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Arcadia<br />
This is another settlement and is a 15minute drive from the ferry terminal. There are<br />
pristine beaches here as well as some good eateries.<br />
Horseshoe Bay<br />
This bay is a 30 minute drive from the ferry terminal and is the islands most northern<br />
settlement. There is a popular water sports centre here as well as some good walking<br />
tracks.<br />
Maryborough<br />
When Queensland became an independent state in 1859, this was a major port of entry. A<br />
town with strong history and a number of historical buildings. St. Paul’s Anglican Church<br />
built in 1852; City Hall. Built in 1908 in American Colonial style; the School of Arts<br />
constructed in 1887 and Gataker's Building, built in 1868. Maryborough is 30 minutes<br />
drive from Maryborough. Home of P.L.Travers who wrote Mary Poppins.<br />
Maryborough is home of Walkers Limited, built in 1873, their first steam locomotive<br />
named the Mary Ann. A replica of the Mary Ann engine hauls trains through Queens<br />
Park on the last Sunday of every month. Walkers built the Tilt Train now used by<br />
Queensland Railways.<br />
Mt Isa<br />
Mt. Isa is a sprawling mining city and the main street is technically 180km long! Mount<br />
Isa is known as <strong>Australia</strong>'s greatest mining town, silver, lead, copper and zinc, are mined<br />
here. The mine is impressive with many hundreds of kilometres of underground tunnels.<br />
The Hard Mines Tour allows you to descend into the tunnels.<br />
Boulia<br />
Boulia lies south of Mt. Isa and has a fossil museum with the remains of dinosaurs. It is<br />
also the area of the strange and unexplained Min Min Light which has appeared<br />
mysteriously at various times over the last century as a hovering luminescent ball.<br />
Frank Aston Underground Museum<br />
More mining memorabilia as well as a replica of the Kilkadoon camp. Shackleton Street.<br />
John Middlin Mining Display<br />
Here you can explore a fake underground mine, as well as view mineral displays and get<br />
a close up look at some of the mining machinery. Church Street.<br />
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