Charters Towers City (formerly Lissner) is the central

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and

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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 und ...

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 ...

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, Australia. In the , Charters Towers City had a population of 2,219 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

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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

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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.

Demographics

In the , Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people. In the , Charters Towers City had a population of 2,219 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 * 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, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to ...

(now

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) * 34–36 Gill Street:

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* 49 Gill Street: Charters Towers Police Station * 134 Gill Street: St Columba's Church Bell Tower * 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, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. ...

* 24–26 Hodgkinson Street:

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* 28 Hodgkinson Street: Charters Towers Courthouse * 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 *72 Mosman Street ():

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* 76 Mosman Street: Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade * 86 Mosman Street:

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* 90 Mosman Street:

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

* Paull Street: Day Dawn mine remains * 2–6 Paull Street: Pfeiffer House * 20 Ryan Street: Charters Towers Masonic Lodge * 36 Ryan Street:

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* Various locations:

Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers The Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers is a heritage-listed group of water infrastructure at various locations in Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Millchester, Queensland, Millchester, Queenton, Qu ...

Education

Charters Towers Central State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 39-47 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

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program.

Columba Catholic College Columba Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. It is a school of the Diocese of Townsville. Established in 1998, the ...

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 co-educational secondary school, located in the Charters Towers suburb of Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an ...

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

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Allom & Bailey Charters Towers Photograph Album

State Library of Queensland State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, whi ...

Willmett's Album of Charters Towers Views
State Library of Queensland
Charters Towers Archives oral histories 1992 & 1996
State Library of Queensland {{Charters Towers Region Suburbs of Charters Towers Mining towns in Queensland Central business districts in Queensland