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09 Drifter Quirky fact : Until becoming a city in 1968, Mount Isa was Queensland’s youngest town! discovers nation’s richest mineral deposit Curriculum Information Year Learning and Assessment (Time, Continuity and Change/Culture and Identity) 6 Miners Hall of Fame - John Miles 7 Mineral Wealth - Discovering ‘The Isa’ Description John Campbell Miles was the prospector and pastoral worker who discovered the mineral deposits that established the famous Mount Isa Mine. Born in Melbourne in 1883, Miles had a restless and adventurous spirit. As a boy, he ran away from school, initially to work with a bootmaker, but soon moved on, taking up a number of jobs in quick succession, including as a ploughman, miner, carter, railway navvy, wild-pig hunter and windmill repairer. In 1907, at age 24, Miles rode his bicycle 1,500 miles (2,414 kms) from Broken Hill to the Oaks goldfield in north Queensland. His time there, though short and uneventful, would inadvertently lead to his discovery of Australia’s greatest mine of the 20th century. On leaving the Oaks, Miles worked as a farm labourer and spent the next decade drifting from station to station, continuing to fossick to supplement his income. In 1921, he decided to follow up on stories he had heard about gold on a cattle trail in the Northern Territory. Slowly travelling west he reached Camooweal where he met William Simpson of the Native Bee mine, who later became his partner - it was February 1923. Miles’ next camp was on the Leichhardt River where he prospected dark, mineralised samples before striking the Black Star lode. During this fossick Miles discovered the rich central lodes that would become the Mount Isa mineral field: the Black Star; Racecourse and Rio Grande. The find inspired a prospecting boom in the area. Among the new arrivals was William Corbould who, in January 1924, floated Mount Isa Mines Limited. Simpson and Miles each received 500 shares worth nearly £330,000. Sadly, Simpson was accidently killed only a few days later, while Miles continued to prospect in the area for another year. Unable to settle down, Miles maintained his wandering lifestyle and gradually sold his shares. By 1933 he no longer held interests in Mount Isa Mines. Miles died in 1965 and his ashes are buried in under a memorial clock tower in Miles Street, Mount Isa. Mount Isa miner, Mt Isa Mine 024 Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback
History - Mount Isa First residents: Kalkadunga, Wakabunga, Indjilandji, Wakaja, and Jaroinga peoples European settlement: 1870s City proclaimed: 1968 History highlights: n World’s largest single producer of silver, copper, lead and zinc discovered in 1923 n Declared the world’s largest city (total area 41,000 sq kms), 1968 n Home to the world’s longest city street - 189 kms from Mount Isa to Camooweal Classroom Activities n In groups investigate John Campbell Miles’ life and then write a round robin letter (one person writes a paragraph and passes it on) telling his life story in as much detail as possible n Plot on a graph the mineral development of all the resources discovered in Mount Isa from 1923 to 2008 n Journal writing: ‘Something important I learned from today’s lesson is...’ Best Experience Hard Times Mine at Outback at Isa Outback at Isa, 19 Marian Street, Mount Isa QLD 4825 Hours: Daily showings Cost: Fees apply Phone: (07) 4749 1555 or 1300 659 660 Email: info@outbackatisa.com.au Website: www.outbackatisa.com.au Additional Resources Mineralogical Society New South Wales www.minsocnsw.org.au/newsletter/the_ history_of_mount_isa.htm Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame Mining Hall of Fame, Goldfields Highway, Kalgoorlie WA 6430 Phone: (08) 9026 2700 Email: education@mininghall.com www.mininghall.com References Geoffrey Blainey, Mines in the Spinifex (Sydney, 1960); Australian Dictionary of Biography,Vol.10 (Melbourne, 1986). Diane Menghetti, James Cook University Mining-Technology.com www.mining-technology.com/projects/ mount_isa_lead/ James Cook University www.micrrh.jcu.edu.au/Our-Region/mount-isa. html Outback at Isa www.outbackatisa.com.au/ AttractionsatOutbackatIsa.aspx Further Information Outback at Isa Riversleigh Fossils Interpretive Centre and Mount Isa Tourist Information 19 Marian Street, Mount Isa QLD 4825 Phone: (07) 4749 1555 or 1300 659 660 Email: info@outbackatisa.com.au Other Points of Interest n Riversleigh Fossil Centre and Isa Experience Gallery - Outback at Isa, Mount Isa n Underground Hospital & Museum, Mount Isa Mt Isa Longreach Townsville Rockhampton Charleville Brisbane Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback 025
Page 1 and 2: OUTBACK Q U E E N S L A N D ’ S E
Page 3 and 4: i R n r e l h e r i o y g e r TRAVE
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Page 13 and 14: History - Barcaldine First resident
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75 Travel Itineraries
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01 Longreach Explorer - Camping Saf
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Day 2 - Mitchell to Longreach Journ
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Day 6 - Longreach to Mitchell Journ
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03 Mount Isa Outback Tour - Camping
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Travel and Safety Information Trave
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