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North Queensland diggings letter from A Rose
A travel diary from Batavia to Goen recounts mining activity at Balavin and nearby creeks. It notes pumps, new claims, local families like the Keeles, Stack, and Hunter, early settlers Maurice Sheppard and Arch ibus t, and a social network visiting from Cloncurry and Cooktown with vivid mentions of venues, vehicles, and a planned syndicate to work the Hamilton King mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willot
Batavia
Paddy Boyd
Lester Kats
Yeatow
Glencurry
Keeles
Jack Stack
Jack
Feecles
Peryer
Rose
Boyd
Brain
Glen
Balavin
Jack Stock
Chock
Weles
Jim Higgins
Hal
Cloncurry
Mick Abern
Gust Hunter
Bill Nobber
George
Innisfall
Ebacoolah
Mra
Roy Hunter
Gush
Roy
Susie Price
Mra Brockley
Tom Wrieh
Price
Mra Hunter
Bolovn
Mojor Ferry
Paine
George ‘Thompson
Springhwh
Hatlam
Freie
Merlimna
Whit
Busheas
General Glorea Ie
Maurice Sheppard
Archie Adicrust
Anhim Repent
Alex Thompson
Maurice
Li Foen
Harold Robertson
Coon
Port Stewart
Sheppard
Archie
Coen
Bryanta
Allens
Sheppards
Arm Rusts
Steprie Borty
Hile
Goen
Archie Armbrust
Milly
Jia Tanbey
Tom Lhiney
Gloncurry
Billy Keyes
Bul
Bubley
Cloneurry
Beck
Jetter
Advocate
Jack Allen
Sim
Tim Ual
Ted
Croydon
Beasley
Bob' Dunlop
Bob
Lloyd Bay
Rob
Ted Densley
Brisbane
Sweatheart
Glenerry
New West
Barkle
Mosey Pepe
Kimmy Fiynn
Wandana
Cooktown
Jim
Caplan
Osam
Ebugoolah
Alr Woods
Alf
Joe Byrne Fom Junes
Tilanh
Hamilton King
Erle Bersdorf
Jordan
Erle
Ken Deane
Innisfail
Gooktown
Mungana
DisYier
Ursden
Mian
al Laura
Munganhon
Wrotham
Wrotham Park
Mt Muserave
Mt Musgrave
Palmerville
Pairview
Fairview
Laura
Milles
Koolburra
Musgrave
Bambon
Gamboo
Ebagoolah
Yarradan
Lukin
Curtay
Batevia
Agin
Eviry
Aml