Charters Towers City (formerly Lissner) is the central

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and

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

of the town of

Charters Towers Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under ...

in the

Charters Towers Region The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.

History

The Central Methodist Church opened on 19 October 1879. In September 1890 It was replaced by new building. In February 1966 it was demolished to allow the present octagonal church building to be completed by June 1966. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the

Uniting Church of Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Unio ...

in 1977, the church became the Charters Towers Uniting Church. Charters Towers State School opened on 13 October 1875. In 1882 it divided into Charters Towers Boys State School and Charters Towers Girls & Infants State School. In 1889 the Girls & Infants school separated to become Charters Towers Girls State School and Charters Towers Infants State School, before once again amalgamating in 1912 to form Charters Towers Central Girls & Infants State School In January 1965 the Boys School and the Girls & Infants School amalgamated to become Charters Towers Central State School. St Mary's College was opened by the

Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute had about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They a ...

in 1882 and was amalgamated with St Columba's Primary School and Mount Carmel College to form Columba Catholic College in 1998. In 1889, a Baptist Church opened in Charters Towers. Charters Towers State High School opened on 22 January 1912. The suburb of Charters Towers City was known as Lissner until 2012, when a request submitted by the Charters Towers Chamber of Commerce and Mines to better identify Charters Tower's central business district was approved. As part of the decision, some parts of the suburbs of Queenton, Grand Secret and Richmond Hill were included into the newly created Charters Towers City. In the , Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.

Heritage listings

Charters Towers City has a number of

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sites, including: * Anne Street:

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* Bridge Street:

Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park is a heritage-listed memorial at Bridge Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australi ...

* 25 Deane Street: Aldborough * 17 Gill Street:

Charters Towers Post Office Charters Towers Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 17 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to ...

* 18 Gill Street:

Pollard's Store Pollard's Store is a heritage-listed department store at 18 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1930s. It was also known as Daking-Smith & Company and Fossey' ...

(now

Target Target may refer to: Physical items * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...

) * 34–36 Gill Street: Bank of New South Wales Building * 49 Gill Street:

Charters Towers Police Station Charters Towers Police Station is a heritage-listed police station at 49 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and built in 1910 by T Johnson. It is als ...

* 134 Gill Street:

St Columba's Church Bell Tower The Bell Tower of St Columba's Church is a heritage-listed bell tower of the Catholic Church located at 134 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles William ...

* 157 Gill Street: Ambulance Building * 39-47 High Street:

Charters Towers Central State School Charters Towers Central State School is a heritage-listed state school at 39–47 High Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Department of Public Works and b ...

* 24 – 26 Hodgkinson Street:

School of Mines A school of mines (or mining school) is an engineering school, often established in the 18th and 19th centuries, that originally focused on mining engineering and applied science. Most have been integrated within larger constructs such as minera ...

* 28 Hodgkinson Street:

Charters Towers Courthouse Charters Towers Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 28 Hodgkinson Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John James Clark and built in 1886 by Charles Miller. ...

* 63 Hodgkinson Street:

Ay Ot Lookout Ay Ot Lookout is a heritage-listed villa at 63 Hodgkinson Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William Wh ...

* Mosman Street: Bartlam's Store (now Zara Clark Museum) * 65 Mosman Street:

ED Miles Mining Exchange ED Miles Mining Exchange is a heritage-listed commercial building at 65 Mosman Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was d ...

*72 Mosman Street ():

Queensland National Bank The Queensland National Bank is a former bank in Queensland, Australia. History In 1872, the bank was established in Brisbane. In December 1914, the bank had its head office in Brisbane with branches throughout Queensland at Allora, Aramac, A ...

* 76 Mosman Street:

Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade is a heritage-listed shopping arcade at 76 Mosman Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Sydney architect Mark Cooper Day and built ...

* 86 Mosman Street:

Australian Bank of Commerce Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ...

* 90 Mosman Street:

Lyall's Jewellery Shop Lyall's Jewellery Shop is a heritage-listed shop at 90 Mosman Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1897. It is also known as Charters Towers & Dalrymple Historical Socie ...

* Paull Street: Day Dawn mine remains * 2–6 Paull Street: Pfeiffer House * 20 Ryan Street:

Charters Towers Masonic Lodge Charters Towers Masonic Lodge is a heritage-listed masonic temple at 20 Ryan Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1887 to 1897. It was added to the Queensland Heritage ...

* 36 Ryan Street: Civic Club * Various locations: Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers

Education

Charters Towers Central State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at High Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 214 students with 20 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. Columba Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 491 students with 41 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent). The St Mary's campus for primary (Prep-6) schooling and boarding facilities for girls is at 59-69 Mary Street (), while its Mount Columba campus for secondary (7-12) schooling and boarding facilities for boys is in Richmond Hill.

Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public high school in Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Aus ...

is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 97-113 Towers Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 449 students with 45 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a

program.

Amenities

Charters Towers Uniting Church is at 101 Gill Street (corner of Church Street, ).

References

External links

* {{Charters Towers Region Suburbs of Charters Towers Mining towns in Queensland Central business districts in Australia