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Ticks has 58 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 26 references, with 4 live disagreements.

58 facts·54 predicates·26 sources·4 in dispute

Mostly:reported at(2), lost deadly power(2), expected to increase with(2)

Maturity scale raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certified

Inbound mentions (14)

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foundFreeFromFound Free From(2)

causesReductionInCauses Reduction in(1)

cleansedCattleFromCleansed Cattle From(1)

deonticallyNeglectsSettlersDeontically Neglects Settlers(1)

efficaciousAgainstEfficacious Against(1)

entirelyRidOfEntirely Rid of(1)

foundCarryingFound Carrying(1)

inspectedForInspected for(1)

killsQuickerThanKills Quicker Than(1)

lackedLacked(1)

presupposesTickProblemPresupposes Tick Problem(1)

sufferingFromSuffering From(1)

wereCoveredInWere Covered in(1)

Other facts (58)

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58 facts
PredicateValueRef
Reported atOndoo Roo[3]
Reported atManuka Station[3]
Lost Deadly Powernull[9]
Lost Deadly Powerappear to have[15]
Expected to Increase Withgreen grass and moist weather[13]
Expected to Increase WithGreen Grass and Moist Weather[24]
TargetHorses[25]
TargetCattle[25]
Harmless If Animals Kept in Motiontrue[1]
Presupposes Plague StatusOngoing Plague[2]
References Historical Plague1890s Cattle Tick Crisis[2]
Viewed As DevastatingNegative Impact[2]
Devastating Every Part ofCooktown District[2]
Is Dying OutOndoo Roo District[3]
Still Very Numerous inNormanton District[3]
Doing Damage HereTrue[4]
Major Problem inCarpentaria[5]
Exist in Ontology ofQld Agriculture[5]
Not Sufficient toCompletely Smother Determined Man[6]
Spreading inBloomfield District[7]
Increased innumber and vigour[7]
Caused byLate Rains[7]
Existential Commitmentongoing plague[8]
Lost Deadly Power inLocalities Infested Last Year[10]
Wiped OutHerds[11]
Causing Losses inIngham[12]
Necessarily Increase in Moist Conditions{}[13]
Became Semi Dormantduring dry season last year[13]
In Spotsdeath-dealing numbers[13]
Kill Cattle Quicker Whenshifting them about[13]
Ontologically Propagation Dependent on Weather{}[13]
Propagation Conducive tocongenial to their propagation[13]
Have Lost Deadly PowerIn Infested Localities Last Year[14]
Ontologically Lost Virulenceappears[15]
Death Dealingnull[16]
Cause Less Loss ingood season when cattle not moving for grass/water[16]
Ontologically Propagativenull[16]
Arrived ThenPeriod Two Years Ago[17]
DecimatedCattle Herds[17]
Found on Nearly EveryBird and Animal[18]
Teleological forPropagation Green Moist[19]
Essential PropertySemi Dormancy Dry[19]
PresupposesPropagation Conditions[19]
Known As Plaguenull[20]
Have Lost Deadly Power inLocalities Infested Last Year[21]
Found Way toSamarai and Port Moresby[22]
Attack Cattle With Less Loss inGood Season[23]
Propagation Favored byMoist Weather[24]
Became Semi Dormant DuringDry Season Last Year[24]
Are Extending BeyondPrevious Line South Herberton[24]
Poses Death Dealing Threatnull[24]
Exist in Herberton Areanull[24]
Are Very Thick onHerberton Area[24]
In Death Dealing Numbers in Spotsnull[24]
Will Increase Significantlynull[24]
Prevalent inDistrict[25]
Cause Injury toHorses and Cattle in District[25]
Killed Cattle Head Count23000[26]

Timeline

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harmlessIfAnimalsKeptInMotiontrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
presupposesPlagueStatustrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:ongoing-plague
referencesHistoricalPlaguetrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:1890s-cattle-tick-crisis
viewedAsDevastatingtrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:negative-impact
devastatingEveryPartOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
ex:cooktown-district
isDyingOuttrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:ondoo-roo-district
stillVeryNumerousIntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:normanton-district
reportedAttrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:ondoo-roo
reportedAttrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
ex:manuka-station
doingDamageHeretrove-cooktown/john-davis
ex:true
majorProblemIntrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
ex:carpentaria
existInOntologyOftrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
ex:qld-agriculture
notSufficientTotrove-cooktown/yarrabah
ex:completely-smother-determined-man
spreadingInlaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
ex:bloomfield-district
increasedInlaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
number and vigour
causedBylaura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
ex:late-rains
existentialCommitmentlaura-corridor/loop16-frontier-violence
ongoing plague
lostDeadlyPowerbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/81101462_Tuesday-2-March-1897_the-northern-miner-published-daily-to-day
null
lostDeadlyPowerInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-038
ex:localities-infested-last-year
wipedOutrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-057
ex:herds
causingLossesInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172141046_Friday-11-December-1896_TELEGRAMS-QUEENSLAND-TOOWOOMBA-December-10
ex:ingham
necessarilyIncreaseInMoistConditionsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
{}
becameSemiDormantrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
during dry season last year
expectedToIncreaseWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
green grass and moist weather
inSpotsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
death-dealing numbers
killCattleQuickerWhenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
shifting them about
ontologicallyPropagationDependentOnWeatherrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
{}
propagationConduciveTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
congenial to their propagation
haveLostDeadlyPowerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/10-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-81101462-59f20f6a6d5c
ex:in-infested-localities-last-year
ontologicallyLostVirulencerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/06-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-81101462-3fa652f3a7f4
appears
lostDeadlyPowerrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/06-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-81101462-3fa652f3a7f4
appear to have
deathDealingrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3646292-54bf4f6bfcbd
null
causeLessLossInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3646292-54bf4f6bfcbd
good season when cattle not moving for grass/water
ontologicallyPropagativerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3646292-54bf4f6bfcbd
null
arrivedThenrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-229-08d7ede2e364
ex:period-two-years-ago
decimatedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-229-08d7ede2e364
ex:cattle-herds
foundOnNearlyEveryrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20770734
ex:bird-and-animal
teleologicalForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-3646292-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
ex:propagation-green-moist
essentialPropertyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-3646292-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
ex:semi-dormancy-dry
presupposesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-3646292-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
ex:propagation-conditions
knownAsPlaguerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-owen-reynolds-police-aboriginal
null
haveLostDeadlyPowerInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-81101462-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
ex:localities-infested-last-year
foundWayTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article84857440
ex:samarai-and-port-moresby
attackCattleWithLessLossInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-carrier-palmer-timeline-3646292
ex:good-season
propagationFavoredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
ex:moist-weather
expectedToIncreaseWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
ex:green-grass-and-moist-weather
becameSemiDormantDuringrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
ex:dry-season-last-year
areExtendingBeyondrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
ex:previous-line-south-herberton
posesDeathDealingThreatrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
null
existInHerbertonArearosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
null
areVeryThickOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
ex:herberton-area
inDeathDealingNumbersInSpotsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
null
willIncreaseSignificantlyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
null
targetrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-291049225
ex:horses
prevalentInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-291049225
ex:district
causeInjuryTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-291049225
ex:horses-and-cattle-in-district
targetrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-291049225
ex:cattle
killedCattleHeadCountblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box
23000

References (26)

26 references
  1. [1]Cingalese1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  2. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  3. ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
  4. [4]John Davis1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
  5. [5]Malay Cooktown2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
  6. [6]Yarrabah1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/yarrabah
  7. ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop11-bloomfield
  8. ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop16-frontier-violence
  9. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/81101462_Tuesday-2-March-1897_the-northern-miner-published-daily-to-day
  10. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-038
  11. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-057
  12. ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/172141046_Friday-11-December-1896_TELEGRAMS-QUEENSLAND-TOOWOOMBA-December-10
  13. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/3646292-c3dfeffcc617
  14. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/10-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-81101462-59f20f6a6d5c
  15. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/06-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-81101462-3fa652f3a7f4
  16. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/05-trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-3646292-54bf4f6bfcbd
  17. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-itm6820-ocr-page/dr57972-page-229-08d7ede2e364
  18. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article20770734
  19. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-3646292-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
  20. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-owen-reynolds-police-aboriginal
  21. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/local-trove-article-81101462-owen-reynolds-family-hotel-evidence
  22. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-nla-news-article84857440
  23. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-owen-reynolds-carrier-palmer-timeline-3646292
  24. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-targeted-reynolds-carrier-team-business-timeline-3646292
  25. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/trove-hislop-bloomfield-rations-children-control-291049225
  26. ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box

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