Palmer goldfields

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Palmer goldfields has 39 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 21 references.

39 facts·36 predicates·21 sources

Mostly:discovered by(2), described in(2), richness permanency(1)

Inbound mentions (51)

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`establishedCarryingTo`Established Carrying to(5)

James Reynoldsex:james-reynolds
James Reynoldsex:james-reynolds
James Reynolds Grandfatherex:james-reynolds-grandfather
James Reynolds Grandfatherex:james-reynolds-grandfather
James Reynolds Grandfatherex:james-reynolds-grandfather

`followedCallingOn`Followed Calling on(2)

Grandfather James Reynoldsex:grandfather-james-reynolds
James Reynolds Grandfatherex:james-reynolds-grandfather

`wasDiseaseOn`Was Disease on(2)

Dysenteryex:dysentery
Fever and Agueex:fever-and-ague

`wasRouteTo`Was Route to(2)

Douglas Trackex:douglas-track
Mcmillan Trackex:mcmillan-track

`attemptedToReach`Attempted to Reach(1)

Inspector Morrissetex:inspector-morrisset

`carriedRationsTo`Carried Rations to(1)

Pack Horsesex:pack-horses

`carrierTo`Carrier to(1)

Owen Reynoldsex:owen-reynolds

`causeManyCasualties`Cause Many Casualties(1)

Aboriginal Attacks on Chineseex:aboriginal-attacks-on-chinese

`contextualInGoldRushEra`Contextual in Gold Rush Era(1)

Reynolds Family Hotelex:reynolds-family-hotel

`creditedForPalmerGoldDiscovery`Credited for Palmer Gold Discovery(1)

James Venture Mulliganex:james-venture-mulligan

`crowded`Crowded(1)

Chinese Minersex:chinese-miners

`datesBackTo1875`Dates Back To1875(1)

Owen Reynolds Connectionex:owen-reynolds-connection

`discovered`Discovered(1)

Mulliganex:mulligan

`discoveredGoldfields`Discovered Goldfields(1)

J V Mulliganex:j-v-mulligan

`enablesCapitalInvestment`Enables Capital Investment(1)

Reasonable Labor Rateex:reasonable-labor-rate

`establishedCarryingBusinessTo`Established Carrying Business to(1)

James Reynolds Grandfatherex:james-reynolds-grandfather

`establishedTeamsCarryingTo`Established Teams Carrying to(1)

Grandfather James Reynoldsex:grandfather-james-reynolds

`establishedToService`Established to Service(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`existIn`Exist in(1)

Goldfield Minersex:goldfield-miners

`frequentlyAttackChineseAt`Frequently Attack Chinese at(1)

Aboriginal Peopleex:aboriginal-people

`hadTeamsCarryingTo`Had Teams Carrying to(1)

Owen Reynolds Brotherex:owen-reynolds-brother

`impetusFromDeclineOf`Impetus From Decline of(1)

Cairns Portex:cairns-port

`ledExpeditionTo`Led Expedition to(1)

Archibald Campbell Macmillanex:archibald-campbell-macmillan

`occurAtGoldfields`Occur at Goldfields(1)

Aboriginal Attacksex:aboriginal-attacks

`referencesGoldfieldsEra`References Goldfields Era(1)

Owen Reynolds Cooktownex:owen-reynolds-cooktown

`servedAsGatewayTo`Served As Gateway to(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`teamsCarriedTo`Teams Carried to(1)

Owen Reynolds Cooktownex:owen-reynolds-cooktown

`wasCarrierTo`Was Carrier to(1)

Owen Reynoldsex:owen-reynolds

`wasLastOne`Was Last One(1)

Bullockex:bullock

`wasLessPayable`Was Less Payable(1)

Right Hand Branchex:right-hand-branch

`wasMiningLocation`Was Mining Location(1)

Long Tail Gullyex:long-tail-gully

`wasOneOfFirstOn`Was One of First on(1)

James Kennyex:james-kenny

`wasProspector`Was Prospector(1)

Christie Palmerstonex:christie-palmerston

`wasRichProspecting`Was Rich Prospecting(1)

Left Hand Branchex:left-hand-branch

`wentTo`Went to(1)

Palmerstonex:palmerston

`wereDiagnosed`Were Diagnosed(1)

Reefsex:reefs

`wereDiscovered`Were Discovered(1)

Reefsex:reefs

`wereOldAlluvialGoldDiggers`Were Old Alluvial Gold Diggers(1)

Chinese From Cooktownex:chinese-from-cooktown

`wereOldGoldDiggers`Were Old Gold Diggers(1)

Cooktown Chinamenex:cooktown-chinamen

`wereShortOn`Were Short on(1)

Provisionsex:provisions

`workedAsCarrierTo`Worked As Carrier to(1)

Late Owen Reynoldsex:late-owen-reynolds

`workedInEarlyDays`Worked in Early Days(1)

Late Owen Reynoldsex:late-owen-reynolds

`workedTo`Worked to(1)

Owen Reynoldsex:owen-reynolds

`wouldBeInvestedIfLaborReasonable`Would Be Invested If Labor Reasonable(1)

Capital Investmentex:capital-investment

Other facts (38)

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38 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Discovered by	Fredirick Walker	[11]
Discovered by	Fredirick Walker	[14]
Described in	Australian Handbook 1903	[17]
Described in	Australian Handbook 1903	[18]
Richness Permanency	Rich Permanent	[1]
Exist and Create Interest	{}	[2]
Created Interest in	South	[2]
Context of Article	null	[3]
Created	Great Interest Down South	[4]
Created Great Interest	South	[4]
Attracts Southern Interest	South Qld	[4]
Created Interest	Southern Regions	[4]
Worthy Interest	South	[4]
Linked to Carriers	Owen Reynolds	[5]
Historical Context Gold Rush	early days	[5]
Associated With Early Gold Rush	null	[6]
Near Cooktown	Cooktown District	[4]
Created Great Interest Down South	true	[4]
Common Object of Travel	Seeking Gold	[7]
Had Early Richness Dimmed	true	[7]
Exist In1878	null	[8]
Had Brightest Golden Days	null	[9]
Associated With	Maytown Queensland	[10]
Temporally Precedes	Hodgkinson Goldfields	[12]
Existential Commitment to Ghost Towns	Ghost Towns	[13]
Possible Trespassing Risks	Trespassing	[13]
Founded	Cooktown	[14]
Credited to	James Venture Mulligan	[14]
In Decline by	1876	[15]
Left With No Imposing Structures	true	[16]
Contrasts With	Charters Towers and Ravenswood	[16]
Has Remarkable Record of	19th Century Mining Machinery	[16]
Site of	Gold Rush	[19]
Were Discovered by	Mulligan Party	[20]
Were Discovered in	1873	[20]
Were Alluvial	Alluvial Gold	[20]
Caused	Palmer Rush	[20]
Are Described As	Great Australian Goldfield	[20]

Timeline axis is valid_time — when each source says the fact was true in the world, not when Dontopedia learned about it. Retracted rows are kept for provenance; coloured stripes indicate the context kind.

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richnessPermanencytrove-cooktown/beche-de-mer

ex:rich-permanent

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existAndCreateInteresttrove-cooktown/cingalese

{}

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createdInterestIntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:south

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contextOfArticletrove-cooktown/john-davis

null

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createdbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:great-interest-down-south

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createdGreatInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:south

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attractsSouthernInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:south-qld

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createdInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:southern-regions

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worthyInterestbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:south

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linkedToCarriersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-resource-bank-loop-39-trove-reynolds-hotel-network

ex:owen-reynolds

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historicalContextGoldRushrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-resource-bank-loop-39-trove-reynolds-hotel-network

early days

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associatedWithEarlyGoldRushbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/201278548_Tuesday-7-May-1929-the-late-mr-o-reynolds

null

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nearCooktownbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

ex:cooktown-district

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createdGreatInterestDownSouthbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882

true

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commonObjectOfTravelbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road

ex:seeking-gold

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hadEarlyRichnessDimmedbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road

true

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existIn1878brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/60215111_Tuesday-19-June-1928-cooktown-and-district-notes-cooktown-may-18

null

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hadBrightestGoldenDaystrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

null

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associatedWithbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174165708_Thursday-26-February-1885_Advertising

ex:maytown-queensland

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discoveredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0167

ex:fredirick-walker

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temporallyPrecedesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-qld-gov-au-firstnations-cultural-awareness-heritage-arts-community-histories-community-histories-u-y-commu-2730bfdeb2f6

ex:hodgkinson-goldfields

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existentialCommitmentToGhostTownsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-html-extracted-75f71b13b0ae

ex:ghost-towns

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possibleTrespassingRisksrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-html-extracted-75f71b13b0ae

ex:trespassing

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foundedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-7603f51454d7

ex:cooktown

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discoveredByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-7603f51454d7

ex:fredirick-walker

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creditedTorosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-7603f51454d7

ex:james-venture-mulligan

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inDeclineByrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-qld-gov-au-firstnations-cultural-awareness-heritage-arts-community-histories-community-histories-u-y-c-a2554d70d786

1876

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leftWithNoImposingStructuresrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

true

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contrastsWithrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:charters-towers-and-ravenswood

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hasRemarkableRecordOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e

ex:19th-century-mining-machinery

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describedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-3290e7bb6192d9f9

ex:australian-handbook-1903

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describedInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-de486e60fdf8

ex:australian-handbook-1903

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siteOfblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 6 november 1875--148447032--cooktown-and-the-palmer

ex:gold-rush

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wereDiscoveredByblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii

ex:mulligan-party

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wereDiscoveredInblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii

1873

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wereAlluvialblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii

ex:alluvial-gold

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causedblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii

ex:palmer-rush

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areDescribedAsblucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii

ex:great-australian-goldfield

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labelrosie-research/rosie-world-haviland

Palmer goldfields

References (21)

21 references

[1]Beche De Mer1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/beche-de-mer
[2]Cingalese2 facts
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[3]John Davis1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/john-davis
[4]288864793 Saturday 25 November 1882 Premier Cooktown Cingalese Labor 18827 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288864793_Saturday-25-November-1882-premier-cooktown-cingalese-labor-1882
[5]Cooktown Aboriginal Children Work Resource Bank Loop 39 Trove Reynolds Hotel Network2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-resource-bank-loop-39-trove-reynolds-hotel-network
[6]201278548 Tuesday 7 May 1929 the Late Mr O Reynolds1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/201278548_Tuesday-7-May-1929-the-late-mr-o-reynolds
[7]42482459 Saturday 9 February 1946 the Old Palher Road2 facts
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/42482459_Saturday-9-February-1946-the-old-palher-road
[8]60215111 Tuesday 19 June 1928 Cooktown and District Notes Cooktown May 181 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/60215111_Tuesday-19-June-1928-cooktown-and-district-notes-cooktown-may-18
[9]North Shore Full1 fact
ctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[10]174165708 Thursday 26 February 1885 Advertising1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/174165708_Thursday-26-February-1885_Advertising
[11]Full Archive Reingestion 2026 05 06 Batch 01671 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/full-archive-reingestion-2026-05-06-batch-0167
[12]Www Qld Gov Au Firstnations Cultural Awareness Heritage Arts Community Histories Community Histories U Y Commu 2730bfdeb2f61 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-qld-gov-au-firstnations-cultural-awareness-heritage-arts-community-histories-community-histories-u-y-commu-2730bfdeb2f6
[13]002 Www 4x4australia Com Au Explore Qld Exploring the Mining Trails of North Queensland Html Extracted 75f71b13b0ae2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-html-extracted-75f71b13b0ae
[14]002 Www 4x4australia Com Au Explore Qld Exploring the Mining Trails of North Queensland 7603f51454d73 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/002-www-4x4australia-com-au-explore-qld-exploring-the-mining-trails-of-north-queensland-7603f51454d7
[15]007 Www Qld Gov Au Firstnations Cultural Awareness Heritage Arts Community Histories Community Histories U Y C A2554d70d7861 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/007-www-qld-gov-au-firstnations-cultural-awareness-heritage-arts-community-histories-community-histories-u-y-c-a2554d70d786
[16]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 8cd3a45d567e3 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-8cd3a45d567e
[17]Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f91 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-3290e7bb6192d9f9
[18]Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf81 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-de486e60fdf8
[19]Trove Trove Articles Uhrs Camp Saturday 6 November 1875 148447032 Cooktown and the Palmer1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--uhrs-camp--saturday 6 november 1875--148447032--cooktown-and-the-palmer
[20]Trove Trove Cooktown All Noble Tracker Tuesday 16 September 1890 125080313 Glimpses of Northern Towns and Life No Iii5 facts
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--noble-tracker--tuesday 16 september 1890--125080313--glimpses-of-northern-towns-and-life-no-iii
[21]Rosie World Haviland1 fact
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Palmer goldfields

Inbound mentions (51)

establishedCarryingToEstablished Carrying to(5)

followedCallingOnFollowed Calling on(2)

wasDiseaseOnWas Disease on(2)

wasRouteToWas Route to(2)

attemptedToReachAttempted to Reach(1)

carriedRationsToCarried Rations to(1)

carrierToCarrier to(1)

causeManyCasualtiesCause Many Casualties(1)

contextualInGoldRushEraContextual in Gold Rush Era(1)

creditedForPalmerGoldDiscoveryCredited for Palmer Gold Discovery(1)

crowdedCrowded(1)

datesBackTo1875Dates Back To1875(1)

discoveredDiscovered(1)

discoveredGoldfieldsDiscovered Goldfields(1)

enablesCapitalInvestmentEnables Capital Investment(1)

establishedCarryingBusinessToEstablished Carrying Business to(1)

establishedTeamsCarryingToEstablished Teams Carrying to(1)

establishedToServiceEstablished to Service(1)

existInExist in(1)

frequentlyAttackChineseAtFrequently Attack Chinese at(1)

hadTeamsCarryingToHad Teams Carrying to(1)

impetusFromDeclineOfImpetus From Decline of(1)

ledExpeditionToLed Expedition to(1)

occurAtGoldfieldsOccur at Goldfields(1)

referencesGoldfieldsEraReferences Goldfields Era(1)

servedAsGatewayToServed As Gateway to(1)

teamsCarriedToTeams Carried to(1)

wasCarrierToWas Carrier to(1)

wasLastOneWas Last One(1)

wasLessPayableWas Less Payable(1)

wasMiningLocationWas Mining Location(1)

wasOneOfFirstOnWas One of First on(1)

wasProspectorWas Prospector(1)

wasRichProspectingWas Rich Prospecting(1)

wentToWent to(1)

wereDiagnosedWere Diagnosed(1)

wereDiscoveredWere Discovered(1)

wereOldAlluvialGoldDiggersWere Old Alluvial Gold Diggers(1)

wereOldGoldDiggersWere Old Gold Diggers(1)

wereShortOnWere Short on(1)

workedAsCarrierToWorked As Carrier to(1)

workedInEarlyDaysWorked in Early Days(1)

workedToWorked to(1)

wouldBeInvestedIfLaborReasonableWould Be Invested If Labor Reasonable(1)

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`establishedCarryingTo`Established Carrying to(5)

`followedCallingOn`Followed Calling on(2)

`wasDiseaseOn`Was Disease on(2)

`wasRouteTo`Was Route to(2)

`attemptedToReach`Attempted to Reach(1)

`carriedRationsTo`Carried Rations to(1)

`carrierTo`Carrier to(1)

`causeManyCasualties`Cause Many Casualties(1)

`contextualInGoldRushEra`Contextual in Gold Rush Era(1)

`creditedForPalmerGoldDiscovery`Credited for Palmer Gold Discovery(1)

`crowded`Crowded(1)

`datesBackTo1875`Dates Back To1875(1)

`discovered`Discovered(1)

`discoveredGoldfields`Discovered Goldfields(1)

`enablesCapitalInvestment`Enables Capital Investment(1)

`establishedCarryingBusinessTo`Established Carrying Business to(1)

`establishedTeamsCarryingTo`Established Teams Carrying to(1)

`establishedToService`Established to Service(1)

`existIn`Exist in(1)

`frequentlyAttackChineseAt`Frequently Attack Chinese at(1)

`hadTeamsCarryingTo`Had Teams Carrying to(1)

`impetusFromDeclineOf`Impetus From Decline of(1)

`ledExpeditionTo`Led Expedition to(1)

`occurAtGoldfields`Occur at Goldfields(1)

`referencesGoldfieldsEra`References Goldfields Era(1)

`servedAsGatewayTo`Served As Gateway to(1)

`teamsCarriedTo`Teams Carried to(1)

`wasCarrierTo`Was Carrier to(1)

`wasLastOne`Was Last One(1)

`wasLessPayable`Was Less Payable(1)

`wasMiningLocation`Was Mining Location(1)

`wasOneOfFirstOn`Was One of First on(1)

`wasProspector`Was Prospector(1)

`wasRichProspecting`Was Rich Prospecting(1)

`wentTo`Went to(1)

`wereDiagnosed`Were Diagnosed(1)

`wereDiscovered`Were Discovered(1)

`wereOldAlluvialGoldDiggers`Were Old Alluvial Gold Diggers(1)

`wereOldGoldDiggers`Were Old Gold Diggers(1)

`wereShortOn`Were Short on(1)

`workedAsCarrierTo`Worked As Carrier to(1)

`workedInEarlyDays`Worked in Early Days(1)

`workedTo`Worked to(1)

`wouldBeInvestedIfLaborReasonable`Would Be Invested If Labor Reasonable(1)