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(b) Images of Charters Towers and its industries
1. Woman standing beside cow - “Illawarra Milking - Shorthorns thrive in the district - a good type of milker”.
2. Cattle drinking and enjoying water on property - “Peace and tranquility”.
3. “The old mining exchange (Mosman Street) where fortunes were at one time made and lost overnight”.
4. “Mr Fred Johnstone, who was five times mayor of Charters Towers”.
5. Cattle gathered at yards on cattle station.
6. Looking over mullock heaps and chimneys and other mining equipment, with Towers Hill in the background - “The town is surrounded by hills of mullock, chimney stacks and old mining machinery”.
7. (Part) Old mining ruins including water wheel and chimney - “Puddle wheel at the old Extended Cyanide works”.
Page digitised under 21022017111147 includes :
(c) “A further series of photographs taken by our Journalist-Photographer during his recent visit to Charters Towers”
1. “Brown’s Monument” - a well-known landmark” (Towers Hill - former Pyrites Works Chimney)
2. “A fine jersey herd”.
3. A picturesque corner of the racecourse grounds.
4. “The Queenslander (newspaper) caravan visits the old goldfields”.
5. “Petrified wood found near the Burdekin”.
Page digitised under 21022017111207 includes :
(d) Educational sites Charters Towers
1. “Blackheath Methodist (Girls) College, Charters Towers (Yelvertoft)
2. “All Souls Church of England (Boys) College
3. “St. Gabriel’s Church of England (Girls) College (Advent House)
4. “Mount Carmel Roman Catholic College”
5. “Thornburgh Methodist (Boys) College” - (Thornburgh House)
6. “St. Mary’s Roman Catholic College”
Page digitised under 21022017111109 includes :
(a) “On the land in other lands - In this, the first of a series depicting agricultural and pastoral activities in other countries, are shown several of the most important rural industries of the Union of South Africa” -
(All photos by courtesy of South African Railways and Harbours Administration)PublisherQueenslanderDigitisedYesStatusFoundMaterial Description4 page photographic supplementIdentifier9857.6161
(b) Images of Charters Towers and its industries
1. Woman standing beside cow - “Illawarra Milking - Shorthorns thrive in the district - a good type of milker”.
2. Cattle drinking and enjoying water on property - “Peace and tranquility”.
3. “The old mining exchange (Mosman Street) where fortunes were at one time made and lost overnight”.
4. “Mr Fred Johnstone, who was five times mayor of Charters Towers”.
5. Cattle gathered at yards on cattle station.
6. Looking over mullock heaps and chimneys and other mining equipment, with Towers Hill in the background - “The town is surrounded by hills of mullock, chimney stacks and old mining machinery”.
7. (Part) Old mining ruins including water wheel and chimney - “Puddle wheel at the old Extended Cyanide works”.
Page digitised under 21022017111147 includes :
(c) “A further series of photographs taken by our Journalist-Photographer during his recent visit to Charters Towers”
1. “Brown’s Monument” - a well-known landmark” (Towers Hill - former Pyrites Works Chimney)
2. “A fine jersey herd”.
3. A picturesque corner of the racecourse grounds.
4. “The Queenslander (newspaper) caravan visits the old goldfields”.
5. “Petrified wood found near the Burdekin”.
Page digitised under 21022017111207 includes :
(d) Educational sites Charters Towers
1. “Blackheath Methodist (Girls) College, Charters Towers (Yelvertoft)
2. “All Souls Church of England (Boys) College
3. “St. Gabriel’s Church of England (Girls) College (Advent House)
4. “Mount Carmel Roman Catholic College”
5. “Thornburgh Methodist (Boys) College” - (Thornburgh House)
6. “St. Mary’s Roman Catholic College”
Page digitised under 21022017111109 includes :
(a) “On the land in other lands - In this, the first of a series depicting agricultural and pastoral activities in other countries, are shown several of the most important rural industries of the Union of South Africa” -
(All photos by courtesy of South African Railways and Harbours Administration)PublisherQueenslanderDigitisedYesStatusFoundMaterial Description4 page photographic supplementIdentifier9857.6161
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Queenslander Feature Photos 1929 (1929), [9857.6161]. Tales of the Towers, accessed 29/09/2026, https://talesofthetowers.charterstowers.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/13093



