Palmer, Queensland

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Palmer
Queensland
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Palmer
Coordinates 15°58′13″S143°32′19″E / 15.9702°S 143.5386°E / -15.9702; 143.5386 (Palmer (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 15°58′13″S143°32′19″E / 15.9702°S 143.5386°E / -15.9702; 143.5386 (Palmer (centre of locality))
Population46 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 4892
Area7,682.4 km2 (2,966.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Cook
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Palmer:
Maramie Dixie Laura
Maramie Palmer Lakeland
Groganville Gamboola
Mount Mulgrave 		Highbury

Palmer is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [2]

Contents

The former towns (now unbounded localities) of Byerstown, Lukinville, Maytown, Palmerville and Stonyville (or Stony Creek), all dating from the 1870s-1880s gold rushes around the Palmer River, are within the locality. [3]

Geography

The Palmer River which flows through the locality from east to west. The Palmer River Goldfields Resource Reserve is the eastern part of the locality to the north of the river.

History

Kuku Yalanji (also known as Gugu Yalanji, Kuku Yalaja, and Kuku Yelandji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Mossman and Daintree areas of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Shire of Douglas and Shire of Cook, particularly the localities of Mossman, Daintree, Bloomfield River, China Camp, Maytown, Palmer, Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal. [4]

Yalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji, Kuku Yalaja, Kuku Yelandji, and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland. The traditional language region is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean 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 Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal and the towns and localities of Cooktown, Mossman, Daintree, Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal. It includes the head of the Palmer River, the Bloomfield River, China Camp, Maytown, and Palmerville. [5]

The locality takes its name from the Palmer River which flows through the locality from east to west and the Palmer goldfields around the river. The river was named on 5 August 1872 by William Hann after Arthur Hunter Palmer, then Premier of Queensland. [2]

At the 2021 census, the population of Palmer was 46. [6]

Heritage listings

Palmer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palmer (Qld) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Palmer – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 46137)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland place names search". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Kuku Yalanji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ↑ CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yalanji". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "2021 Palmer (Qld)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wild Irish Girl Mine and Battery (entry 600428)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Laura to Maytown Coach Road (entry 600427)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Maytown Township (entry 602255)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Alexandra Mine and Battery (entry 600429)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Stonyville Township, Water Race and Cemetery (entry 600433)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Palmer River Gold Company Dredge (entry 601871 )". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "About Palmer Goldfield". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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