Kendall River Road
It goes
to the areas south
of Aurukun,
... that are not accessible to the public unless you join one
of the tours that takes you around in these areas.
The road itself is easy to describe in four different sections.
PDR to Crystal Vale Turnoff
The road turns in
about half way between Coen
and Musgrave
- at the turnoff
there is a sign to
Yarraden Station.
There are first a few
gates ...
... as you pass through the station.
Later, you cross Holroyd River,
... and then Station Creek, both dry late in the dry season.
And then you come to the Crystal Vale turnoff.
Crystal Vale Turnoff to Holroyd
After Crystal Vale turnoff,
... there is a big hill,
... and you come to the land of Holroyd Station.
The road starts getting a little narrower,
... there are more gates,
... and you pass the homestead.
Holroyd to Merapah Track Turnoff
After the homestead,
... the road continues,
... through the Pretender Creek,
... and gets narrower,
... as it goes through some cattle yards.
More gates,
... dams,
... grids,
... and you come to the Merapah turnoff.
Merapah Track Turnoff to Kendall River
After the Merapah turnoff,
... the road gets even narrower,
... and gradually turns into a track,
... which will go through ...
... as the track gets narrower,
... and finally straightens up,
... as it gets to the final gate.
Hamilton
Goldfield
Hamilton
Goldfield is an interesting piece of Cape York gold history.If you are interested in history and discovering old goldfields, it may well be worth turning into Kendall River Road.
Not long after you pass by Yarraden Station on your left hand side, on your right hand side is this shack:
There are a few tracks into the goldfield on your right hand side after the shack.
The deposits were found in the late 1800s, and in the early 1900s this was a working goldfield with a few different mines and the township of Ebagoola as the settlement.
Ebagoola had a school, a post office and a few hotels, but it didn't last for long and today in fact very little remains of the town itself.
The surrounding goldfields have some old mining equipment left around.
You should turn into Yarraden Station and ask for permission to visit Hamilton Goldfield.
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