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3 mag 2024 · This page covers the history of Cairns after European settlement in the 1870s. The much-longer history of Cairns First Nations people can be found by clicking on the button. Learn about Cairns First People's History
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History of Cairns from the 1870s. History of Cairns...
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History of Cairns. The history of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, is a transition of a port from a shanty town to a modern city, following an uncertain start because of competition from the newly created neighbouring community of Port Douglas. A succession of major work projects, institution establishments and direct involvement in world ...
6 giorni fa · Founded in the 1870s as a government customs collection point, it grew in the late 19th century as the result of gold discoveries along the Hodgkinson and Palmer rivers, tin discoveries at Herberton on the Atherton Tableland, and the introduction of sugarcane cultivation in the area.
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History of Cairns from the 1870s ; Street, suburb and park names ; City symbols ; Living in Cairns
In the early 1870s timber-cutters arrived looking for red cedar. After the establishment of Cooktown in 1873, coastal traffic in the area increased. The first detailed reconnaissance of the bay was by Captain Moresby in H.M.S. Basilisk in 1873, followed by George Dalrymple’s Queensland North-East Coast Expedition later that year.
Captain James Cook was the first European to visit the Cairns area, who sailed past in 1770. He named the area Trinity Bay. In the late 1800s, gold was discovered in the nearby Hodgkinson River, which led to an influx of people to the area. In 1876, Cairns was officially founded as a port for the goldfields.
