Mt Isa

Mt Isa, Queensland

The route will cover:

Having decreased our stay at Tennant Creek by 1 day and deciding not to stay at Camooweal, we now have 2 days up our sleeves to use as we wish on the remaining journey. Today we would leave the Northern Territories and enter Queensland

We were lucky to get into the caravan park as it was almost fully booked out (There is a rodeo next week). However our good luck continued as we managed to get a site with its own en-suite.

The caravan park

Discovery Holiday Park, Mt Isa

185 West Street

Mt Isa, Queensland

Phone: 07 4743 4676

My rating - 4 star

Mobile coverage:

Optus - 3 bars

Telstra Broadband - 3 bands 

TV reception includes:

5 Analogue channels

19 Digital Channels

5 Radio Channels

Rates:

$39 per night with en-suit

Surrounding area:

Exhibited inside the Mt Isa Information centre.

Commenced building the stack in 1977(Centre of photograph). 270 metres high, diameter at base, 22 metres. Used 5000 tonnes of crushed ice in the build!

Mt Isa with the 'Hard Times' mine shown (centre left of the highway).

The mine was named after the horse (Hard Times), belonging to John Campbell Miles.

City Clock

Information plaque to John Campbell Miles

Monday 5th August:

Spent the morning visiting the underground hospital and museum.

Information plaque regarding the hospital. Built to provide medical assistance to the population in the event the Japanese invaded the lead producing Mt Isa mine. In fact the hospital was never used. The hospital was finally opened 50 years after the original opening day. All furnishings inside are the same as when the hospital was first opened.

The receiving ward.

Maternity ward.

"Tools of the trade"

Newspaper clipping dated 1942.