Cloncurry Attractions
Cloncurry (pop. 2800) lies in the outback of northern Queensland. Copper mining was of great importance in the surrounding area from the 1860s until after the first world war. In the early 1920s Cloncurry was the destination of the first regular flights by the Queensland and Northern Territory Air Services (now Qantas). The world-famous Royal Flying Doctor Service was founded in Cloncurry by the Rev. John Flynn in 1928 and a museum displays its history.
The Afghan and Chinese cemetery is a relic of copper-mining days, as are the old mine workings in the surrounding hills.
The Flying Doctor Service has a very interesting museum in Cloncurry illustrating the work of the service.
There is also a museum displaying other relics of the copper-mining period and some of the equipment used by Burke and Wills on their ill-fated expedition.
The Afghan and Chinese cemetery is a relic of copper-mining days, as are the old mine workings in the surrounding hills.
The Flying Doctor Service has a very interesting museum in Cloncurry illustrating the work of the service.
There is also a museum displaying other relics of the copper-mining period and some of the equipment used by Burke and Wills on their ill-fated expedition.
