Mary Kathleen Township 11th July

We arrived this morning after driving about 5km,to have a look before heading into Mount Isa, after seeing the sign Mary Kathleen we decided to check it out and found a great camping site and decided to stay the night.it's an old mining town,closed in 1984,and every building went to auction.the only thing left is the concrete slabs, roadways and gardens. Really a complete town just missing the buildings. After talking to another camper we were told about the mine pit about 4ks away so we unhooked the caravan and headed off for a look in the prado.the Mary Kathleen township was once a flourishing community of 1000 people and was considered a very tranquil and picturesque area.the mine was named in memory of the wife of Mr McConachy who had died a short time before after the discovery in 1954 of Uranium. The size of the open cut mine is 1.2km in lengh.Warren walked around the mine,we only walked one side,then Warren and I walked down to the water edge.Back at camp we lit the fire for steak & Kidney cooked in the camp oven,Warren was chief cook. The
Meal was yummy washed down with a bottle of bubble by the fire.
Heading off tomorrow morning to Mount Isa.
The tree in photo is call a ghost gum