Charters Towers Railway Station
Charters Towers is a railway station on the Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line), Great Northern line at Charters Towers, west of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. History The line arrived at Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers in December 1882 and eventually extended west to the city of Mount Isa in 1929. The line was built initially to connect Charters Towers with the Port of Townsville. The spark was the discovery of gold that had taken place in January 1872. Seven years later the rise in gold returns convinced the government to connect the centre to the coast with a more reliable transport conduit. The station was built at Queenton, midway between the two population centres of Charters Towers and Millchester, Queensland, Millchester. This was in a part to appease both townships and for practical purposes given the country here was flat. The station was opened in December 1882 by Premier of Queensland, Premier Thomas McIlwraith. The distance to the town pu ...
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