Charters Towers City, Queensland
Charters Towers City is the central suburb and central business district of the town of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.
Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade, 2015
Students and staff gathered outside Charters Towers Boys State School, 1904
Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is 136 km (85 mi) by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under the city were developed. After becoming uneconomical in the 20th century, profitable mining operations have commenced once again. In the 2016 census, Charters Towers had a population of 8,120 people.
View of Gill Street
Gill Street with the Post Office tower, circa 1914
Hospital, circa 1888
Queensland National Bank (former)