Spearing Incident
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Spearing Incident has 71 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 30 references, with 6 live disagreements.
71 facts·55 predicates·30 sources·6 in dispute
Mostly:precedes temporally(5), occurred at(4), occurred on(4)
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witnessedWitnessed(2)
- Captain Craig
ex:captain-craig - Captain Craig
ex:captain-craig
arrivedPromptlyArrived Promptly(1)
- Cooktown Police
ex:cooktown-police
attributesEventToAboriginalsAttributes Event to Aboriginals(1)
- Text Author
ex:text-author
campedNextDayAfterCamped Next Day After(1)
- Blacks
ex:blacks
causalResultOfCausal Result of(1)
- Dick of Normanton Death
ex:dick-of-normanton-death
causedByCaused by(1)
- Death of Cong Chong
ex:death-of-cong-chong
causesCauses(1)
- Attack Event
ex:attack-event
causeUnclearCause Unclear(1)
- Nmp Event 38293
ex:nmp-event-38293
dependsOnDepends on(1)
- Wound
ex:wound
diedBySpearingDied by Spearing(1)
- Sydney Algernon Barnard
ex:sydney-algernon-barnard
emphasizesEventEmphasizes Event(1)
- Headline Two Men Speared by Blacks
ex:headline-two-men-speared-by-blacks
implicatureFriendlyAfterInitialAttackImplicature Friendly After Initial Attack(1)
- Aboriginal People
ex:aboriginal-people
performsAttackPerforms Attack(1)
- Blacks
ex:blacks
presupposesSpearingOccurredPresupposes Spearing Occurred(1)
- Nmp Event 60245
ex:nmp-event-60245
reportsReports(1)
- Telegram About Spearing
ex:telegram-about-spearing
reportsEventReports Event(1)
- Telegram Report
ex:telegram-report
sensationalizesSensationalizes(1)
- Headline
ex:headline
Other facts (71)
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71 facts
| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Precedes Temporally | Boat Discovery | [4] |
| Precedes Temporally | Hospital Admission | [5] |
| Precedes Temporally | Pursuit by White | [19] |
| Precedes Temporally | Manager Musgrave Report | [28] |
| Precedes Temporally | Search Party Start | [28] |
| Occurred at | North Shore | [1] |
| Occurred at | Palmerston | [3] |
| Occurred at | North Shore | [10] |
| Occurred at | Fine Gold Creek | [19] |
| Occurred on | Monday morning | [1] |
| Occurred on | Restoration Island | [2] |
| Occurred on | Batavia River | [5] |
| Occurred on | 1883-11-02 | [6] |
| Location | Beach Front Police Barracks | [1] |
| Location | Bloomfield Camp | [6] |
| Location | Mouth of Limestone Creek | [7] |
| Part of | Nmp Event 18940 | [19] |
| Part of | Nmp Event 18939 | [20] |
| Part of | Nmp Event 24871 | [24] |
| Caused by | Blacks | [4] |
| Caused by | Blackfellow Attack | [14] |
| Perpetrated by | Blacks | [9] |
| Perpetrated by | Blacks | [17] |
| Presupposes War Existed | null | [1] |
| Presupposes Existence of Natives on Island | null | [2] |
| References Colonial Frontier Violence | null | [2] |
| Occurred After | Rescue Mission Start | [2] |
| Witnessed by | Captain Craig | [1] |
| Speared in | Head | [1] |
| Reported on | 1885-02-04 | [3] |
| Spatial at | Stoney Creek | [3] |
| Second Incident in | six weeks | [3] |
| Reported As Fact | null | [3] |
| Precedes | Spear Removal | [2] |
| Caused Death of | William Mcloughlin | [2] |
| Caused | Spear Wound | [5] |
| Occurred Weeks Prior to Admission | 3 | [5] |
| Contrasts With Recovery | null | [5] |
| Temporally Precedes | 1894-05-21 | [5] |
| Date | 3rd instant | [7] |
| Exemplifies Frontier Violence | null | [8] |
| Motivated by Jealousy | null | [8] |
| Occurred Yesterday Morning | null | [8] |
| Framed As Foul Deed | null | [8] |
| Related to | Aboriginal Reserve North Shore | [10] |
| Involved Spearing | several | [10] |
| Presupposes Aboriginal Presence | North Shore | [11] |
| On River | Endeavour River | [12] |
| Within View of | Mr Williams House | [12] |
| Incited by | Jealousy | [13] |
| Exemplifies Jealousy As Motivator | null | [13] |
| Foul Deed | null | [13] |
| Presupposes Border Crossing | null | [15] |
| Occurred Off | Seven Rivers | [16] |
| Occurred During | Felling Scrub Activity | [17] |
| Spatially Near | Huts Valley of Lagoons | [18] |
| Caused Wounding | Patrick Downey | [21] |
| Type of | Nmp Event 21324 | [22] |
| Three Weeks After | Caning Incident | [23] |
| Preceded | Transport to Hospital | [24] |
| Occurred on Friday Night | true | [25] |
| Occurred on Sunday Morning Last | true | [25] |
| Is Unusual Occurrence on | Woodstock Run | [26] |
| Evaluated As Not Unusual | null | [26] |
| Implicates Recurrent Behavior | null | [26] |
| Preceded by Short Time | Discovery by Reid | [26] |
| Contrasts With Subsequent Care | Native Hospitality | [27] |
| Distance From | Musgrave Telegraph Office | [28] |
| Occurred Distance From | four miles | [28] |
| Causes Damage to | Lolworth Station | [29] |
| Occurred in All Directions From | Cardwell | [30] |
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several
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References (30)
30 references
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See also
- North Shore
- Rescue Mission Start
- Captain Craig
- Beach Front Police Barracks
- Head
- Stoney Creek
- Spear Removal
- William Mcloughlin
- Restoration Island
- Palmerston
- Blacks
- Boat Discovery
- Spear Wound
- Batavia River
- Hospital Admission
- Bloomfield Camp
- Mouth of Limestone Creek
- Aboriginal Reserve North Shore
- Endeavour River
- Mr Williams House
- Jealousy
- Blackfellow Attack
- Seven Rivers
- Felling Scrub Activity
- Huts Valley of Lagoons
- Fine Gold Creek
- Nmp Event 18940
- Pursuit by White
- Nmp Event 18939
- Patrick Downey
- Nmp Event 21324
- Caning Incident
- Transport to Hospital
- Nmp Event 24871
- Woodstock Run
- Discovery by Reid
- Native Hospitality
- Manager Musgrave Report
- Search Party Start
- Musgrave Telegraph Office
- Lolworth Station
- Cardwell
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