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Trove Article 5205667511 facts`ex:trove-article-52056675`

hasAccessedAt	2026-05-06T17:09:10+10:00
hasEvidenceLabel	Lead only
hasSourceTitle	002_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_52056675
hasSourceType	webpage
hasSourceUrl	https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52056675
partOfGenre	newspaper news column
partOfProject	Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection
references	Cooktown Herald
references	The Herald
references	The Standard
storedInArchiveFile	research-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-archive-2026-05-06/webpages/loop56-reynolds-after-thomas-death-next-proof-targets/002_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_52056675.html

Blacks8 facts`ex:blacks`

essentialAsThreatToSettlers	Blacks
informed	One Died
informedThatOneDied	previous day
killedSeveral	Mr Nicholsons Cattle
mockedAsDarkies	Blacks
playedHavocAmong	Mr Nicholsons Cattle
questionedBy	Reliable Gentleman
useIronForSpears	Spear Heads

Mr Nicholson7 facts`ex:mr-nicholson`

advocatesProtection	Protection
arrivedHere	20th December
informedWeChronicle	Blacks Attack
ownsStation	King and Palmer Rivers Station
requiresProtection	some protection
says	Compelled to Leave
willBeCompelledToLeave	Mr Nicholsons Stock

Northern Mail News7 facts`ex:northern-mail-news`

appearsOnPage	2
citableInApa	NORTHERN MAIL NEWS. (1882, January 5). The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1965) , p. 2.
hasArticleIdentifier	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52056675
hasPageIdentifier	http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5027867
hasPublicationDate	1882-01-05
publishedInNewspaper	The Morning Bulletin
reportedBy	We Chronicle

Ratters Daughter7 facts`ex:ratters-daughter`

agedFiveAndHalfYears	5.5
draggedAlong	considerable distance
hasPerceptibleMarks	All Marks
mountedOn	Restive Horse
presupposesParents	Ratters Parents
supposedKickedInHead	Restive Horse
thrownByHorse	Restive Horse

Day Dawn Miners6 facts`ex:day-dawn-miners`

cameDownMosmanStreet	Mosman Street
enMasse	Day Dawn Miners
hadIntimationThat	Crib Half Hour Objected
precededBy	Brass Band
sangSongs	Marching through Georgia, The Union Jack of Old England, and other lively strains
struckWork	Day Dawn Miners

Exchange Hotel6 facts`ex:exchange-hotel`

formerlyKnownAs	Exchange Hotel
latelyUntenanted	Exchange Hotel
locatedIn	Jackson Street
presupposesFormerTenancy	Former Tenants
propertyOf	Mr Thomas Reynolds
totallyDestroyedByFire	Fire at Exchange Hotel

Local Authorities5 facts`ex:local-authorities`

doTheBestTheyCan	Keeping Blacks in Check
limitedByForces	Forces at Disposal
powerlessTo	Keeping Blacks in Check
praisedForBestEffort	Local Authorities
presupposesBlacksOutOfCheck	Blacks

Mcgrath Boy4 facts`ex:mcgrath-boy`

agedTwelveYears	12
lostOnTrack	Track
sentBackByEmployer	Search for Bullock
stillMissing	Mcgrath Boy

Mr Tofft4 facts`ex:mr-tofft`

aimsToPromote	Value of Ravenswood Field
arrivedInTown	21th December
broughtWithHim	Collection of Mineral Ores
ofRavenswoodMiningJournal	Ravenswood Mining Journal

Reliable Gentleman4 facts`ex:reliable-gentleman`

cameAcross	Party of Blacks
informedHerald	Cannibalism Incident
recognisedHumanArm	Human Arm
rodeOverStation	Natal Downs Station

Boy3 facts`ex:boy`

poorLittleFellow	Mcgrath Boy
presupposesEmployer	Employer
unfortunate	Mcgrath Boy

Cannibalism3 facts`ex:cannibalism`

deonticViolation	Civilised Norms
involves	Roasting Dead
presupposesDeathOccurred	One Died Previous Day

Cattle3 facts`ex:cattle`

mostImportantArrival	Cattle Arrival
presupposesPurchase	Mr D M Harpur
thoroughbred	New Importations

Herald3 facts`ex:herald`

informedBy	Gentleman
reliableSource	Herald
says	Reported Government Evidence

Accident2 facts`ex:accident`

ledTo	Death of Daughter
presupposesHorseRiding	Horse

Additional Camps2 facts`ex:additional-camps`

neededToPrevent	Abandonment of Settlements
prevents	Settlements Abandonment

Article2 facts`ex:article`

commends	Reticence
commendsReticence	Details of Mrs Watson Death

Blacks Attack2 facts`ex:blacks-attack`

causedSadHavoc	Mr Nicholsons Cattle
presupposesExistenceOf	Mr Nicholsons Station

Country Nature2 facts`ex:country-nature`

thoughtBoyCouldNotLive	twenty-four hours
veryDryAndDestituteOfShadeTrees	Country Nature

Dr Korteum2 facts`ex:dr-korteum`

attendedPromptly	Ratters Daughter
couldNotRetain	Flickering Light of Life

Field Miners2 facts`ex:field-miners`

inSympathyWith	Day Dawn Brethren
nearlyAllKnockedOffWork	Field Miners

Mcgrath Parents2 facts`ex:mcgrath-parents`

haveLittleHope	Finding Boy
resideIn	Townsville

Mr Nicholsons Cattle2 facts`ex:mr-nicholsons-cattle`

fifteenFoundDead	Mr Nicholsons Cattle
scatteredInAllDirections	Mr Nicholsons Cattle

Mr Ratter2 facts`ex:mr-ratter`

germanTeamster	Mr Ratter
respected	Mr Ratter

Mrs Watson2 facts`ex:mrs-watson`

describedAsPoor	Mrs Watson
presupposesDeath	Mrs Watson Death

Mr Thomas Reynolds2 facts`ex:mr-thomas-reynolds`

linkedToProject	Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection
presupposesOwnership	Exchange Hotel

New Importations2 facts`ex:new-importations`

arrivedInLowCondition	New Importations
lookThoroughbred	New Importations

Parents2 facts`ex:parents`

fond	Ratters Parents
presupposesTownsvilleResidence	Townsville

Protection2 facts`ex:protection`

deonticObligationOnAuthorities	Authorities
presupposesThreat	Blacks Threat

Ratters Parents2 facts`ex:ratters-parents`

haveSympathyOf	All Who Knew Them
leftWithDarkSorrow	Ratters Parents

Smelting Furnace2 facts`ex:smelting-furnace`

addressesLackOf	Ore Treatment
urgentlyRequired	Ravenswood

Strike2 facts`ex:strike`

presupposesCribTimeExisted	Crib Half Hour
teleologicalForWorkerRights	Crib Time

Sydney Sender2 facts`ex:sydney-sender`

intendsToErect	Smelting Furnace for Silver Ores
willLeaveFor	Ravenswood

Twenty Six Bulls2 facts`ex:twenty-six-bulls`

progenyOf	bulls Duke of Cambridge and Waterloo, imported, and cows from Mount Derrimut, and Nepean Towers
purchasedBy	Mr D M Harpur

Waldron2 facts`ex:waldron`

carrier	Waldron
reportsTripBetween	Hughenden and Ayrshire Downs

Blacks Havoc1 fact`ex:blacks-havoc`

evaluatedAsSad

Boy Lost1 fact`ex:boy-lost`

sentBackFor

Missing Bullock

Boy Recovery1 fact`ex:boy-recovery`

tooMuchReasonToFear

Lost Beyond Recovery

Cattle Arrival1 fact`ex:cattle-arrival`

occurredOn

forenoon of Sunday, 25th December

Cattle at Fairlight1 fact`ex:cattle-at-fairlight`

hunted

Cattle at Fairlight

Cattle Import1 fact`ex:cattle-import`

valuableAdditionTo

Mackay District Stock

Cattle Quality1 fact`ex:cattle-quality`

highlyPraisedByJudges

Child1 fact`ex:child`

brightAndHopeful

Collection1 fact`ex:collection`

largeRepresentative

Collection of Mineral Ores

Collection of Mineral Ores1 fact`ex:collection-of-mineral-ores`

consistsOf

mundic from the principal mines, gold, silver, and lead, antimony, copper, kaolin, millibuum, marble, agate, and different granites

Cooktown Herald1 fact`ex:cooktown-herald`

reportsThat

Evidence on Mrs Watson

Country Dryness1 fact`ex:country-dryness`

preventsSurvival

Boy Twenty Four Hours

Crib Time1 fact`ex:crib-time`

toBeDoneAwayWith

Day Dawners1 fact`ex:day-dawners`

returnedAccompaniedBy

Day Dawn March1 fact`ex:day-dawn-march`

metWithApprobationOf

Great Number of Miners

Day Dawn Men1 fact`ex:day-dawn-men`

marchedInto

Day Dawn Strike1 fact`ex:day-dawn-strike`

triggeredBy

Crib Time Removal

Death Details1 fact`ex:death-details`

revolting

Deceased Black1 fact`ex:deceased-black`

roastedAndEaten

Details of Mrs Watson Death1 fact`ex:details-of-mrs-watson-death`

revoltingTo

Surviving Friends

District Around Hughenden1 fact`ex:district-around-hughenden`

dryWithNoWaterFor

90 miles

Dress Caught1 fact`ex:dress-caught`

caused

Dry District1 fact`ex:dry-district`

causes

Boy Unrecoverable

Eaten Parts1 fact`ex:eaten-parts`

includesThighBreastPartOfHead

Evidence on Mrs Watson1 fact`ex:evidence-on-mrs-watson`

reported

Evidence on Mrs Watson

Exchange Hotel Destruction1 fact`ex:exchange-hotel-destruction`

total

Fairlight1 fact`ex:fairlight`

locatedTwentyMilesFrom

Fairlight Cattle Hunt1 fact`ex:fairlight-cattle-hunt`

similarTo

King Palmer Attack

Fire1 fact`ex:fire`

occurredIn

Fire at Exchange Hotel1 fact`ex:fire-at-exchange-hotel`

brokeOut

about four o'clock on Thursday morning

Fire Origin1 fact`ex:fire-origin`

unknown

Fire Originated1 fact`ex:fire-originated`

nothingKnown

Fire Originated

Four Cattle1 fact`ex:four-cattle`

runningWithSpearsInThem

Good Judges1 fact`ex:good-judges`

speakHighlyOfQuality

New Importations

Government1 fact`ex:government`

inPossessionOf

Evidence Proving Mrs Watson End

Horse and Bullock Found1 fact`ex:horse-and-bullock-found`

after

Horse Bolt1 fact`ex:horse-bolt`

caused

Daughter Thrown

Iron From Gates1 fact`ex:iron-from-gates`

takenAwayFor

spear heads

Local Authorities Powerlessness1 fact`ex:local-authorities-powerlessness`

dueTo

Mcgrath Boys Horse1 fact`ex:mcgrath-boys-horse`

foundHalfDeadWithThirst

Mcgrath Boys Horse

Miners1 fact`ex:miners`

amusingThemselvesBy

Missing Bullock1 fact`ex:missing-bullock`

foundHalfDeadWithThirst

Missing Bullock

Mounting1 fact`ex:mounting`

injudicious

Mr D M Harpur1 fact`ex:mr-d-m-harpur`

purchasedFrom

Mrs Watson Death1 fact`ex:mrs-watson-death`

describedAsTooHorrid

too horrid for civilised imagination

Mrs Watson End1 fact`ex:mrs-watson-end`

provenBy

Government Evidence

Mr Tofft Arrival1 fact`ex:mr-tofft-arrival`

brought

Mineral Samples

Natal Downs District1 fact`ex:natal-downs-district`

hasCannibalismAmongBlacks

Blacks in Natal Downs

Parents Hope1 fact`ex:parents-hope`

veryLittleHope

Finding More Than Remains

Police1 fact`ex:police`

makingEveryExertionTo

Trace Mcgrath Boy

Project Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 fact`ex:project-rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection`

researches

Thomas Reynolds

Protection Lack1 fact`ex:protection-lack`

willForce

Mr Nicholson Leaving

Queenton Miners1 fact`ex:queenton-miners`

generalStampedeFromWork

Queenton Miners

Queenton Sympathy1 fact`ex:queenton-sympathy`

causedBy

Day Dawn Explanation

Ratters Child1 fact`ex:ratters-child`

describedAsBrightAndHopeful

Ratters Daughter Dress1 fact`ex:ratters-daughter-dress`

caughtIn

Ratters Daughter Life1 fact`ex:ratters-daughter-life`

wentOutShortlyAfter

Ravenswood1 fact`ex:ravenswood`

lacksAppliancesFor

Treating Silver Ore

Restive Horse1 fact`ex:restive-horse`

bolted

Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 fact`ex:rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection`

hasNotes

Metadata-wrapped reingestion of downloaded archive source for Thornborough/Kingsborough/Reynolds Aboriginal child-service research.

Several Cattle1 fact`ex:several-cattle`

killedAndWounded

Silver Exports1 fact`ex:silver-exports`

onlyHighClassRichOres

Silver Ore1 fact`ex:silver-ore`

knownToExist

Silver Ore in Ravenswood1 fact`ex:silver-ore-in-ravenswood`

existsInImmenseQuantities

Silver Ore in Ravenswood

Some Cattle1 fact`ex:some-cattle`

portionsCarriedAway

Spears in Cattle1 fact`ex:spears-in-cattle`

resultedFrom

Ss Yaralla1 fact`ex:ss-yaralla`

arrivedWithCattle

Standard1 fact`ex:standard`

says	Waldron Report

Sydney Gentleman1 fact`ex:sydney-gentleman`

receivedTelegramFromSydney

Sydney Gentleman

The Morning Bulletin1 fact`ex:the-morning-bulletin`

publishedAtLocation

Rockhampton, Qld.

Trove1 fact`ex:trove`

digitisedWithFundingFrom

State Library of Queensland

Unlucky Brethren1 fact`ex:unluckyBrethren`

unlucky

Day Dawn Miners

We Believe Correct1 fact`ex:we-believe-correct`

believedCorrect

Nearly All Knocked Off

We Chronicle1 fact`ex:we-chronicle`

informedBy