Tales of the Towers

Charters Towers Buildings 1956 Series

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Item TypephotographDate1920s-1950sContent1. All Souls School for Boys
2. Mount Carmel College
3. St. Gabriel’s Girls School (Advent House), Gordon Street
4. St. Mary’s Convent, High Street
5. Thornburgh College (Thornburgh House), King Street
6. Blackheath College, Stubley Street (”Yelvertoft” on left of photo)
7. Two men and woman on Towers Hill with Pyrites Works chimney in background.
8. View of Gill Street - looking west from near Olympia Theatre.
9. View of Gill Street in the 1920’s shows the firm A.C.B. operating from Ross's Building on left of the photograph
10. View of Gill Street looking west from Regent Theatre. Noted on photocopy: Golden Grain Cafe upstairs (downstairs eating; Note gap between Pools Butchers and Victory Cafe; ‘Points’ still on Pollard’s (towers) (digitised Jul 2025)
11. View of Gill Street looking east from Mosman Street - caption “Shopping time after W.W.I time”
12. View of Gill Street from Mosman Street. - Buildings highlighted Occidental Hotel (above white car), Original footpath awning on Pollards, “Points on Pollard’s towers.
13. View of Gill Street from Deane Street. Buildings in view : RM Johnston’s White Horse Hotel, Edgars Occidental Hotel. (Banner on White Horse Hotel - “R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Memorial Building Appeal - They did their job, this is yours. We will remember them”.
14. View of Gill Street looking west from Police Station area. Buildings in view : Toll’s Building, White Horse Hotel, Occidental Hotel, ANZ Bank, Bank of N.S.W.; Pollards.
15. View of Gill Street looking east from Deane Street. Comments noted on back: (top floor/roof of Toll’s Building) A spiral staircase led to the upstairs : once used for gambling; Had veranda once too . Roof fell in so was removed in early 50’s.
(Building to east of Collins Chemist) Brick building started to crack apart so top floor was removed. It was a big cafe. 2 storey building with The Golden Grain Cafe with downstairs and upstairs eating. Occidental Hotel - very long building and housed many workmen. Photo taken in late 50’s.
CreatorJohn TeasdaleDigitisedPartialStatusFoundMaterial Descriptiondigitised image on paper with some of the originals donated by John in 2004Identifier200085.03

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PlaceGill StreetSubjectsBuildingsBusinessesMinersSchoolsCollegesTowers HillChimneyGill StreetGolden Grain CafeOccidental HotelPollardsRoss’s BuildingsWhite Horse HotelCarsPost OfficeStreet LampsCollectionThe John Teasdale CollectionDrop Down MenuEra | 1950s

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Gill Street

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The John Teasdale Collection

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