Wujal Wujal/Bloomfield Wujal Wujal is located at the Northern end of the Bloomfield track (coast road from Cairns to Cooktown) and is the community of the Kuku Yalanji people. Wujal Wujal has a neat tourist facility with cafe, art … Continue reading
James Cook Cooktown is named after Captian James Cook and I am truly bewildered as to why there are so many different accounts about Cook’s shipwreck off Cape Tribulation when there are three separate diaries recording the day by day happenings. Perhaps … Continue reading
Palmer River Gold The Palmer River Gold fields are a major component of the history on Cooktown. It all began way back in 1872 when Billy Hann set out on his overland journey of exploration and announced that he had found … Continue reading
Hodgkinson Goldfield The Hodgkinson goldfields is an area I know well and is the link between Cooktown and my Chillagoe Day Tour. It came about in the of 1870’s on the back of the famous Palmer River gold rush. Again it was the … Continue reading
DONNA CAVE – CHILLAGOE The Donna Cave is one of three National Parks Tour Caves in Chillagoe, Queensland, 200 Kms west of Cairns. The Donna, Trezkinn, Pompeii and Bauhinia caves can be accessed from the Donna Cave car park, 1.8 … Continue reading