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Torres Strait has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 19 references, with 4 live disagreements.

39 facts·21 predicates·19 sources·4 in dispute

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  • Torres Straits[13]sourceall time · 03678bdd F409 4ff5 9993 470a3ce72a7a
  • Torres Strait[6]sourceall time · 018803d7 6fef 467b 842c Fbdce1729def
  • Torres Strait[14]sourceall time · 0323f7ce 731a 44ac 9c61 Abc4ce0582e9
  • Torres Straits[15]sourceall time · 030b391d 53ea 48bb 9168 4bfe42790aea
  • Torres Strait[16]sourceall time · Johnson 2011 Pleiades Interpretations Abstract
  • Torres Strait[1]all time · Theconversation Kindred Skies Hamacher 2017
  • Torres Strait[17]sourceall time · 01b889dd 33f1 4f03 938a 722800f1f908
  • Torres Strait[4]sourceall time · 0256357c 071a 401b Aeb0 0800c6563b36

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  • Location[14]all time · 0323f7ce 731a 44ac 9c61 Abc4ce0582e9
  • Region[16]all time · Johnson 2011 Pleiades Interpretations Abstract
  • Strait[4]all time · 0256357c 071a 401b Aeb0 0800c6563b36
  • Strait[6]all time · 018803d7 6fef 467b 842c Fbdce1729def
  • Strait[15]all time · 030b391d 53ea 48bb 9168 4bfe42790aea
  • Straits[13]all time · 03678bdd F409 4ff5 9993 470a3ce72a7a
  • Straits[18]sourceall time · 03580ced 1599 44be A925 D230cdba7cfb
  • Waterway[17]all time · 01b889dd 33f1 4f03 938a 722800f1f908

Associates Constellation With Identityin disputeassociatesConstellationWithIdentity

  • Pleiades[1]all time · Theconversation Kindred Skies Hamacher 2017
  • Scorpius[1]sourceall time · Theconversation Kindred Skies Hamacher 2017

Contains IslandscontainsIslands

  • Torres Strait Islands[8]sourceall time · Trove Trove Articles Yarrabah Transfer Saturday 4 February 1933 54718976 Origin and History Aboriginal Missions Queensland Settlements

Contextual LocationcontextualLocation

Cleared by Torres AboutclearedByTorresAbout

  • 24th September 1606[3]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0114

Named AfternamedAfter

Possesses Dangerous ReefspossessesDangerousReefs

  • not visible islands[10]all time · Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 0115

Located NearlocatedNear

Needs Immediate SurveyneedsImmediateSurvey

  • true[7]all time · Cingalese

Pearl Shelling Stationspearl-shelling-stations

  • over twenty[12]all time · Coloured Persons

Inbound mentions (86)

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Other facts (9)

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9 facts
PredicateValueRef
Site ofDove Island[19]
Hadmalaitansthere were Malaitans present[2]
Becamean Anglican preserve[2]
Underendedin1914[2]
Understartedinthe 1870s[2]
WasunderLondon Missionary Society[2]
Known to Others BeforeTorres[10]
Pre Knownprobably to others[10]
Strait Typestrait[6]

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associatesConstellationWithIdentityaboriginal-australian/theconversation-kindred-skies-hamacher-2017
ex:pleiades
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associatesConstellationWithIdentityaboriginal-australian/theconversation-kindred-skies-hamacher-2017
ex:scorpius
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becamemoore-making-mala-ch3
an Anglican preserve
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clearedByTorresAboutrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0114
24th September 1606
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containsdocument/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36
ex:thursday-island
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containsdocument/01a06372-b12a-43d6-ad83-babf538f7b4a
ex:thursday-island
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containsdocument/018803d7-6fef-467b-842c-fbdce1729def
ex:thursday-island
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containstrove-cooktown/cingalese
innumerable islands, banks, and reefs
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ex:torres-strait-islands
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hadmalaitansmoore-making-mala-ch3
there were Malaitans present
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ex:torres
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ex:thursday-island
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ex:luis-vaz-de-torres
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needsImmediateSurveytrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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pearl-shelling-stationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
over twenty
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possessesDangerousReefsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0115
not visible islands
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probably to others
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labeldocument/03678bdd-f409-4ff5-9993-470a3ce72a7a
Torres Straits
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labeldocument/018803d7-6fef-467b-842c-fbdce1729def
Torres Strait
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labeldocument/0323f7ce-731a-44ac-9c61-abc4ce0582e9
Torres Strait
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labeldocument/030b391d-53ea-48bb-9168-4bfe42790aea
Torres Straits
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Torres Strait
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Torres Strait
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labeldocument/01b889dd-33f1-4f03-938a-722800f1f908
Torres Strait
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Torres Strait
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typedocument/0323f7ce-731a-44ac-9c61-abc4ce0582e9
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strait
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underendedinmoore-making-mala-ch3
1914
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understartedinmoore-making-mala-ch3
the 1870s
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wasundermoore-making-mala-ch3
London Missionary Society

References (19)

19 references
  1. [1]c033 facts
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      [Source: Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 9 April 2017. Excerpt 3/3. Provenance: https…
    • full textc02
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      [Source: Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 9 April 2017. Excerpt 2/3. Provenance: https…
    • full textc01
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      [Source: Kindred skies: ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians saw constellations in common" — The Conversation — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; article published 9 April 2017. Excerpt 1/3. Provenance: https…
  2. [2]Moore Making Mala Ch35 facts
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    • full textdoc:research/rosie-research/south-sea-islander/moore-making-mala-ch3
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      Previous Making Mala 3 Malaitan Christians Overseas, 1880s–1910s It is easy to understand why labourers in Queensland should have become Christians. They were cut off from all home influences, separated from their relatives, and i…
  3. [3]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01141 fact
    customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0114
  4. [4]LATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, YESTERDAY.3 facts
    trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/0256357c-071a-401b-aeb0-0800c6563b36
    • full textLATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, YESTERDAY.
      text/plain369 Btrove:article/289293408
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      15 Apr 1889 - LATEST BY WIRE. Charters Towers Times (Qld. : 1888 - 1891), Monday 15 April 1889, page 2 LATEST BY WIRE. QUEENSLAND. From "Bulletin " Correspondent. MORE CRIMINALS. THURSDAY ISLAND, Yesterday, jinrec men, ciiargea with committ…
  5. [5]The Wodonga.1 fact
    trove.nla.gov.aucustomctx:claims/document/01a06372-b12a-43d6-ad83-babf538f7b4a
    • full textThe Wodonga.
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      13 Oct 1890 - The Wodonga. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 13 October 1890, page 2 The Wodunga. Tho magnificent new steamship, the latest addition to tbe well known and valuable ficetof tbe A. U.S. N. Com f any, Limited, ar…
  6. [6]QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, April 2.4 facts
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    • full textQUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, April 2.
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      27 Apr 1889 - QUEENSLAND, Peak Downs Telegram (Brisbane, Qld. : 1864 - 1943), Saturday 27 April 1889, page 3 QUEENSLAND, ■ [From ouk own CobeestondentJ jinisnAKE, April lho wile of John Fiuncy a tboroughD horses at Drayton yesterday was an …
  7. [7]Cingalese2 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  8. [8]Trove Trove Articles Yarrabah Transfer Saturday 4 February 1933 54718976 Origin and History Aboriginal Missions Queensland Settlements1 fact
    customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--yarrabah-transfer--saturday 4 february 1933--54718976--origin-and-history-aboriginal-missions-queensland-settlements
  9. [9]Row 2112 Eid 605261 fact
    customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2112-eid-60526
  10. [10]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01154 facts
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  12. [12]Coloured Persons1 fact
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  13. [13]SHIPPING. ARRIVAL.2 facts
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    • full textSHIPPING. ARRIVAL.
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      10 Jun 1893 - SHIPPING. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Saturday 10 June 1893, page 3 SHIPPING. June ARAMAC, s, 2300 tons Captain Robert Armstrong, from Adelaide Melbourne, and Sydney Passengers Mesdames Clarke, Simmonds, B Faulkner …
  14. [14]THE WEATHER OF AUSTRALASIA. (9 a.m., February 16.) SYNOPSIS,2 facts
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    • full textTHE WEATHER OF AUSTRALASIA. (9 a.m., February 16.) SYNOPSIS,
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      17 Feb 1888 - THE WEATHER OF AUSTRALASIA. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 17 February 1888, page 3 THE WEATHER OF AUSTRALASIA. (9 a.m., February 16.) SxNorsi3,* Western Australia. Extreme values (Baremovers corrected and reduc…
  15. [15]SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS.2 facts
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    • full textSHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS.
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      18 Sep 1883 - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Tuesday 18 September 1883, page 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE AB.RIVALS. Soptomior 17.— CUEKAJONG, s.. Captain J. E. Butcher, from Eockliumpton and Maryborough, Pus son…
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      [Source: Interpretations of the Pleiades in Australian Aboriginal astronomies" — Dianne Johnson (2011), Proceedings of the IAU — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; paper published 2011 (Oxford IX International Symp…
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      [Source: Interpretations of the Pleiades in Australian Aboriginal astronomies" — Dianne Johnson (2011), Proceedings of the IAU — tradition: aboriginal-australian; era: ancestral / Dreaming; paper published 2011 (Oxford IX International Symp…
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  19. [19]Malay Cooktown1 fact
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