Tales of the Towers

The Irishman Book One

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Item Typephotograph albumDate1977ContentFeatures noted in photos and additional comments from Frances McMillan’s notes on first page of album, all relating to the filming of “The Irishman” in Charters Towers during 1977.

1. View of Gill Street, looking west from Deane Street, which was closed while filming was been carried out in that location
2. Vintage car parked in Gill Street, outside Post Office
3. & 4. Vintage cars parked in Gill Street outside of Griffiths Pharmacy area, with the street paved with dirt for filming.
5. Vintage utility and horse with rider in period costume, parked outside White Horse Tavern.
6. Horse and rider in Gill Street with White Horse Tavern and Toll’s building in the background.
7. Extras/crew watching filming of team of horses in Gill Street outside of Toll’s building.
8. Horse and wagon being filmed in Gill Street adjacent to White Horse Tavern.
9. & 10. Horse drawn wagon with ‘DAY DAWN RIDGE’ marked on back of wagon, outside of Toll’s Building in Gill Street.
11. View of the northern side of Gill Street from Toll’s building to the Police Station.
12. View of shops and businesses in Gill Street, east of the corner of Gill and Deane Street, converted for scenes for The Irishman, with Collins Pharmacy in the centre of those buildings.
13. & 14. Views of filming in Gill street, looking east from the Police station, with Toll’s building in the centre of those premises.
15. Extras and crew watching on during filming in Gill Street, looking east from Deane Street intersection.
16. & 17. Similar view to 15, but taken from the footpath just past the outside of the Library (old Bank N.S.W. building).
18. Goats, horses and riders on the set in Gill Street outside Collins Pharmacy area.
19. Woman in period costume with vintage push-bike in Gill Street near Deane Street intersection.
20. Horses and horse team being filmed in Gill Street - view from Deane Street looking east.
21. & 22. Horse drawn wagons and goat drawn carts being filmed in Gill Street.
23. Men on horseback and cars being filmed in Gill Street.
24. Horse and wagons, and man with basked (carrying bread?) during filming in Gill Street.
25. -31. - Views of film set in Gill Street looking east from Deane Street and beyond, involving actors, extras, horse & wagons, goats and carts. Ross’s Building which at that time was operated as Phillips & Enwright, and adjoining shops were fitted out for the film scenes.
32. A vintage car and goat & cart in Gill Street, outside of the Police Station.
33. Rider on horseback, horse & wagon, and goat & cart in Gill Street opposite the Police Station.
34. Building on the north-west corner of Bow and Gill Street intersection.
35. View of Bow and Gill Street intersection, with corner building, office and Post Office in view, with vintage car and riders on horseback on the street.
36. & 37. Accountant’s office (AE McCallum & Co) and former RSL Club (ex Gladstone Hotel) in Bow Street. McCallum’s office was used for scenes of a pub in the film.
38. Bow Street buildings used during the filming.
39. Horse team being filmed in Bow Street. Photo taken from Gill Street, adjacent to the Post Office.
40. Horse drawn wagon in Bow Street leading to Gill Street.
41. & 42. Internal view of “bar” set up for the film in Accountant’s Office in Bow Street.
43. Actor/extra on horseback outside of Toll’s building in Gill Street.
44. Filming of “The Irishman” in Gill Street. One of the main actors Gerard Kennedy in background (with beard, wearing hat)
45. 46. & 48. Gerard Kennedy (hat and vest) in scenes in Gill Street.
47. MIchael Craig and Simon Burke (actors) with “policeman” in Gill Street scene.
49. & 50. Shop fronts in Gill Street transformed for film, as Jack Briody Gentlemen’s Hairdresser and Tobacconist.
51. Internal photo of the Gentlemen’s Hairdresser mentioned in 50.
52. Street view of the shop fronts mentioned in 49-51.
53. Shop front transformed to Newsagent, The North Queensland Registrar and The Northern Miner, in Gill Street. The shop used was Abel’s Fish Shop.
54. Filming in Gill Street, with the actor playing a policeman signing a memento for young boy.
55. Crew and actors standing around during filming outside of Toll’s building in Gill Street.
56. Gill Street shops used in the film, including Holliman’s Hardware and J.E. Stanger & Co. Photo taken either before or after film as the road is not covered in dirt and “modern” day cars on the street.
57. Vintage cars outside of Cycle & Sports Depot (Pershouse Jewellers shop transformed for film) in Gill Street.
58. Shop fronts in Gill Street transformed for film - Bank of New South Wales, Cash Grocer, Victory Cafe.
59. Shops used/transformed for film - Swindells Newsagent, JC Dunn & Macree, Oyster Saloon.
60. View from front of Police Station of shops opposite in Gill Street.
61. Hollimans Hardware, Gill Street during filming [digitised Feb 2026]
62. Jim Bell’s Retravision Store transformed to JC Dunn & Macree for filming.
63. & 64. Gill Street shops transformed for the film.
65. Goats used in Bow street scene for the film [digitised Jun 2025].
66. Vintage car and actors (l-r ?, Simon Burke, Michael Craig) outside shop in Gill Street.
67. Men on horseback in Gill Street outside of Holliman’s Hardware for film.
69. Jim Bell’s Shop (front) used for Oyster Saloon for filming. Note the sign on footpath “SORRY NO OYSTERS TODAY - TRY GEORGE JONES OPPOSITE”.
70. Horse drawn wagon and man on horseback in Gill Street during filming.
71. Two horse drawn wagons in Gill Street during filming.
72. Several men on horseback and horse drawn wagon in Gill Street during filming.
73. Wagon parked outside of Colllins Pharmacy/Dispensary during filming in Gill Street.
74. - 79. Photos of shops in Gill Street during filming, including E.M. Byrne Jeweller, Holliman’s Hardware, Griffiths Pharmacy/Dispensary, SGIO/Bob Katter Offices, Phillips & Enwright Store.
80. Horse team being filmed outside of Toll’s Building in Gill Street. [digitised Feb 2026]
81. - 86. Horse team and vintage car in Gill Street. In the background businesses including - Wales Bank, Post Office, Toll’s Building, City Hall.
87. & 88. Horse team and wagon in Bow Street
89. & 90. Horse team and wagon in Deane Street. Buffaloes Hall and Mitchell’s Auto Sales in background.
91. - 93. Mary McMillan beside horse team and wagon, in Deane Street. Mrs McMillan lived on the NW corner of Deane Street and Lee Street.
94. View from inside of McMillan residence, looking at the horse team and wagon moving south along Deane Street.
95. - 104. Gill Street scenes in the film involving the horse team and wagon, with shops/business in the background including - Phillips & Enwright, Collins Pharmacy, Police Station, ANZ Bank, Pollard’s Floor Covering Store, Library (old Bank N.S.W.)
105. & 106. “Bakery” horse wagon and another horse drawn wagon in the carpark beside the old Bakery in Hodgkinson Street. Bob Lee’s Engineering shop in the background.
107. Horses and wagons waiting in the old Council yard in Bow Street.
108. & 109. Crew and extras and van on vacant allotment on the SE corner of Gill and Deane Street, during filming.
110. Grader spreading dirt over Bow Street bitumen for filming purposes. [Digitised Dec 2025]
111. Gerard Kennedy & Michael Craig (actors) sitting during break in filming.
112. Gerard Kennedy and unknown boy, with Laurie Bright in background, in Gill Street outside of Toll’s building and old Dunsford’s Shop.
113. Horse drawn wagon outside White Horse Tavern in Gill Street.
114. Scene being filmed outside of converted Gas Co. Shop and Fish Shop in Gill Street. Michael Craig (actor in centre of photo).
115. Internal view of Dalgety’s store made up as retail shop for the film.
116. Crew and actors having afternoon tea.
117. & 118. Unidentified actor/extra outside of shop with window front converted for film, in Gill Street.
119. Unidentified woman outside of shop front converted for filming.
CreatorFrances McMillanDigitisedPartialMaterial Descriptionvarious small prints in albumIdentifier2005151.1615

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Gill Street

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The Adrian Bell Collection

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