Old Blastus of Bandicoot
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Old Blastus of Bandicoot is a 1931 Australian novel by Miles Franklin that satirically portrays rural family life and social change in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Blastus of Bandicoot canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5071063 — 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: Old Blastus of Bandicoot Context triple: [Miles Franklin, notableWork, Old Blastus of Bandicoot]
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A.
Coco Bandicoot
Coco Bandicoot is Crash Bandicoot’s intelligent, tech-savvy younger sister and a recurring playable character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
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B.
Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
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C.
Woppaburra
Woppaburra are an Aboriginal clan traditionally associated with the Keppel Islands region off the central coast of Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Blagg
Blagg is a variant form of the surname "Black," typically arising as an alternative spelling in English-speaking regions.
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E.
Bulzi
Bulzi is a small town and comune in the province of Sassari on the Italian island of Sardinia.
- 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: Old Blastus of Bandicoot Target entity description: Old Blastus of Bandicoot is a 1931 Australian novel by Miles Franklin that satirically portrays rural family life and social change in the early 20th century.
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A.
Coco Bandicoot
Coco Bandicoot is Crash Bandicoot’s intelligent, tech-savvy younger sister and a recurring playable character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.
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B.
Moe the Kangaroo
Moe the Kangaroo is the costumed kangaroo mascot that represents the Virginia Military Institute at its athletic events and school functions.
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C.
Woppaburra
Woppaburra are an Aboriginal clan traditionally associated with the Keppel Islands region off the central coast of Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Blagg
Blagg is a variant form of the surname "Black," typically arising as an alternative spelling in English-speaking regions.
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E.
Bulzi
Bulzi is a small town and comune in the province of Sassari on the Italian island of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Miles Franklin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts | Australian rural society ⓘ |
| genre |
rural fiction
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasForm | long-form fiction ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | Australian ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
commentary on social transformation in Australia
ⓘ
satirical portrayal of rural family dynamics ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isWrittenIn | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | satire ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
generational conflict
ⓘ
rural family life ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of Miles Franklin ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | rural Australia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Blastus of Bandicoot Description of subject: Old Blastus of Bandicoot is a 1931 Australian novel by Miles Franklin that satirically portrays rural family life and social change in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.