Palmer, Queensland
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Gold mining dredge on the Palmer River
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 Palmer
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| Coordinates | 15°58′13″S 143°32′19″E / 15.97028°S 143.53861°ECoordinates: 15°58′13″S 143°32′19″E / 15.97028°S 143.53861°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Palmer is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
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.
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.
Palmer has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Palmer River Goldfield Resource Reserve has old gold mines, rusting machinery, and some traces of the Maytown township for the visitor to explore.
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