Cloncurry to Mt Isa

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After leaving Winton we headed off towards Kynuna.  On the way, about 70 km from Winton we came across these Jump-Ups which are features seen in this area, but not always is it safe to stop and take photos, but this time we were lucky as there was a rest area provided.

Jump Ups near Winton

Ron found some 'rust" at McKinlay

We stopped for lunch at Kynuna, a very small town, and then on to McKinlay, another small town which is well known for the Pub in the film Crocodile Dundee.

MT ISA

We did some grocery shopping at Mt Isa and bought a few other things which we needed, had a good cup of coffee and then headed on out as it is a service town.

Corella Dam camping area

Road to Mt Isa

Road to Mt Isa

MARY KATHLEEN TOWN SQUARE AND MINE SITE

On the way out of Mt Isa we decided to drive to the Mary Kathleen Mine between Mt Isa and Cloncurry.

Mary Kathleen became the site of Australia's first major rehabilitation project of a uranium mine, which was completed at the end of 1985 at a cost of some A$19 million.

We didn't make it to the mine site as the bitumen road deteriorated to a very rough track so we turned around and went back to the Town Square which is now a camping area.  There is not much left of the town itself, just some concrete slabs scattered around, but the camping area was lovely and we had nice white gums near our van site.

Ron had bought a bracket to hold our camp oven and was able to fix it to the van while we were at the Mary Kathleen camping area.