Palmer is a rural
locality
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in the
Shire of Cook
The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
It covers an area ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Palmer had a population of 46 people.
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The former towns (now neighbourhoods) of Byerstown, Lukinville, Maytown, Palmerville and Stonyville (or Stony Creek), all dating from the 1870s-1880s gold rushes around the ]Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
, are within the locality.
Geography
The Great Dividing Range
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forms part of the northern boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east ( Laura / Lakeland), passing through the north of the locality before exiting northward to Laura.
The Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
which flows through the locality from the east (Lakeland) to the west ( Maramie). Being west of the Great Dividing Range, it is part of the Gulf of Carpentaria drainage basin.
The Palmer River Goldfields Resource Reserve is the eastern part of the locality to the north of the river. Apart from this protected area, the land use is grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
''Kuku Yalanji
The Kuku Yalanji, also known as Gugu-Yalanji, Kuku Yalandji or Kokojelandji, are an Aboriginal Australian people originating from the rainforest regions of Far North Queensland.
Language
The traditional language of the people is Guugu Yaland ...
'' (also known as ''Gugu Yalanji'', ''Kuku Yalaja'', and ''Kuku Yelandji'') is an Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of the Mossman and Daintree areas of North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its Tropical North Queensland, trop ...
. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Shire of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, Queensland, Mos ...
and Shire of Cook
The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
It covers an area ...
, particularly the localities of Mossman, Daintree, Bloomfield River
The Bloomfield River is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia, noted for its Bloomfield River cod fish species, found only in the river.
Course and features
The river rises in the Great Dividing Range below Zig Zag and ...
, China Camp, Maytown, Palmer, Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia. In the , Cape Tribulation had a population of 123 people.
Geography
The locality is north of Cairns. It is within the Daintree N ...
and Wujal Wujal
Wujal Wujal, sometimes spelt Wudjil Wudjil, is a rural town and locality in the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the , the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.
The comm ...
.
'' Yalanji'' (also known as ''Kuku Yalanji'', ''Kuku Yalaja'', ''Kuku Yelandji'', and ''Gugu Yalanji)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language
The Indigenous languages of Australia number in the hundreds, the precise number being quite uncertain, although there is a range of estimates from a minimum of around 250 (using the technical definition of 'language' as non-mutually intellig ...
of Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns, Queensland, Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stret ...
. The traditional language region is Mossman River
The Mossman River is a river in lower Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The headwaters of the river rise under Devils Thumb on the Mount Carbine Tableland in the Great Dividing Range. The river flows through a deeply in ...
in the south to the Annan River
The Annan River ( Kuku Nyungkal: ''Yuku Baja'') is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Yorkey Range below Mount Romeo near , north-northwest of . The river flows generally ...
in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean
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in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave. This includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, Queensland, Mos ...
, the Shire of Cook
The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
It covers an area ...
and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal
The Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is managed as a Deed of Grant in Trust under the ''Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004''.
In the , the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal S ...
and the towns and localities of Cooktown
Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the '' Endeavour'', for ...
, Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia. In the , Cape Tribulation had a population of 123 people.
Geography
The locality is north of Cairns. It is within the Daintree N ...
and Wujal Wujal
Wujal Wujal, sometimes spelt Wudjil Wudjil, is a rural town and locality in the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire, Queensland, Australia. It is an Aboriginal community. In the , the locality of Wujal Wujal had a population of 276 people.
The comm ...
. It includes the head of the Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
, the Bloomfield River
The Bloomfield River is a river in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland, Australia, noted for its Bloomfield River cod fish species, found only in the river.
Course and features
The river rises in the Great Dividing Range below Zig Zag and ...
, China Camp, Maytown, and Palmerville.
The locality takes its name from the Palmer River
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
which flows through the locality from east to west and the Palmer goldfields
The Palmer River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area surrounding the river was the site of a gold rush in the late 19th century which started in 1873.
Course and features
The headwaters of the Palmer River rise in the Suss ...
around the river. The river was named on 5 August 1872 by William Hann
William Hann (26 February 1837 – 5 April 1889) was a Pastoralism, pastoralist and explorer in northern Queensland, Australia. His expedition in 1872 found the first indications of the Palmer River goldfield.
Early life
He was born in Wiltshi ...
after Arthur Hunter Palmer
Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer (28 December 1819 – 20 March 1898) was an Australian politician who served as the fifth Premier of Queensland, in office from 1870 to 1874. He later held ministerial office in Thomas McIlwraith's ministry from 1879 ...
, then Premier of Queensland
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.[
Maytown State School opened circa 1877 in Maytown and closed in 1917. It reopened briefly in 1924, closing in 1925.]
Demographics
In the , Palmer had "no people or a very low population".
In the , Palmer had a population of 46 people.
Heritage listings
Palmer has a number of heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and human-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In ma ...
sites, including:
* Wild Irish Girl Mine and Battery, Conglomerate Range
* Laura to Maytown Coach Road, Laura to Maytown
* Maytown Township, Maytown Town Reserve
* Alexandra Mine and Battery, Palmerville Station
* Stonyville Township, Stony Creek
* Palmer River Gold Company Dredge, Strathleven
Education
There are no schools in Palmer nor nearby. The options are distance education
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and boarding school.
Attractions
The Palmer River Goldfield Resource Reserve has old gold mines, rusting machinery, and some traces of the Maytown township for the visitor to explore.
References
External links
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Shire of Cook
Localities in Queensland