Charters Towers Gold Mining Archive
The Charters Towers Gold Field lies some 1100 km NNW of Brisbane and 100 km SW of Townsville in north Queensland, Australia. To 1987, it was the third largest gold producer in Australia with a total cumulative output of 211 t Au at an average grade of 34 g/t Au.
The gold field was discovered in 1871 and sustained a production rate of over 6 tonnes (200 000 ounces) per year for 15 years from 1892 to 1906. The main operating mines were closed by 1918.
The main reef systems strike east-west and include the Brilliant, Day Dawn, Mexican, Queen and Sunburst lode zones, which extend over a strike length of five kilometres and are cut by NNW trending cross veins. A second east-west system, 800 m to the south, comprises the Golden Sunrise, Mary and Clark's Moonstone line of reefs, while a third system 500 m further south, includes the Ruby and Gladstone line of reefs. The most productive ore-bearing lodes (Day Dawn, Brilliant and Queen), dip to the north beneath the city of Charters Towers.
This archive consists of wage books and tributors books for gold mines, crushing mills and cyanide works in Charters Towers from 1895 to 1924, including Black Jack, Blantyre (Coal), Bonnie Dundee North, Brilliant and St George United (+Mill, Cyanide Works and Tributors Books), Brilliant Block (+Mill), Brilliant Central, Carrington’s United (+Mill), Clarks Gold, Cumberland United, Day Dawn, Defiance (Mill), Moonstone and St. George, New Queen Cross, Queen Deeps, Rainbow (Mill), Victory (Charters Towers).
Archive Location 34-35; 503-504
Detailed Listing
Black Jack Gold Mining Co. N.L. - Wages book for fortnight ending . . .
CTGM/BJ/1 17.9.1938 - 3.2.1940Blantyre Coal Company - Wages books, etc
CTGM/BC/1 3.2.1906 - 31.5.1909Bonnie Dundee North G.M.C.L. - Wages book for fortnight ending . . .
CTGM/BDM/1 25.1.1916- 31.10.1916Brilliant and St George United Gold Mining Coys - Wages book for fortnight ending . . .
CTGM/BSG/1 4.9.1901-19.3.1902
CTGM/BSG/2 2.4.1902-29.10.1902
CTGM/BSG/3 13.11.1902-27.5.1903
CTGM/BSG/4 10.6.1903-23.12.1903
CTGM/BSG/5 6.1.1904-20.7.1904
CTGM/BSG/6 3.8.1904-1.2.1905
CTGM/BSG/7 15.2.1905-25.4.1906
CTGM/BSG/8 13.9.1905-25.4.1906
CTGM/BSG/9 9.5.1906-16.1.1907
CTGM/BSG/10 30.1.1907-6.11.1907
CTGM/BSG/11 21.4.1909-9.8.1911
CTGM/BSG/12 23.8.1911-17.2.1915Brilliant and St George Mill - Wages book for fortnight ending
CTGM/BSGM/1 25.5.1904-7.6.1905
CTGM/BSGM/2 23.5.1906-4.12.1908
CTGM/BSGM/3 3.6.1910-15.11.1911
CTGM/BSGM/4 29.11.1911-1.10.1913
Brilliant and St. George Cyanide Works - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/BSGC/1 27.5.1903-21.12.1904
CTGM/BSGC/2 14.8.1908-28.1.1910
CTGM/BSGC/3 11.2.1910-31.5.1911
Brilliant and St. George United G.M.C.L. - Tributors book
CTGM/BSGU/1 14th February 1908-18th March 1916Wages books for fortnight ending
CTGM/BBC/1 11.6.1907 - 4.7. 1910
CTGM/BBC/2 18.7.1910 - 19.5.1913
CTGM/BBC/3 2.6.1913 - 1.5. 1916
CTGM/BBC/4 15.5.1916 - 12.12.1918Brilliant Block Gold mine - Wages Book for fortnight ending
CTGM/BB/1 25.7.1905 - 13.11.1906
CTGM/BB/2 27.11.1906 - 11.4.1910
CTGM/BB/3 5.5.1913 - 25.1.1915
CTGM/BB/4 8.2.1915 - 30.4.1918Brilliant Block Mill - Wages Book for fortnight ending
CTGM/BBM/1 18.5.1914 - 30.4.1917
CTGM/BBM/2 14.5. 1917 -0.8.1919
Brilliant Central Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/BRC/1 27.2.1902-16.5.1903
CTGM/BRC/2 16.3.1907-26.10.1907
CTGM/BRC/3 9.11.1907-11.4.1908
CTGM/BRC/4 10.4.1909-12.2.1910
CTGM/BRC/5 26.2.1910-23.9.1911
CTGM/BRC/6 7.10.1911-2.7.1914
CTGM/BRC/7 19.5.1901-6.5.1902 Gold production bookCarringtons United Mill - Wages book for fortnight ending
CTGM/CUM/1 29.7.1905-21.3.1908Carrington’s United Mines Ltd. - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/CU/1 28.3.1905-1.6.1907
CTGM/CU/2 15.6.1907-7.3.1908
CTGM/CU/3 31.10.1908-19.2.1910
CTGM/CU/4 1.3.1910-2.11.1912Clarks Gold Mines Limited - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/CGM/1 1.10.1912-13.3.1916
CTGM/CGM/2 27.3.1916-25.2.1918
CTGM/CGM/3 11.3.1918-17.11.1919
CTGM/CGM/4 1.12.1919-18.4.1921
CTGM/CGM/5 2.5.1921-24.7.1922
CTGM/CGM/6 7.8.1922-23.6.1924
The Cumberland United Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages book for fortnight ending
CTGM/CUM/1 25.5.1912-14.8.1915Day Dawn Gold Mines Co. - Wages books for fortnight ending
CTGM/DD/1 25.4.1903-13.2.1904
CTGM/DD/2 2.10.1909-20.8.1918
plus part of wages book 16. Aug. 1902-30 Aug. 1902 inside front cover of 1903-1904 volumeDefiance Mill - Wages Book for fortnight ending
CTGM/DM/1 1.3.1909-30.3.1918
Moonstone and St. George Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages Book etc.
CTGM/MSG/1 3.3.1915 - 15.11.1915New Queen Cross Gold Mines Ltd. - Wages Books etc.
CTGM/NQ/1. 30.8.1902 - 11.4.1903
CTGM/NQ/2 23.4.1910 - 4.10.1913
CTGM/NQ/3 18.10.1913 - 21.8.1915
CTGM/NQ/4 4.9.1915 -. 27.3.1920Queen Deeps Mines - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/QD/l 18.10.1906 - 2.2.1911, 16.2.1911 - 25.3.1911Rainbow Mill - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/BM/l 13.4.1912 - 26.9.1914
CTGM/BM/2 19.5.1917 - 10.1.1920
CTGM/BM/3 20.2.1915 - 10.5.1915 - with miscellaneous entries.
Victory (Charters Towers) Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages Books for the fortnight ending
CTGM/V/1 (No. 4 Shaft) 9.9.1905-1.12.1906
CTGM/V/2 (No. 4 Shaft) 15.12.1906-22.2.1908
CTGM/V/3 (No. 4 Shaft) 27.11.1909-31.8.1912
CTGM/V/4 (No. 4 Shaft) 14.9.1912-21.11.1914
CTGM/V/5 (No. 4 Shaft) 5.12.1914-21.10.1916
CTGM/V/6 (No. 4 Shaft)
Tributors 5.7.1913-18.11.1916
Time books for fortnight ending
Possible from Brilliant Extended Mine?
Possible for different shafts?W. Smith
CTGM/TB/1 8.3.1910-14.6.1910
CTGM/TB/2 27.6.1910-4.10.1910
CTGM/TB/3 4.10.1910-24.1.1911
CTGM/TB/4 7.2.1911-16.5.1911J. Grubben
CTGM/TB/5 30.5.1911-19.9.1911J. Aldridge
CTGM/TB/6 14.6.1910-20.9.1910
CTGM/TB/7 20.9.1910-10.1.1911
CTGM/TB/8 24.1.1911-16.5.1911
CTGM/TB/9 16.5.1911-19.9.1911J. Viol
CTGM/TB/10 13.12.1910-18.4.1911
CTGM/TB/11 18.4.1911-8.8.1911Time book (source unknown)
CTGM/TB/12 9.8.1950-10.5.1954New Brilliant Freeholds Gold Mining Co. - Wages book for fortnight ending
CTGM/NBF/1 3.10.1908-13.11.1909The New Brilliant Freeholds Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages Books for fortnight ending (Large volumes)
CTGM/NBF/2 27.11.1909-26.11.1910
CTGM/NBF/3 10.12.1910-27.4.1912
CTGM/NBF/4 11.5.1912-20.12.1913
CTGM/NBF/5 3.1.1914-12.8.1916
CTGM/NBF/6 26.8.1916-4.11.1916
East Mexican G.M.C.L. - Wages book
CTGM/EM/1 6.9.1906 - 27.10.1910 - damaged (in envelope)
East Mexican Gold Mining Co. Ltd. - Wages book fortnight ending (Large volumes)
CTGM/EM/2 11.11.1911-4.11.1916
CTGM/EM/3 18.11.1916-20.10.1917Mills Day Dawn United Gold Mines Co. Ltd. - Wages book fortnight ending
CTGM/MDD/1 20.4.4.1895-25.1.1896
CTGM/MDD/2 24.12.1907 - 25.7.1908
CTGM/MDD/3 20.3.1909 - 13.11.1909
CTGM/MDD/4 27.11.1909 - 20.8.1910
CTGM/MDD/5 9.1910 - 8.7.1911
CTGM/MDD/6 22.7.1911 - 11.5.1912
CTGM/MDD/7 25.5.1912 - 21.6.1913
CTGM/MDD/8 5.7.1913 - 24.10.1914
CTGM/MDD/9 7.11.1914 - 23.9.1916
Brilliant Extended G.M.C.L. - Wages Books (large)
CTGM/BE/1 27.12.1910 - 5.9.11
CTGM/BE/2 19.9.1911 - 3.9.1912
CTGM/BE/3 17.9.1912 - 31.3.1914
CTGM/BE/4 9.5.1916 - 17.6.1919
Brilliant Deeps Limited - Wages Books for fortnight ending
CTGM/BD/1 3.7.1909 - 5.11.1910 (small)
CTGM/BD/2 5.11.1910 - 1.6.1912 (small)
CTGM/BD/3 7.2.1914 - 29.4.1916 (large)
CTGM/BD/4 13.5.1916 - 22.6.1918 (large)
Tributors Records etc. - (1 vol.) Large.
Contents CTGM/T/ 1
(a) Day Dawn Block ~ Wyndham Gold Mining Company Limited. pp. 1-17: 8.2.1909 - 8.7.1910
(b) Mills Day Dawn United Gold Mines Company Limited. pp. 18 - 44: 20.7.1910-30.6.1916, pp. 101 - 102: 22.7.1910 - 24.7.1910
(c) Victory Gold Mining Company Limited. p.46: 27.7.1917 - 12.9.1917
(d) Brilliant Deeps, p.47: 8.11.1916 — 11.4.1917
(e) New Brilliant Freeholds Gold Mining Co. Ltd. Gold Mining Leases - Record (1 vol.) pp. 95 - 101: 14.3.1910 - 2.7.1910,
23.1.1915 — 1.5.1918
Gold Mining Leases - Record (vol. 1)
(Cover title:- Receipt Book Instruments. Gold Mining Leases)
