A Comprehensive Online Database about the Native Mounted Police and Frontier Conflict in Queensland

In recent years the publication of online maps documenting frontier conflict between Indigenous peoples and interlopers in Australia has generated great public interest. These new resources are vital memorials to conflict; however, we note they still relatively “flat” resources, much more akin visualized spreadsheets with a spatial element. Another resource, Frontier Conflict Native Mounted Police Database is comprehensive relational database that comprehensively presents all elements across state Queensland. It collates transcribed primary documents, georectified historical mapping data, oral histories archaeological site artefact level links these multi-tiered sets information known structure, spread, personnel paramilitary government agency, Police. Rather than single map being main outcome, uses range data generate series interactive maps, including layers relating key sets, as well making mass secondary upon which based accessible user. this Reflection, describe extent limitations Database, compare it other datasets. collating Queensland single, freely available invite actively engage “truth-telling,” by assessing evidence for themselves, developing their critical thinking skills, drawing own conclusions about nature conflict.