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in southern China. The Chinese miners would re-work the diggings of Europeans as they moved on to find richer diggings. In 1876, with the rush to the Hodgkinson River, Chinese miners occupied most of the Palmer Gold Field. As gold reserves were extracted, anti-Chinese sentiment grew.
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Palmerville Post Office opened on 11 May 1874 (closed 1965); Maytown Post Office opened on 7 June 1874 (closed 1945); Byerstown Post Office opened on 1 April 1876 (closed around 1884).
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In 1873, access to the goldfields was established by Archibald Campbell MacMillan who led an expedition of 110 diggers, police and officials which blazed a trail from the port of
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replacing Palmerville after some months. The settlement began as a camp in 1873, then grew into a town which served as the administration centre for the former
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From minority to majority: Chinese on the Palmer River Gold-field, 1873-1876, in Race Relations in North Queensland, edited by Henry Reynolds
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There were many other confrontations between the Anglo-Australian diggers, Chinese miners and the Aborigines from the area after
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Although most of the surface gold has long since been prospected, there remain a handful of deeper mine projects in the area.
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including the South Palmer River, Little Palmer River and North Palmer River, before reaching its confluence with the
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and geologist Norman Taylor found gold in a sandy bed of the river in 1872. Hann named the river after
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Australian gold rushes § 1871–1904: Charters Towers, Palmer River, and other finds in Queensland
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Mining on the Hodgkinson." In Readings in North Queensland Mining History, edited by K.H. Kennedy
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to the Palmer River. They "shot a lot" and "hunted" Aboriginal people along the way at the
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Tours to Palmer River and surroundings can be arranged as a day trip from Cooktown.
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From 1874 until 1877 more than 20,000 Chinese immigrants arrived at the river. The
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of the Prospect Creek and Campbell Creek, near Palmer River Roadhouse, south of
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Gold: The precious metal that brought instant wealth and long-term prosperity
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The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Sussex Range, part of the
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The Queensland government eventually responded to the influx with a
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Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map
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It may still be possible to prospect for gold in some areas.
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Palmer Roadhouse (including caravan park and small museum)
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of 8,335 square kilometres (3,218 sq mi).
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The river is formed by the 133:Physical characteristics 21:Palmer River (disambiguation) 2255: 301: • elevation 219: • elevation 7: 1794:Rivers flowing towards the 1185:Rivers flowing towards the 1099:State Library Of Queensland 868:State Library of Queensland 678: 601:The main settlement of the 437:Staaten River National Park 255:Staaten River National Park 249: • location 174:near Palmer River Roadhouse 170: • location 10: 2337: 792:"Map of Palmer River, QLD" 656: 611:Hann Local Government Area 568: 450: 223:429 m (1,407 ft) 18: 2278: 2261: 2250: 2203: 2189: 2075: 2061: 1936: 1806: 1802: 1788: 1618: 1553: 1426: 1321: 1197: 1193: 1179: 974:. 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Palmer River (disambiguation)

Palmer River is located in Queensland
mouth
Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer
Australia
State
Queensland
Region
Far North Queensland
Great Dividing Range
16°06′18″S 144°46′52″E / 16.10500°S 144.78111°E / -16.10500; 144.78111
Mouth
confluence
Mitchell River
Staaten River National Park
16°04′52″S 142°42′49″E / 16.08111°S 142.71361°E / -16.08111; 142.71361
River system
Mitchell River
river
Far North Queensland
gold rush
Great Dividing Range
Cooktown
confluence
Lakeland
Cape York Peninsula
Gulf of Carpentaria
tributaries
Mitchell River

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