Palmer

History

Palmer is sited within the confines of the Peramangk First Nations people. The first European explorers through the Palmer district were Dr George Imlay and John Hill in January 1838. The Reedy Creek special survey was granted on 14 September 1846 to Enthoven, Capper and Masterman with Samuel Davenport as agent. The township of Palmer was laid out in August 1873 on section 960. It was settled as a mining and agricultural settlement. The Kitticoola mine was discovered as a copper and gold deposit in 1845. The remaining surface elements of the underground mine are heritage-listed.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  699
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  638
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  526
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  524
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  404
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  363
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  321
• Singing Honeyeater

  Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  309

Most recent

• M 3 — 2022-03-29
  3 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
• M 4 — 2022-03-05
  3 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2018-08-08
  11 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2017-02-01
  9 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2011-10-18
  3 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2010-04-16
  2 km N of Macclesfield, Australia