Witness
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Witness has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 13 references, with 11 live disagreements.
Mostly:saw(3), did not see(3), rdf:type(3)
Maturity scale
raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certifiedSawin disputesaw
- Black Fellows[2]all time · Fromthepage Barnard Inquest Transcript Ah Yow Port Douglas 7d4786f1ebef
- Black Fellows Plural[4]all time · Comparison Extract 8d614dfe5d8f
- Mr Ivory and Another Person at Fire[1]all time · 23778
Did Not Seein disputedidNotSee
- Black Fellow[4]all time · Comparison Extract 8d614dfe5d8f
- Black Fellow[2]all time · Fromthepage Barnard Inquest Transcript Ah Yow Port Douglas 7d4786f1ebef
- white men firing shots[1]sourceall time · 23778
Reported toin disputereportedTo
- Dr Challinor[1]all time · 23778
- Piper Island Lightship Master[10]all time · Beche De Mer
Did Not See Spears inin disputedidNotSeeSpearsIn
- Algernon Barnard Body[2]all time · Fromthepage Barnard Inquest Transcript Ah Yow Port Douglas 7d4786f1ebef
- Sydney Algernon Barnard[4]all time · Comparison Extract 8d614dfe5d8f
Refused to Swear Positivelyin disputerefusedToSwearPositively
- Constable Kicked When Down[9]all time · North Shore Full
- null[9]all time · North Shore Full
Has Mixed Ideas of Justicein disputehasMixedIdeasOfJustice
Rdf:typein disputerdf:type
Foundin disputefound
Observedin disputeobserved
Knowledge ofin disputeknowledge-of
- No Shooting of Blacks[1]all time · 23778
- Mr.-Kent-not-hunting-blacks[1]sourceall time · 23778
Visitedin disputevisited
- Callandoon[1]all time · 23778
- The Downs[1]all time · 23778
Claims No Prior SightingsclaimsNoPriorSightings
- Wild Blacks[2]all time · Fromthepage Barnard Inquest Transcript Ah Yow Port Douglas 7d4786f1ebef
- Wild Blacks[4]all time · Comparison Extract 8d614dfe5d8f
Inbound mentions (100)
Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.
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hasRoleHas Role(3)
- Ah You
ex:ah-you - Mrs Wason
ex:mrs-wason - Other Witnesses
ex:other-witnesses
hasParticipantRoleHas Participant Role(2)
- Apology Signing
ex:apology-signing - Horse Search at Clifton Paddock
ex:horse-search-at-clifton-paddock
movesThroughLifeAsMoves Through Life As(2)
- Backstory Foxhop
ex:backstory-foxhop - Foxhop
ex:foxhop
actAsAct As(1)
- Oscars Drawings Native Police
ex:oscars-drawings-native-police
appearAsAppear As(1)
- Native Police Drawings
ex:native-police-drawings
attendedCourtHouseAsAttended Court House As(1)
- Hooker
ex:hooker
barelyDoubtsCredibilityOfBarely Doubts Credibility of(1)
- Text Author
ex:text-author
consistedOfConsisted of(1)
- Group Cutting Scrub
ex:group-cutting-scrub
describedWitnessDescribed Witness(1)
- Dispersal Incident
ex:dispersal-incident
directedDirected(1)
- Dr Challinor
ex:dr-challinor
essentialRoleEssential Role(1)
- Allen
ex:allen
hitWithWoomeraAtHit With Woomera at(1)
- Kangaroo Aboriginal
ex:kangaroo-aboriginal
involvesParticipantsInvolves Participants(1)
- Cutting Scrub Activity
ex:cutting-scrub-activity
madeBeforeWitnessMade Before Witness(1)
- Threat
ex:threat
nameUnknownToName Unknown to(1)
- Kanaka
ex:kanaka
occurredBeforeWitnessOccurred Before Witness(1)
- Threat Event
ex:threat-event
questionedWitnessQuestioned Witness(1)
- Inspector
ex:inspector
Other facts (72)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Expresses Uncertainty About | clothing on body when found | [4] |
| Expresses Uncertainty About | clothing on body when found | [2] |
| Count Required | 2 | [5] |
| Present at | Marriage Ceremony | [5] |
| Rdf Type | Role | [5] |
| Required for | Marriage Ceremony | [5] |
| Assisted | Frank Bowman | [3] |
| Broke | Spear | [3] |
| Followed | Blackfellow | [3] |
| Grabbed Rifle From | Frank Bowman | [3] |
| Took Spear From | Boy Before Court | [3] |
| Took Woomera From | Murdering Tommy | [3] |
| Refers to | Shemair | [11] |
| Employment Start Date | October 20th 1884 | [4] |
| Fled From Attack | Black Fellows Plural | [4] |
| Had Not Seen Before | Wild Blacks | [4] |
| Located at | Mosman River | [4] |
| Ran Away | Track to Johnstones | [4] |
| Asserts Absence of | Spears in Body | [2] |
| Cannot Say What Was on Body When Found | null | [2] |
| Does Not Know Name of | Kanaka Worker | [2] |
| Is Certain Did Not See | Black Fellow Initially | [2] |
| Lacks Knowledge of | Kanaka Name | [2] |
| Never Seen Wild Blacks Before | null | [2] |
| Ran Away Along Track to | Mr Johnstone | [2] |
| Reports Observation | Spears Thrown | [2] |
| Saw Deceased on | Saturday 14th Instant | [2] |
| Speared in | left thigh | [12] |
| Donated to | Hospital | [6] |
| Swears to Preceding Actions | kicked and hammered him afore he was down | [9] |
| Willing to Swear Fifty Times | null | [9] |
| Provided Evidence for | Complainant | [9] |
| Swears Kicked and Hammered Before Down | Constable | [9] |
| Stated Particulars | fact in regard to his property | [13] |
| Knows Sorensen | August Thomas Godfrey Leslie | [10] |
| Recounts Dialogue | Charles Leslie | [10] |
| Requests Bench Permission | August Thomas Godfrey Leslie | [10] |
| Heard Two Shots Fired | 1 mile away | [10] |
| Long Term Employee of | Sydney Algernon Barnard | [4] |
| Testifies Under Oath | Barnard Inquest | [4] |
| Avoids Confrontation | null | [2] |
| Hedges on Details | Charles Leslie | [10] |
| Saw Next Morning | one aboriginal person | [1] |
| Could Distinguish | Mr Ivory | [1] |
| Approached to Distance | half distance to fire | [1] |
| Instructed | wife to stay inside | [1] |
| Saw After | Heard Shots | [1] |
| Relationship With | Mr Ivory | [1] |
| Occupation | shearer | [1] |
| Employed by | Mr Ivory | [1] |
| Did Not Witness | blacks robbing huts, stealing sheep, or destroying cattle | [1] |
| Heard About | blacks doing damage | [1] |
| Duration in Colony | 20 | [1] |
| Confirmed | aboriginal person was only wounded | [1] |
| Relayed Information From | Aboriginal People | [1] |
| Inquired About | proper authority | [1] |
| Spoke to | Mr Quinn | [1] |
| Cross Examined by | Mr. Blakey | [1] |
| Response to Mr. Quinn | Did Not Know | [1] |
| Consulted | Dr. Challinor | [1] |
| Mentioned to | Dr. Challinor | [1] |
| Ownership | Private Ground | [1] |
| Opinion | No Black Deserved Shooting | [1] |
| Employment | stockman-for-Mr.-Kent | [1] |
| Obtained From Ashes | Three Tomahawks | [1] |
| Location Scope | This Part Only | [1] |
| Residence Duration | 20-years | [1] |
| Believes | Aboriginal People Do Not Disturb Cattle | [1] |
| Has Property | Private Ground | [1] |
| Grinned With | Delight | [7] |
| Has Equipment | Spittoon | [8] |
| Rdfs:label | witness | [8] |
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References (13)
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ctx:test/codex-glean-spark/23778- full textctx:test/codex-glean-spark/23778text/plain14 KB
doc:test/codex-glean-spark/23778Show excerpt
# Frontier conflict event: Attack on Aboriginal people - Bundamba Lagoon (August 1860) Source dataset: University of Newcastle, "Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia 1788-1930" (c21ch.newcastle.edu.au), entry 23778. Coordinates: latitu…
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ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052 - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f - custom
ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi - custom
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/102734947_Saturday-24-July-1886_Tasmania-HOBART-July-22 - custom
ctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/121- full texttmpgvjur9gr_seven-sisters-of-sleep_121text/plain4 KB
doc:agent/tmpgvjur9gr_seven-sisters-of-sleep_121/b0f8b4bb-1bdf-4c31-bb46-65c0fe68b276Show excerpt
of all that ever entered the paradise of opium-eaters, can have had half the pleasure I had. But, indeed, I honour the barbarians too much, by supposing them capable of any pleasures approaching to the intellectual ones of an Englishman. A …
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doc:agent/tmpggqju8lg_seven-sisters-of-sleep_81/13d717a6-16e2-4033-8006-6ed770e20ee0Show excerpt
Of all tobacco chewers, none can compete with the Yankee—not even our own Jack Tars. They are the very perfection of masticators, and of spitters, also, if the narratives of travellers in general, and of Dickens in particular, are to be rel…
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ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2233-eid-62234 - custom
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-frontier-wars-records-torloo-cooktown-abduction-native-police - custom
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons
See also
- Spears in Body
- Frank Bowman
- Aboriginal People Do Not Disturb Cattle
- Spear
- Wild Blacks
- Dr. Challinor
- Mr Ivory
- Mr. Blakey
- Black Fellow
- Algernon Barnard Body
- Sydney Algernon Barnard
- Kanaka Worker
- Hospital
- Black Fellows Plural
- Blackfellow
- Delight
- Spittoon
- Justice
- Private Ground
- Charles Leslie
- Black Fellow Initially
- No Shooting of Blacks
- August Thomas Godfrey Leslie
- Kanaka Name
- Mosman River
- This Part Only
- Dead Dog
- Three Tomahawks
- No Black Deserved Shooting
- Marriage Ceremony
- Complainant
- Track to Johnstones
- Mr Johnstone
- Person
- Role
- Shemair
- Constable Kicked When Down
- Aboriginal People
- Dr Challinor
- Piper Island Lightship Master
- Spears Thrown
- Did Not Know
- Black Fellows
- Mr Ivory and Another Person at Fire
- Heard Shots
- Saturday 14th Instant
- Mr Quinn
- Constable
- Barnard Inquest
- Boy Before Court
- Murdering Tommy
- Callandoon
- The Downs
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