Palmer gold field, base line and primary triangles, 1885

Palmer, QLD
Australia
16° 2' 35.0592" S, 144° 17' 49.5528" E
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1 January 1885
17 June 2011
17 June 2011

Location

Palmer, QLD
Australia
16° 2' 35.0592" S, 144° 17' 49.5528" E
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17 June 2011
Brisbane

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland

2 miles to an inch
Gold
The Chinese question

Palmer gold field, base line and primary triangles, 1885. This map shows the Palmer River goldfield extending from gold diggings west into pastoral stations. Made up of 30 panels, the map folds down to neatly fit in the pocket. This map was part of the series drawn of the Palmer River by surveyors W.T. White and J.T. Embly in 1885, their accompanying map of Maytown and environs showed the presence of the Chinese in the goldfield. The table in the bottom of the map gives details of the distance and bearing of points along the river. The black ink annotations were added by W. Davies on 15 August 1888, and contibuted geological details such as limestone outcrops and huts and creeks. Collection of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Library, Queensland

Palmer gold field, Maytown and environs, 1885

Palmer, QLD
Australia
16° 2' 35.0592" S, 144° 17' 49.5528" E
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1 January 1885
17 June 2011
17 June 2011

Location

Palmer, QLD
Australia
16° 2' 35.0592" S, 144° 17' 49.5528" E
See map: Google Maps
17 June 2011
Brisbane

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland

20 chains to an inch
The Chinese question

Palmer gold field, Maytown and environs, 1885. Drawn by the surveyor W.T. White, this map unfolds from pocket size to a large map made up of 48 sections. The table shows the distances and bearings of roads and rivers across the goldfields. The Palmer River snakes its way across the bottom of the map, with Maytown assuming a large river frontage and the various gold diggings spreading out from the river. The map shows the presence of the Chinese. Chinese gardens are marked at numerous spots including the large Chinese gardens on Dog Leg Creek. Outside the Ida Township there is another Chinese garden on Butchers Creek. In the centre of the map between Maytown and German Bar, the Chinese camp is marked in Thompson’s Gully. Collection of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Library, Queensland

Tea-towel: Maryborough

Maryborough, QLD
Australia
25° 32' 13.6428" S, 152° 42' 5.5908" E
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3 December 2010
3 December 2010

Location

Maryborough, QLD
Australia
25° 32' 13.6428" S, 152° 42' 5.5908" E
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3 December 2010
Murray Views Pty Ltd

Collection of Glenn Cooke

Queensland on a tea-towel

Tea-towel: Maryborough. The men of Maryborough. This tea-towel records explorers James Cook and Matthew Flinders, flyer Bert Hinkler, publican Edward Aldridge, and gold discoverer James Nash. It also gives foundation dates for major towns. Collection of Glenn Cooke

Gold scales

In early Queensland goldfields the measurement of gold was an important undertaking not only because of the role of gold as a form of currency but also in gauging the success or otherwise of a

Location

Australia
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H28735
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010
23 November 2010
 Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010 
Australia
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Gold
Transformation
Transformation: how the landscape has changed and been modified
Dimensions
635mm
455mm
280mm

Recently discovered goldfields, 1874

1 January 1874
22 November 2010
22 November 2010
22 November 2010

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Gold

Map of Queensland, Recently discovered goldfields, 1874. Compiled from the latest official government surveys. Gibbs, Shallard and Co Printers, Sydney. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Here's hopin', 1934

Here's hopin', cover of the Queenslander, 16 August 1934. The romanticised image of the lone gold prospector was not the reality in Queensland. Collection of Geraldine Mate

Collection of Geraldine Mate

Gold regions Australia, 1850s

21 October 2010
21 October 2010
21 October 2010

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Gold

Australian gold regions, 1850s. From Atlas of Australia with all the gold regions, engraved by Sidney Hall, J. Bartholomew and W. Hughes, Edinburgh, A.C.Black, 1850s.

This Atlas produced in Edinburgh from 1850s, shows the major gold deposits in Victoria and New South Wales, with some areas in Moreton Bay (part of New South Wales and North Australia).

Brilliant Gold Mining Company, Charters Towers, 1899

Illustration from a prospectus of the Brilliant Gold Mining Company, Charters Towers, 1899. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 33797

Workers and their families, Mount Craven Mines Eidsvold, 1889

Workers and their families, Mount Craven Mines Eidsvold, 1889. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 23777

Croydon Mining Exchange, c1895

Croydon Mining Exchange, c1895. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 44856
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