Image: StateLibQld 1 160661 Tin mining in the Bloomfield River district, ca. 1884

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Description: Tin mining in the Bloomfield River district, ca. 1884 Tin mining over divide of Bloomfield Valley, 1884. [Description supplied with photograph] 'The tin mines are situated on the south side of the river, east of Peter Botte Mountain, towards the Daintree watershed. Upwards of 100 men are at work getting alluvial tin, which is packed from seven to fourteen miles to the river, where it is shipped in small boats to Cooktown.' [Source of description: The Queenslander, 27 February 1886, p.349] The image shows two men searching for tin in the river.
Title: StateLibQld 1 160661 Tin mining in the Bloomfield River district, ca. 1884
Credit: Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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