Skull Camp

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Skull Camp has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 6 references, with 4 live disagreements.

100 facts·72 predicates·6 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:attackers killed count(3), victims killed count(3), associated with language group(3)

Inbound mentions (20)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`near`Near(2)

Cooktownex:cooktown
Palmer River Gold Fieldex:palmer-river-gold-field

`partOfAttackers`Part of Attackers(2)

Native Policeex:native-police
Settlersex:settlers

`reportsEvent`Reports Event(2)

Narrativeex:narrative
Queenslander 1874 11 07 P6ex:queenslander-1874-11-07-p6

`subgroupOfAttackers`Subgroup of Attackers(2)

Native Policeex:native-police
Settlersex:settlers

`becameKnownAs`Became Known As(1)

Skull Camp Siteex:skull-camp-site

`dispersalSiteBecameKnownAsSkullCamp`Dispersal Site Became Known As Skull Camp(1)

Skull Campex:skull-camp

`impliesLargeScaleKilling`Implies Large Scale Killing(1)

Three Native Police Detachmentsex:three-native-police-detachments

`initiatedReprisalChain`Initiated Reprisal Chain(1)

Alfred Courtex:alfred-court

`isMiner`Is Miner(1)

Charles Standonex:charles-standon

`isPublican`Is Publican(1)

Alfred Courtex:alfred-court

`namesSite`Names Site(1)

Bottoms 2013ex:bottoms-2013

`occurredAtLocation`Occurred at Location(1)

Nmp Event 18480ex:nmp-event-18480

`perpetratedAttack`Perpetrated Attack(1)

Colonistsex:colonists

`perpetratorsOf`Perpetrators of(1)

Colonistsex:colonists

`preceded`Preceded(1)

Stroh Family Killingsex:stroh-family-killings

`victimsLanguageGroup`Victims Language Group(1)

Kuku Warraex:kuku-warra

Other facts (100)

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.

100 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Attackers Killed Count	0	[1]
Attackers Killed Count	0	[2]
Attackers Killed Count	0	[3]
Victims Killed Count	40	[1]
Victims Killed Count	40	[2]
Victims Killed Count	40	[3]
Associated With Language Group	Kuku Warra	[2]
Associated With Language Group	Kuku Warra	[4]
Associated With Language Group	Kuku Warra	[5]
Cited in Source	Bottoms 2013	[2]
Cited in Source	Queenslander 1874 11 07 P6	[2]
Cited in Source	Richards 2008	[2]
Cited Source	Richards 2008	[3]
Cited Source	Queenslander 1874 11 07	[3]
Cited Source	Bottoms 2013	[3]
Motive	Reprisal	[1]
Motive	Reprisal	[3]
Longitude	144.977	[1]
Longitude	144.977	[3]
Latitude	-15.646	[1]
Latitude	-15.646	[3]
Language Group	Kuku Warra	[1]
Language Group	Kuku Warra	[3]
Corroboration Rating	***	[1]
Corroboration Rating	***	[3]
Transport Used	Horse	[1]
Transport Used	Horse	[3]
Site Name	Skull Camp	[1]
Site Name	Skull Camp	[3]
Present State	Qld	[1]
Present State	QLD	[3]
Victim Descriptions	Aboriginal	[1]
Victim Descriptions	Aboriginal	[2]
Attack Time	Day	[1]
Attack Time	Day	[3]
Police District	Cooktown	[1]
Police District	Cooktown	[3]
Attacker Descriptions	Native Police, Settler(s)	[1]
Attacker Descriptions	Native Police, Settler(s)	[2]
Weapons Used	Shotgun(s), Snider(s)	[1]
Weapons Used	Shotgun(s), Snider(s)	[3]
Weapons Used Include	Snider(s)	[2]
Weapons Used Include	Shotgun(s)	[2]
Has Latitude	-15.646	[2]
Has Latitude	-15.646	[4]
Has Longitude	144.977	[2]
Has Longitude	144.977	[4]
In Police District	Cooktown	[2]
In Police District	Cooktown	[4]
Located in Present State	Qld	[2]
Located in Present State	Qld	[4]
Narrated in	The Queenslander 1874 11 07	[1]
Colony at Time	Qld	[1]
Evidence Level	Lead only	[1]
Event Date	1874-10-20	[1]
Attackers Type	Colonists	[1]
Caused by	Stroh Family Killings	[1]
Victims Type	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People	[1]
Attackers Are	Colonists	[2]
Attack Occurred During	Day	[2]
Dispersal Site Became Known As Skull Camp	Skull Camp	[2]
Framed As Dispersal	'quietly dispersed'	[2]
Has Corroboration Rating	***	[2]
Has Site Name	Skull Camp	[2]
Is Reprisal for	Stroh Family Killings	[2]
Lacks Aboriginal Place Name		[2]
Motive Is	Reprisal	[2]
Narrative Quotes Source	Queenslander 1874 11 07 P6	[2]
Occurred in Colony State	Qld	[2]
Occurred Late Afternoon Preceding Day	prior to 20 Oct 1874	[2]
Occurred on Date	20 Oct 1874	[2]
Presence Implies	great number killed	[2]
Presupposes Prior Stroh Massacre	Stroh Family Killings	[2]
Used Transport	Horse	[2]
Victims Are	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People	[2]
Date	20 Oct 1874	[3]
Existential Commitment	40 Victims	[3]
Attackers Killed Notes		[3]
Spatial Relation to	Cooktown	[3]
Implies Large Number Killed	Native Police Detachments	[3]
Involves Reprisal Killing	Stroh Family Killings	[3]
Victim Description	Aboriginal	[3]
Attacker Description	Native Police, Settler(s)	[3]
Colony State at Time	QLD	[3]
Classified As Massacre	true	[3]
Located Near	Palmer River Gold Field	[3]
Named After Event	Native Police Dispersal	[3]
Aboriginal Place Name		[3]
Victims Killed Notes		[3]
Attacker Type	Colonists	[3]
Victim Type	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People	[3]
References Historical Context	Queenslander 1874	[3]
Associated With Aboriginal Place Name		[4]
Lacks Known Aboriginal Name	true	[4]
Named After	Dispersal Event	[4]
Is Site Name of	Skull Camp	[4]
Was in Colony State	Qld	[4]
Named After Event by	Skull Camp Massacre	[5]
Near	Palmer River	[5]
Dispersal by Coward Douglas Townshend Recovered Property	Strku Stolen Goods	[6]

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100 undated

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Reprisal

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144.977

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-15.646

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***

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Lead only

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1874-10-20

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Horse

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Skull Camp

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Colonists

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Aboriginal

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Day

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Native Police, Settler(s)

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Shotgun(s), Snider(s)

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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People

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Snider(s)

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attackerDescriptionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3e49e5ab1b19

Native Police, Settler(s)

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attackersArerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3e49e5ab1b19

ex:colonists

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Day

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citedInSourcerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3e49e5ab1b19

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citedInSourcerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3e49e5ab1b19

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'quietly dispersed'

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***

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-15.646

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144.977

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Skull Camp

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ex:cooktown

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ex:stroh-family-killings

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(no value)

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ex:qld

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Reprisal

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20 Oct 1874

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great number killed

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Horse

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Aboriginal

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Shotgun(s)

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languageGrouprosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

ex:kuku-warra

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latituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

-15.646

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daterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

20 Oct 1874

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corroborationRatingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

***

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(no value)

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siteNamerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

Skull Camp

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Horse

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Aboriginal

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Native Police, Settler(s)

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QLD

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true

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longituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-d45f3e9d94d9

144.977

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Reprisal

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Shotgun(s), Snider(s)

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(no value)

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(no value)

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Day

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QLD

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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People

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(no value)

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true

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hasLongituderosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-795253a0ee66

144.977

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Skull Camp

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-15.646

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References (6)

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nearNear(2)

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reportsEventReports Event(2)

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becameKnownAsBecame Known As(1)

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isPublicanIs Publican(1)

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perpetratorsOfPerpetrators of(1)

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