Palmer River Goldfield

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Comprises	Palmer River^[7]
Comprises	Palmer River and Tributaries^[12]
Includes Settlements	Adatown^[10]
Includes Settlements	Byerstown^[9]
Had Dredging Tried and Abandoned	true^[9]
Had Dredging Tried and Abandoned	null^[11]
Discovered by	James Venture Mulligan^[16]
Discovered by	William Hann^[17]
Attracted Over	20000-people^[4]
Attracted Over	20000^[5]
Exists Historically	Palmer River^[2]
Exists Historically	null^[12]
Had Chinese Miners	over 20000^[21]
Had Chinese Miners	20000+^[3]
Had Drilling Tests In1920s	null^[11]
Had Drilling Tests In1920s	true^[9]

ex:palmer-river-goldfield

Palmer River Goldfield has 100 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 27 references, with 12 live disagreements.

100+ facts·55 predicates·27 sources·12 in dispute

Mostly:includes settlements(16), comprises(13), has settlements(4)

Comprisesin dispute`comprises`

Palmer River^[7]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210
Palmer River^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
Palmer River^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
Palmer River^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
Palmer River^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
Palmer River^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
Palmer River and Tributaries^[12]all time · Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf8
Palmer River Tributaries^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
Palmer River Tributaries^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
Palmer River Tributaries^[7]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210

Includes Settlementsin dispute`includesSettlements`

Adatown^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
Adatown^[7]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210
Byerstown^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
Byerstown^[12]all time · Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf8
Byerstown^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
Byterstown^[7]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210
Idadown^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
Idatawn^[12]all time · Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf8
Maytown^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
Maytown^[7]all time · Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca8809210

Had Dredging Tried and Abandonedin dispute`hadDredgingTriedAndAbandoned`

true^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9
null^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
post-1920s^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192

Discovered byin dispute`discoveredBy`

James Venture Mulligan^[16]all time · Douglas History Mossman Barnard Posse Many Killed 357b784b63d5
William Hann^[17]all time · Douglas Heritage Study Chinese Clearing Reynolds Mowbray

Attracted Overin dispute`attractedOver`

20000-people^[4]all time · Catchup Archive Downloads Batch 030
20000^[5]all time · Downloaded Archive 012 Www Qhatlas Com Au Content Gold 3ba2130e1ee1

Exists Historicallyin dispute`existsHistorically`

Palmer River^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
null^[12]all time · Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf8

Had Chinese Minersin dispute`hadChineseMiners`

over 20000^[21]all time · Chinese Cooktown Gudang Palmer Aboriginal Cemetery Context
20000+^[3]all time · Mandarin Cooktown Palmer Chinese Goldfields Blogs

Had Drilling Tests In1920sin dispute`hadDrillingTestsIn1920s`

null^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
true^[9]all time · Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f9

Has Settlementsin dispute`hasSettlements`

Byerstown^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
Idadown^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
Maytown^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce
Palmerville^[11]all time · Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce

Has Settlementin dispute`hasSettlement`

Byerstown^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
Idadown^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
Maytown^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b
Palmerville^[8]all time · Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b

Evaluated by Historian Asin dispute`evaluatedByHistorianAs`

hellish-sink-for-capital^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192
socially-debilitating^[10]all time · Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb6192

Contains Settlementsin dispute`containsSettlements`

Byterstown^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
Idatown^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
Maytown^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b
Palmerville^[2]all time · Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b

Inbound mentions (72)

Other subjects in dontopedia point AT this entity as a value. These are inverse relationships — e.g. "X motherOf this subject" — and answer questions the forward facts can't. Grouped by predicate.

`hasTracksTo`Has Tracks to(6)

Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown
Cooktownex:cooktown

`locatedIn`Located in(3)

Commissioners Campex:commissioners-camp
Quartzboroughex:quartzborough
Revolver Pointex:revolver-point

`namedAfter`Named After(3)

Palmervilleex:palmerville
Palmervilleex:palmerville
Palmervilleex:palmerville

`portrayed`Portrayed(3)

Australian Handbook 1876ex:australian-handbook-1876
Australian Handbook 1876ex:australian-handbook-1876
Australian Handbook 1876ex:australian-handbook-1876

`blazedTrailFrom`Blazed Trail From(2)

Alexander Douglasex:alexander-douglas
Alexander Douglas Douglasex:alexander-douglas-douglas

`extendsTo`Extends to(2)

Cooktown Palmer River Areaex:cooktown-palmer-river-area
Palmer Trackex:palmer-track

`luredEuropeansAwayFrom`Lured Europeans Away From(2)

Hodgkinson Goldfield Discoveryex:hodgkinson-goldfield-discovery
Hodgkinson Goldfield Discoveryex:hodgkinson-goldfield-discovery

`presupposesExistenceOf`Presupposes Existence of(2)

Nmp Event 49709ex:nmp-event-49709
Nmp Event Eid 18745ex:nmp-event-eid-18745

`principalTownOf`Principal Town of(2)

Maytownex:maytown
Palmervilleex:palmerville

`requestsIncreasedPoliceProtection`Requests Increased Police Protection(2)

Police Office Palmervilleex:police-office-palmerville
Police Office Palmervilleex:police-office-palmerville

`searchedForRouteFromCoastTo`Searched for Route From Coast to(2)

George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrympleex:george-augustus-frederick-elphinstone-dalrymple
George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrympleex:george-augustus-frederick-elphinstone-dalrymple

`travelledTo`Travelled to(2)

Mr Crossex:mr-cross
Mrs Crossex:mrs-cross

`cameToPalmerDuringInitialRush`Came to Palmer During Initial Rush(1)

James Ah Funex:james-ah-fun

`causedDecampingFrom`Caused Decamping From(1)

Hodgkinson Discoveryex:hodgkinson-discovery

`connects`Connects(1)

Mail Route to Palmerex:mail-route-to-palmer

`describedIn1980`Described In1980(1)

Mining Historianex:mining-historian

`developedWith`Developed With(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`discoveryLuredEuropeansAwayFrom`Discovery Lured Europeans Away From(1)

Hodgkinson Goldfieldex:hodgkinson-goldfield

`establishedFor`Established for(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`establishedToService`Established to Service(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`existed`Existed(1)

Goldfieldsex:goldfields

`hadChildrenBornOnPalmer`Had Children Born on Palmer(1)

Ah Binex:ah-bin

`infersSettingAs`Infers Setting As(1)

Researcherex:researcher

`involvedInFirstChineseMarriageOnField`Involved in First Chinese Marriage on Field(1)

Hung Fannex:hung-fann

`involvesLocationNear`Involves Location Near(1)

Skull Camp Massacreex:skull-camp-massacre

`isDangerousPassTo`Is Dangerous Pass to(1)

Hells Gatesex:hells-gates

`isNear`Is Near(1)

Three Mile Beachex:three-mile-beach

`isReefOn`Is Reef on(1)

Queen of the Northex:queen-of-the-north

`leftWithAlluvialWork`Left With Alluvial Work(1)

Chinese Minersex:chinese-miners

`monopolisedField`Monopolised Field(1)

Chinese on Palmerex:chinese-on-palmer

`occurredAt`Occurred at(1)

Nmp Event 49709ex:nmp-event-49709

`occurredDuringGoldProspectingRush`Occurred During Gold Prospecting Rush(1)

Nmp Event 18416ex:nmp-event-18416

`partOf`Part of(1)

Three Mile Beachex:three-mile-beach

`portFor`Port for(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`portrayedSuccinctly`Portrayed Succinctly(1)

Australian Handbook 1876ex:australian-handbook-1876

`portraysSuccinctly`Portrays Succinctly(1)

Textex:text

`providesContextFor`Provides Context for(1)

Queensland Places Palmer Riverex:queensland-places-palmer-river

`providesDataOn`Provides Data on(1)

Wardens Report Palmervilleex:wardens-report-palmerville

`references`References(1)

Australian Handbookex:australian-handbook

`relatedPlacesNamedAfterSame`Related Places Named After Same(1)

Palmer Street Cairns Portsmithex:palmer-street-cairns-portsmith

`relatedTo`Related to(1)

Palmer Street Cairns Portsmithex:palmer-street-cairns-portsmith

`requestsIncreasedPoliceProtectionAt`Requests Increased Police Protection at(1)

Police Office Palmervilleex:police-office-palmerville

`rushedTo`Rushed to(1)

Chinese Minersex:chinese-miners

`searchedForSuitablePortFor`Searched for Suitable Port for(1)

George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrympleex:george-augustus-frederick-elphinstone-dalrymple

`servesGoldfieldCommunity`Serves Goldfield Community(1)

Cooktown Herald and Palmer River Advertiserex:cooktown-herald-and-palmer-river-advertiser

`sourceOfProspectors`Source of Prospectors(1)

Cooktownex:cooktown

`to`To(1)

Route Coast to Palmer River Goldfieldex:route-coast-to-palmer-river-goldfield

`traveledFrom`Traveled From(1)

Alfred Courtex:alfred-court

`travelRouteTo`Travel Route to(1)

Lauraex:laura

`triedAndAbandoned`Tried and Abandoned(1)

Dredgingex:dredging

`wasImmenselyRich`Was Immensely Rich(1)

Palmer River Goldfieldex:palmer-river-goldfield

`wasMainSettlementOn`Was Main Settlement on(1)

Maytown Townex:maytown-town

`yieldedLessThanOneSixthGoldOf`Yielded Less Than One Sixth Gold of(1)

Hodgkinson Goldfieldex:hodgkinson-goldfield

Other facts (44)

The long tail: predicates that appear too rarely to warrant their own section. Filter or scroll to find a specific one. Each row links to its source.

44 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Had Drilling Tests in	1920s	[2]
Had Drilling Tests in	1920s	[10]
Connected to	Cooktown	[13]
Is Located in	Cape York Peninsula	[25]
Is Greatest Alluvial Goldfield of	North Queensland	[25]
Had Rich Gullies and Ravines	Mitchell River Gullies	[23]
Is Historical Mining Region	true	[26]
Is Destination of	Mail Route to Palmer	[24]
Discovery1872 Led To20000 Miners	true	[19]
Gold Rush Began in	1887	[22]
Discovered in	1873	[18]
Biggest Rush Since1851	null	[6]
Distance From	140	[9]
Experienced Gold Rush	true	[9]
Located South West of	Cooktown	[9]
Annual Gold Output1877	839000 oz	[3]
Annual Gold Output1878	120223 oz	[3]
Annual Gold Output1879	90000 oz	[3]
Annual Gold Output1880	65423 oz	[3]
Had Population	3000 prospectors	[3]
Described In1903 Australian Handbook	null	[11]
Had Entire Population Just Over1000 In1892	null	[11]
Is Located140 Km South West of	Cooktown	[11]
Is140 Km South West of	Cooktown	[8]
Had Population In1892	just over 1000	[10]
Located Distance Southwest of	Cooktown	[10]
Is South West of	Cooktown	[7]
Located	140 km south-west of Cooktown	[2]
140km South West of Cooktown	{}	[1]
Distance From Cooktown	120 miles	[20]
Located on	Cape York Peninsula Tropical Queensland	[27]
Contributed to	Frontier Violence	[15]
Contextualized in	Queensland Gold Rush History	[12]
Exploited by White Miners First	null	[21]
Evaluated As Hellish Sink	true	[9]
Evaluated As Socially Debilitating	true	[9]
Context for Chinese Marriages	{}	[14]
Contrasts With	Hodgkinson Goldfield	[8]
Dependent on	Low Transport Costs for Viability	[10]
Experienced Decline	Population Drop Desertion	[10]
Historically Significant for	Gold Rush Migration Aboriginal Conflict	[10]
Advocated Preservation of	Four Deep Mines	[2]
Historically Significant in	Qld Gold Rush History	[2]
Existentially Commits to Decline	true	[9]

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.

100 undated

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140km-south-west-of-cooktownrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-052

{}

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advocatedPreservationOfrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:four-deep-mines

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annualGoldOutput1877rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

839000 oz

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annualGoldOutput1878rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

120223 oz

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annualGoldOutput1879rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

90000 oz

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annualGoldOutput1880rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

65423 oz

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attractedOverrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/catchup-archive-downloads-batch-030

20000-people

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attractedOverrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-012-www-qhatlas-com-au-content-gold-3ba2130e1ee1

20000

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biggestRushSince1851rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/jcu-race-relations-nq-chinese-palmer-kirkman-may

null

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-74aca8809210

ex:palmer-river

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:palmer-river

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

ex:palmer-river

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:palmer-river

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:palmer-river

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:palmer-river

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ex:palmer-river-and-tributaries

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:palmer-river-tributaries

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

ex:palmer-river-tributaries

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-74aca8809210

ex:palmer-river-tributaries

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:palmer-river-tributaries

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:tributaries-of-palmer-river

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comprisesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:tributaries-of-palmer-river

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connectedToblucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--287292891

ex:cooktown

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containsSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:byterstown

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ex:Idatown

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containsSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:maytown

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containsSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

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contextForChineseMarriagesrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-river-chinese-family-record-citations-checkpoint

{}

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ex:hodgkinson-goldfield

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ex:frontier-violence

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ex:low-transport-costs-for-viability

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describedIn1903AustralianHandbookrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

null

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ex:james-venture-mulligan

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ex:william-hann

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1873

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discovery1872LedTo20000Minersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-database-entry-eid-4017-coen-nmp-camp

true

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

140

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distanceFromCooktownbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir

120 miles

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

true

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

true

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evaluatedByHistorianAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

hellish-sink-for-capital

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evaluatedByHistorianAsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

socially-debilitating

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

true

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existsHistoricallyrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

ex:palmer-river

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

null

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experiencedDeclinerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:population-drop-desertion

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

true

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exploitedByWhiteMinersFirstrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-gudang-palmer-aboriginal-cemetery-context

null

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goldRushBeganInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/q-r-place-names-0960bba8060b

1887

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hadChineseMinersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-gudang-palmer-aboriginal-cemetery-context

over 20000

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hadChineseMinersrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

20000+

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

true

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hadDredgingTriedAndAbandonedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

null

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hadDredgingTriedAndAbandonedrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

post-1920s

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hadDrillingTestsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

1920s

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hadDrillingTestsInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

1920s

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hadDrillingTestsIn1920srosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

null

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hadDrillingTestsIn1920srosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-3290e7bb6192d9f9

true

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hadEntirePopulationJustOver1000In1892rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

null

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hadPopulationrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/mandarin-cooktown-palmer-chinese-goldfields-blogs

3000 prospectors

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hadPopulationIn1892rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

just over 1000

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hadRichGulliesAndRavinesblucher-uhr/trove--trove-articles--blucher-aboriginal--wednesday 15 october 1919--40330978--tramp-in-new-guinea-waters-vii-tramp-s-letter-box

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hasSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:byerstown

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hasSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:idadown

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hasSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:maytown

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hasSettlementrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-a527ddde276b

ex:palmerville

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hasSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:byerstown

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hasSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:idadown

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hasSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:maytown

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hasSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-da788e4788ce

ex:palmerville

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historicallySignificantForrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:gold-rush-migration-aboriginal-conflict

—

historicallySignificantInrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/metadata-reingest/www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-b9346d8a695b

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includesSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:adatown

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ex:adatown

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

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includesSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-arch-3290e7bb6192

ex:byerstown

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includesSettlementsrosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archives-2026-05-05-2026-05-06-batch-74aca8809210

ex:byterstown

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

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[1]Catchup Archive Downloads Batch 0521 fact
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[2]Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River B9346d8a695b11 facts
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[3]Mandarin Cooktown Palmer Chinese Goldfields Blogs6 facts
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[4]Catchup Archive Downloads Batch 0301 fact
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[5]Downloaded Archive 012 Www Qhatlas Com Au Content Gold 3ba2130e1ee11 fact
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[6]Jcu Race Relations Nq Chinese Palmer Kirkman May1 fact
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[7]Downloaded Archives 2026 05 05 2026 05 06 Batch 74aca88092107 facts
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[8]Downloaded Arch A527ddde276b8 facts
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[9]Downloaded Archive 3290e7bb6192d9f914 facts
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[10]Downloaded Arch 3290e7bb619215 facts
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[11]Downloaded Arch Da788e4788ce11 facts
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[12]Downloaded Archive Www Queenslandplaces Com Au Palmer River De486e60fdf87 facts
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive-www-queenslandplaces-com-au-palmer-river-de486e60fdf8
[13]Trove Reynolds Uhrs Camp 2872928911 fact
customctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--reynolds-uhrs-camp--287292891
[14]Palmer River Chinese Family Record Citations Checkpoint1 fact
customctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/palmer-river-chinese-family-record-citations-checkpoint
[15]Hopevale Roth Waifs Shipping Batch 31321 fact
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[16]Douglas History Mossman Barnard Posse Many Killed 357b784b63d51 fact
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[17]Douglas Heritage Study Chinese Clearing Reynolds Mowbray1 fact
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[18]Jcu Race Relations Nq Cooktown Palmer Chinese Reynolds 861ef9ea0cb91 fact
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[19]Nmp Database Entry Eid 4017 Coen Nmp Camp1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/nmp-database-entry-eid-4017-coen-nmp-camp
[20]63488442 Wednesday 8 October 1952 Cooktown and the Palmer Gold Diggings Spencer Brownes Memoir1 fact
ctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/63488442_Wednesday-8-October-1952-cooktown-and-the-palmer-gold-diggings-spencer-brownes-memoir
[21]Chinese Cooktown Gudang Palmer Aboriginal Cemetery Context2 facts
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/chinese-cooktown-gudang-palmer-aboriginal-cemetery-context
[22]Q R Place Names 0960bba8060b1 fact
ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/downloaded-archive/q-r-place-names-0960bba8060b
[23]Trove Trove Articles Blucher Aboriginal Wednesday 15 October 1919 40330978 Tramp in New Guinea Waters Vii Tramp S Letter Box1 fact
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[24]Row 2145 Eid 617071 fact
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[25]Trove Trove Articles Uhrs Camp Friday 1 June 1951 40373371 Jubilee Feature Stars of Gold Presenting the Historical Background to North Qu2 facts
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[26]Trove Trove Cooktown All Uhrs Camp Wednesday 8 September 1880 890855 Warden S Report Palmerville1 fact
ctx:research/blucher-uhr/trove--trove-cooktown-all--uhrs-camp--wednesday 8 september 1880--890855--warden-s-report-palmerville
[27]Beche De Mer1 fact
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