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Every town has movers and shakers of some kind or another, and Cooktown has it's fair share. These are the people who do or have made a difference in our town. They may be a business person, a large landowner, wealthy, poor. They may be leaders in the community, or just someone who provides a valuable service by just being a part of our daily life. They may have all of these attributes, or just one or two. These are what we call Very Interesting People (VIPs).
The old Telegraph Station on the ocean side of Grassy Hill belongs to Barrie and it is the best thing that could have happened to the station. He and his late wife Gisela have lovingly restored the property and added many historic items collected from the north and further afield. The property is a joy to behold, but unfortunately, it is off limits to the public.
This is a brief description of Maytown, the once proud capital of the Palmer Goldfields. The goldfield was discovered in 1872 and the port of Cooktown was developed to enable the gold to be transported out - there were no roads in those days. Jeff is the most knowledgeable person in Cooktown on Maytown and he has led many parties, including Cooktown school children, on exploratory camping trips in and around Maytown.
Barney
and Marilyn Clark:
The year is 1970 - the bi-centennial year of the arrival of Captain Cook in our river, which he named the Endeavour, after his ship.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is coming to Cooktown to commemorate the landing, and will need something appropriate to open.
The Cook Shire Council decides the Queen will open a Rock, 10m out in the river, to mark the location where Cook repaired his ship. The Rock, a large granite boulder, will take a fair amount of work to get into position.
The year is 1970 - the bi-centennial year of the arrival of Captain Cook in our river, which he named the Endeavour, after his ship.
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is coming to Cooktown to commemorate the landing, and will need something appropriate to open.
The Cook Shire Council decides the Queen will open a Rock, 10m out in the river, to mark the location where Cook repaired his ship. The Rock, a large granite boulder, will take a fair amount of work to get into position.
Eric is an Elder of the Gamay Warra clan of the Guugu Yimithirr nation. His traditional lands lie directly opposite Cooktown on the northern side of the Endeavour River.
The Cape Flattery Silica Sand Mine lies just 60 km north of Cooktown and is the largest single industry in the Cooktown area. Keith, now retired, has been involved with the mine from its very beginning and gives us some of the statistics on the mine.
Margaret has lived in Cooktown for a lot of years and has been a major business and property owner for many of those years. She is best known currently as the owner of O'Connor's Arcade and Margaret's Boutique, which she operates personally.
Robin is in her 4th year as Chairperson of the Cooktown Discovery Festival, however she stresses that the Festival's success is due totally to the very strong and enthusiastic committee, made up of business owners and residents
of the town. Without these people giving their time freely, it couldn't happen.
