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From Coyyans Notebook Article9 factsex:from-coyyans-notebook-article

citesCoyyansNotebooktrue
hasSubtitleAboriginals versus Whitemen.
hasTitleFROM COYYAN'S NOTEBOOK.
onPage8
partOfQueenslandFrontierHistoryGenretrue
publishedInNewspaperThe Cairns Post
publishedOnDate1941-01-23
referencesTroveTrove Nla Gov Au
writtenByHugh a Borland

Trove Nla Gov Au Newspaper Article 422724127 factsex:trove-nla-gov-au-newspaper-article-42272412

accessedAt2026-05-06T17:09:10+10:00
hasEvidenceLabelLead only
hasSourceTitle03_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_42272412
hasSourceTypewebpage
hasSourceUrlhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42272412
partOfProjectRosie Reynolds Massacre Connection
storedInArchiveFileresearch-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-archive-2026-05-06/webpages/loop65-external-corroboration-cattle-creek-leadingham-mary-nellie-dinah-searches/03_trove.nla.gov.au_newspaper_article_42272412.html

William Popple7 factsex:william-popple

collapsedFromBloodLosstrue
learnedBushmansLessontrue
passedLakesBeforeAttacktrue
previouslyTrustedBlackstrue
scatteredAttackersWithRevolvertrue
travelledFromMulgraveToHerbertontrue
woundedInThighBySpeartrue

Chinese Leper5 factsex:chinese-leper

attemptedToGetRationFromChinese Cook Mt Albion Hotel
chasedAwayFromHoteltrue
passedThroughMt Albion
providedWithHorseByFriends on Etheridge
travelledToCooktown Leper Station

Charlie Ross Murder4 factsex:charlie-ross-murder

interTribalKillingtrue
nearEngineShedCooktown Engine Shed
noondayInFullViewOfTowntrue
occurredInCooktown19031903

Murders by Aboriginals in Queensland4 factsex:murders-by-aboriginals-in-queensland

evaluatedAsRevoltingHugh a Borland
knownFromCoyyans Notebook
numerousSinceEarly Days of Queensland Settlement
oftenRevoltingNatureRevolting Nature

Native Police Queensland4 factsex:native-police-queensland

activeInDecades1870s-1880s
attackedFellowAboriginalstrue
supplementaryToWhite Police Queensland
usedForTracking Abilities

Semi Civilised Niggers4 factsex:semi-civilised-niggers

combinedCunningWithWhiteKnowledgetrue
includesRunawayTrooperstrue
particularlyDangerousHugh a Borland
particularlyDangeroustrue

Battle Party3 factsex:battle-party

hadDirectionDisputetrue
pushedAheadOfOtherPartiestrue
reachedNormanby River

Gilbert River Blacks3 factsex:gilbert-river-blacks

fineRacetrue
fineRaceWithTalentCoyyan
primitiveArtiststrue

Jack Skene3 factsex:jack-skene

fatallySpearedByBlackstrue
outHorseHuntingtrue
unarmedDuringAttacktrue

Jack Skene Attacker3 factsex:jack-skene-attacker

believedSkeneWithholdingFiretrue
contactedByCoyyanYearsLaterCoyyan
partOfAttackingPartytrue

Mr and Mrs Conn3 factsex:mr-and-mrs-conn

knownForHumaneTreatmentOfWildChildrentrue
treacherouslyMurderedAtStone Hut Locality
worthyOfHumaneNoteHugh a Borland

Retribution for Aboriginal Murders3 factsex:retribution-for-aboriginal-murders

cameDrasticallytrue
cameSwiftlytrue
swiftAndDrasticHugh a Borland

Swagman Byerstown Maytown3 factsex:swagman-byerstown-maytown

knewOfFollowersNoWeapontrue
seenByProspectorsOnRidgetrue
trampingAlonetrue

Bonfires by Party Member 22 factsex:bonfires-by-party-member-2

believedCausedByNativestrue
seenByMcmillans Party

Charlie Ross2 factsex:charlie-ross

diedMinutesAftertrue
spearedThroughBacktrue

Fraser Family Massacre2 factsex:fraser-family-massacre

heartlesslyKilledAlltrue
unforgettabletrue

Inspector Kaye2 factsex:inspector-kaye

ambushedOnWoolgar Goldfield
dispersingNuisanceAboriginalstrue

J Wren2 factsex:j-wren

disappearedFromTrevethan Creek Hotel
enRouteToMt Romeo Tinfield

Mrs Molloy2 factsex:mrs-molloy

occupiedLeadinghamCreekHometrue
worthyPioneeringWomanHugh a Borland

Natives After Ambush2 factsex:natives-after-ambush

didNotAlwaysHurryEscapetrue
hidInVegetationtrue

Normanby River Tree2 factsex:normanby-river-tree

boreDateAndNamestrue
servedAsMemorialIll Fated Battle Party

North Queensland2 factsex:north-queensland

heldComparisonsWithCentral Queensland
heldComparisonsWithSouth Queensland

Party Member 3 Body2 factsex:party-member-3-body

foundOnBeachCountingMoneytrue
hadScatteredSovereigns>20

Runaway Sailors2 factsex:runaway-sailors

disappearedWithoutTracetrue
leftShipInCairnstrue

Russell River Goldfield Murders2 factsex:russell-river-goldfield-murders

sixDefinitelyEstablished6
totalEightRecorded8

Russell River Tree2 factsex:russell-river-tree

boreInitialstrue
possibleClueToBattle Party Member 4 Wanderings

Sandown Teamster Dead2 factsex:sandown-teamster-dead

diedFromFrighttrue
foundUnderWaggonNoMarkstrue

Sandown Teamsters2 factsex:sandown-teamsters

protectedFromRaidingAboriginalstrue
turnedOutForNighttrue

The Cairns Post2 factsex:the-cairns-post

locatedInQld.
publishedFrom1909-1965

Yarrabah Block Man 22 factsex:yarrabah-block-man-2

drownedEscapingtrue
pickedUpInMackays Creek

Aboriginal Camouflage Ability1 factex:aboriginal-camouflage-ability

remarkableEffacementtrue

Aboriginal Nature1 factex:aboriginal-nature

treacherousEssentialHugh a Borland

Aboriginals1 factex:aboriginals

existAsEnemiestrue

Aboriginal Treatment of Enemies1 factex:aboriginal-treatment-of-enemies

oneSideQuestionabletrue

Alec Mann1 factex:alec-mann

oneOfLauraRiverCampMentrue

Article1 factex:article

teasesNextInstallment(Mosman, Fraser, Clarke, etc., next week.)

Article Identifier1 factex:article-identifier

ishttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42272412

Barron Petersons Place1 factex:barron-petersons-place

encircledByBlacksMenAbsent

Battle Miner1 factex:battle-miner

partOfPartyOfFour4

Battle Party Member 11 factex:battle-party-member-1

wentDownRiverNormanby River

Battle Party Member 21 factex:battle-party-member-2

wentUpHillMadeBonfirestrue

Battle Party Member 3 41 factex:battle-party-member-3-4

attemptedReturnToCooktowntrue

Battle Party Member 41 factex:battle-party-member-4

neverHeardFromAgaintrue

Bill Baird Murder1 factex:bill-baird-murder

committedBySemi Civilised Station Blacks

Bill Baird Murderers1 factex:bill-baird-murderers

clearedOutToOwnCountrytrue

Blackfellow Speared Massey1 factex:blackfellow-speared-massey

hidNearTreeBaseBushestrue

Central Queensland1 factex:central-queensland

heldComparisonsWithSouth Queensland

Central Southern Queensland1 factex:central-southern-queensland

hadManyRevoltingMurderstrue

Chinese Leper Body1 factex:chinese-leper-body

foundInBushWithSpeartrue

Chinese Leper Murder1 factex:chinese-leper-murder

blamedOnQueensland Aboriginals

Cooktown Railway Lengthsmen1 factex:cooktown-railway-lengthsmen

carriedRevolversForProtectiontrue

Coyyans Notes1 factex:coyyans-notes

showsFairnessInSummingAboriginalNaturetrue

Fraser Absent Son1 factex:fraser-absent-son

foundPlaceShamblestrue

Fraser Family1 factex:fraser-family

hadStationInDawson River District

Fraser Murderers1 factex:fraser-murderers

paidFullyForCrimeLatertrue

Friendly Aboriginals1 factex:friendly-aboriginals

madeFreeUseOfPropertytrue

Gilbert River Cave Art1 factex:gilbert-river-cave-art

showsTalenttrue

Gilbert River Elderly Men1 factex:gilbert-river-elderly-men

hadFinePhysiquetrue

Gins and Picaninnies1 factex:gins-and-picaninnies

wailedAroundRossBodytrue

Harveys Creek Caretaker1 factex:harveys-creek-caretaker

cruellyMurderedtrue

Hugh a Borland1 factex:hugh-a-borland

presentsBalancedViewtrue

Innocents Among Guilty Aboriginals1 factex:innocents-among-guilty-aboriginals

sufferedAtTimestrue

Jack Skene Attacker Statement1 factex:jack-skene-attacker-statement

reportedByCoyyan

Jack Skene Killing1 factex:jack-skene-killing

occurredInHerberton District

John Mcauley1 factex:john-mcauley

warnedOfAboriginalTreacherytrue

John Mcauley Body1 factex:john-mcauley-body

mutilatedFoundInRivertrue

John Mcauley Killers1 factex:john-mcauley-killers

blacksWhoWorkedForHimtrue

John Mcauley Murder1 factex:john-mcauley-murder

occurredAtSandy Mckays Selection Mulgrave

John Mcauley Murderers1 factex:john-mcauley-murderers

broughtToCairnsThenFreedtrue

J Wren Bones Belonging1 factex:j-wren-bones-belonging

believedButNotDefiniteHugh a Borland

J Wren Search Parties1 factex:j-wren-search-parties

failedToTraceJ Wren

Laura River Branch Camp Attack1 factex:laura-river-branch-camp-attack

hadTwoMen2

Laura River Camp Victim1 factex:laura-river-camp-victim

killedDespiteBraveDefencetrue

Leadingham Creek1 factex:leadingham-creek

relevantToResearchProjectRosie Reynolds Massacre Connection

Leadingham Creek Home1 factex:leadingham-creek-home

surroundedByAboriginalstrue

Leadingham Creek Siege1 factex:leadingham-creek-siege

preventedMassacreByTimelyAidtrue

Macquarrie Brother Prisoner1 factex:macquarrie-brother-prisoner

hamstrungByAboriginalstrue

Macquarrie Brothers Murder1 factex:macquarrie-brothers-murder

occurredAtHells Gates Cooktown Palmer Road

Myalls Following Swagman1 factex:myalls-following-swagman

stealthilyFollowingSwagman Byerstown Maytown

Native Police1 factex:native-police

presupposesEffectivenesstrue

Native Police Doings Seventies Eighties1 factex:native-police-doings-seventies-eighties

darkChapterHugh a Borland

Non Aboriginal Outages1 factex:non-aboriginal-outages

blamedOnAboriginalstrue

Northern History Tragedies1 factex:northern-history-tragedies

includesTheseExamplesListed Murders

Page Identifier1 factex:page-identifier

ishttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page3146185

Party Member 2 Remains1 factex:party-member-2-remains

foundByHorseHunterstrue

Party Member 3 Counting Money1 factex:party-member-3-counting-money

evidentFromScenetrue

Party Member 3 Murder1 factex:party-member-3-murder

committedByBlackstrue

Petersons Place Rescue1 factex:petersons-place-rescue

attractedByRifleReportsTimber Getters

Petersons Place Women1 factex:petersons-place-women

aloneInHouseFiredRiflestrue

Prospector Rescuer1 factex:prospector-rescuer

mountedHorseToAidSwagmantrue

Queensland History1 factex:queensland-history

hasDarkChapterNative Police Doings Seventies Eighties

Retribution1 factex:retribution

presupposedJustifiedtrue

Rosie Reynolds Massacre Connection1 factex:rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection

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

Rum Murderers1 factex:rum-murderers

hungInPetrie Terrace Gaol

Rum Receiving Aboriginals1 factex:rum-receiving-aboriginals

killedSettlerThenDranktrue

Russell Country1 factex:russell-country

hasRuggedNaturetrue

Russell River Goldfield1 factex:russell-river-goldfield

hadLongestListOfAboriginalMurderstrue

Russell River Punitive Expedition1 factex:russell-river-punitive-expedition

wipedOutManyTribeMemberstrue

Russell River Tree Clue1 factex:russell-river-tree-clue

possibleButNotProbableHugh a Borland

Russell River Two Murders1 factex:russell-river-two-murders

probableMurdersOfRunawaySailorstrue

Sandown Raid1 factex:sandown-raid

spearsAndShotsExchangedtrue

Settler Stores1 factex:settler-stores

includedTwoGallonRumJartrue

Shot Victims1 factex:shot-victims

spearThrustThroughBulletHoletrue

Single Spear Not Proof1 factex:single-spear-not-proof

knownFactHugh a Borland

Single Spear Use1 factex:single-spear-use

notProofOfAboriginalMurdertrue

South Brisbane Settler1 factex:south-brisbane-settler

gaveNipOfRumToTwoMentrue

South of Brisbane Settler1 factex:south-of-brisbane-settler

befriendedAboriginalstrue

St Annes Station Attack1 factex:st-annes-station-attack

strongAttackDrivenOffWithHeavyLosstrue

Swagman Spear1 factex:swagman-spear

hitSwagInTimetrue

Text1 factex:text

presupposesAboriginalViolenceNormtrue

Timber Getters Party1 factex:timber-getters-party

savedLifeOfWilliam Popple

Travelling Without Arms1 factex:travellingWithoutArms

consideredFoolishnesstrue

White Man Bones Hill Base1 factex:white-man-bones-hill-base

believedToBelongToJ Wren

William Popple Attack1 factex:william-popple-attack

spearsThrownByBlacksseveral

Yarrabah Block Man 11 factex:yarrabah-block-man-1

murderedByBlackstrue

Yarrabah Block Residers1 factex:yarrabah-block-residers

twoMenEngagedToComplyWithActtrue

Yarrabah Mission Station Site1 factex:yarrabah-mission-station-site

selectedByBob Sturt

Young Massey1 factex:young-massey

spearedOnLalla Rookh Station