Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Charters Towers (Australia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Ambulance Building, Bartlam's Store, and Charters Towers Central State School. Also, be sure to include Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Charters Towers (Queensland).
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Ambulance Building
Ambulance Building is a heritage-listed former ambulance station and now museum at 157 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Walter Hunt and built in 1903 by Arthur Reid and James Walker. It is also known as Ambulance Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 December 2015.[1]
Bartlam's Store
Museum in the Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. Bartlam's Store is a heritage-listed former pair of shops and now museum at Mosman Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1891 to 1940s. It is also known as Burns Philp & Company Limited and Wright Heaton & Company. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1978, and the Zara Clark Museum was subsequently established in the building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[2]
Address: 36 Mosman St, 4820 Charters Towers City
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 built in 1900 by Benjamin Toll. It is also known as Charters Towers Girls' and Infants' Central State School, Charters Towers Boys' Central State School, Charters Towers Girls' Central State School, Charters Towers Girls' School, and Charters Towers State High School. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 November 2014.[3]
Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade
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 in 1888 by Sandbrook Brothers of Sydney. It was originally known as the Royal Arcade. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
It was originally designed for the local civic leader Alexander Malcolm and was connected to the rest of the world via telegraph. It operated until 1916, when it had to be shut down due to the rapidly diminishing returns from the gold mines and population.[4]
Address: 76 Mosman St, 4820 Lissner
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 Society Folk Museum. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[5]
Address: 90 Mosman St, 4820 Charters Towers City
Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park
Memorial park in the Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park is a heritage-listed memorial at Bridge Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1883 to 1988. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[6]
Address: Dean Street, Charters Towers
Charters Towers mine shafts
Charters Towers mine shafts are a heritage-listed group of mine shafts and ruins at Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1883 to 1916. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003.[7]
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. It is also known as Charters Towers Courthouse. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[8]
Charters Towers Excelsior Library
Public library in the Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. Charters Towers Excelsior Library is the local library at 130-132 Gill Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers in North Queensland, Australia. The building is a reconstruction of the original Excelsior Hotel which burned down in 1995. As well as the Charters Towers Regional library, the building houses the City of Charters Towers and Dalrymple Shire Archives.
The Excelsior Hotel was built in 1887 by William Gough and was located on the corner of Gill and Church Streets. It was a large two story building with a wide verandah around the first floor and a deep cellar beneath which was the same size as the bar above. William Gough sold the hotel in 1915 to Anthony Allis.
The hotel was almost destroyed by fire in March 1995, leaving only the outer shell of the brick building and a few of the interior brick walls. The site remained a ruin for a number of years until the Charters Towers City Council purchased it in April 2001. Work commenced on the conversion to a library in November 2002. The Excelsior Library was formally opened on 25 October 2003. The new building utilised the remaining walls and a number of features to retain the original characteristics of the hotel, including the first story verandah, restored batwing doors and a burnt doorframe set into a wall. The Library now houses the Charters Towers and Dalrymple Archives and a rehearsal and memorabilia room for the Excelsior Band. Two meeting rooms are also available for public hire. The ground floor room is named "The Florence Fitzgerald Room" after the leaseholder of the hotel from 1947 to 1987.
The library had a major refurbishment in 2016.[9]
Address: 130 Gill Street, Charters Towers
Ay Ot Lookout
Heritage building in the Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. Ay Ot Lookout is a heritage-listed villa at 63 Hodgkinson Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William White and built in the 1890s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[10]
Pfeiffer House
Pfeiffer House is a heritage-listed detached house at 2-6 Paull Street, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built c. 1881. It is also known as Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Day Dawn House. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[11]