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Palmer River goldfield

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Alluvial

Site of the 1870s Palmer River rush in Cape York.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Palmer River goldfield and Maytown camps54 km away · Old dump ground
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Cooktown: Palmer River gold port91 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Endeavour River wharves and Charlotte Street91 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Port Douglas, Hodgkinson rush port92 km away · Tidal foreshore
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