A
lovely slow relaxed morning. Finished washing and had egg and bacon brekkie Nev
is pretty good on the barbie!!
Went to
the Underground Hospital which was really interesting. After Darwin was bombed
in WW2 they thought Mt Isa world be next for its mineral wealth. So the miners
on their days off and after their shifts built an underground hospital in case
in case of an attack. It was built next to the existing hospital.
It
wasn’t used and fell into disrepair until 1977 when it was uncovered accidently
and repaired and made safe as a tourist site. It is full of old hospital
equipment and original photos. It is built straight into a hillside you would
never know it was there.
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| Near escape exit in hospital |
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| Nev at the underground operating theatre |
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| Entrance in hillside you never know it ws there! |
Then we
called back to info centre for morning tea and a look at The Isa Experience
Museum another amazing place. Telling the history of Mt Isa, the hardships and
its move to the present day success of the city. Really well done.
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| An excellent museum about history of Mt Isa |
In the
afternoon we went for a drive to Lake Moondarra for a picnic lunch. The mines
dammed the Leichhardt River to create the lake and a water supply and
recreational area for the growing town in 1957. We walked the dam wall and had
lunch watching the birds on the lake. A lovely area.
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| Lake Moondarra |
Out for
dinner tonight moving on tomorrow.
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| Beautiful colours in therocksaround the lake! |
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