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Wilmot Lagoon Attack 1855

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Wilmot Lagoon Attack 1855 has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 6 live disagreements.

100+ facts·88 predicates·1 sources·6 in dispute

Mostly:event took place near(4), has perpetrators(3), associated event(3)

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Described As Reprisal inin disputedescribedAsReprisalIn

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Event Took Place Nearin disputeeventTookPlaceNear

Associated Eventin disputeassociatedEvent

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Colonial Justificationin disputecolonialJustification

  • punishing offenders[1]sourceall time · 46860
  • reprisal for killing of settlers and one Aboriginal man[1]sourceall time · 46860
  • recovering stolen sheep[1]sourceall time · 46860

Deaths Occurred AfterdeathsOccurredAfter

  • 1855-12-27[1]sourceall time · 46860

Deaths Occurred atdeathsOccurredAt

Casualties All UnnamedcasualtiesAllUnnamed

  • true[1]sourceall time · 46860

Has VictimshasVictims

Location NoteslocationNotes

  • Location of Wilmot Lagoon[1]all time · 46860

Christmas Day or Dec27 or Dec30christmasDayOrDec27OrDec30

  • date uncertain[1]sourceall time · 46860

Inbound mentions (47)

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associatedWithEventAssociated With Event(3)

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Other facts (76)

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76 facts
PredicateValueRef
Date of Mt Larcomb Attack Disputedtrue[1]
Dataset Labels Event As Possibletrue[1]
Killed at Wilmot Lagoon Onlyover 100[1]
Bonfires Made for Cooking Sheeptrue[1]
Attack Occurred While Victims Preparing Feasttrue[1]
Dataset Note Location Discrepancytrue[1]
Dense Scrub Not Identified As Wilmot Lagoontrue[1]
Location Conflict Dense Scrub Vs Lagoontrue[1]
Bonfires Used for Cookingtrue[1]
Banquet Chief Itemroast mutton[1]
Described As Reprisal for Station Killingstrue[1]
Associated With Nmp CampGladstone Nmp Camp[1]
In Response to Aboriginal Attack on Settlerstrue[1]
Killings Detail From Secondary Oral Sourcetrue[1]
Count Range11 to over 100[1]
Count Discrepancy Between Sources11 (Murray letter) vs over 100 (Capricornian)[1]
Distance From Source Disputedtrue[1]
Distance Discrepancy15 miles vs 4 miles[1]
Event Certainty Disputedtrue[1]
Certainty MarkerPossible[1]
Event Type Marked Possibletrue[1]
Dec25vs Dec30vs After Dec27date discrepancy between sources[1]
After Dec27 Date Claimed byUon Colonial Frontier Massacres 46860[1]
Dec30 Date Claimed byQsl 1856 Murray Letter[1]
Christmas Day Date Claimed byCapricornian 1925 09 19[1]
Bonfires Described As Very Largetrue[1]
Bonfire Counta number of very large bonfires[1]
Casualties Unclear Attributionunclear if all from second reprisal or both[1]
Date Conflict Between Sources1855-12-25 vs 1855-12-30 vs after 1855-12-27[1]
Distance From Mt Larcomb Stationabout four miles[1]
Date Discrepancy WithQsl 1856 Murray Letter[1]
Bonfires Madetrue[1]
Feast Typeroast mutton[1]
Livestock Burnedtrue[1]
Livestock Spearedtrue[1]
Count Lower Bound100[1]
Count Discrepancy WithQsl 1856 Murray Letter[1]
Blankets Clothing Capturedtrue[1]
Livestock Retaken300 sheep[1]
Killed Count Disputedtrue[1]
Location Disputedtrue[1]
Location NoteMurray just says this happened in a dense scrub about 15 miles from Mr Youngs - Wilmot's lagoon is not far enough away to qualify[1]
Attested byJames Boles Jnr[1]
First Reported Long After Eventtrue[1]
Date First Reported1925[1]
Contemporary ReferenceQsl 1856 Murray Letter[1]
Is Reprisal forAttack Europeans Mt Larcomb 1855[1]
Caused byAttack Europeans Mt Larcomb 1855[1]
Killed Count Is Approximatetrue[1]
Killed Count Lower Bound100[1]
Date Is Approximatetrue[1]
Date Is After1855-12-27[1]
Longitude150.983333[1]
Latitude-23.85[1]
Event NatureAttack on Aboriginal people[1]
Deaths Occurred Before1856-01-18[1]
Location May Not Be Wilmot Lagoontrue[1]
Alternative Site at Dense ScrubLocation Near Mr Youngs Dense Scrub[1]
Distance From Station Reported Asabout four miles[1]
Location Near Distanceabout 15 miles from Mr Youngs[1]
Casualties Not Mentioned by Murraytrue[1]
Killings Omitted From Murray Lettertrue[1]
Date ConfusionChristmas Day vs after 27 December[1]
In ColonyNsw Colony[1]
Followed byAttack Aboriginal People Sneaker Creek 1855[1]
Methodsurrounding and shooting[1]
Led byCaptain Oconnell[1]
Alternative LocationLocation Near Mr Youngs Dense Scrub[1]
May Share Casualties WithAttack Aboriginal People Nankin Creek 1855[1]
Casualty Count Uncleartrue[1]
All Extant Sources Are Colonialtrue[1]
Historical Significanceone of three reprisal attacks following the Mt Larcomb killings[1]
Event Typecolonial frontier massacre[1]
All Sources Are Colonial Perspectivetrue[1]
Euphemism Decoded Asmass killing of over 100 Aboriginal people[1]
Euphemism formass killing[1]

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punishing offenders
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reprisal for killing of settlers and one Aboriginal man
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recovering stolen sheep
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1856-01-18
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mass killing of over 100 Aboriginal people
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mass killing
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Attack on Aboriginal people
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colonial frontier massacre
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roast mutton
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one of three reprisal attacks following the Mt Larcomb killings
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over 100
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-23.85
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300 sheep
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about 15 miles from Mr Youngs
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Murray just says this happened in a dense scrub about 15 miles from Mr Youngs - Wilmot's lagoon is not far enough away to qualify
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Location of Wilmot Lagoon
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150.983333
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surrounding and shooting
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References (1)

1 references
  1. [1]ctx:test/compact/46860100 facts
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      # Frontier conflict event: Possible attack on Aboriginal people - Wilmot Lagoon, near Mt Larcomb (after 27 December 1855) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au…

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