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Invites Tenders for	Electric Telegraph Line Welford Lagoon Windorah Via Jundah^[11]
Invites Tenders for	Electric Telegraph Welford Lagoon Windorah Via Jundah^[11]
Has Operator	Frederick W Wade^[7]
Has Operator	George H Boundy^[7]
Received Memo From	Wilsons Promontory^[15]
Advised of Depredations	Large Mob Aboriginal People^[2]
Received Advice About	Nmp Event 54680^[2]
Advised	Cooktown Wires^[1]
Never Paid Expenses	null^[13]
Relays Information	Wilsons Promontory^[16]

ex:telegraph-department

Telegraph Department has 30 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 17 references, with 2 live disagreements.

30 facts·27 predicates·17 sources·2 in dispute

Mostly:invites tenders for(2), has operator(2), received memo from(2)

Invites Tenders forin dispute`invitesTendersFor`

Electric Telegraph Line Welford Lagoon Windorah Via Jundah^[11]all time · Davis Cooktown
Electric Telegraph Welford Lagoon Windorah Via Jundah^[11]all time · Davis Cooktown

Has Operatorin dispute`hasOperator`

Frederick W Wade^[7]sourceall time · 01092cc4 20e6 4411 A56f Ea1f33538144
George H Boundy^[7]sourceall time · 01092cc4 20e6 4411 A56f Ea1f33538144

Received Memo From`receivedMemoFrom`

Wilsons Promontory^[15]all time · 147690325 Tuesday 23 February 1897 Brisbane February 22
Wilsons Promontory^[16]all time · 171534503 Tuesday 23 February 1897 Brisbane February 22

Advised of Depredations`advisedOfDepredations`

Large Mob Aboriginal People^[2]all time · Row 1935 Eid 54680

Received Advice About`receivedAdviceAbout`

Nmp Event 54680^[2]all time · Row 1935 Eid 54680

Advised`advised`

Cooktown Wires^[1]all time · Fishing Station

Never Paid Expenses`neverPaidExpenses`

null^[13]all time · Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 52277518

Relays Information`relaysInformation`

Wilsons Promontory^[16]all time · 171534503 Tuesday 23 February 1897 Brisbane February 22

Asked to Grant`askedToGrant`

Facilities for Messages^[5]all time · 130395188 Saturday 13 June 1885 Local and General News

Informed of Error`informedOfError`

Colonist Newspaper^[10]all time · Reynolds

Doing All Possible to`doingAllPossibleTo`

supply information^[6]all time · 292593126 Saturday 8 March 1890 the Wreck of the Quetta the Wreck of the Quetta Disastrous L

Mismanaged`mismanaged`

null^[12]all time · North Shore Full

Inbound mentions (16)

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`appointedInDepartment`Appointed in Department(3)

Alfred J Lewisex:alfred-j-lewis
Frederick W Wadeex:frederick-w-wade
George H Boundyex:george-h-boundy

`appointsToDepartment`Appoints to Department(3)

Boundy Telegraph Appointment Eventex:boundy-telegraph-appointment-event
Lewis Telegraph Appointment Eventex:lewis-telegraph-appointment-event
Wade Telegraph Appointment Eventex:wade-telegraph-appointment-event

`belongsTo`Belongs to(1)

Gilbert River Government Horseex:gilbert-river-government-horse

`deniedImputingWrongTo`Denied Imputing Wrong to(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`hasProvided`Has Provided(1)

Telegraph Departmentex:telegraph-department

`insinuatedWrongdoingBy`Insinuated Wrongdoing by(1)

Mr Griffithex:mr-griffith

`isEmployeeOf`Is Employee of(1)

Mr Mestrezex:mr-mestrez

`memorandumForwardedBy`Memorandum Forwarded by(1)

Mr Squierex:mr-squier

`of`Of(1)

J G Quinnex:j-g-quinn

`receivedThroughCourtesyOf`Received Through Courtesy of(1)

Telegraphic Investigation Messageex:telegraphic-investigation-message

`wasIn`Was in(1)

Henry J Doddex:henry-j-dodd

`workedIn`Worked in(1)

Henry J Doddex:henry-j-dodd

Other facts (15)

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.

15 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Aims for	Economy	[4]
Advises Cable Restored	Saigon Hongkong Cable	[3]
Received Confirmatory Memo	Confirmatory Memo Chester	[14]
Here Refers to Station	Gilbert River Telegraph Station	[9]
Should Satisfy Inquiries	Rainfall Inquiries	[17]
Rdfs:label	Telegraph Department	[7]
Rdf:type	Government Department	[7]
System Works Well in Other Places	true	[8]
Has Provided Quantity	2	[8]
Part of	Queensland	[7]
Has Manager	Alfred J Lewis	[7]
Has Provided to Group	Messengers	[8]
Has Provided Item	Bicycle	[8]
Has Provided to	Bundaberg Office	[8]
Has Provided	Telegraph Department	[8]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

30 undated

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advisedtrove-cooktown/fishing-station

ex:cooktown-wires

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advisedOfDepredationsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1935-eid-54680

ex:large-mob-aboriginal-people

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advisesCableRestoredtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:saigon-hongkong-cable

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aimsFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:economy

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askedToGrantbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/130395188_Saturday-13-June-1885_LOCAL-AND-GENERAL-NEWS

ex:facilities-for-messages

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doingAllPossibleTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292593126_Saturday-8-March-1890-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-disastrous-l

supply information

—

hasManagerdocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

ex:alfred-j-lewis

—

hasOperatordocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

ex:frederick-w-wade

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hasOperatordocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

ex:george-h-boundy

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hasProvideddocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

ex:telegraph-department

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hasProvidedItemdocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

ex:bicycle

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hasProvidedQuantitydocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

—

hasProvidedTodocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

ex:bundaberg-office

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hasProvidedToGroupdocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

ex:messengers

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hereRefersToStationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2734-eid-71419

ex:gilbert-river-telegraph-station

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informedOfErrortrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:colonist-newspaper

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invitesTendersFortrove-cooktown/davis-cooktown

ex:electric-telegraph-line-welford-lagoon-windorah-via-jundah

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invitesTendersFortrove-cooktown/davis-cooktown

ex:electric-telegraph-welford-lagoon-windorah-via-jundah

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mismanagedtrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

null

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neverPaidExpensesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-52277518

null

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partOfdocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

ex:queensland

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labeldocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

Telegraph Department

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typedocument/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144

ex:GovernmentDepartment

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receivedAdviceAboutrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1935-eid-54680

ex:nmp-event-54680

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receivedConfirmatoryMemotrove-cooktown/protector-roth

ex:confirmatory-memo-chester

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receivedMemoFrombrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/147690325_Tuesday-23-February-1897_Brisbane-February-22

ex:wilsons-promontory

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receivedMemoFrombrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171534503_Tuesday-23-February-1897_BRISBANE-February-22

ex:wilsons-promontory

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relaysInformationbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171534503_Tuesday-23-February-1897_BRISBANE-February-22

ex:wilsons-promontory

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shouldSatisfyInquiriestrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:rainfall-inquiries

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systemWorksWellInOtherPlacesdocument/04929243-0d99-40bc-82e7-b0c656cbc30a

true

References (17)

17 references

[1]Fishing Station1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fishing-station
[2]Row 1935 Eid 546802 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-1935-eid-54680
[3]Mauritius Queensland1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[4]Beche De Mer1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[5]130395188 Saturday 13 June 1885 Local and General News1 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/130395188_Saturday-13-June-1885_LOCAL-AND-GENERAL-NEWS
[6]292593126 Saturday 8 March 1890 the Wreck of the Quetta the Wreck of the Quetta Disastrous L1 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292593126_Saturday-8-March-1890-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-the-wreck-of-the-quetta-disastrous-l
[7]Official Notifications. (From Saturday's Government Gazette.)6 facts
trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/01092cc4-20e6-4411-a56f-ea1f33538144
- full textOfficial Notifications. (From Saturday's Government Gazette.)
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  30 Oct 1886 - Official Notifications. Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 30 October 1886, page 708 Official Notifications. (From Saturday's Government Gazette.) APPOINTMENTS. — Aulaire L. Morisset, to be inspector of bran…
[8]Current News.6 facts
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- full textCurrent News.
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  12 Oct 1895 - Current News. Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 12 October 1895, page 679 Current News. The Telegraph Department have pro- <*> vided two bicycles for the messengers in the Bundaberg office, the system havin…
[9]Row 2734 Eid 714191 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2734-eid-71419
[10]Reynolds1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[11]Davis Cooktown2 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/davis-cooktown
[12]North Shore Full1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[13]Trove Hartley Sykes Oconnor Cape Bedford 522775181 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hartley-sykes-oconnor-cape-bedford-52277518
[14]Protector Roth1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/protector-roth
[15]147690325 Tuesday 23 February 1897 Brisbane February 221 fact
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/147690325_Tuesday-23-February-1897_Brisbane-February-22
[16]171534503 Tuesday 23 February 1897 Brisbane February 222 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171534503_Tuesday-23-February-1897_BRISBANE-February-22
[17]Cingalese1 fact
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Telegraph Department

Invites Tenders forin disputeinvitesTendersFor

Has Operatorin disputehasOperator

Received Memo FromreceivedMemoFrom

Advised of DepredationsadvisedOfDepredations

Received Advice AboutreceivedAdviceAbout

Advisedadvised

Never Paid ExpensesneverPaidExpenses

Relays InformationrelaysInformation

Asked to GrantaskedToGrant

Informed of ErrorinformedOfError

Doing All Possible todoingAllPossibleTo

Mismanagedmismanaged

Inbound mentions (16)

appointedInDepartmentAppointed in Department(3)

appointsToDepartmentAppoints to Department(3)

belongsToBelongs to(1)

deniedImputingWrongToDenied Imputing Wrong to(1)

hasProvidedHas Provided(1)

insinuatedWrongdoingByInsinuated Wrongdoing by(1)

isEmployeeOfIs Employee of(1)

memorandumForwardedByMemorandum Forwarded by(1)

ofOf(1)

receivedThroughCourtesyOfReceived Through Courtesy of(1)

wasInWas in(1)

workedInWorked in(1)

Other facts (15)

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References (17)

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Has Operatorin dispute`hasOperator`

Received Memo From`receivedMemoFrom`

Advised of Depredations`advisedOfDepredations`

Received Advice About`receivedAdviceAbout`

Advised`advised`

Never Paid Expenses`neverPaidExpenses`

Relays Information`relaysInformation`

Asked to Grant`askedToGrant`

Informed of Error`informedOfError`

Doing All Possible to`doingAllPossibleTo`

Mismanaged`mismanaged`

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