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Charters Towers City, Queensland

April 10, 2024

For the former local government area, see City of Charters Towers.

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Charters Towers City (formerly Lissner) is the central suburb and central business district of the town of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.[1]

Charters Towers City
Charters Towers, Queensland
Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade, 2015
Charters Towers City
Coordinates20°04′36″S 146°15′39″E / 20.0766°S 146.2608°E / -20.0766; 146.2608 (Charters Towers City (centre of suburb))
Population2,134 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density736/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4820
Area2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

History edit

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.[3] When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, the church became the Charters Towers Uniting Church.

 
Students and staff gathered outside Charters Towers Boys State School, 1904

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.[4]

St Mary's College was opened by the Sisters of Mercy in 1882 and was amalgamated with St Columba's Primary School and Mount Carmel College to form Columba Catholic College in 1998.[4]

In 1889, a Baptist Church opened in Charters Towers.[5][6]

Charters Towers State High School opened on 22 January 1912.[4]

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.[7]

In the 2016 census, Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.[1]

Heritage listings edit

Charters Towers City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education edit

 
Charters Towers Central State School, 2019

Charters Towers Central State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at High Street (20°04′48″S 146°15′47″E / 20.0801°S 146.2631°E / -20.0801; 146.2631 (Charters Towers Central State School)).[31][32] 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).[33] It includes a special education program.[31]

Columba Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls.[31][34] 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).[33] The St Mary's campus for primary (Prep–6) schooling and boarding facilities for girls is at 59-69 Mary Street (20°04′29″S 146°15′46″E / 20.0747°S 146.2629°E / -20.0747; 146.2629 (Columba Catholic College - St Marys campus)), while its Mount Columba campus for secondary (7–12) schooling and boarding facilities for boys is in Richmond Hill.[35]

Charters Towers State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 97–113 Towers Street (20°04′48″S 146°15′30″E / 20.0801°S 146.2584°E / -20.0801; 146.2584 (Charters Towers State High School)).[31][36] 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).[33] It includes a special education program.[31]

Amenities edit

Charters Towers Uniting Church is at 101 Gill Street (corner of Church Street, 20°04′35″S 146°15′41″E / 20.0763°S 146.2613°E / -20.0763; 146.2613 (Charters Towers Uniting Church)).[37][38]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Charters Towers City (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Charters Towers City – suburb in Charters Towers Region (entry 48122)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "History". Charters Towers Uniting Church. 10 April 2017. from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "1889 Charters Towers". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ Cripps, Andrew (6 August 2012). . The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Church of Christ, Charters Towers (entry 601245)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park (entry 600397)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Aldborough (entry 602668)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Charters Towers Post Office (Place ID 105523)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Fossey's Store, Charters Towers (entry 601259)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Bank of New South Wales (former) (entry 602804)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Charters Towers Police Station (entry 600401)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Bell Tower, St Columba's Church (entry 600399)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  16. ^ "Ambulance Building (former) (entry 650009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Charters Towers Central State School (entry 602846)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  18. ^ "School of Mines, Charters Towers (entry 600402)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Charters Towers Court House (entry 600403)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Ay Ot Lookout (entry 600404)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Bartlam's Store (former) (entry 600409)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  22. ^ "ED Miles Mining Exchange (former) (entry 602801)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  23. ^ "Queensland National Bank (former) (entry 650251)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Stock Exchange Arcade (entry 600406)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  25. ^ "Australian Bank of Commerce (former) (entry 600407)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  26. ^ "Lyall's Jewellery Shop (entry 600408)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  27. ^ "Day Dawn PC No.3 Shaft mine remains (entry 602200)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  28. ^ "Pfeiffer House (former) (entry 600410)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  29. ^ "Charters Towers Masonic Lodge (entry 600411)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  30. ^ "Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers (entry 602512)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  31. ^ a b c d e "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  32. ^ "Charters Towers Central State School". Charters Towers Central State School. 6 February 2020. from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  33. ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Columba Catholic College". Columba Catholic College. from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  35. ^ "Campus Maps and Structure - Columba Catholic College". Campus Maps and Structure - Columba Catholic College. from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Charters Towers State High School". Charters Towers State High School. 19 February 2020. from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  37. ^ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  38. ^ "Charters Towers Uniting Church". Charters Towers Uniting Church. from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charters Towers City, Queensland.
  • "Charters Towers". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
  • Allom & Bailey Charters Towers Photograph Album, State Library of Queensland
  • Willmett's Album of Charters Towers Views, State Library of Queensland
  • Charters Towers Archives oral histories 1992 & 1996, State Library of Queensland

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For the former local government area see City of Charters Towers Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Charters Towers City formerly Lissner is the central suburb and central business district of the town of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Charters Towers City had a population of 2 134 people 1 Charters Towers City Charters Towers QueenslandCharters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade 2015Charters Towers CityCoordinates20 04 36 S 146 15 39 E 20 0766 S 146 2608 E 20 0766 146 2608 Charters Towers City centre of suburb Population2 134 2016 census 1 Density736 km2 1 910 sq mi Postcode s 4820Area2 9 km2 1 1 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location137 km 85 mi SW of Townsville1 309 km 813 mi NW of BrisbaneLGA s Charters Towers RegionState electorate s TraegerFederal division s KennedySuburbs around Charters Towers City Grand Secret Richmond Hill Richmond HillAlabama Hill Charters Towers City QueentonTowers Hill Towers Hill Queenton Contents 1 History 2 Heritage listings 3 Education 4 Amenities 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 3 When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977 the church became the Charters Towers Uniting Church nbsp Students and staff gathered outside Charters Towers Boys State School 1904Charters Towers State School opened on 13 October 1875 In 1882 it divided into Charters Towers Boys State School and Charters Towers Girls amp Infants State School In 1889 the Girls amp 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 amp Infants State School In January 1965 the Boys School and the Girls amp Infants School amalgamated to become Charters Towers Central State School 4 St Mary s College was opened by the Sisters of Mercy in 1882 and was amalgamated with St Columba s Primary School and Mount Carmel College to form Columba Catholic College in 1998 4 In 1889 a Baptist Church opened in Charters Towers 5 6 Charters Towers State High School opened on 22 January 1912 4 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 7 In the 2016 census Charters Towers City had a population of 2 134 people 1 Heritage listings editCharters Towers City has a number of heritage listed sites including Anne Street Church of Christ 8 Bridge Street Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park 9 25 Deane Street Aldborough 10 17 Gill Street Charters Towers Post Office 11 18 Gill Street Pollard s Store now Target 12 34 36 Gill Street Bank of New South Wales Building 13 49 Gill Street Charters Towers Police Station 14 134 Gill Street St Columba s Church Bell Tower 15 157 Gill Street Ambulance Building 16 39 47 High Street Charters Towers Central State School 17 24 26 Hodgkinson Street School of Mines 18 28 Hodgkinson Street Charters Towers Courthouse 19 63 Hodgkinson Street Ay Ot Lookout 20 Mosman Street Bartlam s Store now Zara Clark Museum 21 65 Mosman Street ED Miles Mining Exchange 22 72 Mosman Street 20 04 33 S 146 15 25 E 20 0757 S 146 2569 E 20 0757 146 2569 Queensland National Bank Queensland National Bank 23 76 Mosman Street Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade 24 86 Mosman Street Australian Bank of Commerce 25 90 Mosman Street Lyall s Jewellery Shop 26 Paull Street Day Dawn mine remains 27 2 6 Paull Street Pfeiffer House 28 20 Ryan Street Charters Towers Masonic Lodge 29 36 Ryan Street Civic Club Various locations Stone kerbing channels and footbridges of Charters Towers 30 Education edit nbsp Charters Towers Central State School 2019Charters Towers Central State School is a government primary Early Childhood to Year 6 school for boys and girls at High Street 20 04 48 S 146 15 47 E 20 0801 S 146 2631 E 20 0801 146 2631 Charters Towers Central State School 31 32 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 33 It includes a special education program 31 Columba Catholic College is a Catholic primary and secondary Prep 12 school for boys and girls 31 34 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 33 The St Mary s campus for primary Prep 6 schooling and boarding facilities for girls is at 59 69 Mary Street 20 04 29 S 146 15 46 E 20 0747 S 146 2629 E 20 0747 146 2629 Columba Catholic College St Marys campus while its Mount Columba campus for secondary 7 12 schooling and boarding facilities for boys is in Richmond Hill 35 Charters Towers State High School is a government secondary 7 12 school for boys and girls at 97 113 Towers Street 20 04 48 S 146 15 30 E 20 0801 S 146 2584 E 20 0801 146 2584 Charters Towers State High School 31 36 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 33 It includes a special education program 31 Amenities editCharters Towers Uniting Church is at 101 Gill Street corner of Church Street 20 04 35 S 146 15 41 E 20 0763 S 146 2613 E 20 0763 146 2613 Charters Towers Uniting Church 37 38 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Charters Towers City SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Charters Towers City suburb in Charters Towers Region entry 48122 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 27 December 2020 History Charters Towers Uniting Church 10 April 2017 Archived from the original on 3 September 2021 Retrieved 3 September 2021 a b c Queensland Family History Society 2010 Queensland schools past and present Version 1 01 ed Queensland Family History Society ISBN 978 1 921171 26 0 Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection opening Baptist Church Archives Queensland Archived from the original on 26 November 2021 Retrieved 29 November 2021 1889 Charters Towers Baptist Church Archives Queensland Archived from the original on 26 November 2021 Retrieved 29 November 2021 Cripps Andrew 6 August 2012 Suburb of Charters Towers City officially named The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory Archived from the original on 15 October 2017 Retrieved 15 October 2017 Church of Christ Charters Towers entry 601245 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park entry 600397 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Aldborough entry 602668 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Charters Towers Post Office Place ID 105523 Australian Heritage Database Australian Government Retrieved 30 September 2018 Fossey s Store Charters Towers entry 601259 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Bank of New South Wales former entry 602804 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Charters Towers Police Station entry 600401 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Bell Tower St Columba s Church entry 600399 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Ambulance Building former entry 650009 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 22 December 2017 Charters Towers Central State School entry 602846 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 20 December 2017 School of Mines Charters Towers entry 600402 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Charters Towers Court House entry 600403 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Ay Ot Lookout entry 600404 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Bartlam s Store former entry 600409 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 ED Miles Mining Exchange former entry 602801 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Queensland National Bank former entry 650251 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 26 April 2021 Stock Exchange Arcade entry 600406 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Australian Bank of Commerce former entry 600407 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Lyall s Jewellery Shop entry 600408 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Day Dawn PC No 3 Shaft mine remains entry 602200 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Pfeiffer House former entry 600410 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Charters Towers Masonic Lodge entry 600411 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 Stone kerbing channels and footbridges of Charters Towers entry 602512 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 7 July 2013 a b c d e State and non state school details Queensland Government 9 July 2018 Archived from the original on 21 November 2018 Retrieved 21 November 2018 Charters Towers Central State School Charters Towers Central State School 6 February 2020 Archived from the original on 5 March 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2021 a b c ACARA School Profile 2018 Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2020 Columba Catholic College Columba Catholic College Archived from the original on 10 December 2018 Retrieved 28 December 2021 Campus Maps and Structure Columba Catholic College Campus Maps and Structure Columba Catholic College Archived from the original on 9 April 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2021 Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School 19 February 2020 Archived from the original on 18 March 2021 Retrieved 28 December 2021 Find a Church Uniting Church in Australia Queensland Synod Archived from the original on 24 October 2020 Retrieved 22 November 2020 Charters Towers Uniting Church Charters Towers Uniting Church Archived from the original on 3 September 2021 Retrieved 3 September 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charters Towers City Queensland Charters Towers Queensland Places Centre for the Government of Queensland University of Queensland Allom amp Bailey Charters Towers Photograph Album State Library of Queensland Willmett s Album of Charters Towers Views State Library of Queensland Charters Towers Archives oral histories 1992 amp 1996 State Library of Queensland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charters Towers City Queensland amp oldid 1202197298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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