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to the so-called Alice (Philp) River, he mentions having got a little 

 gold in all the gullies, and good prospects in reefs. (SEE MAP F.) 



In 1904, Dickie reported PAYABLE GOLD on the so-called Alice 

 River, and the area was gazetted in 1906 as the Alice Goldfield. 

 It has since come to be known as the PHILP GOLDFIELD, in honour 

 of Sir Robert Philp, for the reason that it is only on a tributary of 

 the Alice River, which is itself a tributary of the Mitchell. The 

 tributary should be named the PHILP RIVER to distinguish it from 

 the Alice. 



In 1904, the mill at Potallah Provisional Goldfield was removed 

 to the Philp. The following yields from quartz crushings are 

 recorded in the Annual Reports of the Department of Mines : 



In a letter quoted in the Q.G.M. Journal of I5th March, 1905, 

 Dickie gives some particulars of the early crushings on the field. 



The Philp Goldfield has yielded a very small amount of ALLUVIAL 

 GOLD. During the thirteen years of the field's existence, the 

 statistics of the Mines Department only account for 58 oz. 13 dwt. 

 This is, no doubt, an under- estimate, as from the geographical 

 position of the place its alluvial gold would be sold for the most 

 part in Cooktown, Ebagoolah or Coen. 



Progressive estimates of the population of the field are given 

 in the Annual Reports of the Department of Mines : 



58 



. 25 



. 20 



13 



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