Links
Ready to do some exploring?
Charters Towers is a beautiful North Queensland town just waiting to be explored...
We have put together the following lists of links/information to show just how
fascinating it is! Click on the underlined words to access the external links.
What's on in Charters Towers? Lots!
Come for a few days and enjoy the country atmosphere:
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Follow the amazing Ghosts of Gold Heritage Trail all year round
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Have a look at the local Council's Event's Calendar
(Click on the underlined external links for further details)
General information:
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An interesting general history of Charters Towers on the Queensland Placeswebsite.
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"World History" - a fascinating account of the events that shaped "The World" in an article on the local Council's website.
Mining History:
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Dr Janice Wegner's article on North Queensland mining history.
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Text Queensland's online copy of L. Marsland's 1892 book "The Charters Towers Gold Mines" - an amazing resource of old mining information from the region.
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National Library of Australia's 1878 Geological Sketch Map of part of the Charters Towers Goldfield by Robert Logan Jack.
Heritage Building Information:
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A great set of photographs of the Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade (including the 1976 opening day following restoration) on the National Trust of Queensland's Flickr photostream.
World War II information:
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Information about WWII history in Charters Towers on the Queensland Government'sQueensland WWII Historic Places website.
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Jack Heyn's website - an American serviceman stationed at Charters Towers during WWII who took many significant photographs of wartime activity in the area.
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The WWII bombing of Townsville - A State Library of Queensland blog describing an event that must have been of great concern in Charters Towers, including a link to an audio file of a recorded "real-time"description of the bombing by a war correspondent.
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The Queensland Heritage Council have listed two fascinating local WWII relics on their register - the Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and the Compass Swinging Platform.
(Please let us know if you find any "broken" links - thanks!)
Charters Towers Historical Tours
enquiry@charterstowershistoricaltours.com.au
Ph 0477 516 344
