Columbia, Queensland

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Columbia
Charters Towers,  Queensland
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Columbia
Coordinates 20°02′57″S146°16′50″E / 20.04917°S 146.28056°E / -20.04917; 146.28056 Coordinates: 20°02′57″S146°16′50″E / 20.04917°S 146.28056°E / -20.04917; 146.28056
Postcode(s) 4820
LGA(s) Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Columbia:
Toll Breddan Breddan
Toll Columbia Breddan
Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Broughton

Columbia is a locality of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Charters Towers Town in Queensland, Australia

Charters Towers is a town in northern Queensland, Australia. It is 134 kilometres (83 mi) inland (south-west) from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2016 the population was 8,120 people. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under the city were developed. After becoming uneconomic in the 20th century, profitable mining operations have commenced once again.

Charters Towers Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s.

Heritage listings

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

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Towers Hill, Queensland Suburb of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

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Millchester, Queensland Suburb of Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

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Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform at Charters Towers Airfield

The Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform are a heritage-listed pair of aircraft testing facilities at Charters Towers Airport, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. They were built from 1942 to 1943. They are also known as Charters Towers WWII Airfield Gun Firing Range and Compass Swinging Station. They were added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 14 May 2010.

Breddan, Queensland Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Breddan is a locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Breddan had a population of 388 people.

Walter Hunt was an architect in Australia. A number of his works are now heritage-listed.

References

  1. ↑ "Columbia (entry 49633)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Charters Towers Airfield Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform (entry 602739)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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