Lakeland, Queensland
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Lakeland, Queensland - also known as 'Lakeland Downs' - is a small farming centre in Cape York Peninsula
, Queensland
, Australia
.
It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Development Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns
to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway
. It is located in the Shire of Cook
.
It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a small store. The main products are peanuts, maize, sorghum and cattle, coffee, tea and tropical fruits.
The village is named for William Lakeland who was born in 1844 at Rose Bay
, Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
and was one of the earliest and most energetic prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.
1873 in association with Christie Palmerston they prospected on the newly discovered (1873) Palmer goldfield, shortly thereafter with Robert Sefton finding traces of gold on the Batavia River (now known as Wenlock River). The gold rush of Batavia River began 1892 culminating in 300 diggers.
1876 Lakeland with Sefton and other men, discovered the Coen
goldfield and in 1878 they mapped-out and cut a track, along which a rush took place from Cooktown and the Palmer.
He discovered the Hamilton River and the Claudie River rising in the Janet Range and flowing south-easterly into Lloyd Bay. The Claudie was named for his son Claude Lakeland. He assisted J. T. Embley in his surveys on Cape York Peninsula in 1884-1885.
In 1887 he, in company with men named Mr. Bowden and Mr. Dickie, located wolfram on a field, between the Pascoe River and Canoe Creek, later called Bowden Field.
In 1888 he came upon a rich reef which is now known as Iron Range.
He died alone in 1920 while travelling on horseback from Coen to Mount Carter (Iron Range). Supplies exhausted, he attempted to return to Coen lost his way and died. A saddle, other articles and human remains were found in 1923.
He is commemorated in 1924-1925 by a marble headstone at the spot where his remains were found and interred; the headstone was conveyed for many miles over some of the roughest country in the Cape York Peninsula on a horse-drawn bush-sled made from the forked limb of a tree.
His widow died at Cooktown in 1949 aged 90 years.
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...
, Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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.
It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Development Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns
Cairns, Queensland
Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...
to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway
Mulligan Highway
The Mulligan Highway is a new state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for approximately 270 km between Mareeba and Cooktown, on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula where it terminates....
. It is located in the Shire of Cook
Shire of Cook
The Shire of Cook is a Local Government Area located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland....
.
It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a small store. The main products are peanuts, maize, sorghum and cattle, coffee, tea and tropical fruits.
The village is named for William Lakeland who was born in 1844 at Rose Bay
Rose Bay, New South Wales
Rose Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rose Bay is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Municipal Council and Woollahra Council .Rose Bay has views of both the Sydney...
, Sydney
Sydney
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, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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and was one of the earliest and most energetic prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.
1873 in association with Christie Palmerston they prospected on the newly discovered (1873) Palmer goldfield, shortly thereafter with Robert Sefton finding traces of gold on the Batavia River (now known as Wenlock River). The gold rush of Batavia River began 1892 culminating in 300 diggers.
1876 Lakeland with Sefton and other men, discovered the Coen
Coen
Coen may refer to:"Coen" - is a Germanic variant of the name "Conrad", most popular in the Dutch language. It is originally spelled as "Coenraad" or "Koenraad", with just the "raad" deleted off. Both variations are made up from two words: "koen" and "raad" ...
goldfield and in 1878 they mapped-out and cut a track, along which a rush took place from Cooktown and the Palmer.
He discovered the Hamilton River and the Claudie River rising in the Janet Range and flowing south-easterly into Lloyd Bay. The Claudie was named for his son Claude Lakeland. He assisted J. T. Embley in his surveys on Cape York Peninsula in 1884-1885.
In 1887 he, in company with men named Mr. Bowden and Mr. Dickie, located wolfram on a field, between the Pascoe River and Canoe Creek, later called Bowden Field.
In 1888 he came upon a rich reef which is now known as Iron Range.
He died alone in 1920 while travelling on horseback from Coen to Mount Carter (Iron Range). Supplies exhausted, he attempted to return to Coen lost his way and died. A saddle, other articles and human remains were found in 1923.
He is commemorated in 1924-1925 by a marble headstone at the spot where his remains were found and interred; the headstone was conveyed for many miles over some of the roughest country in the Cape York Peninsula on a horse-drawn bush-sled made from the forked limb of a tree.
His widow died at Cooktown in 1949 aged 90 years.