Op shop and former church for sale in booming outback gold-rush town

A former church and secondhand store has hit the market in a historic outback gold rush town that’s recently undergone a renewed boom in its property market.With mountains of trash - and potential treasure - included in the sale of 27 Ryan Street, Charters Towers City, the chance to strike gold is on offer for savvy buyers with a keen eye for history.A former church and op shop has hit the market in the historic gold rush town of Charters Towers, with everything included in the sale. Picture: realestate.com.auIn 1871, the discovery of gold propelled the sleepy outback town of Charters Towers to international fame, becoming Queensland’s second largest city with a population of around 30,000 people and one of Australia’s only regional stock exchanges.Attracting fortune hunters from all over the globe, Charters Towers was unofficially renamed ‘The World’, with hints of its heyday still on show through its striking heritage architecture and booming tourism industry.While the population has since dwindled to a fraction of its peak, the charming town an hour and a half west of Townsville has recently undergone a renewed gold rush in the form of its property market, according to local age...