Moreton Bay penal settlement
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The Moreton Bay penal settlement was an early 19th-century British convict outpost in what is now Brisbane, Queensland, used to house reoffending and hard-labor prisoners during the expansion of colonial Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moreton Bay penal settlement canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11816154 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moreton Bay penal settlement Context triple: [British colonisation of Australia, significantEvent, Moreton Bay penal settlement]
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Port Arthur
Port Arthur is an industrial city in southeast Texas known for its major oil refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast.
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B.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is a historic former penal settlement and popular heritage tourism site on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula in Australia.
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C.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is a strategically important ice-free naval port and former fortress city in northeastern China, historically contested by major powers such as Russia and Japan.
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D.
Van Diemen Rise
Van Diemen Rise is a submerged geological plateau forming part of the continental margin off northern Australia within the broader Sahul Shelf region.
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E.
Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moreton Bay penal settlement Target entity description: The Moreton Bay penal settlement was an early 19th-century British convict outpost in what is now Brisbane, Queensland, used to house reoffending and hard-labor prisoners during the expansion of colonial Australia.
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A.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is an industrial city in southeast Texas known for its major oil refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast.
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B.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is a historic former penal settlement and popular heritage tourism site on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula in Australia.
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C.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is a strategically important ice-free naval port and former fortress city in northeastern China, historically contested by major powers such as Russia and Japan.
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D.
Van Diemen Rise
Van Diemen Rise is a submerged geological plateau forming part of the continental margin off northern Australia within the broader Sahul Shelf region.
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E.
Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British penal colony
ⓘ
convict settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jagera people
ⓘ
Turrbal people ⓘ |
| closureReason | opening of district to free settlement ⓘ |
| commandant |
Foster Fyans
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Henry Miller ⓘ James Clunie ⓘ Patrick Logan ⓘ |
| country | Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| endDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Lieutenant Henry Miller
ⓘ
New South Wales colonial government ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial Government of New South Wales
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| governedBy | military administration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
convict huts ⓘ stockade ⓘ wharf on Brisbane River ⓘ |
| heritage | origin of the city of Brisbane ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Brisbane ⓘ Moreton Bay ⓘ Queensland ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Brisbane River ⓘ |
| maximumConvictPopulation | approximately 1200 ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Redcliffe Peninsula ⓘ |
| movedTo | North Quay on the Brisbane River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Aboriginal peoples
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escape attempts ⓘ harsh discipline ⓘ use of flogging ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| penalClass |
place of exile for worst offenders
ⓘ
secondary punishment station ⓘ |
| populationType |
civilian officials
ⓘ
convicts ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| predecessor | Redcliffe penal outpost ⓘ |
| purpose |
house secondary offenders
ⓘ
provide hard labour punishment ⓘ punish reoffending convicts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | free settlement of Brisbane ⓘ |
| startDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ public works ⓘ timber getting ⓘ |
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Subject: Moreton Bay penal settlement Description of subject: The Moreton Bay penal settlement was an early 19th-century British convict outpost in what is now Brisbane, Queensland, used to house reoffending and hard-labor prisoners during the expansion of colonial Australia.
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