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Endeavour River north arm arial
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Courtesy Gone Fishing
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Archer Point Arial
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Courtesy Gone Fishing
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Spanish mackeral
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Courtesy Gone Fishing
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Coral trout
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Courtesy Gone Fishing
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Spanish mackerel at the wharf
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Courtesy Gone Fishing
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Hope Islands
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Hope Islands
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The Gold Rush
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Little happened after Cooks initial landing until William Hann set out on his overland journey of exploration in 1872. The discovery of payable alluvial gold deposits at the Palmer river in 1873 by James Venture Mulligan, sparked a huge gold rush, drawing prospectors not only from Australia, but also from around the world.
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Cooktown Railway
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Hailed as Australia's most unusual railway, the creation of the Cooktown to Laura Railway, was a direct result of the discovery of gold in the Palmer River.
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Captain James Cook
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With a rich history starting with Captain James Cooks' landing here in 1770, to the Palmer River Gold Rush a hundred years later, Cooktown is one of Queensland's oldest historic towns.
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Cooktown Cemetery
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The Cooktown cemetery is the final resting place for people of many nationalities, religions and cultures that lived in this remote pioneering town. The stories that unfold within its boundaries bear witness to the tragedies, triumphs and mysteries experienced by the people in the times of the gold rush era, and early settlement of the township.
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