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Witness has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 13 references, with 11 live disagreements.

100+ facts·83 predicates·13 sources·11 in dispute

Mostly:saw(3), did not see(3), rdf:type(3)

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Sawin disputesaw

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

Did Not See Spears inin disputedidNotSeeSpearsIn

Refused to Swear Positivelyin disputerefusedToSwearPositively

Has Mixed Ideas of Justicein disputehasMixedIdeasOfJustice

  • Justice[9]all time · North Shore Full
  • null[9]all time · North Shore Full

Rdf:typein disputerdf:type

Foundin disputefound

  • remains of blankets, trousers, and shirts[1]sourceall time · 23778
  • tea, sugar, and flour scattered[1]sourceall time · 23778
  • knives and tinder-boxes[1]sourceall time · 23778

Observedin disputeobserved

Knowledge ofin disputeknowledge-of

Visitedin disputevisited

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)

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rdf:typeRdf:type(79)

hasRoleHas Role(3)

hasParticipantRoleHas Participant Role(2)

movesThroughLifeAsMoves Through Life As(2)

actAsAct As(1)

appearAsAppear As(1)

attendedCourtHouseAsAttended Court House As(1)

barelyDoubtsCredibilityOfBarely Doubts Credibility of(1)

consistedOfConsisted of(1)

describedWitnessDescribed Witness(1)

directedDirected(1)

essentialRoleEssential Role(1)

hitWithWoomeraAtHit With Woomera at(1)

involvesParticipantsInvolves Participants(1)

madeBeforeWitnessMade Before Witness(1)

nameUnknownToName Unknown to(1)

occurredBeforeWitnessOccurred Before Witness(1)

questionedWitnessQuestioned Witness(1)

Other facts (72)

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72 facts
PredicateValueRef
Expresses Uncertainty Aboutclothing on body when found[4]
Expresses Uncertainty Aboutclothing on body when found[2]
Count Required2[5]
Present atMarriage Ceremony[5]
Rdf TypeRole[5]
Required forMarriage Ceremony[5]
AssistedFrank Bowman[3]
BrokeSpear[3]
FollowedBlackfellow[3]
Grabbed Rifle FromFrank Bowman[3]
Took Spear FromBoy Before Court[3]
Took Woomera FromMurdering Tommy[3]
Refers toShemair[11]
Employment Start DateOctober 20th 1884[4]
Fled From AttackBlack Fellows Plural[4]
Had Not Seen BeforeWild Blacks[4]
Located atMosman River[4]
Ran AwayTrack to Johnstones[4]
Asserts Absence ofSpears in Body[2]
Cannot Say What Was on Body When Foundnull[2]
Does Not Know Name ofKanaka Worker[2]
Is Certain Did Not SeeBlack Fellow Initially[2]
Lacks Knowledge ofKanaka Name[2]
Never Seen Wild Blacks Beforenull[2]
Ran Away Along Track toMr Johnstone[2]
Reports ObservationSpears Thrown[2]
Saw Deceased onSaturday 14th Instant[2]
Speared inleft thigh[12]
Donated toHospital[6]
Swears to Preceding Actionskicked and hammered him afore he was down[9]
Willing to Swear Fifty Timesnull[9]
Provided Evidence forComplainant[9]
Swears Kicked and Hammered Before DownConstable[9]
Stated Particularsfact in regard to his property[13]
Knows SorensenAugust Thomas Godfrey Leslie[10]
Recounts DialogueCharles Leslie[10]
Requests Bench PermissionAugust Thomas Godfrey Leslie[10]
Heard Two Shots Fired1 mile away[10]
Long Term Employee ofSydney Algernon Barnard[4]
Testifies Under OathBarnard Inquest[4]
Avoids Confrontationnull[2]
Hedges on DetailsCharles Leslie[10]
Saw Next Morningone aboriginal person[1]
Could DistinguishMr Ivory[1]
Approached to Distancehalf distance to fire[1]
Instructedwife to stay inside[1]
Saw AfterHeard Shots[1]
Relationship WithMr Ivory[1]
Occupationshearer[1]
Employed byMr Ivory[1]
Did Not Witnessblacks robbing huts, stealing sheep, or destroying cattle[1]
Heard Aboutblacks doing damage[1]
Duration in Colony20[1]
Confirmedaboriginal person was only wounded[1]
Relayed Information FromAboriginal People[1]
Inquired Aboutproper authority[1]
Spoke toMr Quinn[1]
Cross Examined byMr. Blakey[1]
Response to Mr. QuinnDid Not Know[1]
ConsultedDr. Challinor[1]
Mentioned toDr. Challinor[1]
OwnershipPrivate Ground[1]
OpinionNo Black Deserved Shooting[1]
Employmentstockman-for-Mr.-Kent[1]
Obtained From AshesThree Tomahawks[1]
Location ScopeThis Part Only[1]
Residence Duration20-years[1]
BelievesAboriginal People Do Not Disturb Cattle[1]
Has PropertyPrivate Ground[1]
Grinned WithDelight[7]
Has EquipmentSpittoon[8]
Rdfs:labelwitness[8]

Timeline

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approachedToDistancecodex-glean-spark/23778
half distance to fire
assertsAbsenceOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:spears-in-body
assistedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:frank-bowman
avoidsConfrontationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
null
believescodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Aboriginal-people-do-not-disturb-cattle
brokerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:spear
cannotSayWhatWasOnBodyWhenFoundrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
null
claimsNoPriorSightingsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:wild-blacks
claimsNoPriorSightingsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:wild-blacks
confirmedcodex-glean-spark/23778
aboriginal person was only wounded
consultedcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Dr.-Challinor
couldDistinguishcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:mr-ivory
countRequiredval-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi
2
cross-examined-bycodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Mr.-BLAKEY
didNotSeerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:black-fellow
didNotSeerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:black-fellow
didNotSeecodex-glean-spark/23778
white men firing shots
didNotSeeSpearsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:algernon-barnard-body
didNotSeeSpearsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:sydney-algernon-barnard
didNotWitnesscodex-glean-spark/23778
blacks robbing huts, stealing sheep, or destroying cattle
doesNotKnowNameOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:kanaka-worker
donatedTobrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/102734947_Saturday-24-July-1886_Tasmania-HOBART-July-22
ex:hospital
durationInColonycodex-glean-spark/23778
20
employedBycodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:mr-ivory
employmentcodex-glean-spark/23778
stockman-for-Mr.-Kent
employmentStartDaterosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
October 20th 1884
expressesUncertaintyAboutrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
clothing on body when found
expressesUncertaintyAboutrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
clothing on body when found
fledFromAttackrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:black-fellows-plural
followedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:blackfellow
foundcodex-glean-spark/23778
remains of blankets, trousers, and shirts
foundcodex-glean-spark/23778
tea, sugar, and flour scattered
foundcodex-glean-spark/23778
knives and tinder-boxes
grabbedRifleFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:frank-bowman
grinnedWithseven-sisters-of-sleep/121
ex:delight
hadNotSeenBeforerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:wild-blacks
hasEquipmentseven-sisters-of-sleep/81
ex:spittoon
hasMixedIdeasOfJusticetrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:justice
hasMixedIdeasOfJusticetrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
hasPropertycodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:private-ground
heardAboutcodex-glean-spark/23778
blacks doing damage
heardTwoShotsFiredtrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
1 mile away
hedgesOnDetailstrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:charles-leslie
inquiredAboutcodex-glean-spark/23778
proper authority
instructedcodex-glean-spark/23778
wife to stay inside
isCertainDidNotSeerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:black-fellow-initially
knowledge-ofcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:no-shooting-of-blacks
knowledge-ofcodex-glean-spark/23778
Mr.-Kent-not-hunting-blacks
knowsSorensentrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:august-thomas-godfrey-leslie
lacksKnowledgeOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:kanaka-name
locatedAtrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:mosman-river
location-scopecodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:this-part-only
longTermEmployeeOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:sydney-algernon-barnard
mentioned-tocodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Dr.-Challinor
neverSeenWildBlacksBeforerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
null
observedcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:dead-dog
observedcodex-glean-spark/23778
blacks clothes burnt
obtained-from-ashescodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:three-tomahawks
occupationcodex-glean-spark/23778
shearer
opinioncodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:no-black-deserved-shooting
ownershipcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:private-ground
presentAtval-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi
ex:marriage-ceremony
providedEvidenceFortrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:complainant
ranAwayrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:track-to-johnstones
ranAwayAlongTrackTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:mr-johnstone
labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/81
witness
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/121
ex:Person
typecodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Person
typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/81
ex:Role
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi
ex:Role
recountsDialoguetrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:charles-leslie
refersTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2233-eid-62234
ex:shemair
refusedToSwearPositivelytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:constable-kicked-when-down
refusedToSwearPositivelytrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null
relationshipWithcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:mr-ivory
relayedInformationFromcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:aboriginal-people
reportedTocodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:dr-challinor
reportedTotrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:piper-island-lightship-master
reportsObservationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:spears-thrown
requestsBenchPermissiontrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
ex:august-thomas-godfrey-leslie
requiredForval-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi
ex:marriage-ceremony
residence-durationcodex-glean-spark/23778
20-years
response-to-Mr.-Quinncodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:did-not-know
sawrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:black-fellows
sawrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:black-fellows-plural
sawcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:mr-ivory-and-another-person-at-fire
sawAftercodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:heard-shots
sawDeceasedOnrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
ex:saturday-14th-instant
sawNextMorningcodex-glean-spark/23778
one aboriginal person
spearedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-frontier-wars-records-torloo-cooktown-abduction-native-police
left thigh
spokeTocodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:mr-quinn
statedParticularstrove-cooktown/coloured-persons
fact in regard to his property
swearsKickedAndHammeredBeforeDowntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
ex:constable
swearsToPrecedingActionstrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
kicked and hammered him afore he was down
testifiesUnderOathrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
ex:barnard-inquest
tookSpearFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:boy-before-court
tookWoomeraFromrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
ex:murdering-tommy
visitedcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:Callandoon
visitedcodex-glean-spark/23778
ex:the-Downs
willingToSwearFiftyTimestrove-cooktown/north-shore-full
null

References (13)

13 references
  1. customctx:test/codex-glean-spark/23778
    • full textctx:test/codex-glean-spark/23778
      text/plain14 KBdoc:test/codex-glean-spark/23778
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      # 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
  2. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/fromthepage-barnard-inquest-transcript-ah-yow-port-douglas-7d4786f1ebef
  3. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2667-eid-70052
  4. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/comparison-extract-8d614dfe5d8f
  5. customctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-39-religious-marriage-having-civil-effect-civil-status-divi
  6. customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/102734947_Saturday-24-July-1886_Tasmania-HOBART-July-22
  7. customctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/121
    • full texttmpgvjur9gr_seven-sisters-of-sleep_121
      text/plain4 KBdoc:agent/tmpgvjur9gr_seven-sisters-of-sleep_121/b0f8b4bb-1bdf-4c31-bb46-65c0fe68b276
      Show 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
  8. customctx:books/seven-sisters-of-sleep/81
    • full texttmpggqju8lg_seven-sisters-of-sleep_81
      text/plain2 KBdoc:agent/tmpggqju8lg_seven-sisters-of-sleep_81/13d717a6-16e2-4033-8006-6ed770e20ee0
      Show 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
  9. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
  10. [10]Beche De Mer6 facts
    customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
  11. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-events-export-20260508193632/row-2233-eid-62234
  12. customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/qsa-frontier-wars-records-torloo-cooktown-abduction-native-police
  13. customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/coloured-persons

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