Explore early Charters Towers:
A remote mining settlement in North Queensland...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...built on dreams and hard work...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...that grew from simple beginnings...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...into a gold mining mecca of the north.
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
A town of grand architecture...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...of significant wealth...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...and a thriving and populous community.
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
This was "The World"...
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John Oxley Library, State library of Queensland
And though the boom would not last forever...
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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
...the story is still there - waiting to be explored.........
Charters Towers Historical Tours
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