Administrator ofBritish New Guinea[1]
Achieved More ThanMere Administration[1]
Acknowledged Difficulty in TeachingRight Wrong Difference to Natives[1]
Advocates Judicial Process Over Commentnull[1]
Always ExploringNew Country During Official Visits[1]
Asserts Natives Now Have Idea of Governmentnull[1]
Believes Mr Forbes May Have Been Mistakennull[1]
Believes Progress Made When Natives Understand No Killingnull[1]
Could Not Determine Which End Point Highestnull[1]
CrossedRushing Mountain Streams[1]
Described As Worthy Knightnull[1]
Did Not Name After Private Friends Relationsnull[1]
Discovered Mountains Between Range and Brown RiverMount Service[1]
Does Not Wish to Figure AsExplorer[1]
EstablishedBritish Government System New Guinea[1]
Established Government System inHealthy Districts New Guinea[1]
Explained Naming ofMount Victoria Crest[1]
First to SignFormal Death Warrant New Guinea[1]
Has No Objection to Mr Forbes Naming Peaksnull[1]
Has Nothing AgainstTraders Overall[1]
Has Not Visited AreaLarge Unvisited Area New Guinea[1]
Heard ofReported Conflict Louis Skull Hunters[1]
Hedges on Explorer Claimnull[1]
Holds Position inGeographical World[1]
Interviewed byQueenslander Representative[1]
Governor ofNew Guinea[1]
Governor of New Guineatrue[1]
Believes Maclver Motives Purenull[6]
Considers Motives of Maclverhonest, high-minded, and unselfish[6]
Expressed Anxious to Promotelegitimate trading enterprise with natives[6]
FavorsNew Guinea Expedition Maclver[6]
Assumed Activetrue[7]
Advocates Regular ServiceKurrara to New Guinea[4]
Contrast Between Dilatory and Confidentnull[8]
Historical Role Administrator New Guineanull[8]
Advocates Regular Trips{}[1]
Doing Good Work AsAdministrator British New Guinea[6]
Has Shrewd Guess ofauthor of lying reports of wholesale murders and decapitation[6]
Has Deontic Roleprotect white men[11]
Deontically Obligated toObservations and Camps[8]

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arrivalScheduledAttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
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honest, high-minded, and unselfish
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well and strong, but much thinner
currentlyOnRoadBacktrove-cooktown/cingalese
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gold found in western rivers near Mabuduan
deonticallyObligatedTotrove-cooktown/cingalese
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describedAsWorthyKnighttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
destinationNewGuineatrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
Monday next
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didNotNameAfterPrivateFriendsRelationstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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discoveredMountainsBetweenRangeAndBrownRivertrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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discoveredNewMountainstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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discoveredNewMountainstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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discoveredNewMountainstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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discoveredNewMountainstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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doesNotKnowtrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
who gave currency to lying reports
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establishedtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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explainedNamingOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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expressedAnxiousToPromotetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
legitimate trading enterprise with natives
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this would not be the last trip the Kurrara would make to New Guinea
expressedHopeForbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20342628_Saturday-1-July-1893-latest-news-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corres
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protect white men
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hasShrewdGuessOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
author of lying reports of wholesale murders and decapitation
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historicalRoleAdministratorNewGuineatrove-cooktown/cingalese
null
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holdsPositionbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173493879_Friday-16-December-1892_British-New-Guinea-Administrators-Annual-Report-LEGISLATION-TRADE-CIVILISATION
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inUsualGoodHealthtrove-cooktown/cobra-copra
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isAdministratorOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
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References (15)

15 references
  1. [1]Beche De Mer52 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  2. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
  3. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171032070_Wednesday-30-December-1891_Death-of-the-Rev-A-Maclaren-COOKTOWN-December-28
  4. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/20342628_Saturday-1-July-1893-latest-news-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corres
  5. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-peer-carriers-packers-blackboy-native-guide-67948700
  6. [6]Coloured Persons13 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  7. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/21639101_Saturday-21-December-1895-latest-by-telegraph-queensland-news-from-our-own-corresponde
  8. [8]Cingalese17 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  9. [9]Trepang2 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/trepang
  10. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19816029_Saturday-27-July-1889-queensland-news-from-our-own-correspondents-thursday-island-
  11. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/3562075_Thursday-29-June-1893-news-by-the-american-mail
  12. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/013-commons-wikimedia-org-wiki-commons-3astate-library-of-queensland-subjects-m-html-extracted-e75c2a48af73
  13. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/19830090_Saturday-24-December-1892-epitome
  14. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/173493879_Friday-16-December-1892_British-New-Guinea-Administrators-Annual-Report-LEGISLATION-TRADE-CIVILISATION
  15. [15]Cobra Copra1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cobra-copra

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