Three trailbike riders retrace the route that led 15,000 Chinese and 1,500 Europeans from Cooktown through Hell’s Gate to the Palmer Goldfields of Northern Queensland. Partly dramatised, it recounts the coming of the Chinese, conflicts with local people and shows remnants of Maytown, the old mining settlement of Christie Palmerston, a legendary figure of the period.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320156
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Australia, Northern
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Chinese - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Chinese - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1851-1891
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)