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Centenary Park  

Centenary Park has the gold discovery monuments, picnic tables, gas barbecues and is always cool and shady. Centenary Park also has an interesting history tied to the park. The area was first gazetted as Reserve for Public Purposes in 1888. In 1941 ...

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Charters Towers and Pioneer Cemeteries  

Charters Towers Cemetery was established in 1895. It is the resting place for a number of interesting local characters including Jupiter Mosman who, as local lore has it, was one of the party that discovered gold at Charters Towers; Doctor Leonard R ...

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Charters Towers Folk Museum  

This National Trust owned and run, Charters Towers Museum houses a large collection of photographs, equipment and other memorabilia that reflects Charters Towers golden past. Friendly volunteers and staff are only too willing to share their special s ...

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Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre  

The Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre occupies a beautifully restored heritage building. The building itself is an attraction. It has been moved on four occasions during it’s 125 years. It was originally constructed for the Queensland N ...

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Civic Club  

Drop into the Civic Club, originally known as the Londoner's Club, (a gentlemen's club) and enjoy a drink with a local, soak up the atmosphere of this amazing historic building and have a round of billiards on one of the two 100 year old tables. Don ...

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Dalrymple National Park  

Dalrymple National Park covers an area of 1640 hectares and is located 46 kilometres north or a 30 minute drive from the town of Charters Towers (90 minute drive west of the city of Townsville). The Park can be accessed via the Gregory Development R ...

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Dalrymple Sales Yards - Cattle Sales  

Experience the thrill of livestock going under the hammer. Cattle Sales are held every Wednesday at the Dalrymple Sales Yards. Beef is produced on 250 commercial properties running around 600,000 head of cattle between them, making the Dalrymple Sh ...

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Historic Ambulance Centre  

The Historic Ambulance Centre dates back to 1903 and was restored and reopened to the public 100 years from its first opening. The centre was the first ambulance station outside of Brisbane and houses a wonderful collection of vehicles, uniforms and ...

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Lissner Park  

While you are out and about in Charters Towers why not have a picnic in one of their beautiful parks. Lissner Park, comprising of seven hectares, includes the Boer War Kiosk, Band Rotunda, children's playground, World War One guns, Rotary Centenary F ...

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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 ...

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The World Theatre  

Explore the World Theatre, a cultural complex where the unique blend of heritage architecture and state of the art technology meet. Browse at your own leisure. Check with their friendly staff for details of the live shows, movie times, morning melodi ...

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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 tel ...

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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 olde ...

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editors picks

Keswick Island, Whitsunday's

Keswick Island's Basil Bay Beach keswickisland | 2008-12-04 | Information & history about Keswick & neighbouring Islands in the Cumberland Group. | read more

Good Looking Devils in Tasmania

P1010129.JPG grounddweller | 2008-12-18 | When Most People think of the Tasmanian devil the first thing that comes to mind is the Whirlwind Brown Tas from Warner Brothers. | read more

Thornton’s Beach at Cape Tribulation

The beach and us marief | 2009-01-05 | A beautiful isolated beach in Tropical North Queensland with historical reference to Captain Cook's discovery of the Eastern Coast of Australia | read more

Shelter from the rain

The Grampians DaanSpijer | 2008-12-08 | An impending storm, an invitation to shelter in a guest-house and the unexpected consequences. | read more

Eumundi Market

Food Stalls, Eumundi Emma | 2008-09-05 | Eumundi Markets are in Southern Queensland (Sunshine Coast) and are a short drive from the popular tourist destinations; Noosa, and Maroochydore. | read more

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay near Fraser Island, Queensland

Tasman Venture Kristy79 | 2008-09-02 | Whale Watching in the pristine waters of Hervey Bay with the magnificent backdrop of Fraser Island. | read more

The Saga of the Randy Old Goat

Angry Goat barnesbay | 2008-12-14 | On a balmy Autumn afternoon in early May 1997, I was enjoying a relaxing game on the computer, when the phone rang.... | read more

Nigretta Falls, VIC

Nigretta Falls miekecasanova | 2009-01-05 | A visit to Nigretta Falls near Hamilton is a must-do | read more

Visit American River, Kangaroo Island

View of Strawbridge Point, Kangaroo Island seayu | 2008-12-18 | Nestled on a hillside in native bushland, facing sea and lagoon, a little Australian town on Kangaroo Island, off Adelaide and the Fleurieu peninsula, called American River. | read more

Escape To Kangaroo Island

A typical 'dirt road' on Kangaroo Island seayu | 2008-12-18 | Kangaroo Island, South Australia: 150 long by 50 km wide, more than 4'000 km2, one km2 per inhabitant. This is a place for those who love space and nature | read more

 

 

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