Is this AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST GHOST TOWN? | Mt Isa Underground Mine Tour

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Is this AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST GHOST TOWN? | Mt Isa Underground Mine Tour | Mary Kathleen - Ep 51

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On this weeks episode we travel to the former township of Mary Kathleen and set up a base to explore supposedly Australia’s biggest Ghost Town. Mary Kathleen was once a uranium mine operated by Rio Tinto here in Queensland, today it is a private property that is open to the public for camping amongst the beautiful trees and mountains that surround you.
We explore the former township and mine site before day tripping into Mount Isa and going on the Hard Times Mine Tour. The Hard Times mine was built for the tourist industry to give people an idea of what life underground is all about. The mine is named after John Campbell Miles’s horse “HARD TIMES”. John discovered the lead deposit at Mount Isa which has been in mined for over 100 years. The zinc-lead vein at Mount Isa is the richest known in the world.
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@andreamorrison6719 Ай бұрын

I was born there, august 1958, thankyou, loved this !🎉

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you, we really enjoyed our time in MK it’s a great spot

@coversadventurecapers2838 Ай бұрын

We love Mary Kathleen. We really love the Ballara mining trail across the highway from Mary Kathleen. We did the mine tour with our teenage boys and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you, we saw that when we were there and didn’t get the chance to do it. I’ll put it on the list for next time

@LL-xb3xv Ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories my late husband and I went out the way in 2012, Mary Kathleen was a very interesting place, and we also did the mine tour in Mt Isa,

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you we are so happy that we were able to give you such a happy memory 😀

@peneloperobertson2803 Ай бұрын

Love your videos. Can’t wait for them every Saturday. You are such a great couple. Stay safe and continue to make amazing memories together.

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Peter-zq4yc Ай бұрын

Great video. We recently drove through this area and stopped in at Mary Kathleen and drove up to the mine site. It is a fantastic view.

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

we really enjoyed Mary Kathleen, I can see it becoming a regular stop for us when we are in the Isa region

@aaronroberts3419 2 ай бұрын

Bloody stunning 👌 there is a reason you guys get the views, you two are down to earth, very relatable and fun to watch. Keep the smiles and vids coming 😉

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you mate, you're to kind.

@katecampbell7014 Ай бұрын

Look forward to your videos every week. Would love it if you were able to spend a bit longer with the camera on the scenery while you talked about it. It’s always so interesting. Thank you for deciding to share your journey. Just loving it 😊

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you Kate, yes I agree sometimes it’s hard to find the right balance but we are always trying to improve the quality. Thank you for your feedback and we’re really happy you enjoy our channel

@user-lm5cd4mb7p Ай бұрын

Excellent content guys ..like the way how you overlay the old pictures of the old town. Thank you great videos

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you I wasn’t 100% sure how the new and old would go but I think it was ok. I wanted to do a lot more because there is so many things to see in MK but I couldn’t find many old photos online

@pwstewart Ай бұрын

G’day. Missed a bit of your travels as we are travelling! We were at Mary Kathleen a few weeks ago on the way to Kakadu and Arnhem Land… it’s absolutely a gem! Camooweal Billabong is also special. Cheers guys. Paul and Bernadette

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

hey mate, we went onto to Darwin. We stayed at the billabong about a month ago and really enjoyed it. We’re in Uluru at the moment, getting ready to head east via the Plenty Hwy

@lyndoncarter1528 Ай бұрын

Great video

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thanks you

@philliphall5424 Ай бұрын

Thank you both for the look around Mary K,we will be there in🎉the first half of next year hopefully.We will be starting our travels around Australia in September and we are curious as to what precautions you take when you leave your van unattended in free camps and places like that.Keep up the good work and safe travels.Thank you in advance for any advice you can give us.👍

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you mate, when we first started travelling we done short trips away from the van until we felt comfortable leaving it longer. We always sus out the area we are staying in, talk to the neighbours if they are nearby, we use a Kovic Alarmed Hitch Lock that we bought at Supercheap for about $200, I also run a Kovic security cable through two wheels and lock it with a heavy duty padlock. we make sure all windows, doors, hatches etc are locked and pack everything away before heading out for the day. Most crimes that we’ve heard of have been opportunistic because people have either left things out or unlocked. To date we really haven’t had any problems or felt uncomfortable leaving our van for the day. Hope this helps Steve

@leonwakefield7285 Ай бұрын

Very interesting and informative guys,love the way you keep it real. 😊

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you mate Mary Kathleen was excellent

@user-th6un1uo3r Ай бұрын

Congratulations ❤ 🎉

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you

@michaelhughes231 2 ай бұрын

Must have been a great town in its day... When you get to WA, The town of Windim Did it Due To Aspestos

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you, Is that where Giovanni worked? We’ll definitely pull in there if we can

@Liteprinter Ай бұрын

Great video! Keep them coming please! On another matter....what is the stubby holder on your antenna for?

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Thank you, the stubbie holder is from a few we had made for the channel, they weren’t the best quality so we never went any further with them. We might revisit them one day.

@eileenjoystar9978 Ай бұрын

I lived there as a small child right around the time when sixpences and such changed to the new currency my dad was frank well Francis John Tregenza 😊lots of stories from their

@eileenjoystar9978 Ай бұрын

Here's another thing for a laugh we would go to Mount Isa on the way dad would yell out wind your windows up your sisters allergic to sulphur, we'll we would quickly do that halerious but each little hill of sulphur had a hill of uranium next to it wow

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

That must have been a fascinating place to grow up, we loved our visit to MK and we are thinking about popping back in on our way back to Brisbane this year

@eileenjoystar9978 Ай бұрын

Old blue tung lizard would chance us at the swimming pool on or off our bikes on our way to school my brother Ian was born int Isa bought home to Mary Kathleen he did young of cancer , I would sit in a mulberry tree huge reading books hiding from my sister and her friend who had cubby house but they would smack me and shove me under the ironing board so I would run from them till they cond me next time we got a smack for playing in old play ground we were all barred from got the yard rule the whole school with the head master in tears because he disciplined all we learnt with slate boards and ink wells to write and read my sister and I stayed with head master while brother was born ,our toys at first was sunshine milk tins with pebbles in them rolling along the ground as we road our bike and dad would make drums with the tins also

@markheaton2520 Ай бұрын

Must agree Steve there should have been a Penrith sign but after beating the Broncos last time I’m not surprised, are you originally from the Penrith area? Go the mighty Penrith Panthers and the Blues as well👍

@trip42australia Ай бұрын

Hey Mark, yes I grew up in Lethbridge Park in the Mt Druitt/ St Mary’s area, we use to catch the train out to Penrith and watch the games nearly every weekend because we played footy in the local comp we received free tickets to all the panthers home games. Go The PANTHERS 🐾🐾🐾🐾