Charters Towers Stock Exchange Charters Towers Stock Exchange Archive. [Archive] (Unpublished)
Summary
The Charters Towers Stock Exchange was originally located in the Royal Arcade (built in 1887-88) from 1890 to 1916, and this stock exchange represented one of Australia's few regional stock exchanges. It symbolised the fact that Charters Towers was built on the gold mining industry. The centre of Charters Towers' financial district was located at the intersection of Mosman and Gill Streets. Connected to the outside world via telegraph, it was established to raise capital for the area's deep reef mines but its closure in 1916 reflected diminishing gold returns and a declining population. The Royal Arcade was an obvious choice to house the stock exchange since it was close to banks, mining offices and the nearby Exchange Hotel.
This archive contains the minutes of the first meeting of the Charters Towers Stock Exchange.
Please also see the Charters Towers Gold Mining Archive and the Day Dawn Mining Company Archive (see Related Links).
List of this archive's contents
Additional Information
Special Collection items may be used on the Library premises by visiting the appropriate Reading Rooms during opening hours. Digital copies of selected items from this Archive will be made available through the repository as copyright or other restrictions allow.
The Charters Towers Albums are located in the NQ Photographic Collection.
References
Related publication in ResearchOnline@JCU:
Menghetti, D. (1984). Charters Towers (PhD Thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Australia). Retrieved from http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/1571/
Related publication in University of Queensland UQ eSpace:
Marsland, L. W (1892). The Charters Towers gold mines : a descriptive and historical account of the town and gold field of Charters Towers, Queensland : with full and detailed particulars of the more important mines, illustrated by plans and photographics views, and of all mini. London, UK: Waterlow and Layton.
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