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James Venture Mulligan (
13 February,
1837 -
1907) was a
bushman and
prospector. He was born in
Drumgooland,
County Down,
Ireland and emigrated to
Australia in
1859.
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) Mount Mulligan in Far North
Queensland was named after him in
1872 by fellow prospectors.
After missing the
gold rushes of
Ballarat and
Gympie, Mulligan set out to find gold on the
Palmer River in Far North
Queensland that had been reported by
William Hann. On
June 30,
1873, Mulligan discovered gold on the Palmer River, and, on
August 24 of that year, he reported his find at
Georgetown. The Palmer area was soon overrun by more than 30,000 prospectors, and Mulligan continued to search elsewhere. In
1874 he was to discover gold at Pine Creek.
In
1875 Mulligan became frustrated that his finds were creating great wealth for others, but were barely financing his expeditions. Unable to secure his services for free, the
Queensland Government paid him £500 to find further gold fields. Instead of gold, he was to discover the
Barron River and find
tin that year on the current site of
Herberton. In
1880 he discovered
silver in the Silver Valley west of Herberton.
Mulligan was married in
Brisbane on
March 5,
1903. In that year he also purchased the
Mount Molloy Hotel. He died on
August 24,
1907 from injuries received as he tried to stop a fight. His headstone reads:
» Sacred to the memory of James Venture Mulligan, prospector and explorer, died at Mt Molloy aged 69 years. RIP. Erected by a few old friends.
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