The settlement began with a number of shops and hotels along a track, which became Mosman Street, with the population reputedly 3000 by August 1872. In 1877 the comprising Charters Towers, centred on Mosman Street, was declared a municipality (the Borough of Charters Towers).Brisbane Courier, 27 Aug 1872, p. 3Brisbane Courier, 7 Jan 1873, p. 2Diane Menghetti, "Charters Towers", PhD Thesis, Townsville: James Cook University, 1984, p. 93 cited by ED Miles Mining Exchange (former) QHR 602801.
