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Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Arthur Benham'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Captain Israel Bennett, ca 1889'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Israel Bennett'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Miner, Mr. Hugh Hawthorn Barton pictured in a formal pose sitting on a carved chair, ca. 1901'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Randolph Bedford'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Early gold mining town, ca. 1870'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Gold mining, ca. 1869'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Miners and children at an unidentified mining stake'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Portrait of Christie Palmerston, 1850-1893'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Portrait of William Knox D'Arcy, ca. 1907'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Chinese gold digger starting for work, ca. 1860s'
Picture relating to Queensland - titled 'Gold miners outside a bark hut, Queensland, ca. 1870'

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Arthur Benham

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Arthur Benham arrived in Townsville on the ship 'Hereford' on 25 August 1883. Arthur cleared and worked land as a tin miner. He was joined by his brother Edwin, and they remained batchelors working together on many mining ventures. Arthur Benham's name was given to Mt. Benham and a bush walking trail named Benham's Trail. (Information taken from: the North Queensland Register, 30 September 1983, p. 18) See also negative numbers 44692 and 46882.

This picture is also part of the Bonzle Ships (open in new window) photo collection.