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Historical names: Port Douglas. Early township and Four Mile Beach viewed from Island Point / Flagstaff Hill Photograph showing the settlement in its very early years shortly after its establishment in 1877, reflecting the brief boom period before railway development in Cairns.
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Standing / Intact
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-16.4828, 145.4678
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Flagstaff Hill / Island Point Lookout, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland
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1870
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1870 to 1879
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Port Douglas from Flagstaff Hill, 1870s | Far North Queensland
Port Douglas from Flagstaff Hill, 1870s
1870–1879 • Flagstaff Hill / Island Point Lookout, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland
Explore the 1870s settlement of Port Douglas from Flagstaff Hill, capturing the early goldfields era town and Four Mile Beach shortly after its 1877 founding.
Historical names: Port Douglas. Early township and Four Mile Beach viewed from Island Point / Flagstaff Hill Photograph showing the settlement in its very early years shortly after its establishment in 1877, reflecting the brief boom period before railway development in Cairns.
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