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charters towers
REGIONAL HOLIDAY AND TOURING GUIDE | 2012 - 2013
www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au
✔ Set in six acres of peaceful surroundings
with clean, modern amenities.
✔ Adjoins Charters Towers Golf Course with
golf carts, clubs etc for hire.
✔ Large camping area with BBQs,
camp kitchen, camp fire.
✔ Jumping pillow & swimming pool.
✔ Convenient drive-through sites and
ensuite sites - room for big rigs.
✔ Modern, air-conditioned, self-contained
ensuite cabins with cooking facilites.
✔ AUSTAR in superior cabins.
✔ Wireless internet and
internet kiosk.
✔ Pets conditional.
✔ Seniors Card and
Family Parks discount
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FIVE DRIVES AROUND THE REGION
• Tropical Trail • Heritage Trail • Geological Trail
• Explorers Trail • Desert Uplands Trail
GHOSTS OF GOLD Gift Shop
• Local arts and crafts • Souvenirs • Books • Postcards
• Gold nuggets/jewellery • T-shirts & polo shirts
can!
Any purchase over $25 at
our gift shop or tour desk
entitles you to either of these
informative high gloss books
(plus 4 bonus postcards)
FREE
TOUR BOOKINGS
• Ghosts of Gold Heritage Trail • Ghosts after dark (film
under the stars) • Zara Clark Folk Museum • Historical
Ambulance Museum • Venus Gold Battery • Audio selfdrive tour • Texas Longhorn wagon rides • The Miner’s
Cottage and gold panning and much more...
Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre
74 Mosman Street, CHARTERS TOWERS QLD 4820
P: (07) 4761 5533 F: (07) 4761 5536 E: tourinfo@charterstowers.qld.gov.au
www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au
* Open 9am - 5pm / 7 days (except some public holidays) * Brochures and Maps
* Tour bookings * Air-conditioned orientation room to assist with planning your city tour
Welcome to Our World
Relive the glory days of gold
Living history
More to see and do
Picnic in the park
Great regional drives
Country Music City
Burdekin Falls Dam/Ravenswood
Overlander’s Way
Hughenden
Richmond
Charters Towers Map
Festivals and events
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Getting here
ROAD: Charters Towers is a comfortable 90minute drive south-west of Townsville on the
Flinders Highway (A6). It is easily accessible to
travellers by car and coach via services from
Townsville and Mount Isa. As well as this eastwest route, Charters Towers also provides access
to Greenvale in the north and Clermont to the
south along the sealed Gregory Developmental
Road.
RAIL: Queensland Rail services Charters Towers
with twice weekly rail connections on the Inlander
train, which runs from Townsville to Mount Isa.
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INSIDE
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Welcome to our world
CHARTERS TOWERS
- it really is something to write home about!
To make the most out of your visit we suggest a stay of at least three days is
necessary to explore the city’s rich heritage and surrounding countryside.
GOLD, GREED, GHOSTS AND
GRANDEUR – CHARTERS TOWERS
Situated just 90 minutes south-west of
Townsville, ‘The World’ as it’s affectionately
known, is a scenic gold mining city that’s
big on history and character. From a chance
discovery of gold in 1872 by a young Aboriginal
horse boy, Charters Towers soon turned into
a bustling metropolis, which in its heyday
boasted being the second largest city in
Queensland!
So large was Charters Towers to become,
that at the height of the gold rush the town
included 11 crushing mills, 65 hotels and one
of the very first regional Stock Exchanges in
Australia, which still stands proudly at the
intersection of Gill and Mosman streets.
HERITAGE CITY
Today the pace is a little less hectic, with
visitors able to explore the rich heritage of
Charters Towers in their own time. From a
quick stop over to a charming day trip or a
leisurely couple of days taking in the sights,
Charters Towers offers something for every
visitor and every interest.
Of course your first stop should be the Visitor
Information Centre on Mosman Street, housed
in what was once the Union Bank, built in 1880,
and staffed with local volunteers who are more
than happy to point you towards sights of
interest and help with accommodation ranging
from hotels to motels, caravan parks and
budget accommodation. To get a feel of the
city pick up a Heritage Walking Map from the
Visitor Information Centre and walk the One
Square Mile. This is a comfortable stroll which
takes in the best of the city’s heritage listed
architecture, like the World Theatre, City Hall
and the Post Office.
Although mining continues to be an important
part of life in Charters Towers, the oldfashioned crushers have long laid silent.
But links to the glory days of mining can
still be explored by joining the Ghosts of
Gold Heritage Trail, which includes a trip to
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Australia’s largest surviving battery relic, the
Venus Gold Battery.
But not all of Charters Towers’ past is
golden. Once a significant allied military
base in World War II, a drive up Towers
Hill plays testament to this with some
30 concrete bunkers dotted throughout
the surrounding hills still visible to this
day. A look at the City Hall World War II
photographic display and the incredible
collection of military memorabilia at the
Zara Clark Museum is a must. And a trip
to the Burdekin Weir shows where target
shooting with the planes took place.
AROUND THE WORLD
There is also a lot to offer visitors
a little further out of town. An area
spanning the size of Tasmania, this
hive of agricultural activity gives
visitors the chance to discover the
rural side of life in the outback.
Stay on a working cattle station or
visit the weekly cattle sales at the
Dalrymple cattle saleyards.
An easy way to explore this vast
area is to take yourself on a self-guided drive.
There are five to choose from – Explorers,
Heritage, Geological, Desert Uplands or
Tropical. Ask for a more detailed information
brochure at the Information Centre. Mining,
history and good old-fashioned country
hospitality – it’s what Charters Towers is all
about. A city with a big past. Discover it today!
But just make sure you pick up plenty of
postcards, because once you’ve seen this slice
of the west, you’re sure to have plenty to write
home about!
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GHOSTS OF GOLD
HERITAGE TRAIL
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RELIVE THE GLORY DAYS OF GOLD
1.
Orientation Film & Virtual Tour
2. Calling of the cards in the Stock Exchange Arcade
3. Venus Gold Battery
4. Ghosts After Dark (film under the stars)
The Ghosts of Gold Heritage Trail explores life on the
Charters Towers goldfields. Stories of the characters
who brought Charters Towers from its humble
beginnings to become a thriving and very wealthy city,
are relived at various sites around the city.
The trail follows the discovery of Gold at the foot of
Towers Hill, the Greed in the hearts of those trying to
win it big at the Stock Exchange, the Grandeur of the
historic One Square Mile and if you listen carefully,
you’ll hear the Ghosts hard at work down at the Venus
Gold Battery.
GOLD – TOWERS HILL
An Aboriginal horse boy named Jupiter first discovered gold at
the foot of Towers Hill in December 1871. Since the discovery
of gold, the hill’s three peaks have been subject to much use,
such as a mining site, the early telegraph route to Cardwell
passed overhead and the valley below was used for ordinance
storage during World War II. Towers Hill Lookout also has many
interesting and factual storyboards, so you can learn about the
region’s colourful past whilst taking in the panoramic scenery
of Charters Towers. It is a peaceful spot for an early morning or
late afternoon walk and you may see some wildlife along the
way. Towers Hill comes to life in the evening with a film screened
in the Amphitheatre – called Ghosts after Dark. As this film
suggests, the ghosts of our past have a starring role.
The arcade is a great open thoroughfare and it is
easy to imagine the stockbrokers busy at work in
their offices. Don’t miss the “calling of the card”,
a ghostly reminder of Charters Towers’ golden
days when just a touch of greed echoed in these
stately walls.
GHOSTS – VENUS GOLD
BATTERY
Located on the outskirts of the city, the Venus
Gold Battery offers an insight into the city’s
incredible real-life gold rush of the late 19th
century. The battery is of national cultural
significance as the largest surviving battery
relic in Australia and oldest surviving battery in
Queensland.
Constructed in 1872, it was a public or custom
mill in its heyday and became a State Battery
in 1919 to provide ore crushing facilities for
small miners long after other mills had closed.
It ceased commercial operations in 1973 after a
century of service.
Guided tours are available daily at the battery,
with one of the highlights being a holographic
film presentation that shows the process of
extracting gold from ore and the story of the
battery’s working life. Come and meet the ghost
of Mr E.H.T. Plant, who built the battery. He has
some interesting tales to tell of some of the
ghosts you may just meet at the other sites
around town.
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GREED – STOCK EXCHANGE
The arcade was designed by Sydney architect
Mark Day and built by the Sandbrook Brothers
of Sydney in 1888. This prestigious shop and
office arcade was built for local civic leader and
businessman Alexander Malcolm. Known then
as the Royal Arcade, it housed the Charters
Towers Stock Exchange from 1890. It was one of
Australia’s first few regional stock exchanges and
needed to raise capital for the deep reef mines
throughout the region. The Stock Exchange was
hooked into the world via telegraph, with three
calls a day, six days a week.
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Fall in love with
Living History
ONE SQUARE MILE
There are few historic city hearts as beautifully
preserved as Charters Towers’ One Square
Mile. During the late 1800s, the money made
on the Stock Exchange flowed into the civic
improvements and a flourishing
business community.
The newly rich citizens
built palatial homes
and magnificent
buildings and the town
puffed out its chest with
great civic pride. The
elegance of the city heart
is always a talking point
for visitors. Best of all, this
historic One Square Mile
precinct is easily explored
on foot using the Heritage
Walking Map. Ask for a copy
at the Information Centre.
CIVIC CLUB
Drop into the Civic Club and enjoy a drink
with a local, soak up the atmosphere of this
historic building and play a round of billiards
on one of the two 100-year-old tables.
Formerly “The Londoner’s Club” (gentlemen only
please), it is now open to all. Don’t forget to
make your booking for
their famous Friday night
barbecue – this is the only
time meals are available
here.
THE MINER’S
COTTAGE
You will find this mini
museum offering an
experience set back
in time located right
in the city heart.
The cottage has
been refurbished
and decorated to show how the
house would have looked at the start of the
20th Century. Panning for real gold is great fun
for children and adults alike and you are able to
do just that at The Miner’s Cottage. A free cup of
tea or coffee awaits you on arrival. Tickets can be
purchased at the Visitor Information Centre.
Website – www.theminerscottage.com.au
ZARA CLARK MUSEUM
WORLD THEATRE
Built in 1891, the World Theatre was originally the
Australian Bank of Commerce. Its name derives
from when Charters Towers was the second
largest city in Queensland and was affectionately
referred to as “The World”. The building was
converted in 1996 into a 660-seat performing
arts theatre, two cinemas, restaurant, gift shop
and public art gallery. It is here in 1902, that the
Mosman Street Tragedy took place. Take a guided
tour and learn more. Check with the friendly
staff for details of the live shows, movie times,
morning melodies and the local and touring
exhibitions of art, sculpture, photography and
more.
HISTORIC AMBULANCE
CENTRE
This centre dates back to 1903 and was the
first ambulance station outside Brisbane and
covered a working area of almost 70,000 sq kms
(approximately the size of Tasmania). Here
visitors can view a wonderful collection of old
vehicles, uniforms and an enormous number
of logbooks recording the cases treated by
ambulance officers during the past 100 years. The
centre is open on Sundays and at other times by
appointment.
ASSAY ROOM AND MINING
MUSEUM
The restored Assay Room, located at the rear of
the Stock Exchange Arcade, was set up under the
direction of Mr John Banks, Inspector of Mines of
the Charters Towers district from 1950 – 1972.
It contains equipment used in the assay rooms of
the late 19th and early 20th centuries to analyse
the quality of the gold contained within the ore
brought up from the deep vein mines below and
around the city of Charters Towers.
There are also mining artefacts such as a wash
cradle, giant bellows, bullion moulds, gold pans
and a miner’s helmet dating back to the same
era. Some of the items were borrowed as props
for the Australian War movie “Beneath Hill 60 –
the silent war”, which told the story of Captain
Woodward of the 1st Australian Tunneling Division
on the Western Front. As well, there are two
dioramas depicting a crushing plant and a mine.
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This National Trust owned museum houses a
large collection of photographs, equipment
and other memorabilia that reflect Charters
Towers’ golden past. Friendly volunteers are
only too willing to share their special stories
and demonstrate some of the equipment that is
housed in the historic Burns Philp building, built
in 1888. Ask for a demonstration of the flying fox
(the Lampson Aerial Cash System from the old
Pollards building). This is always a favourite. One
of the most heard statements from the visitors to
the Zara Clark Museum is “Oh I remember that!”
The collection is full of items guaranteed to bring
back a lovely memory or two. Apart from these
items there are other artefacts that will pull you
into the drama and excitement that was Charters
Towers 130 odd years ago.
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MUCH MORE TO
SEE AND DO
TEXAS LONGHORN WAGON
TOURS
Horseshoe B Longhorns, just 10km from Charters
Towers, has the largest herd of purebred Texas
Longhorns in Australia. Meet JR, a record holding
steer with the world’s longest horns measuring
277cm from tip to tip. Learn some of the history
of these iconic “wild west” cattle while listening
to the clip of the hooves, the clink of the harness
and the rhythm of the canvas covered wagon.
Enjoy your Billy Tea and Smoko while the “gentle
giant” draft horses are being harnessed and
hitched to the wagon . . . something very few
people get to experience in
this modern age. For more
information contact the
Visitor Information Centre or
visit www.oldworldcarriage.
com.au
SELF DRIVE
AUDIO TOUR
Hire or purchase your own
audio driving tour CD and
map, and discover the hidden
treasures of Charters Towers at your own pace.
Keep it for an hour or a week and visit historic
sites you would not find on your own while
listening to the interesting commentary as you
drive. Available from the Visitor Information
Centre.
PIONEER CEMETERY
The Pioneer Cemetery contains graves of those
buried from 1872 – 1895 and gives insight
into the hardships our pioneers faced during
the goldfield days. Cemetery records for both
cemeteries are available
for viewing at the Visitor
Information Centre.
CHARTERS
TOWERS
CEMETERY
This newer cemetery,
established in 1895, is the
resting place for a number
of interesting local
MACROSSAN
BRIDGE FLOOD MARKER
Just 15 minutes east of Charters Towers on the
Flinders Highway. Take a moment to pull over and
check out the flood water heights of the mighty
Burdekin River. You will be amazed.
CHARTERS TOWERS AND
DALRYMPLE FAMILY
HISTORY ASSOCIATION
The Association promotes and preserves
research into local and family history. The group
has an extensive collection of local history
records and copies of the newspapers that have
served readers over the decades including The
Northern Miner (1874-1996), The Ravenswood
Miner (1871-74), The Eagle and New Eagle (18931906) and Towers Herald (1877-1893). They are
located at 52 Towers Street.
EXCELSIOR LIBRARY
Browse through the restored Excelsior Library,
formerly the Excelsior Hotel which burnt down in
1995. This fully air-conditioned building is also
home to the Charters Towers and Dalrymple
Archives Group. It is an active group continually
gathering and uncovering the golden past of
our city. If you have stories to share or need a
mystery solved, this is the place for you. The
Library is also home to the Excelsior Brass Band
and the beginnings of the city’s art collection.
WWII
PHOTOGRAPHIC
DISPLAY
The photographic display is
in the foyer of the City Hall
and is open for viewing during
business hours. This exhibit
captured the activities that took
place at the Charters Towers
Aerodrome and the Breddan
Airstrip during WWII.
CITY MURALS
Discover some of Charters Towers’ local works
of art at various places around town. By far the
largest mural is visible at the Arthur Titley Centre,
but you can easily explore the others at the Civic
Club, Centenary Park and Westpac Bank.
CENTENARY OF
FEDERATION HERITAGE
SCULPTURE TRAIL
Discover some of our city’s characters – Zelia
Alexander, Annie Bags and Francis Powell –
through sculpture and follow the trail made
possible by some very talented local artists. In
all, 18 sculptures were created and you can view
them across nine venues around town. Pick up
your Heritage Sculpture Trail brochure at the
Visitor Information Centre.
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characters including Jupiter
Mosman who was one of
the party that discovered
gold at Charters Towers;
Doctor Leonard Redmond
who discovered Australian
dengue fever; Frederick
Pfeiffer, owner of the rich
Day Dawn PC Mine and
James Kenniff who was
the last bushranger in
Queensland.
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MUCH MORE TO
SEE AND DO
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EARLY BIRDS – TOWERS
HILL WALK
Early morning is the best time to discover the
wildlife living in and around Towers Hill. You’ll see
several species of macropods such as the Eastern
Grey kangaroo, the Whiptail and Allied Rock
wallabies. Watch as the
Wedge-tailed eagles hunt
their prey. This is also a
favourite exercise track
for locals. Look for the
gold discovery monument
at the base of the hill.
Follow the road and
uncover the stories
from the informative
storyboards along the
way. There’s “Jupiter’s
Luck”, the “Seismograph
Station”, and “Clark’s
Gold Mine”. Wander
through the Landcare
rehabilitation project at
the base of the hill to the
right. Discover the WWII bunkers; there are 30 of
them in total. A short walk to a restored bunker is
sign posted half way up the hill on the right. On
arrival at the summit take time to enjoy the view
as Charters Towers awakens. There are picnic
tables available for your BYO breakfast. Another
track at the summit leads off to the ruins of the
Pyrites Works.
DRIVE-IN CINEMA
Watch a couple of flicks at our local DriveIn Cinema – one of only six still operating
in Queensland. The Drive-In operates on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday most of the year.
Check screening programmes with the Visitor
Information Centre.
CATTLE SALES
Experience the thrill of livestock going under the
hammer. Cattle sales are held every Wednesday
at the Dalrymple Saleyards. Beef is produced
on 250 commercial properties that run some
600,000 head of cattle. The saleyards sell around
85,000 head per annum of store and prime
cattle and host North
Queensland’s premier
bull and horse sales.
Total annual throughput
is approximately 250,000
head.
ANTIQUES,
CRAFTS
AND LOCAL
SHOPPING
Charters Towers offers
a unique shopping
experience where bargain
hunters can find a special or two or uncover a
hidden treasure amongst the arts and crafts
shops, antique and secondhand stores. The
shopping strip is special too as it is still a country
experience with many locally owned shops
providing good old country service with a smile.
DON RODERICK ART
GALLERY
Located in the Stock Exchange Arcade, the gallery
holds regular exhibitions displaying items created
by exceptionally talented local and regional
artists. Check at the Visitor Information Centre for
the dates of the next exhibition.
PICNIC in the PARK
LISSNER PARK
CENTENARY PARK
Explore Centenary Park with the Gold Discovery
Monument, which features a collection of
sculptures by Queensland artist Hugh Anderson.
The park has had many uses during the past
century including a baseball field during WWII
and soon after it became the birthplace of the
Goldfield Ashes Cricket Carnival. The park is a
haven for many bird species, particularly parrots
and figbirds. Picnic tables and gas barbecues are
available and it is always cool and shady.
BURDEKIN WEIR
Take a drive out to the Burdekin Weir. This is
the source of our liquid gold – water. You will
enjoy the sights and sounds of the mighty
Burdekin River ­— the fourth largest Australian
river by volume flow. The city’s water supply is
pumped from the weir to the reservoir on Towers
Hill. There is a large picnic area with barbecue
facilities (wood fired). If you prefer a spot of
fishing turn off to the left before the picnic area
and travel approximately 1km to the Burdekin
Weir Water Park. It is a well-known location
for birdwatching. Look out for cormorants and
other waterfowl such as ducks and darters.
The surrounding woodland supports a range
of smaller birds such as the Rufous-throated
honeyeater.
EDMEADES PARK
Take time out to visit the smallest park in the
city, nestled between City Hall and the former
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (now a
Chinese restaurant) in Mosman Street. You will
be greeted by the wafting perfume of the rose
garden as you enter this cool, tropical oasis. The
park is named after Dr Thomas Roy Edmeades
MB, BS, a former medical practitioner who
served the people of Charters Towers from
23 January 1916 to 1 January 1971. The park has
plenty of shade and a picnic table. Other
plaques displayed include one commemorating
the 5th Air Force – United States Army Air
Corps’ presence during WWII from 9 March
1942 to 11 November 1943, and another to the
establishment of the Charters Towers District
Australian Labour Federation (ALF) in 1891.
DEFIANCE MILL PARK
Defiance Mill Park has something for the
whole family, with a concrete skate park for
skateboards, bikes, scooters and roller blades.
There is also a 1/3 basketball court with full sized
ring. The park has a large oval walking track with
exercise stations spaced out around the circuit.
Next to the walking track is a dirt BMX track.
The park is partially shaded and there are picnic
tables and seating. There is off-street parking,
public toilets, a nearby supermarket and tennis
courts for hire across the road.
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Lissner Park is a 7ha reserve first gazetted for
public recreation purposes in 1883. It was the
city’s first initiative to compensate for the impact
of mining. The park is almost rectangular and
bordered by Anne, Church, Deane and Plummer
streets. At the Anne Street end is a memorial
to Jupiter Mosman, who locals credit with the
discovery of gold in 1871. Towards the centre
of the park is the Commonwealth Fountain
and adjacent to it a pair of restored WWI
guns. The Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk
commemorates the 82 Charters Towers men who
enlisted and went to South Africa between 1899
and 1901. Nearby are the Band Rotunda, children’s
playground, duck pond and a memorial to grazier
and pioneer William Hann. Lissner Park is well
lit and perfect for evening picnics. It has picnic
tables, gas barbecues and is always cool and
shady. A Yarning Circle was constructed in 2009.
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FIND A PLACE
TO STAY
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Heritage-Style ACCOMMODATION
ROYAL PRIVATE HOTEL
Built in 1888, the Royal offers a step back in
time to the gold rush days of yesteryear and
is conveniently located in the heart of the
township, just a minutes walk to restaurants,
shops, medical centre’s and pubs. Secure
parking available.
• Budget Rooms - Single, Twin and Double
• Ensuite Rooms - Double, Queen and Family
• Guest Kitchen, Laundry and Lounge Area
100 Mosman Street, CHARTERS TOWERS Qld
• Huge Verandah offering Sweeping Views
• Free Internet Access
• Wheelchair Access
Reasonable
• Seniors Discounts
Tariffs
patriciaroyalhotel@bigpond.com
(07) 4787 8688
Charters Towers Tourist Park
37 Mt Leyshon Road, Charters Towers ★ ★ ★ ★
“The Shady Park”
• New ensuite cabins
• Power & Ensuite sites
• Liquor Licence
• Free BBQ - camp kitchen
• New pool and spa
• New Amenities - Laundry
• Convenience shop
• Public telephone
• Special weekly rates
• Wireless internet access
• Tourist information
• Motor homes welcome
• Pets welcome
• Dump point
Phone (07) 4787 7944
Email: ct_caravanpark@bigpond.com
CATTLEMAN’S REST
MOTOR INN
Phone
07 4787 3555
Corner Bridge & Plant Streets,
CHARTERS TOWERS
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Charters Towers
Phone 4787 4088
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Spacious Air-conditioned Rooms
Self-contained Units
Disabled Unit
Undercover Parking
Children’s Playground
✰ Cooked or Continental
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Breakfasts
Room Service Meals Available
Parkland Surroundings
Off-road Heavy Vehicle Parking
Relaxing Pool and BBQ Area
Email: reservations@heritagelodge.com.au
A Perfect Destination!
• 24 rooms - 10 deluxe rooms
- all fully self-contained
• Big screen DVD TVs - Austar
• Disabled units
• All linen provided
• Wireless broadband
• Minutes to Charters Towers CBD
• Breakfast and dinner room service
• Lunch packs available
• Guest laundry
• Guest barbecue area
Cnr Flinders and Lynd Highways, Charters Towers QLD 4820
Phone: (07) 4787 1366 Fax: (07) 4787 1559
Email: c.t.motel@bigpond.com
Web: www.charterstowersmotel.com.au
Charters Towers
MOTEL
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STEAKHOUSE
17
Country Road
Motel
✭ Luxury ★★★★ units ✭ Air conditioning
✭ Undercover parking
✭ Queen size beds
✭ Swimming pool
✭ Austar (8 channels)
✭ BBQ area
✭ Family rooms
✭ Breakfast and evening meals to units
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Come and relax with PETER and ALISON
Ph (07) 4787 2422
Charters Towers. Qld
(Highway A6)
FLINDERS HIGHWAY
ON THE WAY WEST
Email: countryroadmotel@bigpond.com
Bivouac Junction
Relax at
Peaceful bush setting right on Burdekin River
•
Fully self-contained cabins • Camping facilities
• Powered caravan sites • Barbecues
• Pool • Abundance of birdlife
Ideal
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FISHING SWIMMING
CANOEING BUSH WALKING
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15 minutes east of
Charters Towers
E: bivouacjunction@gmail.com
4787 3804
7 DAYS A WEEK
TOWERS GAS
and
Camping
• The name says it all
• We’ve got it all
• Packed to the rafters
• Camping, Fishing & Caravanning Supplies
• Easy Parking front & back of store
• LPG Gas Rells - all sizes
168 Gill Street
Phone
visual
Phone 4787
1622
2012 prices ★ Single $95 - $105 ★ Double $105 - $115
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• Pool • BBQ
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• Playground
• Off street park
These drives are not recommended for caravans. 4WD and high
clearance vehicles are recommended. However, larger
conventional vehicles and smaller campervans would be
suitable at most times. Care should always be exercised.
Mobile phone coverage can be sporadic. Ask for a more
detailed brochure at the Visitor Information Centre.
An excellent souvenir book is also available and
complements the information contained within the
map brochure.
TROPICS TRAIL
Charters Towers to Mingela, Dotswood Road –
47km
Mingela across the Dotswood Road to Herveys
Range Road – 68km
Herveys Range Rd to Laroona Station turnoff –
32km
Laroona Station turnoff to Hidden Valley – 69km
Hidden Valley to Mt Fox Road – 26km
Mt Fox Road to Lynd Highway – 170km
DESERT UPLANDS TRAIL
Charters Towers to Pentland – 106km
Pentland to Yarrowmere Station – 155km
Yarrowmere Station Homestead to Lake
Buchanan – 20km
Lake Buchanan via Mirtna back to Charters
Towers – 219km
GEOLOGICAL TRAIL
Charters Towers to Pentland – 104km
Pentland to Great Inland Way Highway – 244km
Great Inland Way Highway to Charters Towers –
40km
HERITAGE TRAIL
Charters Towers to Ravenswood – 88km
Ravenswood to Burdekin Falls Dam (Lake
Dalrymple) – 83km
Burdekin Falls Dam to Collinsville – 140km or
Burdekin Falls Dam to Mt Coolon – 101km
Mt Coolon to Belyando Crossing – 61km
Belyando Crossing to Charters Towers – 200km
EXPLORERS TRAIL
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GREAT REGIONAL DRIVES
Charters Towers to Greenvale – 207km
Ring Road sidetrip – 116km
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CHARTERS
TOWERS
Heritage Collection
featuring
Zara Clark Museum & Charles Wallis Military Display
Visitor Information
Centre
4761 5533
Corner Mosman and Mary Streets
The Charters Towers Museum (c. 1883) is housed in a late nineteenth
century commercial building. Gold was discovered in 1872 to make Charters
Towers home to one of Australia’s richest goldfields. The museum contains
items pertaining to the history of Charters Towers. The large collection
includes transport vehicles, documents and domestic items.
Of special interest is the recently refurbished Military Section. Foyer
displays change regularly to depict the different lifestyles of the old
goldmining district.
National Trust of Queensland
7
DAYS A
WEEK
10am - 2pm
ADMISSION:
Adults $5
Children $2.00
FREE entry to Locals &
National Trust Members
DON RODERICK
Gallery
• WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS • EXHIBITIONS
VISUAL
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OPEN
National Trust of Queensland
Stock Exchange Arcade, Mosman Street, Charters Towers
STEEPED IN
HISTORY
• Enjoy some real country hospitality
• Meet some locals • Learn some history
• Pan for REAL gold...
Please call 0414 967 369 or contact
Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre
on 4761 5534
for current opening times & prices
26 Deane St, Charters Towers
(90 metres down from Subway)
E: theminerscottage@hotmail.com
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www.theminerscottage.com.au
OPEN
all year for
groups/school
excursions
& families
on request
STAN POLLARD & CO PTY LTD
✄ Curtain
C
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f i locally made to order
✄ Readymade curtains available
✄ FREE measure & quote
✄ Curtaining and fittings ✄ Craft ✄ Haberdashery
✄ Patterns ✄ Dress fabrics & accessories
✄ Hats ✄ Suit Hire
2 GILL STREET
4787 1244 stanpollard@bigpond.com
Bringing news
to readers
across North
Queensland
since 1872
miner
The Northern
73 Gill Street, Charters Towers
(07) 4787 1511
miner@thenorthernminer.com.au
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iner’s
The M
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Cotta
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GRAB A BITE
TO EAT
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Gold City Chinese Restaurant
AIR CONDITIONED
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK
(closed Monday)
★ B.Y.O. Alcohol ★ EFTPOS and Credit Card facilities ★ Seniors Card discount
SMORGASBORD available (as well as menu) on the following days
LUNCH Wednesday to Friday (11.30am - 2pm)
DINNER Wednesday, Friday and Sunday night
(inc. soup, dessert, tea and coffee)
fo r
Sp ec ia l pr ic es
(take-away
ng
pa rt y ca te ri
Phone
118 Gill Street
4787 2414
Charters Towers
available)
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Venus Gold Battery
& Towers Hill
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INDULGE YOURSELVES for
BREKKY, LUNCH or DINNER
All Day, Every Day
OR ENJOY Fresh Cakes, Teas &
Coffees with Friends Old & New
FULL MENU AVAILABLE DINE-IN or
TAKEAWAY
CATERING AVAILABLE
OPENING HOURS Monday & Tuesday 8am - 5pm /
Wednesday - Sunday 8am - 8pm
59 Gill St
Ph 4787 1030
GHOSTS
AFTER DARK
• Visit a 19th century working gold
mill & meet the ghosts of gold
• Get up close & personal with
our ghosts at the Towers Hill
Ghosts After Dark feature
• Battery Tours EVERYDAY
Ghosts After Dark
commences at 7pm
For more information contact
Cath on 4787 1030 or
Peter on 0438 937 067
BT Meats
114 Gill Street
Ph: 4787 7300
Fax: 4787 8457
41 York Street
Charters Towers
Ask in store for our weekly specials & save $$$
Bulk & wholesale orders available
(07) 4787 8500
(07) 4787 8521
0418 605 045
btmeats@bigpond.com
Quality Beef, Lamb, Pork, Smallgoods
Bulk & Country
Orders Welcome
Phone Barry
Supermarket Charters
Charters Towers
Towers
Supermarket
“Works for me!”
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Serviced Deli and Butcher
6am to 8pm - 7 DAYS
Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm
Visual
FULL GROCERY RANGE
Easy parking for large vehicles & Caravans
Open 7 Days
HACKETT TERRACE
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays 8am - 6pm
17-19 Boundary Street
PH: 4787 1977 Fax: 4787 3741
charterstowers@stores.foodworks.com.au
Max’s
CORNER STORE
34 Marion Street, Charters Towers P: (07) 4787 1589
OPEN 7 DAYS: Mon to Fri 5am - 7.30pm W/Ends & P/Hols 6am - 7.30pm
TURN OFF MOSMAN STREET,
AT THE ROYAL HOTEL
visual
Convenience to the MAX
• Ice, Milk, Bread & General Grocery Lines
• Fresh Fruit & Veg in store weekly
• Fresh Meat
• Frozen Seafood (Orders Welcome)
• Fishing Tackle & Bait
• Mobile Phone Recharge
• Famous Holden Bakery Pies, Pasties & Sausage Rolls
(Plain/Curry/Pie & Peas)
• Kwik Gas Exchange
• Great Specials Every Month – Come and Browse!!
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• Fresh bread baked daily
• Birthday & special occasion cakes
made to order
• Hand made sweets
Phone:
Fax:
Mobile:
Email:
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Formerly of Mt. Isa
* TOYS FROM A
BYGONE ERA
* TIN TOYS
* CANE PRAMS
* NETTA DOLLS
RAL
* AUSTRALIAN
GIRL DOLLS
* PEDAL CARS
* STEAM ENGINES
* MUCH MORE
INSTORE
INST
IN
STOR
OREE
Shop 3/60 Mosman St, Charters Towers
Ph: 07 4787 7117
Email: sales.toysofyesteryear@bigpond.com
Mob: 0427 589 634
www.toysofyesteryear.com.au
ALL BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRS
 BMX  ROAD  MTB  CHILDRENS
 COMMUTER BIKES
2 FLOORS of Scooters, Skateboards
& Bicycle Accessories
Phone
& Mail
Orders
welcome
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SHOP WITH
THESE LOCAL
BUSINESSES
172 Gill Street
Charters Towers
P: 4787 7991
• GAS - LPG REFILLS OR EXCHANGE
• TRAILER PARTS
• LOAD NETS
• LOAD RESTRAINTS
• CASTROL LUBRICANTS
Cnr Mill & Boundary Streets, ChartersTowers
PHONE 4787 4166
Fax 4787 4255
email - ctindsup@westnet.com.au
e’s
ry Craft
CoNoellunt
and Gifts
PATCHWORK
CLASSES 2ND
TUESDAY
MONTHLY
• Patchwork fabric and
all quilting supplies
• Embroidery
• Wool • Quilts
www.scootskateandcycle.com
• Homemade gifts and dolls
• Haberdashery
• DMC threads
• Longarm quilting service
129 Mosman Street, Charters Towers QLD 4820
Phone (07) 4787 2874 Mobile 0429 631 454
Email: youngnp1@bigpond.com
No appointments needed
Ladies and gents
Seniors discounts
See Coralie
11 Gill Street
Next to Stacey
and Stacey
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Theatre
~ Heritage Facade and Frontal Interiors
~ 3 State of the Art Theatres incorporating
2 dedicated Cinemas
Grand
Foyer with High Vaulted Ceiling
~
and Regional Art Gallery
~ Fully Licensed Restaurant
~ All Visitors Welcome
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Phone: 4787 4556
93 Towers Street, Charters Towers
Open • M - F 9 to 5 • Sat 8 to 12
Mosman Street,
Charters Towers
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Framing and Craft shed
• Framing • Folk Art pieces
• Scrapbooking supplies
• Beads • Art supplies
• Patchwork fabric
Country
Barbers
Ph 4787 4344
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Griffiths
Specialising in -
Ask us about
• Filling of Prescriptions &
our 20 Minute
Webster Packing
Health Checks
• Diabetes & agent for NDSS
• ResMed
• Kate Morgan Weight Loss Program
• Great range of first aid supplies
• Medicare access point
No appointment necessary
Senior discounts
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm
VISUAL
60 Mosman St, Charters Towers
BESIDE RED ROOSTER
Ph: 07 4787 1260
Use your Chemart Loyalty
Card - we will even keep
them on file in store for you.
Phone 4787 1301
Gill Street (opp. Post Office) CHARTERS TOWERS
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Charters Towers
Computers
32 Gill Street, Charters Towers 4820
• INTERNET DEN
32 Gill Street Charters Towers
• NEW COMPUTERS
• PRINTERS / INK CARTRIDGES
• NEW PROPERTIES
• RENTALS
• COMMERCIAL
• LAND SALES
PH 07 4787 2988 FAX 07 4787 3977
PH 07 4787 4448 FAX 07 4787 3977
• REPAIRS
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Ye Old
Barber Shop
CHARTERS TOWERS PROPERTIES
CONTACT US:
Shop 1, 91 Gill Street, Charters Towers QLD 4820
Phone: (07) 4787 3252 \ (07) 4787 3276
email:sales@charterstowersproperties.com.au \ website: www.charterstowersproperties.com
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GENERATOR
SALES & SERVICE
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POWER
The generator
specialists
125 Gill Street, Charters Towers - Phone 4787 1923
Equipment
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
The LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON at
Gold City Roadhouse
✰ COLD DRINKS ✰ BREAD ✰ ICE
E
✰ MILK ✰ 24 HOUR DINER
✰ FUEL ✰ OILS ✰ GROCERIES
Flinders Highway, Charters Towers Phone 4787
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
OPEN
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1429
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• LOCAL EXPERTISE
• RENTALS
• RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SALES
• NEW RESIDENTS’ TRANSITION
GOLD CITY EZIFUEL
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COUNTRY MUSIC CITY
Charters Towers is the country
music capital during late April
and early May every year with
the staging of three major events
which all feature a healthy country
music flavour.
These three distinctly different events – the All
Australian Jamboree, Ten Days in the Towers and
the Charters Towers Country Music
Festival – bring thousands of visitors to
the town. The streets and shops take
on a country music flavour, buskers
are common place in the street
and performers as young as
five-years-old dress up to impress
judges as they take centre stage
to show off the results of
their months of practice
and rehearsals.
The Charters Towers Country Music Festival is the
largest amateur country music talent quest
in Australia, attracting as many as 600
contestants each year. The festival starts
with a parade through the heritage
streets of the town which finishes
at the Showgrounds, the venue
for the final weekend. Book
your accommodation
early though, because
the town fills up
quickly.
ALL AUSTRALIAN JAMBOREE
A country music talent quest for Australian Music
SECTIONS INCLUDE:
Pee Wee, Juvenile, Junior, Male & Female Vocal, Gospel, Bush Ballad,
Country Rock, Young at Heart, Traditional, Trucking
Come and enjoy the country atmosphere and friendly people!
“Held annually late April at Charters Towers Showgrounds”
For more information:
Phone: Pat 07 4787 8468 / 0419 878 099
Email: goldcitycountrymusic@live.com.au Blog: allaustralianjamboreect.blogspot.com
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including
10 DAYS of
FUN
April 27 - May 7, 2012
The BEST 10 DAYS
in the WORLDE
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held ANNUALLY
(end of April, beginning of May)
Beginning with the Red Rooster All Australian Jamboree,
followed by Bush Poetry, Ghost Tours, Busking competition,
Texas Longhorn Wagon Tours, Gold Panning and History,
WW2 Historical Sites Tours, Markets, Concerts, Line
Dancing, Enterprise Hotel Talent Quest, Waverley Hotel
Bullride and ending with the McDonald’s Charters
Towers Country Music Festival
For more information phone the hotlines
07 4761 5515 or 0447 417 115 www.tendays.com.au
held ANNUALLY on
May Day
Weekend
FRIDAY NIGHT
Jamboree
SATURDAY NIGHT
entertainment
r! spectacular
For the Queenslande
and
Jade
Hurley
The
McClymonts
SATURDAY and
SUNDAY
• Bush Poets Breakfast
• Talent Quest Competition
• Celebrity Lunches
• Workshops
Markus
Meier
A proud
event in Ten Days
in the Towers
SUNDAY NIGHT
Grand Final Concert and
Talent Quest Presentations
The Wickety
Wak Boys
R&R Lyons
Plant Hire
For further information phone 0418 717 669
Email: ctcm@bigpond.com ~ www.charterstowerscountrymusic.com
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Fourth Sunday of every month
Check the website for retailers' details
www.charterstowerschamber.com.au
telephone
Penney
4787 3048
Charters Towers Golf Club
Come & see us & we will
make you feel welcome,
whether for a game of golf
or a nice cold beer
Electric golf carts available
for hire’
Club house now open
10.30am-5pm 7 days
(and later on Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday)
20 Dalrymple Road
(next to the Dalrymple Caravan Park)
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SUNDAY TRADING
Phone Charters Towers Golf Club 4787 1229
*For hire bookings A/Hours Phone 0439 209 991
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BURDEKIN FALLS DAM
Located around 80km south of
Ravenswood lies one of Queensland’s
largest lakes, Lake Dalrymple, which is
four times the size of Sydney Harbour.
The Burdekin Falls Dam was constructed across
the Burdekin River in 1987 for irrigation purposes.
The lake has a surface area of 22,400 hectares,
an average depth of 8.3 metres and holds
1,860,000 megalitres of water at full capacity.
In the wet season it is not unusual for the dam
to overflow sending thousands of megalitres of
water on its way down the river to the sea.
The dam’s construction was the culmination of
almost 100 years of public lobbying and election
promises.
The Lake is a popular destination for fishing
and water sports enthusiasts. A Stocked
Impoundment Permit (SIP) is required to fish
Lake Dalrymple/Burdekin Falls Dam. These
are available at Cunningham’s Newsagency in
Charters Towers. Lake Dalrymple is open to all
boating activities and no restrictions apply. A
concrete boat ramp is provided.
Camping is not permitted on the lake but a well
serviced camping area with showers, toilets,
laundry and powered sites is available. A “first in
best dressed” policy applies and a ranger collects
camping fees. There is no fuel or shopping
facilities.
A road crossing the river at the bottom of the
dam wall can only be used when water is not
flowing over the spillway. The road will eventually
take you to the coast.
It was naturalist and explorer Ludwig Leichhardt
who first named the Burdekin River after his
benefactor Mary Ann Burdekin (nee Bossley),
who provided considerable financial support for
the 1844-45 expedition to northern Australia.
and Leichhardt himself. On April 2, 1845 when
following down the Suttor River Leichhardt came
to and named the Burdekin River. He followed
this river northwards and on April 10 he camped
close to where the Macrossan Bridge stands
today.
Look for the monument to Leichhardt at the dam.
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On October 1, 1844, the exploring expedition led
by Leichhardt left Jimba Station near Dalby on a
journey to Port Essington near where Darwin is
today. When leaving Jimba, the party consisted
of 10 men: John Gilbert, James Calvert, John
Roper, John Murphy, William Phillips, Pemberton
Hodgson, Caleb an American Negro, two
Australian Aboriginals Harry Brown and Charlie,
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RAVENSWOOD
The town of Ravenswood is listed
by the National Trust and is located
one hour’s drive east
of Charters Towers.
Step back in time and explore
the unique aspects of the
heritage listed gold mining
town of Ravenswood. The gold
rush was on in 1868 when two
discoveries were made, one
by Marmaduke Curr, a cattle
station owner, and the other
by stockman Thomas Aitken.
The town of Ravenswood was
born and along with it
many public buildings were
hurriedly erected to take
advantage of the newly
found riches of the gold
miners. Forty-eight hotels and
shanties served to quench
the thirst of the miners.
Today two hotels remain
as magnificent examples
of the prosperity of this
town’s wealthy beginnings.
As mining declined, the tiny
town survived, relying on the
surrounding cattle properties.
RAVENSWOOD
7 DAYS
Ravenswood
COURTHOUSE
MUSEUM
Op en EV ER Y DAY
11a m - 2p m
Coldest
beer
Glycol
cooling
system
Counter meals
11am to 2pm
6pm to 8pm
1 Bart
Barton Street Ravenswood
T:
T: 4770
477
477 2144 M: 0459 333 365
Ravenswood
Post Office Store
Phone
4770 2047
After hours
Narelle Hancock
4770 2192
✱ All General Grocery Lines ✱ Bread and Milk
✱ Fuel and Gas ✱ Papers and Magazines
ly
✱ Cold Drinks and Ice Creams
“Friend ”
✱ Lollies ✱ Hot Coffee
Service
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A new lease of life for the town came about in 1995 when the
population of 100 locals was boosted by the arrival of some
300 miners to once again reap the rewards gold mining has to
offer.
The town boasts excellent facilities including a tennis court,
golf course, barbecue and picnic area near the Showgrounds
Caravan Park — pets allowed if on a lead.
The historic Court House Museum is open each day between
11am and 1pm. A small admission fee applies. The museum
volunteer is always keen to share stories of the golden days
of Ravenswood. Maps and historical books are available for
sale. There are a number of self-guided walks so don’t forget to
get your map from the museum before you set off
exploring the old chimney stacks, mullock heaps,
School of Arts Hall, the old church on the hill, the
cemetery and more. The museum is also the place
to trace family history with comprehensive records
available along with a collection of newspaper
clippings.
Visit the open cut gold mine lookout to view the
pit where giant trucks and machinery once worked.
An amazing sight. Turn off to the right just out of
town on the road to Ayr past the showgrounds.
A little further down the road White Blow
Environmental Park (5 kilometres from the town
centre) features a large white quartz rock outcrop
that dates back some 300-million years.
Fuel, groceries, ice, bait and daily papers are
available from the post office shop in Macrossan
OPEN
Street.
Macrossan Street, Ravenswood QLD 4816
Ph/Fax: 07 4770 2136
E: ravenswoodpostofficestore@bigpond.com
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Rhondhu stud / GRASS HUT STATION
The 20,000 acre property is also home to
Rhondhu Stud, one of Australia’s leading
breeders of Quarter Horses for over 25 years.
The Millers regularly practice the great Australian
THE
IMPERIAL HOTEL
Vicki Miller is a professional photographer, and
she takes awesome photos in nature’s own
beautiful studio in various locations on the
property. You will be so impressed you’ll want to
take home your own piece of bush paradise.
Grass Hut Station is more suited to grey nomads,
as the limited accommodation books out quickly.
Stay a day or stay a week and enjoy the down
to earth company and hospitality of real bush
people.
Thorp’s Building
Ravenswood
Historical
display
Local pottery and crafts
Established
in 
Ravenswood
NORTH QUEENSLAND
Phone
07 4770 2131
PHONE: SHELLEY M
PHONE
0487 288 649
email: thorpsbuilding@gmail.com
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a typical
Australian pub
• Comfortable accommodation
• Extensive menu and cold drinks
• Beer garden for outdoor functions
• Historic atmosphere
• Full size billiard table
sport of Campdrafting — using American
Bison! If you are partial to horses, you won’t be
disappointed, with a barn full of horses that get
ridden and fed every day.
VISUAL
EXPERIENCE THE OUTBACK... with real bush people
THE BASIC FACILITIES
• 20,000 acre cattle and horse property
• ½ hour x Charters Towers, enroute to Townsville
• Basic caravan sites, amenities & some accommodation
• Hearty home cooked station meals available
• Bonres, Yarns, Billy Tea and Damper nights
“GRASS HUT” Station, Mingela
www.rhondhustud.com.au
FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE
• Campdraft demonstrations with American Bison
• Working Dog demonstrations with cattle
• Bushwalking Tracks & Gold fossicking sites
• Property Tours, Mustering and Branding
• Prof. Photos with animals or in Nature‛s Studio
Barry, Liz and Vicki Miller
(07) 4770 3051
VISUAL
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Drop yourself into the heart of the outback at
Grass Hut Station, just 7km south of Mingela.
You can stay overnight, or as long as you wish to
be involved with everyday station life activities.
There are regular musters, branding calves,
working dog demonstrations, as well as property
tours, bushwalking tracks and gold fossicking
areas. Take a break from the cooking and enjoy
hearty station meals with family and staff, or tell
some yarns with damper and billy tea around the
warmth of a campfire.
HIDDEN VALLEY
Population 15
Accommodation / Meals / EFTPOS / Post facilities
Accessed via Herveys Range Road north of the
Towers, Hidden Valley is located in the Paluma
Ranges. Accommodation is available at Hidden
Valley Cabins and their individual log cabins
are surrounded with a wide selection of native
fauna to attract the local birds and wildlife. They
are built from all local timber; even the beds
and bedroom furniture were built from local red
mahogany. While you’re in the area, take a walk to
Running River. There have been over 130 species
of birds sighted in the Hidden Valley area. The
climate is another great feature. It is usually eight
degrees cooler than the coast in summer – the
ideal place to sit by woodfires in the winter.
HERVEYS RANGE COMMUNITY
Population 150
Caravan Park / Camping / Meals / EFTPOS / Public
Toilets
Take a coffee break with a difference at the
oldest known building in North Queensland. This
historic split log inn was the stopping place for
bullock teams and Cobb & Co Coaches. Enjoy
the scenic range drive, stretch your legs on the
walking tracks and don’t forget your camera as
the lookout has spectacular views down the
range and across to the islands off Townsville.
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GREAT INLAND WAY
BELYANDO CROSSING
GREENVALE
Population 5
Population 150
Accommodation / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Public Phone / Shop
Accommodation / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Police / Public Phone /
Public Toilets / Post facilities / Shop
Located 220km south of Charters Towers on the
A7 (Gregory Developmental Road). The roadhouse
is located at Belyando Crossing and offers a
shady picnic area to customers passing through.
Fish for redclaw in the local creeks. Camp the
night and marvel at the stars. Visit the historic
grave site. Nearby Lake Buchanan is a large, flat,
salt lake approximately 28km long and 8km wide
at its widest point, with a surface area of about
117sq km. Lake Buchanan is different from all
other salt lakes in Australia because it occurs at a
high elevation – on the Great Dividing Range.
BLUEWATER SPRINGS
Population 2
Accommodation / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Public Phone / Shop
Located 110km NE of Charters Towers on the
Lynd Highway, Bluewater Springs Roadhouse
is approximately 10km past the Hervey’s Range
Road turnoff travelling north. The nice shady
garden is the perfect place to stop for a coffee.
They are licensed to supply alcohol with meals.
Greenvale is a nickel mining settlement located
on the banks of the Burdekin River approximately
200km north of Charters Towers on the Gregory
Developmental Road.
An ore-carrying rail line ran between Greenvale
and Townsville from 1974 to 1993. Some of the
longest trains in Australia were pulled along this
track. The railway line was removed in mid 2000,
but the easement remains. Despite the fact the
original mine has concluded operations, more
mining operations around the area have started.
Greenvale’s population is approximately 150
people, however, when the nickel mine was in
operation, its population was about 3000 people.
The Three Rivers Hotel, made famous by Slim
Dusty in a song of the same name, is located at
Greenvale, although the original was no more
than a tin shed on the banks of the river. There
is also a nine-hole golf course. Birdwatching
abounds. Fossicking for gems is permitted with a
licence and landowners’ permission to enter.
In May each year the Annual Greenvale Campdraft
is in full swing, in August Greenvale hosts the
Annual Golf Championships and the Father’s Day
Billy Cart Races are loads of fun.
It’s not often that a local hotel is the
inspiration for a famous song by an
equally famous Australian.
The late Slim Dusty sang about his favourite
watering hole, the Three Rivers Hotel, in a song of
the same name which was penned by Sam Coster.
Some locals argue that it is the unique character
of the area that inspired the
song. Others say it was the
atmosphere of the original
hotel, where great yarns
about the outback way of
life were spun.
Whatever the true story
is, the folklore behind
Slim Dusty and his love for
the Greenvale district is
legendary. It is this character
that attracts visitors, along
with the history of the area,
its outback attractions,
amenities and local crafts.
You too can enjoy the charm of this outback
oasis.
Created during the boom mining era of the early
1970s, Greenvale was once the largest nickel mine
in the southern hemisphere. Despite the fact that
the original mine has ceased operation, more
mining around the area has since commenced
and nickel and other metal ores are still mined in
the region.
Greenvale is located on the Gregory
Developmental Road and not far from the
mighty Burdekin River. An ore carrying railway
line ran between Greenvale and Queensland
Nickel Industries in Townsville from 1974 to 1993.
Some of the longest trains
in Australia were pulled
along this railway line. It
was removed in 2000 but
the easement and tunnels
remain. Today the nickel is
transported in massive road
trains measuring up to 55
metres in length.
The population of Greenvale
today is approximately 150.
However, when the original
nickel mine was in full swing,
its population was roughly
estimated to be 3000.
Greenvale offers a destination full of colour. Its
golden sunsets, the glorious flora and fauna, its
history and its colourful characters are all part of
the friendly atmosphere in this part of country
outback Australia.
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OVERLANDER’S WAY
MINGELA
Population 20
Accommodation / Public Phone / Meals /
Public Toilets
This tiny township is located 50km NE of Charters
Towers on the Flinders Highway. Drop into the
Mingela Hotel, a quintessential outback pub,
complete with cat and peacocks. You will need
to turn into Mingela to continue your drive to
Ravenswood and the Burdekin Falls Dam.
BALFE’S CREEK
Population 20
Accommodation / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Public Phone /
Public Toilets / Postal facilities
Balfe’s Creek was the original road and rail
junction for the basalt country further north.
Dairies in the area once supplied milk to Charters
Towers. Between Balfe’s Creek and Homestead is
the turnoff to Thalanga Copper Operations which
produces copper concentrate from surrounding
mining operations. There must be something
in the icy cold drinks at the local pub as there
is many a story of visitors sighting camels,
ostriches, goats and sheep, even after one drink!
Check out the beer can collection. Admire the
mural depicting the town’s history. Have a game
of pool or darts. Meet Tony the Tin Man. The kids
will love the playground and the animal farm.
HOMESTEAD
Population 100
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Public Phone /
Public Toilets / Postal facilities / Shop
Gold was discovered to the north of Homestead
in 1883 and was mined intermittently for the
next 50 years. Two hotels, two butcher shops,
two stores, a bank and a cordial factory were
part of the town during the railway era. A sleeper
cutter sawmill operated here until 1970. Between
Homestead and Pentland are the remains of the
PENTLAND
Population 250
Accommodation / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Police / Public Phone /
Public Toilets / Post facilities / Shop
Gold was discovered on the nearby Cape River
in 1867 and attracted European and Chinese
gold miners. The railway established Pentland
in 1884, however being some miles from the
diggings caused most services to be relocated
to Pentland, including the old Norwood jail now
located off the highway at the Soldiers Memorial
Hall. Between Pentland and Torrens Creek is the
Burra Range Lookout. Look for the wildflowers
and wattle flowering in spring. Accommodation
is available at the Caravan Park or Pentland
Hotel Motel. Local arts and crafts are available
at the Pentland Art Gallery. Enjoy a dip in the
town pool. Groceries, gas and postal facilities
are at the General Store. Tennis, golf and cricket
available at the Pentland Sports Association and
birdwatchers should visit the wetlands behind
the town.
Annual Pentland Campdraft is in May
Annual Pentland Picnic Race Day is in November.
TORRENS CREEK
Population 20
45km to Prairie
Hotel / Motel / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / Fuel / EFTPOS / Postal facilities /
Public Toilets / Telstra Next G
Torrens Creek has a long and interesting
history. The creek was discovered in 1862
by the explorer William Landsborough
whilst on an expedition in search of Burke
and Wills. It was named after Sir Robert
Torrens. In 1942 Torrens Creek was utilised
as an ammunition dump aiding the World
War II effort. Call in to hear the stories of how this
little town was almost blown away. While you’re
in the district, make sure you check out White
Mountains National Park, Burra Range Lookout
on the Overlander’s Way, Moorrinya National Park
and the Torrens Creek Exchange Hotel.
PRAIRIE
Population 50
45km from Hughenden
Hotel / Motel / Caravan Park / Camping /
Meals / EFTPOS / Police Station / Public Toilets /
Telstra Next G / Postal facilities
Prairie is surrounded by beautiful rolling plains of
Flinders grasses. In the 1870s, Prairie was a main
horse change centre for Cobb & Co Coaches. The
Great Northern Railway reached Prairie in 1887.
Call into the Prairie Hotel and take a look at the
collection of stockmen’s hats and other historical
memorabilia. Hear the story of the wandering
ringer; this ghostly prowler comes from a story
around the 1930s. Check out Prairie Hotel,
Kooroorinya Falls Nature Reserve, 35’ Comet
windmill, Koorooinya/Oakley Picnic Races and
Flinders River Byway 4WD tourist drive.
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Cape River Meatworks.
Built during WWII, it
closed in 1989. Today
you can see the mural
at the school depicting
local history. Admire the
early Australian domestic
architecture. Visit the
historic Town Hall with its
Roll of Honour. Homestead
Store has a licensed
dining room. Enjoy a glass
of something cold with
your meal.
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HUGHENDEN
No place embraces the spirit of the outback
quite like Hughenden. Rich in fossil remains
and ancient landscapes, from rolling black soil
plains, to dramatic sandstone gorges capped with
volcanic basalt flows; Hughenden will amaze you
with its contrasting, ever changing beauty.
Your senses will come alive, the aroma of the
bush a special treat. Basalt walls rise out of the
black soil plains, offering visitors the perfect
vantage point from which they can feast their
eyes on Hughenden and surrounds.
A wave or a friendly smile greets you in
Hughenden, an indication of the lifestyle that
residents enjoy and are only too willing to share.
Once, long ago, this country was part of a great
prehistoric inland sea. Muttaburrasaurus roamed
the land with Pterosaurs flying high above and
the inland sea was filled with marine reptiles.
Now 100 million years later, the sea bed is dry,
but remains of shells and creatures are still
prominent in rock formations that are being
unearthed.
Supporting a rural area of more than 40,000sq
km, Hughenden is the hub of the mid west.
Hughenden is more than ancient history ­it’s
a discovery of the pioneering spirit and harsh
beauty that makes Queensland’s outback so
unique.
Must see: Flinders Discovery Centre, Porcupine
Gorge, Flinders River and Mount Walker.
RICHMOND
Lake Fred Tritton
Heritage Display
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Richmond sits on the bank of Queensland’s longest
river, the Flinders, Richmond is busting at the seams
when it comes to things to see and do.
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of the fossil
preparation workshops or guided tours.
THE LAKEVIEW CARAVAN PARK is sure to impress,
with its serene view of Lake Fred Tritton, Flinders River
and the Bush Tucker Gardens. The caravan park caters
for the touring public with clean amenities including
disabled facilities and baby bathroom, free barbeque
area and drive through sites as well as grassed camping
areas. The park also has ensuite cabins and backpacker style accommodation in Twin Share Rooms.
Phone 07 4741 3772 or book online at www.richmond.
qld.gov.au.
The new attraction in Richmond along the Heritage Walk
is the CAMBRIDGE DOWNS HERITAGE DISPLAY
CENTRE. This agstone replica is of the Cambridge
Downs Homestead that became a Store and Post
ofce in the late 1800s. The centre showcases items of
historical and cultural signicance including Aboriginal
artefacts, a fully restored Cobb & Co Coach and other
machinery from the pioneering days.
On display are marine fossils from the Crustaceous
period from 100-110 million years ago. Discover your
own fossil at one of the free fossil hunting grounds ask
staff at Kronosaurus Korner for a map or ask about one
IMPRESSIVE LAKE FRED TRITTON has free barbecues,
picnic tables, water park, playground and exercise park
which compliments the 1.2km walking path around its
circumference. Lake Fred Tritton is perfect for boating,
water skiing, jet skiing, shing, swimming and canoeing.
The lake is lit at night for barbecues and walking. Try
your luck at shing for that elusive barramundi or throw
in a crab pot for Redclaw.
Don’t forget the 2012 BHP Billiton
Cannington Richmond Fossil Festival
May 4 - 7 2012
You’ll Dig
Richmond!
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Discover Australia’s most EXCITING fossil
display at Kronosaurus Korner. Step back to
prehistoric times of the ancient inland sea when you
visit Richmond’s prehistoric playground Kronosaurus
Korner.
Kronosaurus Korner has some of Australia’s best
vertebrate and marine fossils on display, the air
conditioned complex as more than 200 world class
exhibits.
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Fossil Display
Richmond Shire Council Ph: (07) 47 413 277 – www.richmond.qld.gov.au
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REGIONAL DIRECTORY
ACCOMMODATION
Affordable Gold City Motel (P18)
Lynd Highway, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 2187
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Aussie Outback Oasis (BACK COVER)
76 Dr George Ellis Drive, Charters Towers
Reservations: 1800 812 417/ Ph: (07) 4787 8722
Bivouac Junction (P18)
Off the Flinders Highway, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 3804
Cattleman’s Rest Motor Inn (P17)
Corner Bridge and Plant Streets, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 3555
Venus Battery (P22)
Millchester Road, Charters Towers
Ph: 0438 937 067/ (07) 4787 1030
Visitor Information Centre (P4)
Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4761 5533
World Theatre and Gallery (P25)
Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 4344
Zara Clark Museum (P20)
Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4761 5533 (Visitor Information Centre)
FESTIVALS/EVENTS
Charters Towers Heritage Lodge Motel (P17)
94 Dr George Ellis Drive, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 4088
All Australian Jamboree (P29)
Showgrounds, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 8468 / 0419 878 099
Charters Towers Motel (P17)
Cnr Flinders and Lynd Highway, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1366
Charters Towers Country Music Festival (P30)
Showgrounds, Charters Towers
Ph: 0418 717 669
Charters Towers Tourist Park (P16)
37 Mt Leyshon Road, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 7944
Charters Towers Regional Council Events (P51)
Various locations, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4761 5515 (hotline)
Country Road Motel (P18)
Flinders Highway (west), Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 2422
10 Days in the Towers (P30)
Various locations, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4761 5515 (hotline)
Dalrymple Tourist Van Park (P2)
24 Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1121
MID west
Royal Private Hotel (P16)
100 Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 8688
ATTRACTIONS
Don Roderick Gallery (P20)
Stock Exchange, Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4761 5533 (Visitor Information Centre)
Miner’s Cottage (P21)
26 Deane Street, Charters Towers
Ph: 0414 967 369
Texas Longhorn Wagon Tours /
Bethel’s Saddlery (P3)
441 Urdera Road, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 8126
Flinders Discovery Centre, Hughenden (P42)
Ph: (07) 4741 2970
Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond (P43)
Ph: 1300 KRONOK
RAVENSWOOD
Courthouse Museum (P35)
Ravenswood
Ph: (07) 4770 2047
Post Office General Store (P35)
Macrossan Street, Ravenswood
Ph: (07) 4770 2136
Thorp’s Building (P36)
Macrossan Street, Ravenswood
Ph: (07) 4770 2507
REGIONAL DIRECTORY
Charters Towers Golf Club (P31)
Dalrymple Road, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1229
Railway Hotel (P35)
1 Barton Street, Ravenswood
Ph: (07) 4770 2144
Charters Towers Industry Supplies (P24)
Cnr Mill and Boundary Streets, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 4166
Rhondhu Stud (P36)
Grass Hut Station, Mingela
Ph: (07) 4770 3051
Charters Towers Properties (P27)
Shop 1, 91 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 3252
RESTAURANTS, TAKEAWAY,
GROCERIES
Country Barbers (P25)
11 Gill Street, Charters Towers
BT Meats (P23)
41 York Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 8500
Burge’s Foodworks (P23)
17 Boundary Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1977
Cookhouse Carvery (P22)
59 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1030
Gold City Chinese Restaurant (P22)
118 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 2414
Max’s Corner Store (P23)
34 Marion Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1589
Tarcoola Foodworks (P23)
69 Hackett Terrace, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 3770
Towers Bakery (P23)
114 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 7300
RETAILERS/SERVICES
Brown’s Framing and Art Shed (P25)
93 Towers Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 4556
Chamber of Commerce & Mines (P31)
Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 3048
Charters Towers Computers (P26)
32 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 2988
Gold City EziFuel (P27)
Flinders Highway (west), Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1429
Griffiths Pharmacy (P26)
24 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1301
Lyn Anthony Realty (P26)
32 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 4448
Noelle’s Country Craft and Gifts (P24)
129 Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 2874
Scoot, Sk8 and Cycle (P24)
172 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 7991
Stan Pollard and Co. (P21)
2 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1244
The Northern Miner (P21)
73 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1511
Towers Gas and Camping (P18)
168 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1622
Towers Power Equipment (P27)
125 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1923
Toys of Yesteryear (P24)
Shop 3, 60 Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 7117
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Imperial Hotel (P36)
Macrossan Street, Ravenswood
Ph: (07) 4770 2131
Ye Old Barber Shop (P26)
60 Mosman Street, Charters Towers
Ph: (07) 4787 1260
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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MARCH 2012
AUGUST 2012
31st —
­ Charters Towers Rodeo
6th-12th — All Souls St Gabriels Art Festival
11-12th — Charters Towers Gold Fever Festival,
Fun Run and Gold Fever Le Tour
16th — Zonta – Ladies’ Night Out
APRIL 2012
7th — Towers Jockey Club Races
25th — Anzac Day
27th-29th ­— All Australian Jamboree 27th-May 6th — 10 Days in the Towers
Festival
MAY 2012
4th-6th — Charters Towers Country Music Festival
4th — Greenvale Campdraft
12th — Towers Jockey Club Annual Cup Races
16th — IPWEAQ North Queensland Branch
Conference
25th-27th — Gold City Campdraft
SEPTEMBER 2012
21st-30th — Key to the World Heritage & Cultural
Festival
22nd — Charters Towers Miner’s ``Victory in the
Pacific’’ Charity Ball
29th-30th — Ewan Amateur Races
29th-30th — Twin Hills Rodeo and Campdraft
TBA — Inland Barra Classic
OCTOBER 2012
20th — Charters Towers Amateur Races
NOVEMBER 2012
JUNE 2012
19th — Pentland Races
1st-3rd — Horse of the North Challenge
2nd — Party at Charlie’s Trousers
8th-11th — Charters Towers State High School
Centenary Celebrations
8th-10th — Columba Catholic College Reunion
9th-10th — Charters Towers Restorers’ Club
Annual Swap Meet
13th — Combined Lions Club Christmas Fair
28th-Jan 1st — PBR Party in the Outback
JULY 2012
6th-7th — Oak Park Races
20th — Charters Towers Junior Rodeo
21st — Heart of the Goldfields Rodeo
29th-31st — Towers Pastoral Agricultural and
Mining Association Show
DECEMBER 2012
JANUARY 2013
26th — Australia Day
26th-28th — Goldfield Ashes Cricket Carnival
MARKETS
QCWA – 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month
Showgrounds – 2nd Sunday of each month
Ravenswood – 2nd Sunday of each month
Centenary Park – fourth Sunday of each month
Gold Fever Healthy Lifestyle
Festival including Gold Fever
Le Tour & Fun Run
11th & 12th August 2012
* Gold Fever Le Tour
* Gold Fever Fun Run
* Includes Community Sign-on Day,
Lifestyle Festival, Stalls and more...
“Key to the World” 140 Years
Charters Towers Heritage &
Cultural Festival
Friday 21st September to
Sunday 30th September 2012
* Miner’s Charity Ball
* “Living History” Fair
* Antiques Buy, Swap and Sell
* Towers Players “A Night to Remember”
* Heritage Homes Tours, Ghost
Tours, Zara Clark Museum, Gallery
Exhibitions and more...
charters towers regional council
www.charterstowers.qld.gov.au
The place to stay!
Tourist Park
A warm welcome
• PET FRIENDLY
• FREE WI-FI
• BIG4 OR SENIORS DISCOUNTS –
ALSO WEEKLY DISCOUNTED RATES
• SELF – CONTAINED MODERN CABINS WITH
A/C & AUSTAR
• WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE CABIN
• MODERN AMENITIES/ LAUNDRY
• SALT WATER ROCK POOL
• DRIVE –THRU SLAB AND GRASS SITES
• SEPARATE DISABLED AMENITIES
• CAMP KITCHENS/ BBQS
• GAS BOTTLE REFILLS
• KIOSK – ICE/ NEWS PAPERS / MILK & BREAD
• STREETS ICE-CREAMS
• EXTENSIVE BOOK EXCHANGE
• DUMP POINT
• WOOD FIRED PIZZA OVEN
• JUMPING PILLOW / PLAYGROUND
• WINTER ENTERTAINMENT
• MEAL NIGHTS AROUND THE FIRE PIT
awaits you at
Charters Towers Premier Tourist Park
76 Dr George Ellis Drive, Charters Towers
At the Aussie Outback Oasis our vision is to be every travellers ‘place to
stay’. We know that a friendly smile, cleanliness, quality and value go
along way, but we also like to go the extra mile for our guests.
That’s why we cater for Tourists only; are Pet Friendly; assist vans to
site; provide free Wi-Fi; Austar to Cabins; seasonal entertainment; meal
nights and morning teas; discounts for Seniors or Big4 Club Members
to name just a few.
There’s a surprising amount on offer in Charters Towers – Stroll
through the city to see many of our heritage listed architecture, Pan for
Gold at the Miners Cottage, catch a flick at the local drive-in cinema.
So come and see why people love staying in our park as you explore
the rich heritage of Charters Towers.
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Racecourse
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WHEELERS
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To Mount Isa
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