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Ratters Daughter7 factsex:ratters-daughter

ageInYears5.5
daughterOfMr Ratter
describedAsbright and hopeful child
diedShortlyAfterAccident
draggedByHorseconsiderable distance
mountedOnHorseRestive Horse
supposedKickedInHead

Trove Source7 factsex:trove-source

accessedAtDateTime2026-05-06T17:09:10+10:00
archiveFilePathresearch-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-archive-2026-05-06/webpages/loop52-thomas-reynolds-kingsborough-hotel-identity/004_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_52056675.html
evidenceLabelLead only
hasSourceUrlhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52056675
partOfProjectRosie Reynolds Massacre Connection
sourceTitle004_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_52056675
sourceTypewebpage

Exchange Hotel6 factsex:exchange-hotel

locatedInJackson Street
locatedInKingsborough
propertyOfMr Thomas Reynolds
recentlyUntenanted
relevantToAboriginalChildServiceResearch
totallyDestroyedByExchange Hotel Fire

Northern Mail News Article6 factsex:northern-mail-news-article

articleIdentifierhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52056675
compilesRegionalNews
digitisedWithFundingFromState Library of Queensland
pageNumber2
publicationDate1882-01-05
publishedInNewspaperThe Morning Bulletin

Day Dawn Miners5 factsex:day-dawn-miners

marchedEnMasseDownMosman-street
objectedToByEmployerstheir half-hour for 'crib,' i.e., grub
precededByBrass Band
sangSongsIncluding"Marching through Georgia," "The Union Jack of Old England"
struckWorkOvercrib time

Mackay Cattle5 factsex:mackay-cattle

arrivedInLowCondition
fromCowsOfMount Derrimut, and Nepean Towers
lookThoroughbred
progenyOfBullsDuke of Cambridge and Waterloo, imported
purchasedByFromMr D M Harpur

Mcgrath Boy5 factsex:mcgrath-boy

ageInYears12
fearedLostBeyondRecovery
lostOnTrack
sentBackByEmployerTosearch for a bullock that was missing
travelledWithMr Waldron

King and Palmer Blacks4 factsex:king-and-palmer-blacks

carriedAwayPortionsOfMr Nicholsons Cattle
causedHavocToMr Nicholsons Cattle
killedNumberOfseveral
scatteredMr Nicholsons Cattle

Local Authorities4 factsex:local-authorities

acknowledgedAsDoingBest
doBestTheyCan
limitedByForcesat their disposal
powerlessTokeep the blacks in check

Mr Nicholson4 factsex:mr-nicholson

arrivedOnDate1881-12-20
believesNeedsProtection
departedFromLocationKing and Palmer Rivers Station
statedWillLeaveUnlessgets some protection

Mr Tofft4 factsex:mr-tofft

arrivedInTownOnDate1881-12-21
broughtCollectionOfMineral Ores Collection
fromPublicationRavenswood Mining Journal
intendsToPromotevalue of the field more prominently before the public

Natal Downs Blacks4 factsex:natal-downs-blacks

informedThatOneDiedPreviousDay
practiceCannibalism
questionedByReliable Gentleman
roastedAndAtePartsOfDeceasedthigh, breast, and part of the head

Reliable Gentleman4 factsex:reliable-gentleman

cameAcrossPartyOfNatal Downs Blacks
informedHeraldOfCannibalism Incident
recognizedHumanArm
rodeOverNatal Downs Station

Article Author2 factsex:article-author

commendsReticencewhich veils details revolting to surviving friends and to sympathising humanity
expressesSympathyForMr and Mrs Ratter

Blacks2 factsex:blacks

existInMultipleDistricts
portrayedNegativelyThroughoutArticle

Cooktown Herald2 factsex:cooktown-herald

reportedThatGovernment are in possession of such evidence as proves the final end of poor Mrs. Watson
sourceForMrsWatsonInfo

Dr Korteum2 factsex:dr-korteum

attendedPromptly
couldNotRetainLife

Dry Country2 factsex:dry-country

couldNotSustainLifeFortwenty-four hours
destituteOfshade trees

Exchange Hotel Fire2 factsex:exchange-hotel-fire

occurredOnDateTimeThursday morning about four o'clock
originUnknown

Fairlight Blacks2 factsex:fairlight-blacks

killedAndWoundedFairlight Cattle
tookIronFromgates

Mcgrath Boy Parents2 factsex:mcgrath-boy-parents

haveLittleHope
resideInTownsville

Mcgrath Boys Horse2 factsex:mcgrath-boys-horse

foundHalfDeadWithThirst
hadSaddleButNoBridle

Mr Nicholsons Cattle2 factsex:mr-nicholsons-cattle

numberFoundDead15
numberWithSpears4

Mr Waldron2 factsex:mr-waldron

occupationcarrier
travelledBetweenHughenden to Ayrshire Downs Trip

Silver Smelting Furnace2 factsex:silver-smelting-furnace

forProcessingsilver ores
toBeErectedInRavenswood

The Morning Bulletin2 factsex:the-morning-bulletin

publicationYears1878-1965
publishedAtLocationRockhampton, Qld.

Trove Interface2 factsex:trove-interface

offersCitationFormatsAPA, MLA, Harvard/Australian, Wikipedia
providesTextCorrectionFeatures

Charters Towers Miners1 factex:charters-towers-miners

nearlyAllKnockedOffWorkInSympathy

Colonial Settlers1 factex:colonial-settlers

faceThreatFromBlacks

Day Dawn Strike1 factex:day-dawn-strike

causedConsiderableStir

Dry District1 factex:dry-district

noWaterForDistance90 miles

Fairlight1 factex:fairlight

distanceFromPalmerville

Fairlight Cattle1 factex:fairlight-cattle

huntedByBlacks

Good Judges1 factex:good-judges

speakHighlyOfQualityMackay Cattle

King and Palmer Rivers Station1 factex:king-and-palmer-rivers-station

ownedByMr Nicholson

Mackay Cattle Importation1 factex:mackay-cattle-importation

numberOfBulls26

Mcgrath Boy Disappearance1 factex:mcgrath-boy-disappearance

presupposesHighMortalityRisk

Mineral Ores Collection1 factex:mineral-ores-collection

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

Missing Bullock1 factex:missing-bullock

foundHalfDeadWithThirst

Mr and Mrs Ratter1 factex:mr-and-mrs-ratter

experiencedDarkSorrow

Mr Ratter1 factex:mr-ratter

occupationGerman teamster

Mrs Watson Death1 factex:mrs-watson-death

describedAstoo horrid for civilised imagination

Mr Thomas Reynolds1 factex:mr-thomas-reynolds

linkedToResearchProject

Mr W B Greaves1 factex:mr-w-b-greaves

locatedAtNewbold Clarence River

Natal Downs Cannibalism1 factex:natal-downs-cannibalism

rhetoricallyMockedBehold how these darkies love one another !

Police1 factex:police

makingEveryExertionTotrace the boy

Queenton Miners1 factex:queenton-miners

sympathizedWithAndJoinedDay Dawn Miners

Ratters Daughter Accident1 factex:ratters-daughter-accident

occurredOnDate1881-12-27

Ratters Daughter Dress1 factex:ratters-daughter-dress

caughtInhorns of the saddle

Ravenswood1 factex:ravenswood

lacksAppliancesFortreating the silver ore

Ravenswood Field1 factex:ravenswood-field

urgentlyRequiresSilver Smelting Furnace

Research Notes1 factex:research-notes

concernsThornborough/Kingsborough/Reynolds Aboriginal child-service research

Restive Horse1 factex:restive-horse

boltedAndThrewRider

Settlements1 factex:settlements

mustBeAbandonedUnlessadditional camps are formed

Silver Ore in Ravenswood1 factex:silver-ore-in-ravenswood

existsInImmenseQuantities

Ss Yaralla1 factex:ss-yaralla

arrivedWithCattleOnDate1881-12-25 forenoon