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Maytown General Store on the Palmer River Goldfield, photographed in the 1880s with local residents standing across the front verandah. Maytown was the administrative and commercial centre of the Palmer River Goldfield. The site is now a ghost town with archaeological remains listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
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State Library of Queensland, John Oxley Library
Source of the 1880s photograph (Negative No. 23746) and historical context.
Wikipedia
Reference for the history of the Maytown Township site and its heritage status.
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Category
Historic Sites
Site condition
Other / Unclassified
Access
Public (Free Access)
Coordinates
-16.0431, 144.2971
Location
Maytown, Palmer River Goldfield, Shire of Cook, Far North Queensland
Photo year
1880
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Maytown General Store: Historic Palmer River Goldfield Landmark
Maytown General Store, Palmer River Goldfield
1880 • Maytown, Palmer River Goldfield, Shire of Cook, Far North Queensland
Explore the Maytown General Store, a historic site in the Palmer River Goldfield, Queensland. Discover 1880s mining history at this former ghost town.
Maytown General Store on the Palmer River Goldfield, photographed in the 1880s with local residents standing across the front verandah. Maytown was the administrative and commercial centre of the Palmer River Goldfield. The site is now a ghost town with archaeological remains listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
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