Historical and old photos of Mount Isa, Queensland in photos

A small historical reference

Geography: Mount Isa - is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, based on combined production of lead, silver, copper and zinc.

Mount Isa is the administrative, commercial and industrial centre for the state's vast north-western region. Although situated in an arid area, the artificial Lake Moondarra 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city on the Leichhardt River provides both drinking water and an area for watersports, birdwatching and recreation. (Wiki)

Date of foundation: 1923

History:

Population: 21 821

Sights:

Ambulance station, 1939

Assaying, crushing and haulage sections at mines, circa 1930s

Mount Isa. Attorney General of Queensland

Attorney General of Queensland, John Mullan, officially opened the railway line on 6 April 1929

Bank of New South Wales and Community Store Mount Isa, 1936

Blast furnaces 1-2, interior view of smelter, 1932

Bush Hospital, 1954

District Hospital, 1932

Down at the station on Sunday afternoon, 1931

Hospital, 1936	Hotel 'Boyd' on West Street, 1952	Main Street, 1933	Main street with Smiths Hotel on the left, 1936
Mines, 1933	Mines Limited, 1933	Panorama of city street, Bank of New South Wales, 1937	Panorama of city street, Hotel, 1937

	Panorama of the mine and town, circa 1960s	Police Station, 1931	Police Station, circa 1950s	Police Station, 1952
	Post Office, circa 1930	Power station in Mount Isa, 1931	Waiting for the train at Mount Isa Station, 1931	Young boy with a goat cart on a Mount Isa street, 1936

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