Maytown, Queensland

Maytown, Queensland
Maytown ruins, possibly stumps of the former school, 2003
LocationMaytown Town Reserve, Palmer, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates16°02′59″S 144°17′16″E / 16.0497°S 144.2878°E / -16.0497; 144.2878
Design period1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Builtc. 1874–1920s
Official nameMaytown Township
Typestate heritage (archaeological, built)
Designated1 June 2004
Reference no.602255
Significant periodc. 1874–1920s (fabric)
1874–1945 (historical)
Significant componentsoven, cemetery, fence/wall – perimeter, pole/s – telegraph, memorial – rock/stone/boulder, kerbing and channelling, hut/shack, signage – interpretative
Maytown, Queensland is located in Queensland
Maytown, Queensland
Location of Maytown, Queensland in Queensland

Maytown was the main township on the Palmer River Goldfields in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is now a ghost town within locality of Palmer in the Shire of Cook,[1] having been active from c. 1874 to the 1920s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 1 June 2004.[2]

  1. ^ "Maytown (entry 21284)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Maytown Township (entry 602255)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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