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Charters Towers Area Attractions
Charters Towers Area Attractions Directory : Mining and Industry
Stock Exchange Arcade and Assay Mining Museum
The Stock Exchange Arcade was designed by Sydney architect Mark Day and built by 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 linked into the world via ...Stock Exchange Arcade and Assay Mining Museum
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The Miners Cottage
The Miner's Cottage in Charters Towers is a restored workers' cottage built in the late 1800s. The building houses a fascinating collection of goldfields memorabilia which showcases the wonderful history of Charters Towers. It is much more than a museum full of relics! Experienced guides conduct tours through the rooms, explaining the various episodes of the city's development from the early discoveries of gold through to the present day mining activity under the streets. The cottage especially...The Miners Cottage
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Towers Hill Lookout and Amphitheatre
Local lore has it that an Aboriginal boy named Jupiter first discovered gold at the foot of Towers Hill in December 1871. Since the discovery of gold, the hills' three peaks have been subject to much use, predominately 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. It is the site of the first gold discovery - look for the monument at the base of the Hill. Follow the road and uncover the stories of...Towers Hill Lookout and Amphitheatre
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Venus Gold Battery
Located on the outskirts of town, the Venus Gold Battery offers an insight into an amazing 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 the 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 oper...Venus Gold Battery
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