Tales of the Towers

Isadore Lissner

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Item TypephotographDatec1880sContentHistorical note #47 by Don Roderick :

“Isadore Lissner, early store keeper who subsequently became a politician of fame and possibly infamy in the days of the Chillagoe Company.
Lissner sold his business to Burns Philip and stayed on as manager for a short period. The store was then located on the present site of the Australian Bank of Commerce.
Lissner Park record his personal popularity in early Charters Towers. His reputation as the ‘Miner’s Friend’ gained through is willingness to extend credit served his subsequent political career well.”

DigitisedYesMaterial Description10x8 3 x copiesIdentifier2005153.1766

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Lissner Park

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