▁hundred ▁is ▁Un gar ra , ▁which ▁over laps ▁the ▁north - west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁hundred , ▁the ▁town ship ▁being ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁border . ▁ ▁See ▁Also ▁ ▁Land s ▁administrative ▁divisions ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Y ar any ack a ▁y <0x0A> </s> ▁C ano ona ▁is ▁a ▁rural ▁local ity ▁in ▁the ▁Living stone ▁Sh ire , ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁In ▁the ▁, ▁C ano ona ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁people . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁North ▁Australian ▁gold ▁r ush . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁the ▁gold fields ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Victoria ▁had ▁been ▁m ined ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁few ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁independent ▁min er ▁possessed ▁of ▁only ▁basic ▁equipment , ▁many ▁min ers ▁were ▁seeking ▁a ▁new ▁opportunity . ▁On ▁hearing ▁that ▁gold ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁at ▁C ano ona ▁in ▁about ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁it ▁stim ulated ▁a ▁gold ▁r ush ▁and ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 0 0 ▁min ers ▁desc ended ▁on ▁C ano ona ▁within ▁the ▁following ▁months . ▁However , ▁relatively ▁little ▁gold ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁C ano ona ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁great ▁disappoint ment ▁and ▁C ano ona ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" du f fer ". ▁Having ▁spent ▁everything ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁C ano ona , ▁many ▁min ers ▁were ▁then ▁dest itute . ▁Having ▁lost ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁labour ▁force , ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁sent ▁a