Tent House, Mount Isa - Wikipedia
WebTent House is a heritage-listed house at Fourth Street, Parkside, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It was built c. 1930. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Mount Isa Tent House | National Trust of Australia (Queensland)
WebThe Mount Isa Tent House was built in 1937, and restored in 2014. It was removed from the original site in Mount Isa with Department of Environment and Science's permission. It is the last surviving tent house constructed in town to accommodate mining workers.
Tent House (Mount Isa) | Environment, land and water
WebThe Tent House in Mount Isa (built by 1937) is the last surviving tent house constructed in the town to accommodate mining workers.[1] Traditionally the land of the Kalkadoon people, the remote area of Mount Isa attracted prospectors from the 1870s and sparse settlement by graziers in the 1880s.
From tent houses and dongas – the history of Mount Isa homes
WebBlog. Home Life. From tent houses and dongas – the history of Mount Isa homes. Mount Isa has a diverse range of residential homes today, but that wasn’t always the case. If you wanted to live and work in Mount Isa 60 to 100 years ago, chances are you would have been living in what was known as a tent house.
A thunder box, cold water, and canvas walls: Tour a Mount Isa tent house
WebDec 27, 2019 · Key points: 'Tent houses' were a common form of housing supplied by the mines for workers in the 1950s. They typically had just two rooms and a kitchen, with canvas sides that were rolled up to let the breeze in. The Copelins lived in one at the time and now share its history with tourists visiting the town's last remaining tent house.
Mount Isa - Wikipedia
WebMount Isa (/ ˈ aɪ z ə / EYE-zə) 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.. With an urban population of 18,317 in 2021 …
Category:Tent House, Mount Isa - Wikimedia Commons
WebEnglish: Tent House is a heritage-listed house in Parkside, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Restoration of Isa's last tent house | The North West Star | Mt Isa…
WebApr 1, 2014 · The building is the last intact example of how houses looked in Mount Isa in the 1930s and it was moved to its final resting place next to the Mount Isa Underground Hospital and Museum in March.
Mount Isa's Tent House, Queensland - wild and free
WebAnother icon of Mount Isa is the display of the early tent house. There were over 60 tents erected in 1930 to accommodate mine workers. Over the years the condition of the tents deteriorated, by 1934 Mount Isa Mines agreed to repair them by converting the tents into ‘tent houses’. Employees cladded the tents with iron wall surrounds and an ...
Casa Grande, Mount Isa - Wikipedia
WebCasa Grande is a heritage-listed villa at Nettle Street, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Donoghue, Cusick & Edwards and built in 1949. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 May 1999.
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