Maytown, Queensland

Maytown was the main settlement on the Palmer River goldfields in Far North Queensland. It is now a ghost town. Originally named Edwardstown, the town was settled in the early 1870s. In 1900, the town had a population of 674, nearly two thirds of whom were Chinese gold miners. The town was largely abandoned by 1945.

See also

Queensland portal

• List of ghost towns

References

Coordinates: 16°03′S 144°17′E / 16.05°S 144.283°E / -16.05; 144.283

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