Palmer gold field, base line and primary triangles, 1885

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

Location

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

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland

2 miles to an inch

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
1 January 1885
17 June 2011
17 June 2011

Location

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

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland

20 chains to an inch

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

The 'Golden Age' newspaper press lying 20 miles west of the Palmer Bridge at Maytown, used in 1876, c1964. Cumbersome iron hand presses came to northern coastal centres by ship before being tr

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