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Image: StateLibQld 1 258434 Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef gold mine, Charters Towers, 1904

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Description: Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef gold mine, Charters Towers, 1904. Due to the Gold boom between 1872 and 1899, Charters Towers operated the only Stock Exchange outside of a capital city. During this period, the population was approximately 27,000, making Charters Towers, Queensland s largest City outside of Brisbane. Today the main industries are mining and beef cattle. There are also several world class boarding schools in the area. This is a photograph taken from a small album of hand coloured photographs about Charters Towers, including some mines, published by T. Willmett & Son, Charters Towers in 1904.
Title: StateLibQld 1 258434 Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef gold mine, Charters Towers, 1904
Credit: Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Author: Contributor(s): T. Willmett & Son
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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