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Palmer days and afterwards in 1870s gold era tale
The excerpt recalls life around Palmer River era mining camps with Mum as a housekeeper, Pat Carrigan, McCarey and family, and early diggings near Hodgkinson. It mentions verandahs, Cooktown orchids, mango plantings, and the move from Emu Creek to river camps. References to Mulligan discovery, Mulligan field news, and routes toward Trinity Inlet anchor the narrative in frontier settlement and early gold exploration along the Hodgkinson region.
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Two Mile
Mum
Rob
Pat
Cooktown
Pal
McArdle
Billy Webb
MecMillan
Webb
Maggie
William McCarey
Annan
Pat Carrigan
Joe Ehane
Laura
Henry Russell Jones
Townsville
Tors
Feler ‘Brown
Abeloen
Brerston
Emu
Kennedy
Williams
McLeod
Palmer
Boulligan
Coast Range
Trinity Bay
Mckeo
Anether
Shere Tay
Oountain
Shere Ay
Lilley
J.T Nicholl
Bi How
Billy’ McLeoe
Funders Geichnerdt
Snd
Perury
Hemi Pond
Qur
Msy
Wee
Bell
John Doyle
S Parmer
Res
Thora
Stewart and Lipton
Thomborough
Beenaion
Botenkins
Hodgkins
Tei Tamim
Thornborough
Kingsborough Woodville
MeLsodeville
Jenkins
Betwen Glen