History. Long before European contact, the Mount Isa region was a center for trade and production of dolerite and basalt stone tools and objects. There is evidence of ground-edge stone tools as old as 20,000 years, the earliest in the world, originating from Mount Isa quarries.
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The Mount Isa mining field was discovered by an itinerant prospector, John Campbell Miles (c1883-1963) in 1923. Miles was camped on the Leichhardt River and ...
From humble origins 90 years ago, Mount Isa has grown into a progressive city in the centre of Queensland's desert heart, one of many of Mount Isa's unique ...
Feb 4, 2015 · As a result, Mount Isa grew to become the regional centre for the entire North West Queensland area. In October 1951, an area of about 15 acres ...