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Torres Straits

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Torres Straits has 66 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 24 references, with 6 live disagreements.

66 facts·57 predicates·24 sources·6 in dispute

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Other facts (65)

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65 facts
PredicateValueRef
SeparatesNorthern Queensland[1]
SeparatesQueensland[7]
SeparatesNew Guinea[7]
Rdf:typeTorres Straits[22]
Rdf:typeWaterway[23]
Rdf:typeLocation[23]
Part ofQueensland Colony[1]
Part ofQueensland[15]
Has Pearl Shelling Stations Countover 20[4]
Has Pearl Shelling Stations Countover twenty[4]
Considered Possession ofWhole Australasia[4]
Considered Possession ofQueensland[4]
Has Pearl Shelling Stationsover twenty[4]
Has Pearl Shelling Stations20[4]
Has PioneersSydney Men[1]
Runs East Westnull[1]
Passage Between Islands and New Guineanull[1]
Blocked by Coral Reefsnull[1]
Has Beche De Mer Stationsnull[1]
Has Pearlshell Stationsnull[1]
Separates FromNew Guinea[1]
Partitioned byCoral Reefs[1]
Interrupted byNumerous Islands[1]
Has Plenty Scope forFresh Discoveries[2]
Location of Affraynull[3]
Key of CommerceNorth East[4]
Also Possession ofAustralasia[4]
Most Difficult Part ofQueensland[4]
Has Over Twenty Pearl Shelling Stationsnull[4]
Well Known by Nametrue[4]
Must BecomeGreat Head Quarantine Station[4]
Most Distant Part ofQueensland[4]
Key ofCommerce North East[4]
Averred Most Intricate Navigable Waters in Worldtrue[1]
Most Dangerous in Australasiatrue[1]
Part of QueenslandQld[5]
Dangerous forBeche De Mer Fishing[1]
Has Innumerable Islands Beyondtrue[2]
Located inQueensland[4]
Replacement bysteam launch[6]
ReferencesColonial Mail Route[7]
Belongs to ColonyQueensland[7]
Has Navigation Difficulty Due toInnumerable Islands Reefs Shoals[7]
Within Consular Jurisdiction ofMr Consul Griffin[7]
Width in Miles80[7]
Needs Defence Schemeproper scheme[8]
Site of Ship TroubleSwedish Brig Norman[9]
Referenced As Locationnull[10]
Referenced Locationtrue[10]
Geographically NearCooktown[11]
Geographically Related toCooktown[11]
Site ofPearlshell Industry[11]
Geographic RegionAustralia[11]
Distinguished FromCooktown[11]
Employs Aboriginals on Boats308[12]
ContainsDayman Island[13]
Geographically Isolatednull[13]
Site of Quarantinetrue[14]
Hosts Quarantine PlansFriday Island[16]
Location of Searchnull[17]
Has Pearling StationsCraigs Station[18]
Is Location forBeche De Mer Gathering[19]
Discovered byLuis Torres[20]
Discovered on1606-08-30[20]
Is Shipping RouteAustralia England Mail Route[21]

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66 undated
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hasPioneerstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:sydney-men
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runsEastWesttrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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passageBetweenIslandsAndNewGuineatrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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blockedByCoralReefstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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hasBecheDeMerStationstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
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hasPearlshellStationstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
null
—
separatestrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:northern-queensland
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separatesFromtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:new-guinea
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partitionedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:coral-reefs
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interruptedBytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:numerous-islands
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hasPlentyScopeFortrove-cooktown/cingalese
ex:fresh-discoveries
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locationOfAffraytrove-cooktown/kover-vessel
null
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partOftrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:queensland-colony
—
hasPearlShellingStationsCounttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
over 20
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consideredPossessionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:whole-australasia
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keyOfCommercetrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:north-east
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ex:australasia
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consideredPossessionOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:queensland
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mostDifficultPartOftrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
ex:queensland
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hasOverTwentyPearlShellingStationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
null
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hasPearlShellingStationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
over twenty
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hasPearlShellingStationstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
20
—
wellKnownByNametrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
true
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ex:great-head-quarantine-station
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ex:queensland
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ex:commerce-north-east
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hasPearlShellingStationsCounttrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
over twenty
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averredMostIntricateNavigableWatersInWorldtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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mostDangerousInAustralasiatrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
true
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ex:qld
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dangerousFortrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:beche-de-mer-fishing
—
hasInnumerableIslandsBeyondtrove-cooktown/cingalese
true
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ex:queensland
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replacementBytrove-cooktown/fallen-women
steam launch
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referencestrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
ex:colonial-mail-route
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ex:queensland
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separatestrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
ex:queensland
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hasNavigationDifficultyDueTotrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
ex:innumerable-islands-reefs-shoals
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withinConsularJurisdictionOftrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
ex:mr-consul-griffin
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widthInMilestrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
80
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separatestrove-cooktown/pearl-shell
ex:new-guinea
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needsDefenceSchemetrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
proper scheme
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siteOfShipTroubletrove-cooktown/bloomfield
ex:swedish-brig-norman
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referencedAsLocationtrove-cooktown/night-island
null
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referencedLocationtrove-cooktown/night-island
true
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ex:cooktown
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ex:cooktown
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ex:pearlshell-industry
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Australia
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distinguishedFrombrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/185542364_Friday-3-December-1920-beche-de-mer-aboriginal-labour
ex:cooktown
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employsAboriginalsOnBoatsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/206488737_Sunday-18-August-1907-the-aboriginal-protectors-report-rum-opium-and-prostitution-
308
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containsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286622332_Wednesday-29-May-1889-locating-lepers
ex:dayman-island
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geographicallyIsolatedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286622332_Wednesday-29-May-1889-locating-lepers
null
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siteOfQuarantinebrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292595960_Saturday-1-June-1889-latest-telegrams-brisbane-may-29
true
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partOfbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171702066_Thursday-6-June-1889-looming-leprosy
ex:queensland
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hostsQuarantinePlansbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/175122511_Thursday-20-January-1887_Quarantine-Stations
ex:friday-island
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locationOfSearchrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0806-eid-21341
null
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hasPearlingStationsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0889-eid-22800
ex:craigs-station
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isLocationForblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 17 may 1911--165737954--outdoor-australia-gathering-beche-de-mer
ex:beche-de-mer-gathering
—
discoveredByblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 8 december 1909--19579953--queensland-s-half-century-1859-to-1909-notable-events-anillustrated-synodsis-of
ex:luis-torres
—
discoveredOnblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 8 december 1909--19579953--queensland-s-half-century-1859-to-1909-notable-events-anillustrated-synodsis-of
1606-08-30
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isShippingRouteblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-noble-yarrabah--monday 6 june 1881--915330--the-brisbane-courier-published-daily-monday-june-6-1881
ex:australia-england-mail-route
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Torres Straits
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ex:Location
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Torres Straits

References (24)

24 references
  1. [1]Beche De Mer14 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  2. [2]Cingalese2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
  3. [3]Kover Vessel1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/kover-vessel
  4. [4]Coloured Persons15 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
  5. [5]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown
  6. [6]Fallen Women1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/fallen-women
  7. [7]Pearl Shell7 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/pearl-shell
  8. [8]North Shore Full1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  9. [9]Bloomfield1 fact
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/bloomfield
  10. [10]Night Island2 facts
    ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/night-island
  11. [11]185542364 Friday 3 December 1920 Beche De Mer Aboriginal Labour5 facts
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/185542364_Friday-3-December-1920-beche-de-mer-aboriginal-labour
  12. [12]206488737 Sunday 18 August 1907 the Aboriginal Protectors Report Rum Opium and Prostitution1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/206488737_Sunday-18-August-1907-the-aboriginal-protectors-report-rum-opium-and-prostitution-
  13. [13]286622332 Wednesday 29 May 1889 Locating Lepers2 facts
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/286622332_Wednesday-29-May-1889-locating-lepers
  14. [14]292595960 Saturday 1 June 1889 Latest Telegrams Brisbane May 291 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/292595960_Saturday-1-June-1889-latest-telegrams-brisbane-may-29
  15. [15]171702066 Thursday 6 June 1889 Looming Leprosy1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/171702066_Thursday-6-June-1889-looming-leprosy
  16. [16]175122511 Thursday 20 January 1887 Quarantine Stations1 fact
    ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/175122511_Thursday-20-January-1887_Quarantine-Stations
  17. [17]Row 0806 Eid 213411 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0806-eid-21341
  18. [18]Row 0889 Eid 228001 fact
    ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-0889-eid-22800
  19. [19]Trove Trove Articles James Walker Maryborough Wednesday 17 May 1911 165737954 Outdoor Australia Gathering Beche De Mer1 fact
    ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 17 may 1911--165737954--outdoor-australia-gathering-beche-de-mer
  20. [20]Trove Trove Articles James Walker Maryborough Wednesday 8 December 1909 19579953 Queensland S Half Century 1859 to 1909 Notable Events Anillustrated Synodsis of2 facts
    ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--james-walker-maryborough--wednesday 8 december 1909--19579953--queensland-s-half-century-1859-to-1909-notable-events-anillustrated-synodsis-of
  21. [21]Trove Trove Cooktown All James Noble Yarrabah Monday 6 June 1881 915330 the Brisbane Courier Published Daily Monday June 6 18811 fact
    ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--james-noble-yarrabah--monday 6 june 1881--915330--the-brisbane-courier-published-daily-monday-june-6-1881
  22. [22]0023baeb 5f3d 4331 B591 8f77d364231c1 fact
    ctx:claims/document/0023baeb-5f3d-4331-b591-8f77d364231c
    • full textSHIPPING. ARRIVALS.
      text/plain5 KBtrove:article/146510527
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      19 Jun 1882 - SHIPPING. Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Monday 19 June 1882, page 2 SHIPPING. ARRIVALS. June 17. — Derwent, s., Capt. Bristowe, from Sydney via Brisbane. Passengers : — Mrs. Comp-…
  23. [23]00254589 977a 4d31 A890 539ba53cf8532 facts
    ctx:claims/document/00254589-977a-4d31-a890-539ba53cf853
    • full textDiscovery of Another Ancient Wreck in Torres Straits.
      text/plain2 KBtrove:article/173481169
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      26 Oct 1891 - Discovery of Another Ancient Wreck in Torres Straits. Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 26 October 1891, page 6 Discovery of Another Ancient Wreck in Torres Straits. The news has jnst boon reoelvad ji Oooktovn t…
  24. [24]01da89d4 5941 49fb 8ced 892f5e4d89481 fact
    ctx:claims/document/01da89d4-5941-49fb-8ced-892f5e4d8948
    • full textBrisbane. December 1. GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO TASMANIA.
      text/plain708 Btrove:article/97511238
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      02 Dec 1891 - Brisbane. Western Star and Roma Advertiser (Qld. : 1875 - 1948), Wednesday 2 December 1891, page 2 Brisbane. December 1. GOVERNOR'S "VISIT TO TASMANIA. His Excellency Governor Norman, on the invitation of Sir Robert Hamilton, …

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