Maytown, Queensland
| Maytown, Queensland | |
|---|---|
Maytown ruins, possibly stumps of the former school, 2003 | |
| Location | Maytown Town Reserve, Palmer, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 16°02′59″S 144°17′16″E / 16.0497°S 144.2878°E |
| Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | c. 1874–1920s |
| Official name | Maytown Township |
| Type | state heritage (archaeological, built) |
| Designated | 1 June 2004 |
| Reference no. | 602255 |
| Significant period | c. 1874–1920s (fabric) 1874–1945 (historical) |
| Significant components | oven, cemetery, fence/wall – perimeter, pole/s – telegraph, memorial – rock/stone/boulder, kerbing and channelling, hut/shack, signage – interpretative |
Maytown was the main township on the Palmer River Goldfields in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is now a ghost town within locality of Palmer in the Shire of Cook, having been active from c. 1874 to the 1920s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 1 June 2004.