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Charters Towers<br />
Charters Towers was one of Queensland's former gold mining towns, and the ornate<br />
architecture reflects it's golden history. The town is located in the Leichhardt Range<br />
district, 124km inland from Townsville.<br />
The Stock Exchange Museum<br />
This impressive building was erected in 1897, it has undergone restoration and is now a<br />
mining museum.<br />
Venus Battery<br />
This mill is the remnant of Charter's Towers ore crushing days, when once lots of these<br />
mills operated in the area. Millchester Road.<br />
Porcupine Gorge National Park<br />
Located quite a long way from Charters Towers, 245km west, is this green oasis amidst<br />
the harsh brown outback of central Queensland. There is a flowing creek here that drops<br />
into the gorge, where the cliff faces are a sheer 120 metres high.<br />
Ravenswood<br />
Located between Charters Towers and Townsville is this gold mining ghost town. A huge<br />
gold rush started here in 1868, with the largest mine closing ion 1912. All that's left now<br />
are abandoned mineshafts, buildings and machinery which give you a look into it's<br />
mining history.<br />
Cloncurry<br />
Cloncurry has the highest temperature ever recorded in <strong>Australia</strong> 53.1ºC on 16th January<br />
1889. Cloncurry has been based on copper and that mineral is still mined at various<br />
places nearby, the best-known being Mt. Isa. Cloncurry was the destination of the first<br />
Qantas service, from Charleville.The hangar at the airport still bears the legend<br />
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service.<br />
John Flynn Place<br />
The modern John Flynn Place in the town is a museum, an art gallery, out door theatre<br />
and houses the Fred McKay Art Gallery. Daintree Street.<br />
Mary Kathleen Museum and Park<br />
The Mary Kathleen Museum and Park is to the east of the main town and tells the story<br />
of the failed uranium mining community along the road to Mt. Isa. Some of the buildings<br />
from the town have now been moved to this site in Cloncurry, and there is also a Rock<br />
and Mineral Display.<br />
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