Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
31%
5 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
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Crime & Law
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In short:
More than 200 head of cattle have been reported missing from a NSW station.
asserted
head → report → station
The animals are valued at between $500,000 and $1 million and the owners are reportedly devastated by their disappearance.
uncertain
owners → value → disappearance
The NSW Rural Crime Prevention Team is appealing for information from the public as it investigates the matter.
asserted
it → appeal → matter
Police are investigating the disappearance of more than 200 head of cattle from a property in outback New South Wales.
asserted
Police → investigate → Wales
Inquiries are in the "early stages" and officers are working to establish whether the cattle strayed or were stolen.
asserted
cattle → work → stages
The disappearance of the 212 head from the station on West Wilcannia Road, Wilcannia, was reported on September 6, but police believe they may have gone missing between March and August.
uncertain
they → report → March
Rural Crime Prevention Team Detective Chief Inspector Cameron Whiteside said the cattle had been on agistment and were not reported missing until after they were returned to their owners north of Broken Hill.
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they → say → Hill
"At this stage we're keeping an open mind," he said.
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he → keep → mind
they're not checked on daily, they're checked on infrequently.
asserted
they → check → ?
There can be a range of explanations for the stock being unaccounted-for."
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stock → unaccounte → explanations
Police say the landholders had made "significant inquiries" before making the report and investigators are appealing to the public and local landholders for information.
"The rural community is our eyes and ears in respect to these matters," Chief Inspector Whiteside said.
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Whiteside → say → matters
The people working on adjoining properties, contractors, stock agents or transport operators and people travelling through the district may have seen something that didn't seem significant at the time, but it could be important to our investigation.
uncertain
it → work → investigation
Detectives say 155 black Angus cows, eight black Angus bulls, 48 Shorthorn cows and one Shorthorn bull are missing.
asserted
cows → say → ?
According to police, the cattle are branded with a capital "F" over a lazy capital "B", or a "B" on its side, and are also marked with a "V" in each ear and a rectangular notch under each ear.
"Should it be established that they were stolen, it's quite a large number to take," Chief Inspector Whiteside said.
"Especially if it was taken in one hit or over a period of time."
uncertain
it → accord → time
The cattle are valued between $500,000 and $1 million and the owners are reportedly devastated by their disappearance.
uncertain
owners → value → disappearance
"Obviously they want their stock back … it does have a significant impact financially, but also mentally," Chief Inspector Whiteside said.
"We're very mindful of that, so we're seeking information from the public … to help us solve this matter."
asserted
us → want → matter
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