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Australia, Queensland

Cooktown

Palmer goldfield port

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

GoldGold
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1873 Palmer River gold-rush port on the Endeavour River

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal river, crocodiles, remote.

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