Charters Towers, Qld (136Kms west of Townsville) What can I say about this unique town? Well, it got its name when gold was found here in 1871 and the surrounding hills were named after the Gold Commissioner, W. Charters, who … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Charters Towers
Days 34 – 37, 12-15/6/2016 Charters Towers, weather unsettled There is so much to do in this town, so much to see and many colourful waves of history to absorb. Situated a little over 100 kilometres inland from Townsville this … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 34 – 37 – Charters Towers
Fifteen thousand United States Army Airforce personnel were based in Charters Towers during the war. We are taken on a guided tour of World War Two heritage sites. We learn how a compass was reset on a Liberator bomber after … Continue reading Charters Towers, wartime
The Venus gold battery is a few minutes out of Charters Towers. It commenced crushing gold in 1872 and only stopped operating in 1971. It is the best preserved battery of its kind left. Although it rains throughout our tour … Continue reading Charters Towers, Venus Battery
Now here’s a town like no other. A little over 100 kilometres inland from Townsville this was cattle country until 1871 when a 12 year old Aboriginal boy named Jupiter Mosman found a nugget of gold when retrieving his prospecting … Continue reading Charters Towers
While we’re staying in Charters Towers the Outback Oasis Caravan Park puts on a cracking evening. Nathan ‘Whippy’ Griggs is the World Champion whipcracker for the most whip cracks per minute. And his record stands at 530 cracks in a minute. Nathan is quite a character and he put on a breathtaking show for us certainly like nothing we had ever seen before. Continue reading What a Cracker
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