Mossman
Mossman, an inland rural town, is 70 km north-west of Cairns and 10 km from Port Douglas. It was named after the Mossman River, named by George Dalrymple in 1863. The commonly accepted version is that the river was named after Hugh Mosman, discoverer of the Charters Towers goldfield. An alternative explanation is that the wife of Premier Palmer, a sister of Hugh Mosman, frequently spelt her maiden name with a double 's', and Dalrymple had her in mind when he spelt the name of the river the same way.
Further Reading:
John Kerr, Northern outpost, (Mossman Central Mill), Mossman, Mossman Central Mill Co, 1995
Keith and Valda Prince, Early days of the Douglas Shire, Cairns, Prince Photographics, 1977
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