Charters Towers City, Queensland

Charters Towers City (formerly Lissner) is the central suburb and business district of the town of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.[1]

Charters Towers City Charters Towers, Queensland
Charters Towers City
Coordinates	20.0766°S 146.2608°E
Population	2,134 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	736/km^2 (1,910/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4820
Area	2.9 km^2 (1.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Charters Towers City: Grand Secret Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Alabama Hill Charters Towers City Queenton Towers Hill Towers Hill Queenton

History

The suburb of Charters Towers City was known as Lissner until 2012, when a request submitted by the Charters Towers Chamber of Commerce and Mines to better identify Charters Tower's central business district was approved. As part of the decision, some parts of the suburbs of Queenton, Grand Secret and Richmond Hill were included into the newly created Charters Towers City.[3]

In the 2016 census Charters Towers City had a population of 2,134 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Charters Towers City has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Anne Street: Church of Christ[4]
• Bridge Street: Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park[5]
• Columbia, Toll: Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform[6]
• 25 Deane Street: Aldborough[7]
• 17 Gill Street: Charters Towers Post Office[8]
• 18 Gill Street: Pollard's Store (now Target)[9]
• 34–36 Gill Street: Bank of New South Wales Building[10]
• 49 Gill Street: Charters Towers Police Station[11]
• 134 Gill Street: St Columba's Church Bell Tower[12]
• 157 Gill Street: Ambulance Building[13]
• 39-47 High Street: Charters Towers Central State School[14]
• 24 – 26 Hodgkinson Street: School of Mines[15]
• 28 Hodgkinson Street: Charters Towers Courthouse[16]
• 63 Hodgkinson Street: Ay Ot Lookout[17]
• Mosman Street: Bartlam's Store (now Zara Clark Museum)[18]
• 65 Mosman Street: ED Miles Mining Exchange[19]
• 76 Mosman Street: Charters Towers Stock Exchange Arcade[20]
• 86 Mosman Street: Australian Bank of Commerce[21]
• 90 Mosman Street: Lyall's Jewellery Shop[22]
• Paull Street: Day Dawn mine remains[23]
• 2–6 Paull Street: Pfeiffer House[24]
• 20 Ryan Street: Charters Towers Masonic Lodge[25]
• 36 Ryan Street: Civic Club
• Various locations: Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers[26]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Charters Towers City (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Charters Towers City – suburb in Charters Towers Region (entry 48122)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. Cripps, Andrew (6 August 2012). "Suburb of Charters Towers City officially named". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
4. "Church of Christ, Charters Towers (entry 601245)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
5. "Boer War Veterans Memorial Kiosk and Lissner Park (entry 600397)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
6. "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
7. "Aldborough (entry 602668)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
8. "Charters Towers Post Office (Place ID 105523)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
9. "Fossey's Store, Charters Towers (entry 601259)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
10. "Bank of New South Wales (former) (entry 602804)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
11. "Charters Towers Police Station (entry 600401)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
12. "Bell Tower, St Columba's Church (entry 600399)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
13. "Ambulance Building (former) (entry 650009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
14. "Charters Towers Central State School (entry 602846)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
15. "School of Mines, Charters Towers (entry 600402)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
16. "Charters Towers Court House (entry 600403)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
17. "Ay Ot Lookout (entry 600404)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
18. "Bartlam's Store (former) (entry 600409)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
19. "ED Miles Mining Exchange (former) (entry 602801)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
20. "Stock Exchange Arcade (entry 600406)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
21. "Australian Bank of Commerce (former) (entry 600407)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
22. "Lyall's Jewellery Shop (entry 600408)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
23. "Day Dawn PC No.3 Shaft mine remains (entry 602200)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
24. "Pfeiffer House (former) (entry 600410)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
25. "Charters Towers Masonic Lodge (entry 600411)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
26. "Stone kerbing, channels and footbridges of Charters Towers (entry 602512)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.