RavenswoodStep back in time and explore the uniqueness of this heritage-listed gold-mining town. On your way to Charters Towers , a short 40 kilometre detour off the Flinders Highway will find you in historic Ravenswood. The late 1800’s was a booming era for the town, with 48 hotels and shanties quenching the thirst of the early gold miners. Today two hotels, both more than 100 years old, remain as magnificent reminders of the town’s prosperous beginnings. It is said that both are haunted. The main street looks like a set from an old movie with its beautiful old buildings, mullock heaps and chimney stacks.The Court House Museum , the restored School House, Thorp’s Building and Butler ’s Cottage are just some of the treasures this tiny town holds. Take a self guided walk to visit them all. Climb to the top of the local lookout and view the amazing open-cut mine. Or travel just 5km out of town to admire the unusual geological formation that is White Blow Conservation Park , where a unique white quartz outcrop stands. As mining declined, the tiny town survived by relying on the surrounding cattle properties. A new lease of life came about in 1995 when the population of 100 locals was boosted by the arrival of some 300 miners to once again reap the rewards gold mining has to offer. UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES
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