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Bloomfield
Saw- Mill c 1930 |
Captain Cook's Day has been celebrated
since the town commenced in 1873. This
photo was probably taken c 1915. |
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Charles Bouel, better known as French
Charlie. He ran the Cafe de Paris for a number of
years commencing 1874, which was opposite the wharf
area, and had to be moved when Charlotte Street was
extended to include the Esplanade. |
View over Cooktown Police station
towards the Government landing site which later became
the No 3 wharf. Today known as 'Queen's
Steps' . The roof of Bouel's Cafe de
Paris can be seen just over the police station
roofs. |
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View north west across Charlotte Street
with Mrs Watsons Monument and the Cooktown Municipal
Council building in the middle. c 1915 |
Bank of new South Wales, Cnr of Furneaux
and Charlotte St, Cooktown. c1920 |
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Christ Church Anglican Church, Helen
Street Cooktown c 1930 |
Christ Church Anglican Church, and
Presbertery c 1880 |
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Charlotte Street Cooktown with the
Whitehorse Hotel on the corner c 1880 |
The Whitehorse is now the Commercial
Hotel c 1940, and in modern times is known as the
Cooktown Hotel |
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Cooks tree has been cared for since
Cooktown started. This photo c 1900 |
In 1987 the rock replaced the tree and
the park was reclaimed and is now known as the
Bicentennial Park, where the annual reenactment of Cooks
visit is conducted each year. |
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Cooktown Post Office c 1900 |
View of Charlotte Street showing the
Municipal Office (burnt down in 1893), the old Post
Office (which became the Municipal Office after the
fire) and the 'New' Post Office built in 1889.
Photo c 1890 |
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Cooktown commenced on the 24th October
1873 with the arrival of the first miners and Government
officials to establish a port for the Palmer Gold
Field. Cooktown was established as a tent town,
until buildings were constructed.All building supplies
had to be shipped in from the south, as there were no
roads into the port. |
Cooktown Social Club, Botanic Gardens,
c 1920 |
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Kindergarten
1978
Top Row(L-R) Megan Logan, Bruce Harrigan,
Mark Harrigan,
Innis,
,
..Habberman,
..
Front
Row:
.., Linda Logan, Helen
Whithear,
.., Felicity Flesser, Jamie Hughes, Chris
Flesser |
Mr Branneke and his Boys School class in
1915.
We have many class photos in our
collection from 1900 to 2000, Kindergarden, Preschool,
Primary and Secondary. |
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Cooktown Hospital built in 1880,
replaced in 1976. This photo c 1940 |
Reynold's Family Wedding. The
Reynolds Family had the Family Hotel in Charlotte
Street. Descendants still reside in
Cooktown. |
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Sovereign Hotel c 1960. It was
extensivly damaged in the 1949 cyclone and
rebuilt. Being small than the original, locals
named it the Half Sovereign. |
Sovereign Hotel, Charlotte Street c
1940 |
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Charlotte Street Cooktown looking North
c 1875. This photo was taken before the fire of
1876 which destroyed most of the buildings in this
block. |
The same block in Charlotte Street c
1900. This area was the home of Burns Philp store
(2 storey building on the left). The block was
again destroyed by fire in
1919. |
