Charter Towers, QLD - Accommodation, Attractions, Entertainment

Charters Towers

Charters Towers in is situated 135km south-west of Townsville, with a population of almost 10 000 In its "hey day" as a gold-rush town it maintained a population three times that of the present. From 1871, and until 1911, some seven million ounces of gold were extracted from the region. The enormous gold reserves prompted the building of Australia's first regional stock exchange.

This magnificent heritage building has been fully restored in recent years. Grand hotels, banks and public buildings of that era are still in use today giving the visitor a glimpse of what life must have been like back in the boom times. The major industry for the region is now cattle, however renewed interest in mining has attracted many companies to the area, the remaining gold being reached only by modern mechanised methods.

Popular attractions and activities include the Assay Room and Mining Museum, Ay Ot Lookout, Zara Clark Museum, farm stays on working cattle stations, cattle sales and fishing for barramundi at the nearby Burdekin Dam.

Most productive gold town in Queensland. The Italianate clock tower on the post office is a landmark, and City Hall and the Bank of Commerce are both solidly grand and Renaissance. A Goldfield Festival is held in June and there is a rodeo in the city at Easter.

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Charters Towers Heritage Lodge
79-97 Flinders Hwy
Charters Towers, QLD, 4820
Ph: 07 4787 4088
Email: robandtracey@heritagelodge.com.au

Country Road Motel
6 Mt. Leyshon Rd. (Highway 78)
Charters Towers, QLD, 4820
Ph: 07 4787 2422
Email: countryroadmotel@bigpond.com

Gold City Motel
28 Dalrymple Rd
Charters Towers, QLD, 4820
Ph: 07 4787 2187
Email: goldcitymotel@bigpond.com