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Charters Towers

Charters Towers · Australia
Charters Towers, Australia
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Gold built Charters Towers, a small Queensland town roughly a two-hour drive south-west of Townsville, during a boom that ran through the final decades of the 19th century. Rich deposits drew intensive mining activity that shaped the town's character and streetscape, and commercial mining has resumed after a long pause. A central core of cafés and restaurants serves visitors exploring the area's gold-rush heritage.

  • Population8,040
  • Nearest water1.1 km
  • Nearest mountain1.8 km
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