The Shark Net
E501617
The Shark Net is a 2003 Australian television miniseries adaptation of Robert Drewe’s memoir, depicting his coming-of-age in 1950s–60s Perth against the backdrop of the Eric Edgar Cooke serial murders.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shark Net canonical | 6 |
| Robert Drewe’s memoir The Shark Net | 1 |
| The Shark Net (memoir) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195051 — 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: The Shark Net Context triple: [Geoff Burton, notableWork, The Shark Net]
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A.
The Reef
The Reef is a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton that explores complex romantic and social entanglements among upper-class Americans and Europeans.
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B.
Die Haie
Die Haie is the popular nickname of the Kölner Haie, a professional ice hockey team based in Cologne, Germany.
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C.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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D.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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E.
The Snapper
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, that humorously and poignantly portrays a working-class Dublin family dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
- 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: The Shark Net Target entity description: The Shark Net is a 2003 Australian television miniseries adaptation of Robert Drewe’s memoir, depicting his coming-of-age in 1950s–60s Perth against the backdrop of the Eric Edgar Cooke serial murders.
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A.
The Reef
The Reef is a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton that explores complex romantic and social entanglements among upper-class Americans and Europeans.
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B.
Die Haie
Die Haie is the popular nickname of the Kölner Haie, a professional ice hockey team based in Cologne, Germany.
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C.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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D.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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E.
The Snapper
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, that humorously and poignantly portrays a working-class Dublin family dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Robert Drewe’s memoir The Shark Net
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linked to:
The Shark Net
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| adaptationType | television adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Shark Net (memoir)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shark Net
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| basedOnAuthor | Robert Drewe ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming-of-age
ⓘ
serial murder ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Robert Drewe’s youth
ⓘ
social change in postwar Australia ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Eric Edgar Cooke murders ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Australian Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ |
| portrays |
Eric Edgar Cooke
ⓘ
Robert Drewe (as character) ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Australian Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Perth, Western Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Perth
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| settingPeriodEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
impact of crime on community
ⓘ
suburban life in mid-20th-century Perth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Shark Net Description of subject: The Shark Net is a 2003 Australian television miniseries adaptation of Robert Drewe’s memoir, depicting his coming-of-age in 1950s–60s Perth against the backdrop of the Eric Edgar Cooke serial murders.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Shark Net
linked to: The Shark Net