▁and ▁there ▁a ▁sk ull , ▁ble ached ▁to ▁the ▁wh iten ess ▁of ▁snow , ▁with ▁a ▁round ▁bullet - hole ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁its ▁present ▁location ... ▁▁ 1 8 7 4 – 7 5 . ▁Black f ellow ' s ▁Creek , ▁Far ▁North ▁Queensland . ▁A ▁letter ▁from ▁a ▁min er ▁dated ▁" Upper ▁Pal mer ▁River ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ", ▁describes ▁his ▁camp ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁" Black f ell ows ▁cre ek ". ▁He ▁explained , ▁leaving ▁very ▁little ▁doubt ▁as ▁to ▁its ▁appearance , ▁that : ▁"... To ▁my ▁enqu iry ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁it ▁was ▁so ▁named , ▁the ▁answer ▁is ▁that ▁not ▁long ▁since ▁' the ▁n ig gers ▁got ▁a ▁dress ing ▁there ' ▁– ▁whatever ▁that ▁may ▁mean ; ▁possibly ▁a ▁bright ▁col oured ▁sh irt ▁ap ie ce , ▁for ▁dec ency ' s ▁sake . ▁There ▁have ▁been , ▁certainly , ▁' d ress ings ' ▁of ▁another ▁sort ▁de alt ▁out ▁in ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁black s , .... ▁Be ▁that ▁as ▁it ▁may , ▁however , ▁the ▁Gol g oth a ▁on ▁which ▁we ▁are ▁at ▁present ▁camp ed ▁would ▁well ▁rep ay ▁a ▁visit ▁from ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁phr en ological ▁students ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁a ▁sk ull , ▁or ▁of ▁an atom ical ▁profess ors ▁in ▁want ▁of ▁a ▁' subject .' " ▁▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁"