StateLibQld 1 258426 Day Dawn Block and Wyndham Mine, Charters Towers, 1904
Summary
Day Dawn Block and Wyndham Mine, Charters Towers, 1904.
Due to the Gold boom between 1872 and 1899, Charters Towers operated the only Stock Exchange outside of a capital city. During this period, the population was approximately 27,000, making Charters Towers, Queensland s largest City outside of Brisbane. Today the main industries are mining and beef cattle. There are also several world class boarding schools in the area.
This is a photograph taken from a small album of hand coloured photographs about Charters Towers, including some mines, published by T. Willmett & Son, Charters Towers in 1904.
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Date
1904
Source
State Library of Queensland
Copyright info
public domain