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Port Douglas, Hodgkinson rush port
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottlesAlso reported: in disturbed ground only.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Boomed from 1877 as the port for the Hodgkinson field with dozens of pubs, then faded to a fishing village before tourism; early town refuse lies under the resort strip.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.