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Queensland
Clermont, flood-moved goldfield town
Old dump ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: flood-buried refuse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
1860s gold and copper town on Hood's Lagoon, moved uphill after the deadly 1916 flood; the abandoned original town area and diggings hold the refuse story.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.