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Charters Towers, in Queensland, is a town literally built on gold. Beneath its streets and buildings is a network of tunnels where gold was mined in one of Australia's richest fields, for 40 years after its discovery in 1871. Above the tunnels, the mine owners and merchants built a city that reflected their wealth - beautiful buildings that could not be matched anywhere in the state. Today, Charters Towers is a living memorial to the great golden days - and there are still those who are mining b

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Crew

Director
Paul Williams
Producer
Paul Williams
Executive Producers
John Sparkes

Cast

Presenter: Paul Williams

Production Details

Production Completion
1981
Genre
History and national identity
Production Company
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sales

International Sales
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